Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-16
CHASE OF A GYPSY.
,e ereals A NEGROES HoRss-ls
PURSUED AND CAPTURED.
al ~, Mr.. a. N. Iufsey. Victim OF
tho Hotel Royal fire--A crusade
Against Liqaor Traffic

.o,-rr.nondence Of tho Richmond Dispa'ci'l
p,qrneprro. VA. February io.-On
Thursday last Benjamin Morean, q co'ored
lcnt az Chesterfield county. swore out
warrant for The arrest OF member OF
81. gypsy camp located az Horse
,r.vcr.r in SAID county, near this city,
'r.r,in, him with the theft Of o horse.
v..r,an saws he stopped Of ihe camp and
,.l.i about a trade. taat several OF the
,.,..e. unhitchcd bis horse e.d eubsti-
....1 o. lrokcn.down. ya.u,.ess mule IN
l.rncss and afterwards would give
rcIr.e4 or satr-laCtl0n The war
.,o as placed 80 "a consiahio's hands.
,,.sr6f executed because the particu-
..-,, covid not De- found. AZ a late
-.- saturday night Morgan, while m L E
t-.k saw thc gypsy riding his horse and
save che alarm.
Tnr PURSUIT.
e.vcrel citizens started IN pursuit but
..,v..r. being well mounted. distancod
,I.n Ile came through Petersburg,
,t.re e.varal 0i tho police iolncd IN the
I... Ile fugitive lodged around corners
,.i ..r some nmo dcGed capture. inally
Sn..r Iaucs was mounted on "a borrowed
,.I.. and succeeded after a hard chase IN
..tfarus the cypsy out IN Dinwiddie
,..-tv one or two miles from town. He
...r..I- name as Andrew Ward and Wash
,,.fon cts a- his place Of residence. tie
fakrn out 20 Chesterfield for examina-
l to-day.
AsAD FUNERAL.
Tho romans Of Mr. O. Il. Lufsey. who
v. fatally burned at the Hotel Royal IN
R.w luIk. reached here to-day. They
Gro met 40 the depot by large number
,lfrIlrls. many Of them carving beauti-
g.. f.ral tributes. sud escorted 10 Bland
t.l cemetery. Sir. Lufsey was "A native
.T.,er.burg and exceedingly popular.
r.r Sir ChcAiham finished the last OF
DE- .r.cal sermons on the liquor traffic
So urht. but announced that ~ cOnsld-
,..I.n e the interest aroused he would
discuss the subject still further. Rev. w.
~ I.ar. of the High-Street Methodist
,.ur.h. began series of sermons on the
eme subject. 10 Is expected that re-
,.,ai vii result
PERSONAL.
ffrs J.. +. Turnbull, Of Crewe. 10 visit
l.- ffouis ia the city.
n. Vs.. II. H. Bagwell. Of Chesterfield
county. is visiting here.
uRr n PRINCE GEoRGE COUNTY.
ueold home Of Mrs. Rosa +. Stephen
srr. 100 Prince George county, fourteen
,. rom town. occupied by William T..
hv-r. Was burned last Friday. The
n. broke ONT at3P. NJ. no one being on
f.a paco except the sick wife and two
servants. Mr. avery was down IN the
swamp pl0ughing. NoiehbOrs discovered
tI. fames and notified Dir. Avery, who
lrIt Dad time O. get his wife, char, and
f.track out The Insurance of $1,000
...- pot begin 20 cover the loss Up TO
february gd Reinsurance Was over 1000.
1I.l tlc policy changed. None OF the
O.fhuusre were burned.
Not True BILL.
hee-snd Jury Of Dlnwiddie county to-
d.s hlel TO find bill of indictment
against Allen Htkau. the young white
ncalfeei with wite-pOisonng
ACQUITTED.
Narl. the Gypsy arrested on the charge
0. stealing q horse from benjamin Nor
lu. t.o negro. was acquitted of that
lrre boz Magistrate Perkins, Of that
county. ibis evening.