Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02
THE FARMvILLE BURGLARS.
Dawson Released. But Wanted In Ports
mouth-CIarks Reads the Dispatch.

mouth-CIarks Reads the Dispatch.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
FAnMvrrIE. Va, August This. morn
inc James Dawson. one OF the SIX men
held here for burglary and safe. piowlng
of july. was brought before Justice BID
good, who. after some conversation with
Comm on wealt h's-Attorney watkins, re,
leased Dawson from custody and ordered
him 10 leave the town. Against Dawson
there seemed not q scintilla OF evidence
at the preliminary examination held yes
terday which would warrant his case be.
ing sent on to the County Court, but II
was Thought advisable to detain him with
the rest ct least for time as very sus-
picious-looking character. :,
Dawson. however, is terribly wounded
man and seemed TO continually suffer
great pain from his side, which had been
horribly mashed, he says, between two
freight boxes. so this fact together with
lacking evidence against him caused the
Justice to give him his liberty.
SORRY THEY LET HIM GO.
Since his discharge. however, there
comes a message from the Chief of Police
Mt Portsmouth, Va, which causes general
regret that he was let go. The Portsmouth
Chief of Police writes as follows:
"Chief Of Police. Fdrmriue, Va:
Il SEQ by this mornings paper
that man BIZ the name OF John
Kelly is ono of the party turned over
to one Of your officers at Richmond for
robberies committed In Farmviiie. IL no
answers the following description please
let me know: White. about five feet SIX
inches high, forty or forty-fve years old.
lame in ono foot. ono finger missing from
one hand: shoemaker by trade; claimed
to belong Ill West Virginia. Should he an
swer the description please hold HIM until
Won hear from rae again, IS he Is wanted
here for robbery.
Yours respectfully. ~ z. T. TIM b,', ,
Chief-of-Polics Miller, here, thinks Daw-
son answers pretty well the above descrip-
ton. and saws if he did not have missing
finger he certainly had crippled hand
and was lame. Dawson LETT this morning
on the 10 o'clock train with ticket to
Burkeyille, saving he was going TO try TO
get to Richmond. where medical aid could
be procured tor him. -.
Chief Poe. of Richmond, has instructed
our authorities to hold valuables not iden-
titled by Dir. Paulett. whose factory was
robbed the same night as was the post
Office. az they belong TO Il. L. Fry, OF
Waynesboro', Va, whose store was robbed
on the 23d of July. MIR. Fry has been tele-
graphed to come to farmville to identify
his goods.
INTERESTING READING.
To-day's DISPATCH containing an account
Of tine arrest in Philadelphia OF John
Cusick and Timothy Burns was taken to
tho cell in which Fox, Haley, and Clarke
are confined, and when asked If they want
ed TO hear 1T read. Clarke quickly replied i:
mo, sir, prefer to read it myself" The
paper was handed him and while he was
reading with interest to himself one of his
companions asked him why he did not
read il aloud. He brusquely replied that he
would tell them about it when he was
through. lie read and reread the article
as if to commit IL to memory, showing by
ms expression and nervous twitchlngs that
though bold as burglar and robber az
large, be was coward as captive IN the
hands of his countrymen. Yesterday he
disclalmed acquaintance with Timothy
Burns, of Philadelphia, though one OF the
guards had heard him III more than one In
stance let tho name of Tin escape his
lips IN an undertone. The trio awaiting
trial on the third Monday of this month,
since tie news of John and Tins arrest at
headquarters. are lows spirited and reticent.
They had hoped TO get feos for the very
best of legal talent to defend them Ut their
trial