The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-13

of the city and remained all night with
some colored people. He boarded a
train the next day and came back to
Roanoke. He staid around town at
different places, and on Tuesday night
staid with Jake Evans, b. l.. Greider's
driver, on Terry's Hill. On Wednes-
day night he staid at the same place.
He was afraid to venture out much
during the day time, but finally went
to Davis saloon and thence to the water
works, where he tried to get work.
One of the most important statements
that Lavender made was to tell the
whereabouts of Paul Angle, and give
the names of the thieves who entered
Levine's store and the Whereabouts of
the goods, or at least large portion Of
what was taken.
Paul Angle killed negro boy named
Ed. Harvey last summer while bathing
In Roanoke river. Several negro boys
witnessed the deed, and stated after
ward that Angle shot Harvey without
provocation.
81 can tell you where Angle is" said
Lavender, after Austin had asked him
to tell all he knew. HE is in Winston,
N. c. saw him there myself and then
saw boy the other day, who told me
that he was still there
Lavender said he was near by when
the shooting occurred. He saw Angle
run toward Mill Mountain and make his
escape. Angle had recently been Drag
glng about killing man in Roanoke.
Lavender's statement to the police
about how tho goods were stolen from
Levine's store was given infinitely, and
all who heard him on that eventful
night believed he was telling the truth
The officers sat and smoked and listened
to the story, and the negro suffered on
with his version Of the affair, hardly ap-
prehensive of the fact that ere two hours
went by he would dangle at the end Of a
rope.
He stated that two other negroes,
giving their names, had come to him
and made up plan to rob the store
He told how they got in the building by
forcing an entrance at the rear, and
how they had carried off tho boots hats
and other goods and secreted them on
Railroad avenue. Lavender told the
officers where they could GO and find
some of the goods yet. Officer Austin
made memorandum Of the places and
names and promised to look them up.
The negro also told about stealing a
stove several months ago and where it
could be found.
place and discovered the stove as he
stated. Lavender further stated that
he had become SO hardened to stealing
that he could not get it out of his mind.
He could mover be satisfied unles he
was stealing. His parents before him,
he said, taught him to steal, but they
finally drove him from home, he hardly
knew what for.
Lavender's record in Roanoke was
fully ventilated yesterday. He has
been here about five years, and during
that time has served about twenty
months on the chain gang.
AS was stated yesterday, he assaulted
nj. G. Morris, who was chief of police
about two years ago, and served six
months on the chain gang. Lavender
used stone in making the assault, but
as it happened, the. chief was not hurt
Justice Howerton has sent Lavender
to the chain gang several times, and the
mayor has had him up frequently for
vagrancy and disorderly conduct.
Mayor Carr ordered him to leave the
city on more than one occasion. He
figured as bootblack until he bee anne
an expert in stealing.