The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05

Stealing Funeral Designs from Holly
wood-Othcr Cases.
The principal case before the Polio,
Court Yesterday, was that of man
charg Il with robbing grave ward
The name of the man was Charles Rice
The grave yard robbed was that city-of.
the dead. Hollywood Cemetery. The
articles stolen were fl0.a designs.
The superintendent Of Ii llywO0d
Cemetery. Mr.. j. t. Hooper. testified
that there had been much stealing in
the cemetery of his own knowledge he
knew nothing.
The next witness was i liceman
Baker lie testified that he bad Learn
cd that number OF wine
floral designs had been left at
The door of Ben HaiIi-. "a
negro man who lives at the corner Il
Byrd and First streets. on last Monda,
night. lie ana Sergeant lluice iuVesti-
gated the matter. They went the fol
lowing morning TUESDAY 10 Harris
house and found that the designs had
been removed. After some work the
two officers traced them TO the house OF
MIS- ROdov. corner of Main and Sixth.
rtreets. lneIe II was learned that the
designs had been brought there b, Har-
Iis.
The next witness was Mr.. William
CaIdOna. He testified that he Jaw zee
leave the designs at Harris door. on
Byrd street, last Monday night, and
then walk away. going towards the
Second Baptist lcolorc0l Church. halt
a. square away. Shortly afterwards
Rice came back. and made the remark
IN witness hearing that the designs
came from Hollywood, and were not
worth half a cent apiece
The designs were here exhibited /
They are eight IN number. Among
them is a cross, a crown. a pillow and |
a ladder.
Ben Harris, the negro. testified. He
was a section tender at HOLLYWOOD He
stated that Ms. VI. Y. Smith haG en-
ployod HIM TO turf her husband grave.
He did the work. and after il had been
finished he took psrt Of the designs.
and carried them TO Mrs Roddy s
house. lie also took a lot Cf designs
from Captain Green's section.
aud carried them TO Mr.
j. X. Hooper. the keeper Of the Gene
terry. and florist. day before ycstor-
day. lie further stated that while he
was at wofk IN Hollywood last Mon
day. he came ACROSS other designs be-.
longing TO Mrs. Smith, which he had
let under holly Tree some months
ago when he had turfed Mr. Smiths ,
grave. He placed them in his wagon
aud earned them to his house. Tic f,
next morning he carried them TO Mrs.
Roddy's house. He asked that Wit.
nests be summoned IN his behalf. and e..
hoo lf tt.r &C. Al
continued.
The spocial Hollywood policeman.
Mr.. W. \. Smith. testified that he saw
Harris wagon pass out of Hollywood 4
last Monday. but IN II were no designs. L
IL has been learned.that in Captain
Green's section there have been no "
II u" designs Tor some time. The case $
was continued until next Saturday. \
~ the meantime Il is probable that
iarris VIII be arrested, charged with e
tue theft. a
SENT on.
Martha j. Coutts (coloredl was u
charged with stealing bag Of -four. c.
one piece Of meat, aud "A piece OF sat.
teen from francis Johnson. The evil II
dence showed that she broke into Fran It
ris ,bpson : house in the DAY time and
hen committed the robbery Martina
J. Coults Was sent on 10 the grand Jury. III
OTHER CASES. 20
joseph Sie"at lcolored). got into ar,
Ight aud created disturbance which m.
realty aunoyei the neighborhooi. Inv
ie was required TO pay a fne Of $40 Ma
nj costs.
Mary Slower lcolored), and Olivia l