The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-06

gold fever IL the brother OF q very hano-
some lady who married Frencn count
and is now residing In Paris. where young
Wfthrs visited the Countess soon atter ne
severed his connection with her Ma]estys
army.
He takes his experience philosophicaly,
and has as yet exhibited no signs OF De
ing worried. When discussing the matter
Friday night he said cody: THE loss OF
5000 Is a comparatively small matter. 1t
Is only fair price for the experience.
What I'm worried about Is to see myself
figuring in half hundred newspapers as
a. w. Withers. darned fool from Glouces-
ter" and then he gave a sickIy smile.
NEWS FROM LYsCHBUBG.
The Times received from its special
correspondent In Lynchburg last night
the following:
w. T. Frazier and z. w. Mcconnell,
who claim to be horse traders from Scott
county. were arrested here at an early
hour this morning on a telegram from
Petersburg charging them with Felony
officers Liggan and Morgan made the ar
rests. The telegram gave the numbers OF
the tickets held by the men and q ae
scription Of them Frazier said he had
been trading horses In North Carolina
but all of them were sold to his iather.
He did not know what he was wanted
for. and had never been arrested before.
a press telegram receivd this afternoon
saying that the parties arrested were
connected with the gold-brick swIndle in
Richmond was the first informati on re-
eeived Of the specific cause of the arrest.
Inc men stated that they lived near
Gate City. In Scott county, and their man.
ner and appearance indicate that they
are what they claim to be.
One OF them, when told OF the charge
against him, said: II can show where |
was every hour after leaving North Caro-
lima, and have notes for the horses /
sold. We have never been in Richmond"
The authorities here are under the i'm
preston that these men are not the ones
wanted.
GuYED THE VICTIM.
Sergeaits TOmlinson and Hall were pre-
pairing TO leave last night TOR Lynchburg
TO bring to Richmond the two prisoners
there, but another feature came to light.
While Mr.. Withers was complaccntly
smoking his cigarette last night, ne re-
ceiNed Il letter pogtmarhed "Old Point"
in strange chirography. Breaking 1t
open, he was more vividly convinced than
ever OF the smoothness of the schemers.
such cheek L never saw" he said to
himself when he read this
"Mr. A. w Withers, Ford's Hotel, Rich
mond, Va.
"You have bought copper for gold. You
have been hopeessly duped. When you
get this i shall be d thousand miles away.
IA ta!'
The letter was taken TO police head
quarters, and his, together with the evil
dence received from the chief OF police
OF Lynchburg, induced chief Of Police Poe
\ III on 4
gram, advising the immediate release Of
the two men arrested in the Hill City.
upon the ground that they are not the
parties wanted.
Accordingly the detective officers from
this city did not leave for LynchburS last
night, and it is presumed that the pris-
oners in the Hill City are, or viii soon be,
at liberty.
NEW THEORY
The theory has been advanced By those
familiar with the story that the letter
eupposed 10 have been sent to Mr.. With
ers bv the man Williams WAS a scheme
concocted by some accomplice In the
fraud. to mislead the authorities mere. ana
secure the release of the prisoners IN
Lvnchburg. Whether there be any
grounds for this theory remains 10 De
seen.
At this writing Parker Is in prison.
Williams and the indian are somewhere
in America. half dozen detective officers
are puzzling their brains over as many
theories. Mr.. Withers is 5000 "out," and
the newspaper reporters are in great
glee.
Another chapter to the story Will ap-
pear in Tuesdays Times.
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Mr. Clarence Mirhiser received Il ca