Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-04
HIS MONEY WASG0NE
A DARING ROBBERY COMMITTED ON
THE STREETS YESTERDAY.
Mr.. Hesy, Of Caroline County, Relieved OF
His Purse and e139.0o-No Clue to
the Supposed Thief.

A bold and daring robbery occurred on
the streets Of Richmond yesterday shortly
after noon in which there is not the slight
est clue to the perpetrator, though, 1t Is
believed. the thief gave ample opportunity
for scrutiny.
Mr.. j. NJ. Seay. en- aged farmer from
Caroline county, came to the city early III
the morning with wagon load OF produce.
including several very fine calves. He
drove hIs team to the Second market,
where he during tho morning market hours
disposed Of the greater part OF his load ex-
cept the veals.
About 1890 o'clock he closed o negotia-
tion fo- his calves with Mr.. Charles Saelzer,
whose place of business Is at the corner OF
Seventh and Broad streets. he put MS
wallet of money. which contained Sl5s.So'
in one of the outside pockets of his coat,
and got in his wagon to drive 10 MI.
Saelzer's store.
NEGRO GOT IN THE WAGON, TOO.
As the countryman picked up the reins
and the team moved off a negro man. with
an inoffensive air. jumped into the vehicle
also, and, thinking the man was an en-
ploye Of MIR. Saelzer. MIR. Seay. paid no AZ
tentiou whatever to the incident. When
they reached the establishment Of the meat
dealer. at the corner Of Seventh and Broad
streets, MIR. Seay alighted from his wagon
as did the negro. The latter walked on;
and the countryman wondered severai
times. while unloading the wagon, what
had become of his black companion. wholn
he still thought was in the employ or the
man whom he had sold bis young heiiefs ,o'
HIS MONEY WAS GONE.
Mr.. Seay had not even surmised what
had hapDened until he felt for his pocket
book upon settling with MIR. Saelzer. lie
was then thunderstruck to find both his
purse and its contents gone, ana MS sus-
picions at once fell upon the darky VINO
occupied the seat with MIN upon uii'iu.
from the Second market. .
He then asked of MIR. SaelZer if the man
who got in the wagon with him at tne
market was in his employ. ana OF courss
was given negative answer. Inc ola
countrvman was completely bewlidered.
He did not know what to do or say. Upon
the advice of Mr. Saelzer ne reported the
matter to Officer IL. Nj. Farley. VINO was
stationed on that beat.
REPORTED TO THE SECOND STATION.
The old gentleman then went to the Sc
cond police-statiOn, where ne toid hls
| story as herein given. He was asked con,
cerninr his unknown companion. and
could only say he wore "a suit OF blue
clothes and was apparently about thirty
! five wears of age. The negro was OF dark
Gingerbread color and rather refined ana
| tidy in appearance. ,.
Mr. Seay could give no further descrip-
| tiou of the man whom he believes took MS
money. He did not observe HIM close
enouch to see whether he had any scars or
peculiar marks upon his face, consequent
| iy his information was almost va!ueIess 10
the police.
IT'S HARD CASE.
A DISPATCH reporter while at the Second
| station last night had u short conversation
| with Sergeant Cosby upon the robbery.
! .'It is "a hard case to work" SAD the
| Sergeant. land | seriously doubt II we
will able to get the sneak-thief at all. III
| will certainly be difficult to get hlm before
| he has placed the money where 1t VIII Dc
| secure from u.s." 60,
| "Do you have many such cases as TINS =
| the reporter querled.
| mo" was the answer. we nave many
| casas as intangible. apparently. but the
brazen daring of this scoundrel is some,
| thing almost unprecedentedIn Richmond
| At n very late hour last night ofucers
| were still upon the hunt for the thief, but
| they had no more clue ~ to the where
abouts of the man i'll clothes OF blue than
| they possessed before they started.
MIR. Seay did not leave the city last
night. as he determined to remain IN the
hone Of the recovery of part OF his
money and the arrest of the negro.