Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-29
FIND OTHER CHECKS.
WALTON. THE roRcER. uTTERs MUCH
SPURIOUS PAPER.
ne Coos 20 the Grand Jury In Three
Cases-A Negro Up for burglary
Other Police Court Matters.

The case OF Warner Walton, alias John
n. Combs (colored). whose real name is
said to he J. Milton Waldron and who
was arrested by Officer John T. Hall for
forgery on Friday evening. attracted quite
n large and curious crowd to the Police
Courtroom yesterday morning. Before
the investigation began in this tribunal
Officer Hall had discovered another forged
check with the name OF Postmaster Rus
sell signed to 1t. and later In the day
other pieces OF spurious paper that had
been employed az true by Walton were
in his hands The police think they have
IN their possession very bad character.
The second check foundt was one passed
upon Robert J. Brock. n grocer and ga
loon-keeper. II was for $40. and was
drawn In favor OF John II. Combs upon
the Merchants and Planters Savings
Bank. The two cases and that against
Walton for carrying concealed wea-
pons were investigated In the Police Court
yesterday morning. The accused was rep
resented by Il. A. Randolph. the coiored
lawyer. who made a motion for a contin-
uance which was over-ruled by the Jus
tice. The first witness put upon the stand
was Postmaster Otis II. Russell, whose
statement was In accordance with what
about the matter.
Mr.. G. w. Turpin, who Is connected
with the Watkins-C ottrell Company, told
of the purchasing by Walton OF the reVoI-
vers. and Sergeant Hall testified that the
prisoner admitted 10 him that he forged
the first check while he was drunk.
Mr.. Brock, who was Waltons second
victim. stated that the accused came into
his place OF business on Friday and
treated several men and that he con-
tracted a bill amounting to Is cents. Wal
ton returned later In the day ana paid
this with the $40 check, getting I'D In
currency back.
Walton was sent on to the grand jury
for forgery In the two cases, and In a
third for carrying the pistol he had poushl
concealed upon his person
This negro is believed to be the man who
last April got pair OF shoes from Messrs.
TAYLOR & Brown upon an order purport-
inc to be signed by Mr.. c. IL. Doyle, SUI
perintendent of the eastern division or the
Chesapeake and ohio railway.
TWO OTHER WARRANTS.
Two other warrants were sworn out
against Walton yesterday evening. One
was for the forgery of check Tor siV'
drawn I'm favor OF l.. Il. Harris. and pur-
porting 10 be signed by G. IL. Walker,
and the other was for forging an order for
SIS upon the time-keeper OF the Tredegar
Machine Works.
II seems that Walton went 10 the store
of Levy e. Davis on Friday and bought
goods 10 the amount of $3.50 for his wire.
He offered the so check in payment
therefor and was given ten cents III
change When asked who {. E. walker
tho name OF the supposed signer. was
Walton replied that he was the Assistant
Superintendent OF the Chesapeake anu
ohio. The name Of this gentleman, how
ever at G. G. Walker.
The forgery Of the order occurred last
july. when a child Of the negro died IL
IS said that he got this money to pay the
funeral expenses.
Sergeant Hall has In his possession n
spurious check upon the Citizers Bank
for $40, in favor Of Benjamin Cook. and
with the signature Charles Reid & Son.
He thinks this is the work of his cap
tive This paper was passed upon "A.
Gellman, a SeVenteentn-street merchant
about three weeks ago. and when pre-
scented at the bank for payment was
thrown out as no such firm had an
account there. Sergeant Hall says that
he has ascertalned the true name of his
prisoner. and that It Is Claiborn Warner
Walton. He Is from Atlanta
The cases Of John Cunningham, the negro
VINO was arrested in Washington some
time ago and brought back to this city
by Officer Hall on charges of breaking
and entering In the nighttime the house
of W II. Cronie and stealing suit OF
clothes watch and chain, and $40 I'm cur |
rency on May 9th last: also. with the
larceny of n double-case gold watch,
valued NJ SGj, the property Of a. r. Rob-
inson. were called. and Cunningham was
sent on TO The Hastings Court on the first
charge, white the second was postponed
until November 1st TO obtain the evidence
of other witr esses
The case Of Bessie White. charged with
the larceny Of $3.50 in currency from
Charles Brown, was continued until No
vember 3D. She was jailed az a suspicious
character.
Frank Venable (coloredD was charged
with the theft of coop of chickens and
quantity OF eggs from S. A. Phillips. He
was sent on 10 Il jury.
The continued case OF w. j. Henaing.
who is charged on two warrants with vio-
latlng the Sunday liquor-law. was again
postponed until November 18th.