The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-12
HARVEY BLAIR'S LIFE.
-, VINO DID THB RICHaONDERS
uAs JRKYLL AND a HYDE.
u.s n Cottage Home and Pretty Wife
81 south Nincland, \. J.-Mr. burnett
Gone To Identify Him.

~ u c. Burnett left last evening for
...,.irorc: from that city he will run
,, Isel Air. the little town where the
Known here as J. Harvey Blair
.-n,a the Hartford National Bank OF
-.. .racr the name Of George y. SAGE
nv the same methods as those he
f "a Richmond. Mr. Burnett viii en-
. to get GOOD look az Blair. or
OIL. b.. Harvey. which is his rght name,
~. identify him.
.y Monday, no doubt. the people OF
et~a.l val know whether The man In
90 Eel Air is the man VINO 50
..hIy won the confidence Of certain
A .eupic in this city and Petersburg
M ..Iud.ed them 50 badly.
stated that Robert r. Harvey
,.. brother I'm business In Philadelphia.
4, BIS looked operations he has usel
wink aliases. besides the one
v ...l here. Henry VI. Thomas, k'dae
= ..I. Herb ri r. Koh,r's. Rtph {.
-..- g. t.. BincSlcy. sherman Mitch
...rv W Hunter. Lawrence stevens,
Iz.ckley. G. H.. Hiscock. Henry -.
Frank &. Woods. George T. Sage
t Nou.ton. Water Il. snow, 6. ".
>.,r. vs.. H. Bunner Victor Fennlck
S. -. Miles.
.Hr WOLF ~ sHErP's CLOTHING.
80 ,..ms that "Blair" is also a mar
II "a
che methods 10y which hc SWindlcd
81. Hartford BANK. at Be Air ideu-
81. .r character with those usca here
g.. Acg.s. newspaper published at
r. sit. says.
SOW that Harvey's life has been
--.I In the fun glare Of publicity by
O.. .r.ss of the country. each section.
...-. his operations were carried ON.
,piylng its link in the chain, tie
trr Of his career reads Ike DICK
arH
re- the same. Tie was @ Vcrltahle l'r.
.kgu and Mr.. Hyde. In outward Sc m
E he was a quiet. iaw-ab.ding cin-
. AN eNhoTtcr at rcleiOGS meet KS,
81 cheerful. earnest Christian. plead
for temperance and morality among
fellow men. Upon arriving at a neN
.... ne would at once seek ont the pill
.. q the church. and would take the
.- opportunity 20 attend praycr-meet-
enen. after sitting quietly for one
goo nights, ne would, apparently NOV
IS deep religious fervor. rise IN his
nd eNhcrt trose pre- sent with an
nee not often heard. All tn :. too,
ZEE was planning and carrying out
and daring crime. lie was never
,ur 90 drink or gdmblc. This course.
..,r with sutsttnua! cash contribu-
rr, t1 church work. OF course. placed
10 once in good standing in the
e.u nifty. and ia a short time he waa
. .r- to fresh fields leaving void. both
a He hearts of the church people and
ia h vaults.
HIs COTTAGE HOWr.
Harvey has at South Vineland. New
r.,..t small farm of ten acres. iw-
,.-I ly "a little one and One-half story
..--. Hith shed addition. The house
u'-I white, with green blinds, and
..,tIl vines Chamber over small
.rN u front. ON either side wide
81. drive leads around 10 the rear
0. 3D., hail.lnE and Ia the yard in front
0+ t.. Iu--r are beds filed with odd
fashioned fragrant flowers. Harvey
here surrounded with books and the
.-t refining influences. though living
.l entirely unIretentiUuS manner.
D.. stool high en- the estimation OF his
..r-. -n0. nj the time Of his arrest,
-E persons thought be- was the ag-
...-I party ard that the bank was
-r- f0 'put zap "A job on him" His
. MAS p-rely pastoral and. true to
alleged character Of ddiryman. H.
up the time Of his arrest. engaged
milking COW.
tIIAEsNTLY A CULTIVATED GENTLEMAN.
a. human being with the endowmonts
Tt..l this man poSsesses,A should never
t.Fe chosen the difficult and dangerous
t.hs Of crime. for his talents and his
Pc ltule o. Ife had il been real, would
r.tc Won him high success I'm any hon
gable calling he is evidently Well
-.a1 ANA iar better posted on various
hrdu.Ir~ or business tnan many men
actually engaged therein. He is q man
az c1armine manners and pleasant app
Iearauce. and withal so fine an actor
that there is never AN instance where
re mas said or done anything TO betray
us~if or to violate the character as
med az the time lie has a great
ilty for changing his facial appear
.e. and durinl the ten months he has
Ired AT South Nine.ard ne has sradually
.uccd his fun beard. first 10 a cropped
.re. then 90 Buzz 81 res about the time
.- was operating in Hartford. and finally
'. ID vigorous mustachc. Ills wife. whom
i- claims 10 have married al Norfolk.
-..rasta. last summer. as Miss Edith
I-hecca Boe-l. is rather pretty and
active-looKing woman, with bright
., eyes ana dark hair. which she brush
straight back over her head She is
bel Air and Will probably remain
'.re until her husband trial.
SAYS It's AL A MIsTAKF."
Harvey. or Baker. as he calls himself.
he is The victim of circumstances
a that IL IS entirely case of mistaken
identity. he claims 10 be able to prov
.Nmplete al.bi al his trial He asserts
'.f Doe knows nothing whatever OF the
liter, that ne never was in Bel Air
..0re and unkindest of all. says he
..rer heard Of the place until arrested.
h. u.s.. however. fully Identified bV those
no whom he came in contact here as
'.e man they want