The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-28
CHAPEL HILL RoBBER CAUGHT
How he Was 0verhauled by Durham
Poice-A Lively Street tight-Breezy
Briefs and Personals.

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An important arrest was 9made yester
day morning by Policeman Cults fior
some time robberft.s have been commit
ted in Chapel Hit, and though tAe
officers were. OH tire alert no clue had
been obtained as to who the iefIetfutors
we're. a few nights ago tae leyelry
store III W. r. SoIrel1 iii CiapeF Hill,
was Oh ered and large amount of
goods fsken therefrom. During the
early I..rt Of Thursday night Il white
man VAS seen on the streets somewhat
under p..e influence Of whiskey. a
p0licanE ii said 10 him ne had better go
to his / ging pace. He tur1led2sl deaf
ear taet il advice andaeontiausfi to Drink
pretty fr,4sly "A bout ~ O'clock Fladay
inosninf Policeman Cults found him in
such a lad condition that he was ar
rested and lodged in the lock up. When
he sobeltd PUP he's Vas very anxious to
Secure the seryiceSof boy to so TO Hayti
for him. He was refused the services
of boy unless he would tell what he
wanted him to do. Then it was he gave
out that the day before he had left a
satha at "a mans by the maine of Levy
ia. 5Hayti and wanted to send for it.
Policeman Cults, under the& adyices of
Chief WOodall, kindly went for it him
self. And when it was brought UP and
opened the contents were made up of
quite a variety of articles. Jewelry of
every description, seventy pairs OF glasses.
many OF them til;tt retailed at $40;
watches, pistols, etc. Parties in Chapel
Hill were tclegtaphed for, CAME down
and identified many of the articles that
had recently been stolen from them
The man. gave his name Us James Hem
dersorl and said he iafled2from lDanville,
Va He was taken over to Chapel Hill
this morning and will have a hearing
before a justice of the peace. There
areetwo other white men, who are be-
iieSed to blong to this gang of robbers
though, pofother arrests have been made.
Chief Wo6dal has a large. number of
articleg that WERE no doubt, stolen, bht
have not. been identified or claimed.
There was 4 considerable little breeze
of excitement on Main street in front
of the. Fidelity Bank yesterday evening
a little after , O'Clock. : T'woayoup tmen
from sgnnyille county, Tom Sherron
and y. Il. Sherr6n,s had made an attack
ON Blk Robertson, of Orange county.
By-stantfsrs were forced into the diff
ticulty and quite a little scrap ensued.
About the time it was winding up Police
man Crabtree appeared upon the scene
and attempted to arrest the two Sher-
rons. They jumped into their wagon and
thus endeavored to avoid arrest by hur-
riedly driving off Mr.. Crabtree followed
them in the wagon and soon thereafter
Policeman Bennett came to the rescue
and these two efficient officers landed the
bullies in police headquarters. They
gave bond for their appearance next
Monday at 10 o'clock before Mayor
Peay, when they will be called upon to
answer several serious charges.
Ex-Sherif John Y. Rigsbee spent yes
terday in Raleigh
Mrs. w. II. Holleman has been here
on visit to the family OF Rev. Jno. N.
Cole and has gone back to her home in
Raleigh.
Mr.. S. t. Morgan was here yesterday
from Richmond,
Mr.. r. d. Blacknall, one of Durham's
first SETTLERS and a popular druggist, went
TO Oxford yesterday ON business.
Two of Luke Sparkman's children,
whose burning was reported yesterday.
dhave since died. Another one is in
critical condition.
Mrs. Bittie Lee has gone to Chase City
with a hope of beneftting her health. 4
MIR. A. j. Tomlinson came in yesterday
from Archdale, Randolph county, on a
visit to his brother, Maj, s. Ft Todnlin-
SON. ar @ / "A
Mrs. S. Fl. Reams is home from Kin
.ston, where she had been to visit her
parents. -
Mr.. W. t. Rfgsbee, who came home
to attend the marriage of his sister, went
back to Oxford yesterday, where he is
a student in the Horner school.
Mr.. O. NJ. Herndon attended the New
bern Fair and while there took ooca-
sion to visit some of The largest fisheries
in Eastern Carolina. He came home de-
lighted with what he saw and while
there made arrangements by which he
can furnish Durham people with all
kinds of fish at reduced prices.
Beginning with Monday night next the
Flora Stamford Company will appear
every night next week in the Durham
Opera House. These people came high
" recommended, and as seats are to be
had at 10, 20 and 30 cents the hall ought
to be crowded every night.
Mr.. Fred A. Green went to Greensboro
yesterday, where he argued two cases
before Judge Allen in chambers.
Ex-Judge A. w. Graham was here yes
terday morning ON his way home in Ok
ford He had been to Baltimore and
Washington, ID. c., ON business.
Mr.. r.. M. Briggs went TO Hillsboro.
yesterday on business.
Mr.. James A. Green, a prominent to-
baccon:st of Mt. Airy, is here on business.
Mr. Jacob A. Long was here yesterday
on legal business. Mr.. Long is apron
inent member of the Alamance bar. His
family resides at Elon College.
Mrs. J. w. Jones has been here from
Raleigh on q visittto her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w! III. Rowland.
Miss Maud Hackney is visiting friends
in Chapel Hill.
DR. A. NJ Afiehaels has position with
Mr.. A. B. Matthews, corner of Nam
gum and Parrish streets. For some years
this gentleman has been ON the road SELL
ing drugs, but grew tired Of that business.
Durham people seem to have much bus
illness in Raleigh these days. Quite a
numha 90 down every day