The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-27
POLICE COURT.


~ AAAiAL ! ALN - NAAnNN IANNAL"
before the Police Court Yesterday a. on
Monday, yet il required much longer
time in which TO try them, il being be-
tween TWO and three O'Clock before
Sergeant Thomas told the audience that
court was OVER.
YOUTHFUL THIEVES.
Willie Richardson aiias Lightning,
Lewis BraXton. and Henry Taylor, three
black boys, were charged with being
common thieves. The evidence showed
That these BOYS were I'm the constant
habit at night time, between eight and
ten o'clock, of bringing In articles to a
store kept by a white man on Third
street, near Baker, named Johnson. one
night q barrel OF apples came. another
night some brOOm- were brought 90, ana
other articles. such "a, a w~asl-hoard, %
cOal-scuttle. Sc. one witness testified
90 hearing the people ia Johnsons house
ten the boys they want "litin last
enough. and il was for bis eXpertne,s
that Richardson got the H'1s Light
ming All three boys were sent 90 Jam
for six months in default ~ security
The johnson referred 90 above Is al-
ready under arrest and viii De tricl
Thursday
But Tie Police Justice WIS not through
with the boys Lewis BraNton and m
Richardson a.i,s Lightning were charged
with breaking. 'n the nighttime. into ihe
stall of Frank Glasgow. in ihe Second
Market. and stealing @ pair of scales ANA
"a basket. The crime was easily traced t0
them. One witness saW them carrying %
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VAL A Junk dealer on DuYal and See
oud testified to buying DC from the Two
boys. and Glasgow ideniiicd ihe scale
The scale was valued 40 Sl3. and ihc
Iunhdealcr, after offering thc boys ten
cents for 10, finally settled with them FED
twenty-five cents When asked 81 he
did not think that the scale Was stolen
hlaul-likc. with eyes shut, he replied
that such "a thought never entered his
head
The boys were sent on 90 The grand
jury
THE CAR BURGLARS
Delencer Clark. s. NJ. loren and
Lewis Freed the parties arrested DOB Pc
tcr~hurE Ton breaking .n fhe freight 'ai
So. $3.50 f thc Ralrieh and Castor Raii
road. at thc lctci-huI. yard iu this riiy
were In the Police Count yesterday
These burglars afci hree young white men
with not altogether innocent looks tut
not I'D looking like the regular tramp
e d.. 'e,i4.g.a tbe narfies broke
49, eie.ter n ua-
au.l v..b r-omer.I merchandise
e.. I-.t. 3D.. ...i and had uifh theme
ra,' Tle STATION master discovered the
Lre.tirr and nailed Them mn I'm "a car
and feigrr.nLod p|ater.burr SD when the
,r,ir re,rh tb.t civ they fell into the
t.r5. ~ 81 No prtcrsbnrg officer. All
,l.,. .t.t.l u,- fb.f they were simply
M .....f fr.. ttlo South
rle, ...re lell far tho arrival of ap
,eo.r Tram fta.tarfeI3 county Tine
l,..r.,~ tnt, .,.r tq,inr Isrrer.d
.ie,
LEAD iIfA ihiLi
Horace Walker Ic0I0reiI Nlo No-
sent 900 to Che grand iGrs Monday i0i
stealing .cad pipe from thc h0u-e 0f Is
W Iimhcriahc. nas brought mp irDm
ilil yesterday fD Hn-Ncr another charge
This slime H Na- ior Stealing pipe tfHna
fhc property on Marshall street. ucsi
Eleventh. h|e.ou.lu. to ~tepueu rutucg
The evidence Wa. convincing anI l
elusive The residence $50, hl0aru .nI0
tlr ui-lf OF flr laN Colonel N h.fruIuN.
vacated tle premises. and 81 portion OF
tine pipe stolen. and lhe mesh atf. in
broad lar lielf. tle iaicf went back and
dui-lcd tuc i1h. About $50 worth Ua.
stolen. The mln who drove the WAGON
testified to hauling H.. thc juuk dealer
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