The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-30
PETERSBURG LETTER.
Arrest of rive >egroe,-Iriai OF Noses
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PETERSBURG. VA. May 29.-Caplail
Eanes. of the police force. tins morning
arrested five negroes. who constitute
band Of sneak thieves that have beer
operating here very successfully fOi
tine past several months. The evidence.
Of their guilt was found ia their 30
session. and it was plain that they had
been robbing dry goods stores here
They were confined in jail pending
their examination tomorrow in the
Mayor Court.
Henry Moore. the Groensville muir.
derer, was taken 10 Greensville county
this morning by Sergeant rendleton.
of the Lynchburg police. The Sergean,
will realize quite snug little sum from
his adrOItness i'm capturing Moore. who
will now doubtless round up ms career
ON the gallOws which were built for
his execution four years ago. There Is
no telling, however. what may occur
/ The Greensviie county jail has q
/ famous record. so far rs the escape Of
prisoners is concerned. /, has been
burned out several times.
Major K NJ. Suly. ;he divisional
superintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line from Richmond to Weldon. ap.
peared in the Mayor Court this morn
ing IN obedience 20 a summons served
upon him by the high constable. This
was cOmpllint growing out Of am al
legged violation of city ordinance.
which eliminated in the killing OF Mrs
Carter Marks. on Monday evening.
Mayor Collier presided ana after eyi.
dence had been heard. the MAYOR fined
Major Sully, as the representatives, the
Coast Line, $50. The Railroad
company. through counsel. nc once
noted an appeal. and the case
will now 60 up 90 the Hastings Court /
The petitions. mentioned in to-day 5 +
TINES wherein the Common Council is /
asked to order the removal Of the Coast 7
Line track TO point nearly outside of 7
the city. were circulated again to-day. /
and it is highly probable that the Couu-
cil Will take action 40 the next meeting. +
which occurs early IN june.
Mr. james Lyon, of Richmond. the
Assistant District Attorney. is in the
city to-day. as we'll as Mr. r. Il FAIR.
the recently appointed United States
Marshal Mr. Lyon j. here % assist ir
the examination of Moses Alternately.
who uD to the past few days has been
the jauitor OF the custom house iu This
city Aberuathy was given this place
on the accommodation OF some of
the most prominent Democrats in the
city. He had heretofore borne am eN-
celleut reputation for honesty. and
when he was arrested last night. on the
of Postmaster Patterson. for
robbing the p0st0iiice. "a great deal
lf surprise was manifested by hi,
white friends. vino even now DO not be-
ieye that lac is guilty. Alternately i-
me Of the few negroes in the city who
rave constantly voted with the Demo
ratio party. At / q clock this after.
noon the examination was begun in q
Dom in the custom -houee. United
ate- Commissioner Ragland presidioQ
'ne defendant was represented bv T.
ounsel. Messrs. w Is. Mcllwaiue and ~
y. c.. Watkins. His bondsmen, who A
ne well known Democrats, were
resent.
After hearing the evidence Of seycfa
illnesses Commissioner Ragland sent
.bernathy ON for trial In the United
tates District Court. Bail was fur
ished in Che sum of p 900. The eyi
cnce was by no means of q direct
haracier.