The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-10
ROANOKE, VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING App1T N ,oo-
LEFT nErwEEN TWO SUNS.
a famiiy Masquerading Under False Col
Suddenly Depnrta =.

ors suddenly Departs. .
Inc usual quietude and serenity OF
the social sta.e of aft airs OF tho neigh
oorhood in Melrose Addition was
slightly stirred up about four weeks AGO
oy the announcement that q wealthy
southern family OF French Creole ex-
traction had rented and moved into tho
mousse st No. 3l6 Fourth avenue north.
west. The family consisted of William
hailey, his wife and five children, two
daughters and three sons.
The advent Of the Gallo family WAS
iorernn oy the arrival in she city sew.
eral weeks prior to this, of the oldess
son, Joe, pfepo.sessing young man of
"a years OF age, with ch;valric mien and
well hlled purse. He was comfortably
installed amid good social surrou ndinos
and In short time was in the swim.
he united with one Of the leading
Sunday-sohools and was mentioned In
the church paper as being a valuable
acquisition to the school in yarious
ways.
The whole family soon followed and
were cordially received by d number
OIL their neighbors. The younger
children were enrolled as students of
the Melrose public school and all at.
1ehueo the various Sunday school and
cnurch services. TIE grown up children
were Important factors in the social
affairs of several communities, espe.
call Joe, who was quite a lion among
the ladies'. The old folks admitted thew
we're illiterate, but said they had lived
In Southern community, where there
were no schools and that they had come
mere In order that their children might
profit by the educational ADVANTAGES
this city afforded.
1t was observed by various. people
that some of the family, especially the
boys. were dark complicated, but this
was attributed to their having worked
In the Southern cotton field to Law up
the competency they were now expend.
Ing with lavish hands, or to that inner
lsed strain OF blood traced back to
noble ancestors, who were tanned
swarthy under the strong rays of the
sun among the vineclad hills Of France.
Everything was as merry as the
musical peals Of marriage bells and it
began to be rumored that the nuptials
OF the young scion Joe and beautiful
young lady OF good parentage in the
city were soon to be solemnizad amid
much pomp and pageantry. But q
cnange came over the spirit of their
youthful dreams, for about that time
letter was received at police headouar-
tiers from Wilson, N. c., inouiring
about q colored family of that name,
who the writer OF the letter stated he
had heard were passing themselves off
as white people and were even contem-
plating the marriage Of one of tho sons
TO white lady.
On last Saturday morning Chief of
Police Dyer and another ofioer drove to
the homo. at 3,6 Fourth avenue, and
told the HALEY family that, while they
could not yet be arrested and prose-
cuttd as lawnrea&ers. their advice was
to leave at once before the ire of An in
dignant community. became too strong
for their better judgment The result
was hasty packing up and on the noon
train OF that same day six people and
six trunks started for North Carolina.
One OF the sons remained few DAYS
longer to pack up the remainder OF the
household goods, and now the whole
French family" of ancient lineage
have folded their tents, like the Arabs,
and as silently moved away"