The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
BOLD and BAD
!, Blow a Safe Open With Dynamite and
Secure 6ood Booty.
Twp SLICK ITALIANS SUSPECTED
Big snit Thrown Out OF Conrt-Grey
WALL Contest at tho Enir-PInying
for Bon.bons-New Firm Cnst,
Running Low-Ftrcmen ut Sent.
Personal and Otherwise.

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Personal and Otherwise.
: Suffolk, Va, Oct. 2.-(Speclal.)-A
muffled explosion aroused THE morning
slumbers Of Wdndscr's peaceful popula-
/; iron about a. m to-day. 1T was not
heard far. and those who did hear the
/ sound assembled 1t ito anything alse ,lhan
dynamttte. They Trad no idea that rob-
( bers were executing a bold scheme in
Hhat quiet burg, and almost within the
Shadows of 1.-THE churches.
r. But such was the case. Professional
4 craftsmen blew open J. w. Jenkins &:
COS safe with dynamite and got Dor
. loheir trouble S135 in cash, besides an
20 check Walter jenkins was in Suffolk
To-day sending Itelegrmms to THE police
OF Vanaous cities lin THE hope of catch
ing ithe burglars and may1belto recover
some of the vanished coin.
The robbers went in ait the front door
whose fastenings they burst In a very
approved and noiseless manner. HAY
atlg neached 1.-THE iron safe "a hole was
drilled in The door and dynamite in
serted. A fuse was lit and a blanket
quit over the whole ito destroy the
sound. The explosion did 1.-THE rest The
booty was 'bagged and the operators
Went their way unGnolested. The papers
On THE safe were not disturbed, neither
Was anything DIN the stock of goods
TWO DtaIlians are suspected. They
were we'll dressed Italians, who were
seen Ioafing around THE store yesterday
afternoon One weighed about $50
pounds and wore black clothes. The
others avotdrupois was about ldO
pounds. He had on brown clothes and
wore his halr parted on the back part
OF his head. Mr. Jenkins thinks IL the
Criminals are caught they Will show up
as Italians.
BIG SUIT NON-SUITED.
Judge R. r. PIentis to-day adjourned
the fail term of Circuit Court in South
aanpbon county. There was transa cited
q barge amount of chancery busness-
one of 1.-The biggest dockots the county
has ever had, former States ATTORNEY
William Stands said this afternoon
The largest jury case was that OF ]. d.
Myrdck VS.. Steele 6 Powell n damage
Suit for $1,000
THE plaintiff was represented by
Prince & McIIemore and Lee Britt, of
Suffolk, and the defendant by William
s. Holland, OF Windsor, and William
Shands and w. ]. Scbrell of Court
land. Myrick was virtually knocked
out. and his attorney entered "a ron
suit. Then the case was entered in a
different form-AIyrIck & Bro. vs. the
Newsome Lumber company. 1t goes
over to the next term.
BOOKED FOR WINNERS.
The Suffolk Grays have entered THE
drill contest ITO be held at the Norfolk
fair. The Grays can drill df nnT,h.ng,
and If they don't win they will make the
company THAT does do some mighty fine
execution.
LADIES PLAY FOR HUYLER'S.
There was an exciting game of whist
last night, in which two charming girls
assisted two young men 10 do battle.
The stake was Two boxes of HuylSr,s
candy. That gave zcst ITO the contest,
but maybe caused an undue excitement
which dnterfercd with 1.-THE players skill,
Of they had any. a Slight tremor Of fair
hands was occasionally noticed as the
pictures were laid down. Most of. the
''bWtche ry" Though is said to have been
done by the young men. for they or
rather the the loser, was supposed 10
foot the hill.
All things have an end. The game
WAS finally won and lost by four points
80 ITO 2. The candy was bought and
enjoyed. To-day the young lady ON
the losing side went around ana paid
her share OF the loss where the candy
was bought. Her partner arrived ut
THE store later and left his check for
the whole amount, $l.70, with instruc-
tfons TO have the young Iadys money
returned.
NEW FuRM BORN
IA new firm was given existence TO-
, day. lit was the Shoop-Withers com
l>any. whose members are C. a Shoop
and N r. Withers. beth we'll known
business men. clever and energetic The
new company will do n general coal. ice
and feed business. They will have q
storage ilouse at lthc wharf and a main
office uptown, lthe site ITO he named
hereafter.
TREASURY GETTING SHY.
Just at this thine OF year, when tax
payers 1lave not yet como to sight. the
town treasurer is a little hard pushed
for cash. If persons and corporations
no Whom 1.-The TOWN owes big bills insist
on immediate payment the Finance
Committee SWELL have to negotiate a