The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-19
THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.
THE STORY OF THE NEG no WANTED
IN NEW YORk FOR THE THEFT.
An Old Merchant FILES "a Deed Of Assign
ment-Tobacco Factories Become
Bonded Warehouses.

PETERSBURG, VA. Jan. ESPECIAL
W. Ia. Osscsn. the muiatto, VINO D. IN jan
here on charge OF haNins stoitn a
diamond pin ana four diamond rings
from Mrs Manson OIL New YORK city.
told fmc this afternoon. when 1 inter
viewed hun. I'm the presence OF ShcrHi
Watson. that the thief, was committed not
by him, but 10y a coiorco pci-boN az
the hotel located at the corner OF rory
fourth street and sixth avenue, New
York city This boys name Green sara
he could not rcc0liccl dltnoush ne h.u
been trying an day 10 think OF q. As
stated in tnpss DISPATCHES, Green's story
was that this bcll-DOy 90 whom ne refers
stole the 1CWclrN ana diNlotd II Win MN,
and that ne (Crccm afterwards returned
that portion OF the jcwclry given TO MN
TO Miss Jeanette Manson, daughter OF
Mrs. Manson, TO whom IL btionscd.
Green told me this afternoon that inc
night after the robbery his mother gave
him some money TO so 10 an opera, nut
instead of goins there hc went 10 BAH.
The prisoner says That ne knows nothlhs
about the Burden diamond robbery. Nhcn
j asked him about this robbery ne a9-
pearcd perfectly ignorant OF it. and askta
me when ~ occurred Green says tnat ne
is only seventeen years OF age, ana th1t
he has "a sister rcs.ung in New YORK
CITY. whose name is Clara He declares
that ne r. anxious TO get back 10 New
York. Chief OF Police lerkinson received
a telegram to-day from Stcrnen obFlch
acting Chief OF Police OF New YORK clt.'
In a 0ay or two for Green.
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.
General Robert r. Lees birthday VIII
not be formally observed mere undh Nlon-
day afternoon. when mere VIII pe I"
street parad. Of the a T. Hul Cam9 on
Confederate Veterans ana the lo'eIS"uit
AZ night the Vets" will have banquet
AT their hal. on Tabb street Io-morro"
night Bishon Granbcry viii deliver q spe-
81 ht.f
ton-Strcet N. H.. church. 5000,
Mr.. ). } Hurt. one OF the oidest arc
bost-known commission merchants N
Petcrsburg. has made uced OF assign
ment 10 his sor. Pelham Hurt. as uus-
tee. The deed conveys an real ana pti-
sonal property OF every kind ana descrip-
ton. ri,
Dunlop and George Cameron a Brother
are now United States bonded manuiac-
turing warehouses. under the supervision
OF Collector OF Customs Snlnper. ~
The transfer from the internal 10 Tie
customs department was made this morn
ing ,.
ing FOR Richmond. having IN charge
taking TO the Laurel Reformatory
Captain Wlntcrbottom and Licutenaht
Arpe OF the Salvation Army, VINO nave
had charge OF the army here FOR some
time. will leave for Frederick, Nd, on
next Monday. TO which place lhey nave
been ordered. 80,
Mrs. Hamon and her five children, VINO
arrived here a day or two ago IN destl-
tute circumstances, left tonight fcv
Charleston. 5. G. The sum of Sji.4o was
subscribed by some of our generous -dis-
posed citizens TO purchase railroad uchtts
a. y. HILL CAMP.
A. =. Hm Camr was chartered and
organized December j., 1851. with about
one hundred and fifty members III now
has a membership OF about two hundred
and fifty. During it's eight years OF eA-
istence il has only had TWO commanders
Colonel W Gordon McCabe. now OF hlch-
mond. and Mr.. Hugh Il. smith the pres
ent postmaster of Petersburg, eacn OF
these gentlemen having succeeded then-
selves AT different elections held by tht
camp. The present officers OF lhe canp
are o. B Morgan and y. G. 10y, hrst
lieutenant-cOmmande John X Iurner
second acknowledgements ". r. mar
wood third lieutenaut-commande carter
X Bishop, adiutant, Rev. ). NJ. flchel,
chaplain: Or }. III. Claiborne, surgeon,
DIR. J. ". Claiborne, assistant surgeon
A j. Clements. officer of the DAY j. r..
Moyler. Quartermaster. }. =. Cald"eil'
Nidot guard, Benjamin Harrison, treas
urer. John n. Parham, sergeant MAJOR
j. NJ. Pulley. color-sergeant. X. l.. kldd;
nrst color guard. j. G. Birdsong, second
colOr-guard.