The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-27
WANTED FOR MURDER.
AcCrsEp or KILLING AN OFFICER N
FLORIDA.
Edward wsmbiy. tho swan Medicine
Company Ih,ef. believed 20 he the
Grinsnai-Tsorsda Aushorit,e.
Notified OF the Case.

The Swan Medicine Company did
large business in this city in the trafli
81 selling medicine. The way il wa
done was simple. Mrs. w. a. Cole
the proprietor Of the establishment an
managed the conduct of affairs. Sh
had small circus tent. and lodged
on Church Hill, about the corporation
line. and the medicine was peddle,
about town.
But MRS COLE WAS DOOMED TO NEE
WITH TRIALS AND ThIBCLAIIONs.
Last Sunday night Wambly. Rober
Hyde and John Menus stole all of hei
pafaphernalia and medicine and dis
appeared. She said that she applied tC
the Chief OF Police and the Police Jus
tice. but they were powerless 10 render
her any assistance, the case being I'M
der county jurisdiction.
The whole show seemed 10 be firm
composed Of Mrs. w. A. Cole, tho pro-
prieiress. and the three men named
above. Mrs. Cole says that she was
the sole owner Of the establishment.
and employed the men.
The name under which they worked
was THE Swan Medicine Company.
A DETECTIVE APPLIED TO.
On Tuesday Mrs. Coles came to Hen
rico County Courthouse aud saw Sheriff
j. w. Southwark. who conducts de-
tective agency. She told him that her
goods and paraphernalia mad been
stolen, and that she was certain the
men who took them could easily be
captured. She knew they had but little
money, and could 20 only short DIS
lance She believed that they would
have TO stop in the counties, mainly a,
the courthouses. and perform and sell
her medicine. i'm order 10 obtain the
requisite funds with which TO move
on.
The sheriff told her that he could not
work up the case unless there was fee
paid of at least twenty- five dollars Mrs.
Cole agreed TO payths sum if her prop
erty was recovered. She stated that she
had no money. but could pay if the
property belonging to her was restored.
THE ARREST MADE.
Msssrs. J. W. Southwark and r. A.
Wo dali, an assistant. arrested the /
parties at Amelia Courthouse on Tues /
day night last, and brought them TO /
Richmond the next morning. and /
Wambly. HYDE and Menus were lodged |
in jail. They were brought that day
before Squire Jonathan on the charge
that each did unlawfully and
take and carry away IN the
nighttime q lot of medicine, ten cur
taiDs. two trunks. one chest. and five
lamps. all valued at $780, The
further hearing Of the case was con-
Iinued until next Monday, July 2gth.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENT.
In the meantime something pew and
startling was learned, when the
woman Coles told the detective that 4
here was something behind. The {
sheriff and the detective listened TO the ,
story: She said that while she G
was pursuing her vocation. travelling q
with little show and engaged IN sell
Dg medicine. she. about two months q
lgo, employed Wambly at Chatta-
lCoea. Tenn. A few DAYS ago #
he discovered some papers regarding a
he murder Of George Overstreet. mar
hall of the town of Live Oak. Fla.
These papers included clippings from
florida newspapers containing accounts n
f the shooting aud murder. ana Il clip
linz announcing reward Of 500 for
he murderer. Wambly said he would
lot axe : 600 for these papers. and then &.
al 1: last January was in Live Oak,
Ia. with Bngiy IS circus. The mar n
hal gave us trouble. We made up our ~
Minds 10 kill him before we left the -
own. I'm order to get chance 10 do 81,
D We pretended to kick up row on n
he cars IN order TO get the marshal
there we could kill him without any
ne knowing that we did it. | fired the y
hot that killed HIM, and would do It
gain. =,
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. a
Edward Baker. the proprietor of the Ol
on Main street. this
ity. known as the Globe Hotel, where M
lrs. Coles is stopping. says that Mrs. III
oles told him about Wambly being a
murderer. lie asked Wambly about it y,
hen he made a statement nearly similar la
that to Mrs. Coles. and added that 1.
when we got him where we wanted D.,
i'm. slipped ont on heplatform OF the
ar and opened tire on him, and the q.
use worked like a charm. The circus ~
eople all stood together, and We III
ulled through all right ~
Mrs. Coles says that last Saturday she f.,
I'D her manager that she did not want co
ny murderer in her employ. !"
LIVE OAK AUTHORIZES NOTIFIED.
The sheriff wrote the chief Of police ~
Live Oak promptly on learning of IL
lie confession, and telegraph messages ~
llowed between them. Yesterday the iini
arrant arrived, and the same was lC
ryed on Wambly in his prison cell. Ia
WHAT wAMBIY SAYS. 20
Wambly has been interviewed on tho 4,
Ibiect He says that he was arrested >
! the charge Of shooting the town ~
arshal of Live Oak-Mr. George Over #,
rect. He wastried and everybody pree- >
II swore that he did not do it all the ,al
illnesses were circus people. He claims ~,
at there is no charge against him de
at the whole thing is brought about era
malice on the part of Mrs. Coles be-
use he had gotten into trouble with
IT.. sio
THE CHARGE OF STEALING Ri
The trial Of the cases against VAN ht
y, Hyde and Menus Will be heard lie
xt Monday evening at o clcck be. de
70 Squire Jonathan. The prOOabih- WI
IS are that the cases will be then de- wa
mined TO be within the jurisdiction Iw
the city of Richmond. bri
HYDE and Menus have no connection his
IN the Florida murder 40 far - car
rned, as they were not m Florida last pla
nuary. a "
TINE WARRANT 'o'
ich was received in the city yester- ~,
= is copy of the original. IL calls w,
two men. Edward Wambly and ,ho
rman G. stephens, who Is not IN a.,
'hmond. as the police believe. "
letter was sent ID. Il. Elliott, chief
police of Live Oak, yesterday, which
\ reach that point tomorrow, or \
badly tonight ur
10 requisition has been received for TO /
accused, and none will probably bis
ch here until next week. Cru
he sheriff, IN his letter TO the chief
police Of Live Oak, said that arrange of I
nts would have 10 be made for the nov
deportation Of the witnesses from 4