The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
A PITIFUL STORY.
Edward Carter Relieved of His Money
While Looking for His Wife.

Edward Carter Relieved of His Money
While Looking for His Wife.
A young man apparently 25 years of
age, approached TIMES reporter on
the street yesterday and desired to
know whore he could procure warrant
for the arrest of parties who had robbed
him the night before. The reporter
pointed out the office of the Justice of
tho peace.
docs warrant have to be paid for
in advanced" he asked.
He was informed that that was the
standing rule with the Roanoke JUS
tees. He stood for moment as if de-
liberating whether to tell his condition
or not. He was we'll dressed, but his
clothes had been soiled from travel.
He had an Intelligent expression and
one would think he had been we'll
raised
"Well. I cannot get it then; all had
was taken some time last night" said
he, with apparent misery.
Being requested to give an account of
the robbery, he said: Il came here yes
terday. 1 am looking for my wife. 1
came here from Tennessee, and had
enough when 1 started to reach my
destination IL that destination could he
found. When 1 arrived here last night
got off the train and went to restaur-
ant on the street next to the railroad.
took several drinks of whiskey, ate a
lunch and was shown to a bed in an
upper room. I did not see but one per-
son about the place and that was q boy.
The next morning when 1 got up my
money was gone. 1 had about S23. I
went down stairs and made some in
quiries of gentleman at tho bar. He
knew nothing, but called in the pro.
prietor.
Tho proprietor Immediately wanted
to know how l came to be upstairs and
insisted that / was drunk. l tried to
reason with him, but to no avail. He said
he did not keep hotel, and had moth
ing to do with tho upstairs. 1 was
not altogether satisfied with the local
ity Of the place, and do not know
whether or not could point out with q
certainty tho one l went into last
night, but know where l camo out. I
have spent the whole morning looking
for that boy, and l am now disguised
and worried out"
The reporter seeing that he was in
talking mood, and having made an
allusion to looking for his wife. asked
him where he expected to find her.
81 do not know" he said. Somewhere
near Roanoke or Lynchburg. was
married in Kentucky about five years
ago. My wife's father came from Vir-
GINA, and lived near Lexington, KY.
His name was Reed. After was mar
ried took my wife to live with me in
n htri1 h,,f -
we'll. She had violent temper, and
my business, keeping me out late at
night, after four years living together,
she became violent at times AMI took
to drinking. One night / came home
drunk and slapped her, when she flew
into passion, and taking the baby, a
little fellow year old, went to neigh
boris house.
This made mo worse than ever.
got ON spree which lasted two weeks.
When came to know myself, l went
home again but found tho house closed,
everything sold out and my wife gone.
The neighbors told me her father had
after her and taken her back to Vir-
Virginia. l knew this must be correct as
Mr.. Reed had moved back from Ken
lucky about two years ago. 1 did not
know where in Virginia he lived, but
borrowed $50 from friend and decided
to come and find her. / could not bear
to have her leave me with the thoughts
of that blow on her face unaccounted
for. So l came to Roanoke first, but
here am stranded"
Two hours later the young man was
seen again. He had secured enough
money to purchase ticket to Bedford
City, from which place he expected to
GO to Lynchburg.
The reporter made a careful investi.
cation of the matter, but could find not
one that had ever seen the young man.
He gave his name as Edward Carter,
and said he was born and raised in Ten
nessee, but worked at the carpenters
trade in Lexington, Ky, where he first
met his wife. His story seems to
be plausible, with the exception Ut the
robbery. He did not seem inclined to
push the matter of an investigation, and
was unwilling to go with the reporter
to the place where he thought he was
relieved of his money.
AFestivaI ut the CoIored Church.
The members Of the colored Presby-
terrain Church will hold o festival at
Davis Hall, beginning tonight and con-
tinuing the rest of the week. There
will be u concert each night and on Sat-
urday night there will be singing by the
church choir. One of the features Of
the festival will be contest for silk
quilt. The proceeds of the entertain
ment will be devoted to the erection of
a church building on lot which the
church owns on Fifth avenue n. W., be-