The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-14
He SIOLE 4 HORSE.
Mounted tho Animal without Bride or
Saddle aud Rode Away.
4 short and unimportant docket was
disposed Of By his Honor in the Police

4 short and unimp0rtant docket was
disposed Of By his Honor in the Police
Court yesterday.
George W Harris. alias Davis, alias
Clarke, alias David Richardson, was up
charged with stealing a horse, and sev-
eral other minor offences. The man, who
claimed Petersburg as his home. stTolled
into the livery stable OF X. Vi. Duval
ON west road street Thursday afternoon.
lie had "a watch and chain. he told the
some money on. Mr.. Duval wasn't buy
ing watches and chains, and told the
stranger SO. Then the latter took Duyal
aside and told him that he had twenty
one carloads Of cattle on n side-track Of
the Richmond Fredericksburg and IO-
tomac railroad, and asked the livery
stable keeper % maze MIN an offer for
tn, lot Mr.. Duyal noticed that the man
was under the influence OF liquor 10 some
degree. and declined % mold further con-
VersatiOn with him.
When Duyal walked away Harris, alias
Davis alias Richardson. alias Clarke
went into one of the stalls led out a
horse by the name, leaped on the ami
mails back. and without saddle or bride
rode off down Hancock street and was
blocks away before one OF DuYals sta
blemen missed the horse Sergeant George
W Cpps was on his beat when the
stranger rode by. with Duyals force OF
stab!emen following couple OF blocks
behind i'm pursuit. The sergeant joined In
tbn cna-o. and the fugitive, finding him
self unable o. manage his unbrldled steed.
lfsrn0uutei and took 10 MS ncels. he was
captured near the old Pinel Hospital.
When taken into custody the prisoner had
ON his person razor 4 revolver which
he had nOurished al the stable-keeper
could not be found. ii having been thrown
away by the man of many aliases in the
progress Of his Night
Thomas f. Miller tcolored) also swOre
ont a warrant against the man or many
aliases. charging him with stealing the
ttneniece which he offered 10 Mr.. Duval
Tor sale. on this charge as well as for
~ larceny Of the horse. and for carry
INC a weapon concealed. the prisoner was
se1t on 10 the Hastings Court. on the
i.barge OF being a suspicious character, he
us us Committed to jail for twelve months,
I'm default OF 500 surety required OF him.
II cost Bette Branch tcOlored) 50 and
costs TO be disorderly IN the street
The case Of Albert Nelson, the negro
against whom Leopold Levy & Son pre-
ferrel the charge of being a suspicious
character, believing that he attempted 10
rob their safe Thursday, was continued
until to-day.
The deadly crap game came to the
front again in the case OF William Jas
ner n colored youth. charged with feoni-
ously assaulting, cutting and wounding
George Woodson, another black boy, with
a knife and with cutting and wOunding
George Lewis. a thirc colored man also.
II was the usual bellicose sequel 70 an
unsatisfactory game with the bones that
caused William Jasper to be sent on 10
the grand Jury on both charges OF felony.
William Lakewood a dusky tehu, who
had used his horsewhip on Craig. col
ore9 boy, was taxed s. and costs.
The case OF Jesse Hilton 'coloredl,
charged with the larceny Of coat. "A
cheone and Si in currency. the property
of ] Rurton Marye. was continued until
next Wednesday.