The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-11
MADE OFF WITH $4,000.
yERY NEAT sCHEMH or a CERTiiN
EDUARD GtY UHfTL.
uois Now In the Tolls i'm Norfolk, Na.-fs
Former Resident OF Richmond?
some of Ills Escapadcs.

Tho following special telegram was re-
oeived by The Times last night from Nor
folk:
Several days ago young man giving
the namo OF Edward Gay White put up
at tho NJ Vernon Hotel in Baltimore.
lie claimed to be on the STAFF Of the
New York Journal and while there struck
up an acquaintance with H. Dalton New
oombc. wol-know Baltimore sporting
man. 10 whom he conndcd a plan OF
establishing a. book-making concern at
the same time representing that >'ovo
would be necessary Co start IA pusines9'
GAVE HIM 5000.
Nowcombe feli In with the scheme anu
turned over 5000 TO White. with lhs'iuC
tions 10 deposit II in the safe or the ho'e''
White went back into the Once 10 u9
THE but slipped out the sue u0o' i'I" 80
was not heard from until traced 70 VIE VIE
city. where he was to-day ARRESTED "''U
placed behind the bars. .,,.-. - Pol
In response from Marshall Frey OIL hai-
timore Detective Gault. of the latter
civ. arrived here this evening IN com
rar,, with NowcOmbc. and is awaiting III
stricfions. II white win 20 back 10
Narviapd without reQuisiuon papers ne
viii bc taken to-day. n not. Oiiicer
Gault will await the arrival Of lhese
papers from the authorities.
White refuses to talk, except 10 say
that 30 was a business transacuoh' ana
that he did not steal the money "hioh
he does not deny taking. lie lhui.a''S
mat il was betting transaction. None
OF the money has been recovered
white arrived here from Richmond to-
a., where IL is said he is well known,
having married Miss Addie Johnson OF 'l0
u,osf Main street. of that city about two
Detective Hcppel says he is the same
man. hut that he docs not know where
his wife now is.
White IS tan and slender, has dark halr
and ewes. IS five feet eleven inches IN
height and about twcnty-three years OF
orc. lie is addicted 10 excessive clsa-
rette smoking
WHITES ESCAPADES.
II the above as circumstances appear 10
indicate. refers to Edward Gay White
formerly of this city. Il viii be read with
much interest here. where the young man
h widely known. both en- account Of hav-
ine been borrS here and by reason OF
the various escapades in which ne mas IN
dulged.
Young men. He attended college at RAN
dolph-Macon. in Ashland. Na.' for
while. but the place was too tame for
his sporting prociivities. so he returned 10
Richmond. and after q short residence
here went West. and was next heard OF
as sportinr editor Of the Chicago Inter-
ocean: az least that little appeared upon
his business cards.
After Spending some time IN the west
hc appeared suddenly in Richmond, and
raised quite a stir here by eloping with
Miss Addle Johnson, daughter OF the
late Virginus johnson. a young lady OF
many personal charms, and very well
known iu Richmond.
White carried his fair bride 10 the
Windy city. and for a time nothing was
heard from him. Then came the news
Of his arrest for shooting one OF his quon-
dam friends ON the suspicion that he
had insulted his wife The affair which
AZ first locked serious. did not amount TO
anything in the end. The wounded man
recovered. and White was acquitted on
the ground of having had sufficient provo
cation for his action.
OPPOSED THE MAUPIN BILL.
Since that time White has several times
been IN Richmond accompanied by his
wife Hc was here during tho session
cf tho Legislature. and used every on
deavor 10 prevent the. passage Of the
Maupin ant-eamhling BILL The tele-
graph last night brought tho FIRST news
of this err0tic young man that has been
received for some time in Richmond pro
vidinr the Edward Guy White arrested
in Norfolk. and tho Edward Gay White
formerly OF Richmond. are one and the
came.