Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-27
DARING BURGLARS
TAKE. puRL ON. AND CARRY AWAY
cITy-sERGEANT EANES'S GOODS.
RI. po,icemsn's Lot Is Not . Happy
One-Three white Youths Arrested
Fourth District Convention.
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fCoYrespondence OF tno hiSn""nu bispesenI
pxrrRspuHo, Va, August &c. 1890.
Tho grocery store of Captain George W.
Eanes the CITY sergeant,n near the west end
Of Old street. was entered by burglars last
night and robbed OF q lot Of provisions and
other articles. Entrance into the store
was effected both at the front and rear by
breaking and raising the windows. About
2 O'Clock this morning the Waterman at
tho Norfolk and Western depot saw three
vouny white men coming down the road
cerrying a lot of bundles. he accosted
them and asked where they were gong at
that hour of the night. The parties threw
down their goods and ran of. Upon ex-
animation the packages were found to con-
tain bacon, sugar, and other articles IN the
grocery line, and the facts OF the case were
reported by the Waterman 10 the ponce.
THREE EyTERpRIsIsG YOUTHS.
Three white youths were subsequently.
arrested and sent 20 iail on the charge OF
committing the burglary-bail being re-
fused them. Their names are Rufus But
Ter. aged twenty wears Waverly Anthony,
aged seventeen years and Willie Marks,
AGED sixteen years. They confess 20 this
| crime. but each one says the other two en-
| tered the house while he remained outside:
| They said they were going mp TO Crewe ana
| wanted the provisions to carry win theln'
| This is probably true, az two OF them SUD
| seouently tired to board q train gong
west. Captain Eanes's store has several
| times before been robbed. This morning
his valuable papers were found scattered
| about the floor, but no money was taken,
as this was securely locked up IN tho safe.
MORTALITY FOR AUGUST.
| oh =
| that during the month ending to-day there
were 81 deaths in the city. 16 among the
white and SO among the colored population.
| Ofthose who died 26 were under five years
| of age and 8 Of these under one year OF age.
| The sex of the decedents was: Females,
%: males, 26. The Health Officer certihed
two deaths and the Coroner eight. Nom
residents inferred six. The rate OF NOR
tality of the whole population ESTIMATED
| at 20. 000) was 1892 per 1000 per annum !;
! of the white i6, and of the colored pop
ulation 9507 per 900 per annum.
| SUPERINTENDENT Grant, OF the National
| cemetery, near this city. who was recently
severely injured by being thrown from his
| buggy, has SO far recovered as to be out
again.
! Mayor Collier has returned in restored
health from O two weeks trip TO the
Springs. and this morning resumed his
! official duties.
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Fourth Congressional District Com
| mittee. of which Captain Il. X. Lassiter IL
the chairman. met here at noon to-day to
| decide as to the time and place for holding
! the district convention to nominate q can
ddate for Congress. The committee de-
termined TO call the convention to meet
| in the Hustings-Court room III Petersburg,
| at $40 F. Nj. on Wednesday the Path day
| of September. The basis of representation
was fixed at one delegate for every one
hundred Democratic voters OF fractional
part thereof over fifty cast In the last gu
bernatorial election.
| PINE FEELING IN THE DISTRICT.
The committee meeting was full one,
and reports as to the political status in the
several portions of the district were made.
These reports represent the DemocIatic
party as never before in better plight for
| wofk-earnest and confident Of victory,
aud united TO q man against radlcalism.
| The force aud the enthusiasm OF the COM
ing campaign III this district will know no
| equal since the war.
| In reproducing the account of the " Din
| widdle Tragedy" this morning the Dls;
patch was in error in saying that 1t referred
| to the "Epps- Bosseau case: 1t referred
to the "Epps- Muir " case. Mr.. Adolphus
| Muir, merchant OF 1tIeTSDuIE, was iHc
victim. The scaifold upon which the exc
cution took place stood for long time
after the hanging. Mr.. Boisseau, above
mentioned, was killed in duel.
| ANOTHER BURGLARY.
Some time during the month OF July O
| fine house belonging to X. l.. Watson,
situated on Perry street. and which has
been unoccupied for several months, was
entered by thieves and everything of any
value was stolen. The fine gas chande
liers, lead piping. even the door-knobs
were cut from the doors, and the
| house was damaged to the extent
of several hundred dollars. For some
reason no report of the robbery wa:
ever made to the police, who were igno
rant of the fact that such a deed had been
committed. To-day Private-Detectivt
James Nj. Young. of this city, arrested
negro boy named William Coles on suspi
cion of being the thief, and later on founct
nearly all Of the stolen goods at lunt
store IN this city. the proprietor OF which
identified Coles as the thief.
TRN-RouSD CONTEST.
Arrangements were made to-day for Q
ten round glove contest between Kelly OF
New Orleans and Layton of New York fol-
a purse of 800. The fight will take place
at Granite Grove, in Dinwiddie county.
ROBIN ADAIR.