The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-31
TIE POLICE COUNT,
Case of the Moniios Man-NRds his Little
Boy ID INK

Justice John disposed Of the follow
ing cases yesterday morning:
The case Of Joseph Crompton. former
ly Of the L. 5. Monitor feet, ielow
the city. who is charged with bur lar
i1usly entering the room Of ana steal
NJ hwo suits OF clothes and other wear
irEfapparel belOngins 10 Il. j. Jackson.
IS called for examination. The robbery
Is alleged 10 have been committed May
9Th Two days after The clothes wer.
zen CrOmpton called on Jackson and
returned silk handkerchief a. d
ckte. which. he explained. were taken
rom the latters room by man who
IS employed on one OF the monitors.
Jackson accused Crompton Of having
AIKEN the clothes also, but this was
denied. Crompton admitted, however.
hat his half brother the monitor man.
lad taken the property from the room
ly mistake. He said the clothing had
1@en pawned. Jackson subsequently re-
covered his property from clothing
ore. at which # had seen disposed OF
ly the accused. CrcIptOn was arrested
by Officer Charles Kelly az the house OF
Mrs. Schoenberger In Fulton. ana not
night He told the policeman that TO
much whisky was the cause Of his trou-
Die. CrOmptOn made a statement In MS
own behalf 70 the court lie said ne
mad been drunk for a week when he
took the clothes. lie went 10 Jackson
room, believing that a friend named Eos
ter. who formerly occupied the apart
ment. was sim there. and see ng the
clothing which he thought belonged 10
his friend he carried 10 of and pawned
II. lie IS married and lives In the city
The case was certified 10 the Hastings
Court and bail was allowed in the sum
OF 800.
The case Of John T. AGREE, a motor
man on the Clay street line. charged
with carelessy ana reckles.y running
ca. NO. - INTO the wagon Of Fietc or
McClStan, ~recking the vehicle and in
Turing MCCLELLAN, was called for further
examinatfsp yesterday. Sergeant j. A
Cosby testified that the car was gong
al the speed OF about four miles an
hour when 81 struck the ice wagon at the
corner of Brook avenue. and that the
;he way. Ofhcer II. b. sutton, who rang
tho bell. while standing on the front
Platform before the accident testified =
that enect, and Mcclellan stated that NJ
di3 not see the car until II colllded VT /,
his vehicle The mOtOrman was accord
ingy discharged.
Stonewan Jackson was up on the charge
or being a suspicious character He had
bern arrested al an early hour yesterday
morning by Policeman Sutton. who had
foHnd him picking at the front door II
tne VALENTINO House. and rapping Oh the
windows. When the officer asked MIN
what he was doing. ne said he w,rted,
% get q drink lie had SO In currency An |
his pockets.
ne told the justice that he had been |
working for Mr.. Bishop. on Leigh |
street "Wednesday night his employer !
tod him he didn't want him any longer |
ard ran him out Of the house al The |
point Of revolver. He said Mr. BishoD |
owed him $3.50 back pay. Where are |
you from2" asked the fustice
From Virginia" answered ,,a cotor-
co man. Where ats you now?''
At the corner OF Hudson aod Rood |
sueets. In the State OF New YORK was
". II
order a commission OF iunacy I'm the |
Joseph Williams and Florence England
were Msrs charged with being disorderiy and
axaung IN The house OF Ella Fergus
'"s' "iihams took his little son TO