Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03
SHOT AT THE NEGRO,
WIN. JOHNSON ARRESTED AFTER a
CHASE YESTERDAY MORNING.
ROBBERY OF CAPT. GUIGON'S HOUSE.
rbi. 4, the Charge Entered Agnin"
Him-stoIen Property Recovereu u"
,,. prcm,ses-A Black Fiend En-
ters Lady's Bedroom.

officer Matthews. OF the Third Ponce
District. had a lively and exciting race
early yesterday morning with "iiiiai"
Henry Johnson, an ex-convict, the resui'
OF which is that William Henry "dS
safely lodged behind the bars. though nc
escaped being struck by the bullets from
the pollceman's pistol which also lou"
part in the cnase.
Johnson is a big. burly negro, and nc
is charged with the robbery OF the ho"Se
OF Captain A. b. Guigon, on FLOYD ave-
nue.. one night last week. lie Is wen
known TO the Richmond police. ana mas
served one term in the penitentiary LOT.
house-breaking and larceny, and he may
serve another there.
when Captain Guigon's premises were
invaded that gentleman and his family
were at his country place for the sum
mer. The robbery was promptly reported
70 the police authorities, and Captain l..
p. Hulce, Of the Third District, detained
Policemen German and Matthews TO @orN
I'D the case. the Captain himself taking
hand in it.
WATCHING FOR a CLUE.
On Sunday morning officer German
who had been watching around the Gu
gon house. walked into the back yara'
hopin. o run across a clue, and ne was
successful. In an Clubhouse he found the
stolen property that IS now in captain
Hulce's office. There were in the lot ar
ticles of clothing. bedding. blankets. An
overcoat. two pairs Of gloves, ing, &C
The policeman at once reported MS His-
covery to the Captain. and receiver CT
ders to stay there and watch develop
ments. Germans orders were not 10
leave the vicinity of the coal-house. sun
day night Policeman Matthews was Sent
to relieve the other policeman, ana 'he
watch was kept up. AT about I cioch
Monday morning a big negro marched
into the alley and went straight 10 the
place where the goods had been put. he
saw the policeman standing near, ana
started 10 run. The policeman followed
yelling "Haltr but the negro did not
stop until Policeman Matthews sent three
Ss-calibre bullets whiring close to him
RECOGNIZED AS AN EX-CONVlCT.
Johnson was not struck, but saw tla'
he was likely TO be. and surrendered ne
was taken TO the Third Station. ana wa
Immediately recognized by Captain Huice
az William II. Johnson, a negro whom ne
arrested nine years ago for the same
kind of work, and who was sent TO the
penitentiary for eight years. Several ROD
beries were committed at that Tune, anu
the Captain worked up the case. me
house OF Mr. Reuben Lacy had been en-
tered and a watch, a pair OF opera
glasses. and a ring stolen. the "atch
was recovered from a pawnshop IN Bar
timore and the other property from mar
fields pawnshop here.
There have been several small rop-
beries committed in the district recently
and Captain Hulce thinks Johnson Is the
man wanted. The police are stu on the
case. and expect TO have evidence In other
cases.
Negro scnres Lady.
On Saturday night a negro broke INTO
and entered the bedroom of Mrs. Eddle
r. Day. who resides and conducts DusI-
ness at the corner Of Seventeenth ana
Cary streets. The lady was awakened by
the intruder placing his hand over her
face. and she screamed. This frightened
the negro. and he made his escape as
quickly as possible. From the descrip-
ton given of the burglar by Mrs. Day
he was thought to be Robert Williams
alias White. a colored man who came
here recently from North Carolina VIII
80 ,rr1ctaI nd taken before Mrs.