The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-28
NEWS FROM NORFOLK
Arrest Of the North Carolina Check
Flasher RequIsItIoR Papers fo Be
Asked of Governor. Lee-fhe write
Cap Scare, sc.

Asked of Governor. Lee-rhe write
Cap Scare, Sc
Special 20 the Times.l
NoRFoIK, January 27-A telegram was
received in the city Saturday night an.
nouncing thccapture i'm Wilmington. \
/ c., of Denver L. Barnes, the check
dasher," who defcd so many Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Berkley merchants by
passing forged checks on them. lmme-
diately on receipt of the message a dis
patch was sent hy Chicfof-Policc
Rowland. of this city, telling
the North Carolina authorities 10
hold the man Requisition papers have
been made ont by COmmOnwealth-Ator-
nev Wilcox. and will be- carried % Rich
mond by q Norfolk officer for Governor
Lees signature This obtained, the 0lli-
Ger will proceed at once 90 Wilmington
and bring the man here where there is an
abundance of evidence to send him TO
the peniten,iary for a term Of years.
SUNDAY WORK.
Quite a furore has been created in
TRANSFORMATION circles 10y the action of
the Seamens Bethel Association, Fri
dav. when resolutions were passed and
copy sent 10 the Mayor, calling his atten-
tion 10 the work being done by the com
panies on Sunday. There is an ordinance
against work ON these wharyes on the
Sabbath, but i'm the busy season
il is absolutely impossible to do
away with the running of the cotton
presses and unloading and loading
vessels on Sunday without greatly Grip
ping the interests involved The trans
portation people will make an effort TO
have the ordinance on the subject re-
pealed, and are likely to- succeed.
THE WHITE CAP SCARE.
The colored population are much dis
turbed over the white cap scare. A
number OF BOYS and young men have
been playing their pranks in the negro
section Of the city by knock
ing on the doors and showing
their masked faces when they are
opened AT the postofiice many
letters bearing threatening inscriptions
ON the envelopes, with skull, cross and
bones with thcgword white caps written
In red ink have been marked unmailable
and sent 10 the dead letter office a
number of letters have been sent to citi-
zens. but by individuals and by no or
ganized bands as has been sensaiiOnally
reported.
THE DEFUNCr HOME SAVINGS BANK.
Experts who have been at working on
the defunct slIome Savings bank have
completed their labors and will report to
the depOsitOrs al q meeting 10 be held in
a few days Some very curious things
have Deen brought 10 light, and some of
the heaviest depositor have engaged
counsel TO look after their interests and
assist in the prosecution OF the officers
of the institution if such a course is de-
cided upon The bank viii pay only
about fifty cents on the dollar
OFF TO ALBANY.
Robert T. X Balm a director i'm the
Exchange National bank. and who was
sentenced 10 the Albany pcnitentiary for
the funds OF the bank.
and l.. ". Buskey, b00kkeepef in tine
Norfolk National bank, given the same
for embezzling the funds of
that institution will both be carried 90
Albany hy Marshall Scott Saturday
The congregation of ST. Luke's Epis-
copal church have decided TO erect new
place of worship TO cost about 100000.