Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-30
A PECULIAR CASE.
A CHARGE OF ROBBERY NOT SUSTAIN
cd eY THE EVIDENCE.
A Witness who Was Remarkably Absent
Minded-Marriagcs in Prospect
snatohing a watch.


tcorrespondonce OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PErrrspune, VA, January 29.-Thomas
G. Gillick was arraigned in the Mayors
Court this morning on a warrant charging
him with taking $40 from the person Of
George Snavely. The case was a rather
peculiar one in many respects. In fact, 1t
was not discovered until all the evidence
had been concluded, and then only by ac-
cident. that Mr.. Sravely's Christian name
is not George, but Nj. s. Snavely. Counsel
for the accused while examining the coat
from which the money was said 20 have
been taken, found in one OF the pockets
letter addressed 70 Herbert snayely'
who. the complainant explained, was a
friend OF his. and that the letter was
written by a lady, II was then that Mr.
Snavoly gave his right name.
CUBfOUs STORY.
The complainant said that he was tele-
graph OperatOr: that he had been In the
employment Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
company az stanton that he was paid
$40 q month for bis services that he was
paid up in full by the company on the 18th
of December and left his place; that he
arrived here on Friday afternoon last, took
"A good many drinks by himself. and IN
company with Mr.. Gilick, by whom at O
late hour of the night be was taken TO a
room in a boarding house on Bolllngbrook
street and put TO bed, and that after that ne
remembered nothing more. HIS clothes
were very wet and he supposed that he
must have walked IN the river some time
during the evening. About 1890 O'CLOCK
on that night after he had been put 70 bed
he surprised the inmates OF saloon near
by by rushing in only partly dressed and
apparently very wild and disordered IN
BRAN, in which condition he was taken IN
charge bv an officer. For several days
afterwards he was kept under medical
treatment at the jail having no acquaint-
ances or friends in the city.
INADEQUATE.
The only evidence against the accused
was the fact that he was in company and
drinking with Snavely during the evening
and put him TO bed. This was deemed IN
adequate, and Gillick was discharged.
Snavely says his home Is at Atklns' IN
Smyth county near Marion.
William Thomas (colored) was convicted
this morning of the larceny of watch, the
property of Mr.. Myer Eichburg, and sent
to Jail for sixty days.
sNATcHED BIS WATCH.
James Williams, countryman, while
walking along the street this morning was
asked fhe time of day by negro, who
snatched the watch as Williams pulled 1t
from his pocket and made his escape with
il. The watch is a double case, valued at
so.
wKDDING-cARDs.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Edwin n Beaslev. cashier Of the National
Bank here, and Miss Virgie Allen, which Is
to take place at the 1abb-Street Presby-
terrain church on February 4th at 4 o'clock
p. NJ.
Invitations are also out for the marriage
of Miss Sannie Robinson Davis and Mr..
Clarence Preston Ehrman at 4:3O 7. Nj.
February 9Th at the Washlngton-Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
Miss Julia Mcclure, Of Baltimore, Is
visiting this city as the guest of Miss Virgie
Allen