Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-28
IN rOR SIGHT nOATns.
Reed pleads GaiIty Rnd Thea Fakes
an AppeaI-Othcr Gases.

Joseph Reed, a Well.dressed and respccta-
bie.lOOhing young man, apparently about
tWenty-cight years old, n uOOk.binder by
occupation, was before the Police Court yc--
terday morning charged with the two very
grave offences Of stealing boOk-binder roll
of the value Of SIj, the property Of W. y.
Simons a Brother. ana stealing lot of gold
leaf Of the value Of $50, the property OF Jcu-
kins & Nahhall. Edgar Allan, E,.i, ap-
peAred as counsel for the accused, who, As
stated in sundays Dispatcn. was brought
here Saturday by Sergeant Cosby from Nor
iok, where he was arrested Friday night at
the reQue.t Of Chiei-oi~ Police Poe.
40 testimony was taken except the states
mcut Of Mr. jenkins aS 10 tbs value Of the
gold leaf taken from his firm by the prisoner.
This was only done with a view to a,cer-
tanning whether the theft amounted TO
felony. Nr jenkins said Reed ha1 worked
for them and had taken small quantities oil
leaf which in The aggregate probably amount
cd to $50.
MIR. Allan said the accused pleaded guilty
10 both charges. HIS great desire for liquor
had led him to commit sets OF which be
deeply repented. Beng stranger in this
city aud having q young vile who was con-
fined to her bed by sickness. ne threw him.
sell on the mercy Of the Court and asked that
si.tent with the ends OF Justice.
Justice Cruichheld: Mr. Allan, this thing
Of employers being robbed by their en-
ployees is a serious matter and should be
stopped II possible. | Will give the prisoner
four months in Jail IN each case.
Nr. Allan: VIII Your IiouOr allow us TO
Withdraw our plea oi guilty
Justice Crutchiie!d: No, sir; ! cannot DO
so, as the case has been tried and my iuds-
ment rendered.
Mr.. Allan Very well, sir, we desire to
take an appeal.
The case was accordingly certified to the
Hastings Court.
SENT ON FOR FELeNIOCs CUTTING.
While Patsy alias smith, a colorcd youth
about nineteen years old, was charged with
ieioniOusly stabbing Thomas WlllismS, with
intent to Nil. Williams is also c0lOIed aud
appears to be- about two years younger than
smith. The two had g difficulty ID April,
in which Smith plunged knife into VIII
hams's back. iutlicuns i vouod III which
several stitches had To be taken. The place
has healed now. The accused was sent on
10 the grand jury and me witnesses recog-
niz5d for their appearance before the Hust-
iugs Court lhe first Monday in Junc.
PUNISHED Tor coNGHPT.
Rosa Coleman, a mua't0. who IS by no
means stranger to the officers OF this court
was charged with stealing one bunch Of
KEYS, two sheets. and several other articles.
the property Of julia Seston. The evidence
showed that Rosa was hired by julia, and
be.ng discLmged without receiving fuil
COMPENSATION, sbe TOOK possession OF these
things 10 secure her fun p'y IL was also
stated that R0sfs trunk was still at the home
OF Julia's mother and the former had not
been allowed 10 have II taken away. 1he
case wa. dismissed.
when the haif.dOZen or more witnesses
were leaving the courtroom Eliza Coleman,
A sister OF Rosa, was heard 10 say that she
intended 10 "beat thst woman," presuml-
bly speaking OF julia. Justice Crntchlsld
had her brought back and imposed tine OF
g.. so aud costs for contempt "lOu can
make Il fve," retOrted the angry woman,
and | will pay it," She was ordered into
the prisoners pen aud a sentence OF thirty
days in jaiI entered against her In addition
TO tho fine. Sue was very defiant snd used
strong language TO the Court, for which she
will have 10 pay dearly.
OTHER CASES.
Eliza Merton and her nine-year-old daugh-
ter Maria we're CHARGED with assaulting and