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

Arralgnsd Before the Police Court aud
Discharged.

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Discharged.
Mr. = I Montague was before the PO-
lice Court yesterday morning on the
charge of being "a suspicious character.
Montague is a mean looking man, OF
about forty years Of age.
The evidence in the case, summed SIP,
was this
Montague reached Richmond last
" cIncsday night. and had q travelling
companion whom hc did NOT know. lie
left "ashIngtOn partially drunk and
was moro $50 when hc got here. lie did
not know where Bio stopped. buf neat
morning remembered getting two drinks
in l,cugcr- and a breakfast. and went 10
the 81 Clair Hotei. where he told the
dav clerk. Mr. Patton, that De- was short
OF funds and simply wanted a room.
This WAS between I'D and n o'clock.
Did not notice him during the day. Fri
day morning the ni-ht clerk told him
chat he Montague had hecn Brought IN
drunk and be- had given him q rOOm
During Friday he came in the hotel
again drunk and wanted % room, but Nj.
Patton refused. Friday night, drunk
again. Doe came in md got % room, and
the Same thing Wa- repeated On Saturday.
Ou Saturday Montague and "a Hl4u
went into Archtr- llr-rOom. ON the
corner OF Ninth and Cary streets, and
GOT drunk. Montague kept ON drinking
until the haf-kccucr refused 10 sell him
any more. The ilr-kccuer SAW Mon
t9guc stand go thc cuI of the counter
and scar up a pieee ot Yapef, which
looked like a cheek, and gO away. lie
went there. and picking up thr pieces
sass that if was % chcck of T. IT, kohler.
the prominent iewelcr on Broad street.
DO : f. Montague or bearer Tor SS5.jo
Hcthoughf This of value. and pasted The
pieces together. and sent Ms. Dodge. Is
friend. 90 the bunk. who returned with
the statement tllt Mt h0hlcr Kept mo-
account there Mr. Archer then sent
llc check 90 Mr. hohler, who turned DO
over 10 Captain ANGLE.
Captain Anrle sent Sergeant Iomlin-
SON 60 thc st. Claire Hotel. and BE- toana
Montague in bed Tie crested him and
t00k him 90 the -tati0u-house Ia the
0fIccrs eyes The accused bad the appear
ancc % IL man Who bad been on % long
spree. Al the .tetluu-10u-e Doe said That
Doe did mot know where Doe got the check
.I Boz wrote 81 be- 3ii moi know S.. Ser
gcanf 1Omlin-0u stated that Montague
was registered four times at the ST.
~Cllirc-twice in bis own handwriting
aud ono each hy The twO clerks. The
signature OF Montague written by him
self was Identical with the name y D.
Montague ON ths lace oi me check
It.rt.. fI. ..r..... nH.... chat M.If.Hfn.
Was away from the ST. Claire Hotel Ae
visited DR. Dorset dental parl0rs and
SAW MI Burgess % student and wanted
% tooth pulled Ile examined the tooth
and l0undit sound Ir came back again
and wanted fo sch some diamond nui1
Both Mr. Burgess and Dr j. Hall
Moore were of opinion ihat Montague
was q dentist. and Mr. Burgess SAID he
had the check on Friday
Montague went ou tLe stand and made
% statement Bic was % resident Of New
Orleans. hut WAS born in Ncw York
Had lived iu Sew Orlctn. since l1-t
Juiy. aud bad hrcu molc OBJ less imnb
since last August lle lrit ~ |a-hington
last Wednesday. and before doing 500
called on Hon Mr. Bills. rA member Oh.
CONGRESS. from New orleans. 70 relation
hr marriage. and borrowed some money
from him he got io Richmond. aul
Nl- drunk al flr time The most
that Dee could rec0..ect of Richmond WAS
bis being 500 ihe loDhuD Iie carefully
examined h.- name On the check anal
said. 'IhI- D.. NOT ms usual writing.
Ile bad 300 recollection OF the check or
.....n AH f|.. INH.H.H... d.. Mr. NN.N|.I H|H