The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-18
RAMBLED AWAY TO DIE.
A Marine from the MalRs WaHders TO
Petersburg and Dies ln IaiI.
He HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY AND NAVY
And Died with Delirium Tremens-
Tho Fearful Hens is Thought to
Have Hastened Death-A Fire I'm
Pe crsburg Does Some Slight Dam
age-A Dwelling House Robbed.

Petersburg. Va, August 7.-Special.-
An unknown stranger, supposed from in
formation gathered from here to be John
Is. Conway, of United States mun-of-war
Maine. was arrested OH Friday. August IL.
on the City Point railroad by Justice OF
me Peace Thomas c. Munt. on informa-
ton of Section Master Smith and lodged In
Judged him insane. At II 40 O'Clock the
Following night the man waS taken with
efonvu!slons and died before DIR. d. Il.
Rowland, who was sent for, could get to
see him. DIR. Rowland was of the opinion
that the convulsions We're produced by cx-
OF the heat in his rambling from Ports
mouth to Petersburg. The man had on
HOPE"
He said he was born inNewburg, Ohio,
United States army in 1882 and was dis
charged on July, 1895. when he went to his
home in Pittsburg and stayed there one
to ton ,b and stay S;aSe9 for two Years He was
he enlisted on the United States man-of-
war Maine He had been on board of this
o. the officers TO Norfolk. where he got
on spree; which caused his ramble away.
1cI. LIS caPtain' apt m he H. says, was named Good
Said he was a boy by the name OF j. b.
Rowe, but when man by the name of
changed his name to Conway. He stated
that he had had the blue devils after him
several times before. He was once in the
noSpltal at Nagasaki, Japan. His step
iather and mother now reside in Pitts
burg, Pa
this morning In the roof of the Old Dun
lap mouse. at the foot of South street
the Tn 5oos roof was burned Off and the interior OF
IIhe property is owned by Mrs. VIM Il.
Chief-of-Police Denny Perkinson left
Tor New York this morning
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Robert
Gilarke, 1p on Liberty street. was broken into
off by Miss Clarke crying out for police. !"
,sosro MT J'tE , kectsTeil LEFT this morning for
The Petersburg Medical Faculty hay-
ing learned that DR.. Randolph Barks-
dale. SUPERINTENDENT of the Central
State Hospital. would not be a candi-
GATE Tor reelection at the expiration OF
his term. held q meeting tonight and
unanimously endorsed DR.. William r
brewery for the position. Dr. Barks-
dale's term expires on the 18th day OF
April next. DIR. brewery is now the
f1rst assistant physician at the hospital
About three weeks ago Mr.. A. D.
Harding. jeweler OF this city, employ
ed as repairer of watches at his store
young man named Fritz Miller For
some DAYS past Harding has been miss
ing rings diamonds and watches. and
suspected Miller as being the party who
had stolen them. Saturday afternoon
Harding went over to Richmond and
spent Sunday. That morning Miller
took the North bound train and moth
ing has been learned of him since
Harding estimates his loss at S40O
Miller came here from Rochester, n. Y
The police of that place and also OF
Washington and New York have been
telegraphed to keep lookout for him
A white woman named Emma Wood
was arrested tonight on the charge OF
being the party who stole s265 from
MIR. William Aiken on Byrne street
some DAYS since One hundred and thir-
tv-two dollars and fifty-seven cents was
taken from her person at the police
station.
Capt. Robert NJ. Morgan, of the Pc
tersburG Greys, has received COM
munication from Col. 10 Lane Sterne,
INSPECTOR General, asking for a muster
roll of the company.
Mr.. Ernest Griffin, a prominent So
ciety young man and a son Of Captain
j r. Griffin. of Chesterfield county, is
critically i'll.