Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-05
sENros FOR BURGLARY.
Three Charges Against spe"'''
IOnes-Other Cases.

spenccr Jones, the young Nhlte nlsn VIZ VIZ
was arrested In the back part OF a oh'n1so
laundry on Nam street Friday afternoon ~
Sergeant Alexander Tominson, was oeioio
the Police Court yestrdaY morning ny
stated in the Dispatch. Jones ned When AZ,
costed by the officer on Franklin strse., Snu
ran through alleys, baek-yards' ahu "u' "a
jngs win the Sergeant in bot pursuit. He
yiolertly resisted when captured, ana was
not gotten under control until the ofncer
used The butt OF his pistol and called col
orad man 20 bis assistance.
when arrested Jones hsd the charRe o,
being a suspicious character preietTeu
against him, but be was really taken upon
the suspicion of being the party who some
time during last Monday night broke lhlo
the storehouse az the Weisiger Clothlng
Comnanv. No. 8 Governor street. ana aO-
strqctcd thercirom a lot OF clothing IN
court Yesterday morning the accused was
called upou 10 answer this charge ana the
rddi.ion1l oues of breaking aud entering 10
the nighttime the store OF A. A. Ahen anu
stesling lot OF hats, and breaking ana en-
teriog in the nighttime the storshouse Oh
the Weisiger Company ana slea'ins 0ON''
the property OF j. j. BalloWe.
There was no positive proof against toe
accused in either OF the CAGES, but me CIR
fiifurNtNtfN IDiIAiu ~ mum ~
he was sent on TO the grand jury 10 SasUer
al three OF the charges OF burglary.
THE EVIDENCE
In tho clothing case Sergeant Tomlihson
said he received Information FRIDAY nignt
that Jones had traded suit OF clothes WIN
a voung man by the name OF Beasiey found
Bcasley and ascertained that he had eN-
CHANGED the suit gotten from Jones Win
l.,f Ia NJ | IIrL NNf0t. WHO
lived on Cherry street; found Luckhardt
nj home and got the suit OF clothes. Whlch
we're IN court and which were fully iden'i'
fed by Messrs. Wcisiger and BalloWe IS
goods of the quality and kind stolen.
In the hat case the evidence showed that
on the night Of April 10Th the rear window
q Aliens hat store was raised box OF new
straw hats was pulled from the shell, pnd
several Of them were carried on. Next morn
ing several hats were found on the nooT III
the back part OF the store and one IN the rear
alley. Sergeant Tomlins0n while looking up
the clothing case found several hats that nau
been sold to various persons by Jones Ior
about one fourth their value, and the mats
found were identified by Mr. Aliens CLERK
as having been stolen from there. .
During the investigation The OLD SUIT Oh
clothes which the thief bad left in Welslger 4
store was introduced, and Mr. Ballowe recog,
plzed tho blue sack cost as bis property and
stated that II had been stolen from the store
about a week previous to the last robbery
PERSONAL.
Jones is a muscular, well-deyeloped man.
about tweniy.onc or two years OF age
| when q mere boy he Wa convicted OF mousse
| breaking and sent to the penitenliary TOT q
term OF wears. lie was liberated about two
81 fs haa 1
two court scrapes, but not such serious ones
as the present. ,,,
The prisoner declared his purpose 10 XIII
SERGEANT Tomlinson when he gets FREQ.
The young man Beasley was hello VIII
ness for the Commonwealth.
OTHER CASES.
Charles Barri. Wolored) was sent to jail
Tor four months for stealing pair o. shoes,
the property OF John Digs.
Daniel Murphy, assaulling and striking
/ ". II. CaTkson aIih cane. Fined SlO ana
costs.
Walter Rex, stealing one pair OF shoes,
/ tho DrouertY " some person unknown. sent
/ ID iqil for ninety days.
Eliza Morton (cOl0red) creating as
/ turaancc on the street. Fined - aud costs.
Anthony Colev lcolored), lighting in the
street Fined 50 and costs.
Berry FHppcn and Moses Harris, re-
ported for Standing their hacks on the street
/ 81 places not designated by the city ordi-
nance. Fined = and costs each. Appeal
/ taken.
Frank Clark lcolored), charged with being
| a ylgraut aud !respassng on the premises
/ Of Tie Richmond ami Petersburg Railroad
COMPANY; also. with carrying razor as a
c1nce9ici weapon. Fined so and costs.
BENJAMIN johnson (colored), disorderly
on tine street. Fined s. and costs.
Frank Brooks Ccolored). disorderly and
/ creating a distur bance at the 81 Claire Hotel
/ Fined - and costs
Tom Harris Ccolored), gambling on the
I street. Fined s. and costs.
John A. Coots and l.. c. Beasley, fighting
aud creating a disturbance on the street.
I Fined each . snd costs.