The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-08
CHIRGED WfTH sWIXDLISG.
Robert 4. johnson, n Young Society Man
Now In Great Trouble.

NOW
4 telegram, 'ece;ved by Chief of Police
Pot yesterday, from Washington, stated
that Robert l.. johnson had been arrested
and would return 90 Richmond without
requisitlon Sergeant Alex. Tomlinson
left for Washington last evening to bring
to Richmond the prisoner
Johnson Is wanted here on the charge
Of obtaining goods under false misrepre-
scnta ion. II Is a felony charge, and,
should the jury convict. the man could
be sentenced to The penitenidry He is
the yol/g man Of whom The Times read
ers hive read, who. by representing him
self to be the sons Of certain promi-
ncnt Richmond men. obtained goods.
on February 9th ne went into the mer-
chant tailoring establishment OF A.Schnur-
man & Son. No. Gil east Broad street,
and stated that his name was j. r. Logan.
a son Of General T. NJ. Logan, and lived
at No. 500 west Franklin; that his father.
the General was away in New York. but
would be back on the 9th; that he was
student at the University at Charlottes-
Vile, and wished a dress suit and extra
pair Of trousers. The measures we're
taken: $50 were named as the price. and
ne left the store, saying that he would
call for the clothing.
on Monday. the 10Th. he went into the
store with a satchel; said that he was on
his way to Charlottesville, and the cloth
ing was delivered to him. he stating that
when the General returned the bill would
be paid
on the 9th the bill was present ID. and
an examination revealed the fact hat
the tailors had been duped The natter
was then PIT int the hands Of the police.
ON February 18th Johnson went to Mays
shoe store, purchased two pairs Of shoes.
stating that ne was the son of Mr.. Alex
ander Cameron, ard that his father would
pay for them.
After he went out the clerk suspec ed
something wrong. and telephOned Mr.
Cameron. The latter replied that he
would find out at dinner time. and later
i'm the day Mr.. Cameron notified Mr.
May that none Of his sons had purchased
shoes, and that the whole transaction
must have been a fraudulent one.
The next afternoon. Saturday. John
son passed Mays store. and the porter
seeing him notified the clerk who had
sold the shoes The salesman followed
the young man and saw him go into
Boschen's shoe and trunk store. He rep
resented himself 10 be a son OF Mr. James
T. Gray, and purchased a trunk. valued at
SO. He then went out, hailed a wagon,
and was about to have the driver drive
off with the trunk when he suspected that
lie was on unsafe ground and left the
store without giving any address The
trunk was put back into stock and John
son became lost in the crowd.
on the following day. Sunday, Johnson
went TO Mr.. Mays residence. He saw
Mr.. May. and stated that he had been
sowing his wild oats that he was ready
TO pay the money for the shoes. and the
bin Of $50 was thereupon paid
Johnson came to Richmond about three
years ago. and was employed by the
Singer Sewing Machine Company. He
boarded for a long time at one Of the
fashionable boarding-houses up town. and
went no little with the society folk Of
Richmond He was member OF the
Ashby Light Horse Guard. the Junior
German club the Abemarle club. and
was thought by all to be a steady young
man.
Before leaving Richmond he had cashed
a negotiable note for fifty dollars. The
endOrser will make the amount good.