Richmond planet., 1895-01-12
AWHITErIAN'S MISERY
Comes from North Carolina.
HIS rUSKY LOVER.
Hunting for His Money Sensa-
tional Case IN Police Court.

A white man named W r. Dawes sat
in the Police Court, 7th inst Justice j. ]. /
Crutchfield presiding, and related his ex-
peTiences in the slums of this city Two
colored womeo, Florence Carter, Puss
Brown and two colored men Joseph
Smith aud Ed. Curtis were charged with
robbiDg him of $4,000 in United States
currency. Lawyer Sam Page was coun-
sci for the accused.
He said: Il live within seven miles of
Rocky Mount, n. G. and am engaged in
business there. 1 arrived here last
Thursday night. / went to PutnEm's
Theatre.
THAT WIDOW LADY's ROOM.
had engaged a room with a widow
lady but couldn't find it. / drank at
PutBam's. l started to the Exchange
Hotel. Don't know much about what
occurred until / got in this house. L
went into q room with a email colored
woman. i took of my over coat aud
top coat. had $4,000 in green-backs
and 50 or Sc in silver. The other was in
q denominations of 50 and SO bills. The
paper money was in my watch-pocket.
and the silver in my pants pocket
don't know exactly how much it was.
i wouldn't pull OF my pants and vest /
ON account of my watch and money be-
ing in them.
NV watch was open faced, gold filed /
end valued ! suppose at $25 90. / |
don't know who carried me ia there / |
went up into q room with girl,--that |
one. He pointed her out-Florence Car |
ter. L laid down on the bed and went to |
sleep.
WHERE HE PUT HIS MONEY.
Iput nv money there to rest on it by
laying on my back. When / awoke my
hand was still in my pocket, the silver
was there. but the paper money was
gone. When 1 awoke some body had
hold of me carrying me down hill.
They were pulling me. / told them to
let me loose or would call policeman.
They turned me loose and ran. Yonder
is one who was there. He pointed to
Puss Brown. / saw her there, she was
not upstairs, but IN a room dOwnsta airs.
The door was locked. / tried to get out
, but could not
That's why laid down and went to
sleep. No there is no way to identify
the money more than one of the 50 bills
was gold certificate. ! reported to the
police ten minutes after got out. They
told me to go to the Exchange Hotel
and go to bed and they'd trace it up
next morning.
HOW MANY TINES az DRANK.
Igot here about 6:3O O'Clock. had
drank before l went to Pumam's. /
drank four OF five glasses of beer in Put
nam 3, don't know how many. i took
some in a room where the seats are and
some in the bar-room aud some down
stairs.
Down there it was too high. They
were charging so cents for bottle of
beer. Upstairs it was 8 cents. l paid
for one glass for me and one glass for a
-Rifh There were two white girls down
cor oD nt fhoro
hut she didn't stay long. The one that
l was with didn't stay long either.
MADE AN ENGAGEMENT.
Two men had one over in a corner. /
made an engagement with one of the
girls down there to meet somewhere else
that night. She was to make the ar
rangements, but after paid the 50centE
didn't see her any more"
Mr. Page1-" Wasn't it at 115 Nave
St, where you we're to meet?"
Mr.. Dawes Can't remember wheth
or it was or not.
Mr.. Pagel-"Did you not make ar
engagements to meet that girl?"
Mr. Dawes1-''I don't remember.
gave her 90 cents for supper"
Mr.. Page1 1-"Didn't you go into ba
room and ask where 115 Mayo Stree
was?"
Mr.. Dawes-'I don't remember
Mr. Page-"Didn't you have a bottl
of whiskey in your pocket2'
Mr. DaWes-''I don't remember whetl
er had or not"
Mr.. Page-"Didn't you ask them t
send boy with you to show you wheE
this house was?
Mr.. Dawes don't remember"
Mr.. Page-"DO you know how 20
got into that house?''
Mr.. Dawee-"I do not know. Son
one carried me IN there"
Mr.. Page-''Do you know how yC
got cut of there?"
Mr.. Dawes-"IDdeed / do. ] four
two men taking me by the arms ar
carrying me out. They put my cloth
Nr. Page-''Are you "A married man
Justice Crutchfeld-"I' wont have th
Mr.. Page. No use TO degrade hi
farther. Don't bring his family in
it."
But the witness had already respon
ed in the affirmative.
DETl CTIvE's STATEMENT.
Sergeant Alexander Tomlinson rel,
ed his experience in the case. He we
to Puss Browns house. She said 6
had $65. and some small change beloI
ing to George Holmes, her man.
He told her he would search the hou
after Officer Hall came and Mr.. Johns
returned they went upstairs. Dav
said that that was the woman-Ms
Lee, and the next time he said that
was the little girl.
/ took them and lodged them ali
he station-house. Fuss Brown g,
lat she kept that house and was liza
have money.
THE information / first received v
1t there were $215 lost and a q
tch and chain. He afterwards g
ost $50. got inform alton VIII
me to arrest Curtis and Smith.
d 81 90 in the formers sock aud
hat.
geant Hall said:
found $40 in Pnss Bro Own's wa
a hox & nd two Hva 1olfo- -