The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-15
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says he remained there and never knew
anything about the fire until he went
to the gashouse for q bucket or water
for his wife. How did you come III pos
session Of these hatchets?"
"They were with the goods I found.
coleman carried them to my house"
Just awhile ago, Mr.. Linn, you said
that you knew nothing about the hatch
cts"
"AIr. Linn, do you know who set
Whitehurst's hall on flre2'
mo. sir"
Did either Jobson or coleman tell
You about any robberies or fires they
had .oeen engaged in?"
mo. SIR
"Mr. Linn. where do you live?"
Il have u number Of homes
Where are they?"
AT Casselfs, Bolden's, my mothers
and sisters and a number Of other
places"
What do you do for living?"
Gamble, knock around, etc"
Where do you play cards?"
AT Cassells and have played there
with a number Of the police force all
night, and can prove the same by a
dozen or more witnesses"
Major Crocker-tWell, you give me
the names of the witnesses and I will
help YOU"
Yes, sir, and you can have them sum-
moned before the Mayor"
Major Crocller said that he thought
IT a reflection on the police force that
such charge should be made, and asked
an investigation.
The Mayor said that he stood ready to
investigate any charge that might be
brought up. But he thought that a
charge coming from q man like Linn,
who, no doubt, made it through pre-
JUDGE. because the officer had arrested
him and had shot at him for stealing
some turkeys, Linn being kept
IN jail for several days to wait for the
owner OF the property to appear against
him, but he failed to come and he had
TO dismiss him. But he would fully in
Vestigate the charge. but he hoped that
those present would not condemn the
officer until he had been tried
This closed the testimony Of Linn and
he was sent back to his cell.
ELLIS Jobson was brought in and was
told that he had been called to testify
to what he knew about coleman.
He said: II don't know anything
about him. I have worked with him
and that is all that I know"
lie was excused from further inves-
t1gation and was sent back up stairs
Linn was recalled and was asked
where he got the pistols that were taken
off him.
He said he had had the old one for a
long time. The new one The got from
MI coleman. and that when he was
arrested he was going to Cherry'S bar
to either sell the new one for a bottle
or peer and something to eat. or pawn
It, but Mr.. Warren spoilt his game
Mr.. coleman was asked where he got
the pistol from and said that he got it
the morning that he was arrested from
Mr. Pete Cosgrove. but afterwards, upon
being questioned, said that he took it
from the gashouse.
Mr. Linn was asked about Il number
or fires that had occurred recently.
lie said he knew nothing about them
lie was then asked whom he genera lily
met at Cassell's and the other places
and gave the names of quite q number
OF people.
He was asked IL he ever slept in the
held o" in box cars, and said he had done
SO away from here, but never did it at
home.
The Major said: You should be made
q constable; you know so much about
what Is going OH in the city and
county"
He replied: "a detective would suit
me better. l would turn the town up
side down and show some one up."
me case was rested here and Mr..
coleman was sent on 70 the Hastings
Court.
The case Of Linn will be called FOR
trial this morning. The evidence is
about the same in both cases.
Those present who heard the testi-
mony felt satisfied that these two men
are the parties who robbed the store of
Tom Davis. then robbed the oyster
house and set fire to the same, and then
robbed Gooodman's store The time
stated by Linn and by the colored WON
an makes perfect chain or evidence
First, 1t was 80 o'clock when Davis
store was robbed. 1t was when the
oyster-house was robbed and at $3.50
Goodman had been robbed. Take Inns
statement about the time he came down
Queen street and the way he went home
ana the seeing OF the men at Goodman's.
on Hlgh street, about that hour, makes
a strong chain that will be hard ia
break