The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-11
Special Dispatch to the virgiuisn.


man Parker under arrest here is
KID Austin, the chief of a band of
noted crooks in New York, who are
said to have made $500, 900 IN the
last few years. He married noto.
rlous woman named Matte Hopkins
III Cincinnati, and she now resides
thinks Parker is also "Billy the
KID" but Norris, the detective i'll
Jail here, says this Is not true. Nor
ris. by the way,tells u straight story
about his visit here. He denies pos
itively that he minated that he
wanted to brlbe Commonwealth
Attorney Smith. His explanation is
that he asked if MIR. Smith was
man who might be worked with
money amply for the reason that he
feared Parker's friends might try to
bride the officers.
Norris record is q black one, &C,
cordlng to information received
here, but, Notwithstanding this. tho
general impression is that he would
not have asked newspaper reporter
if the Commonwealth Attorney
could be worked with money If be
really intended to offer bride.
None of the persons who have tele-
graphed that they are coming
here to identify Parker have
arrived at this writing, but
come of his former victims are on
their way here. Joe Mclean, the
Norfolk sport, who ia wanted here
has not been arrested. Some per-
sone who know him quite we'll think
he has gone to Europe. Simon
Capps, who is out on bail, is said to
be still about Richmond,
MIR. j. w. Southwark has with.
drawn his notice Of contest for the
seat in Congress to which Col. TaZe
we'll Elicit has been elected. There
have been rumors current for sew
eral days that he would do this, but
they could not be verified until to-
day, when the notice was formally
withdrawn. 1t is presumed that Mr..
Sonthward became convinced that
he would be unable to make out
case of fraud and saw it would be
useless to keep up the fight. The
best of the Republican lawyers here
advised him against contesting and
declined to undertake his case. His
notice was prepared by himself, with
the assistance of Mr.. Clinton DE
Priest, local Republican leader.
Gov. O'Ferrall to day ordered the
court of inquiry asked for by the
oilicers of the First Regiment. 1t
will be constituted as follows: Capts.
George a. Mushback, of Alexandria;
Il. w. Tomlin, of Norfolk; Hugh L.
Nelson, OF Charlottesville, aud Col,
Il. L. Boykin, of Isle of Wight,
Judge Advocate. The court will
meet here on January Odd and will
be in session several days probably,
Gov. O'Ferrall gives the court power
to make most complete and search
ing investigation. The body will
have no power to pass any sentence,
but will simply report the facts to
the Governor for his action. No
matter what the report may be there
will be many Withdrawals from tho
regiment. III Col. Jones is under con
troll he and his following will re-
main as matter of course, but il
the colonel's course Is condemned
he and his sympathizers will no
doubt retire. The situation is IN
feresting to say the least, and the
outcome 10 awaited with much inter-
est
The Governor to day issued a
acquisition on the Governor of New
York, for l.. 5. Eley, who is charged
with defrauding G. e. Verdier ont
OF 81, 900. He issued the papers on
an affidavit OF MIR. Sidney Britt, who
succeeded Mr.. Butt as manager of
the Richmond house. MIR. Britt sets
forth that he is an expert account.
ant and was employed by Mr.. Yer
dler TO examine the accounts here.
Among other things he found that
pills reported as due had been col
lected and receipted in the hand
writing OF Eley. He says further,
That when he approached Eley for
settlement, he fled, and warrant
lof his arrest followed.
a we'll known Richmond man saws
tnat about seven years ago he was
al windsor. on the Norfolk and
western railroad, and there mot
detective Pat Sutherland, of Rich
mond, In company with detective
named Norris. They all went over
TO Smlthtield, and there Norris and
Sutherland hired two negroes to
take them up the creek in boat.
motifs was after q man from the
west, who was wanted for stealing
S6O,OO0. aud Norris said that he had
been pursuing the fellow for four
years. lie bagged his game that
night and took the fellow to the
west, where he was wanted. The
hichmond man has not seen Norris
since that time, but the description
Oh the man who Is now under arrest
mere salles exactly with his recol
lection of the Norris he met at
Smllhtieid end hn in ar,ra thin i L.