The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-23
SESSIONS A SLICK ONE
Mt. 7. J. Prudsn Tells Graphic Story of
How He Was Robbed.
STRONG CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Hc Thinks There IN No Doubt of the
Young MnD's Quilt The Trial
Pnstpnneu--An Exciting Chase
Iweu,y-fnur Miles for Warrant
Could Not Furnish Rail.

A Vlrginan representative had an in
teres;ing interview last night with MIR.
7. j. Piuden, who had just arrived on
the evening train from Dendrum. MIR.
Pruden is the gentlemanly travelling
salesman for G. S. Bruce & CO., of this
city, and the diSagreea BILE adven .ure
wherein he was robbed of nearly $50 in
Surly county Tuesday, appeared in yes
terday's issue
Mr.. Pruden, however, supplemented
the story with many additional facts
and al account of later developments.
After coTplimenting The Nirgin.an up
on giving the most correct report of the
affair of any paper in which it received
puo..c;ty, he narrated the Incidents of
the robbery. in substance as follows:
MR. PRUDEN'S ACCOUNT.
~ took the S. S. G. S. train at Wake
field Tuesday morning for Scotland. A
young nicely dressed white man, his
name / afterwards learned was l.. Il.
Seasons. also boarded the train, buying
a ticket for the same place. saying he
was coming to Norfolk on the boat. l
think he was bluffing, for IL he had
wanted to come to Norfolk he would
have sent message to Scotland 20 hold
the boat, which he d dn't. and the ves-
sci pulled out just as we got there, leav-
Ing him.
Il worked my trade in the place @and n
customer OF ours paid me $55 In eur
rency. Seasons was there at the time.
and saw me put the money, together
with several checks which ] took from
my pocket, In o purse which ! put in
my satchel. Al 2:So p. IN. boarded the
train for Surry Courthouse. Seasons
got a ticket for Dendrun, on further
up. have learned that he did not get
off there, but came on to Norfolk, where
he purchased a fine guitar.
LEFT HIS MONEY.
tuCbo r.fod Is narrn,,, ,ra N nd tha 40 >.
combination affair with passenger
compartments in front and behind, sepa-
rated by baggage room. was in the
front compartment when Sessions came
In and pu. his baggage down. While
the ira II was being turned around on
the ~" as you go up the hill from Scot
land, went into the other compart ncnt
leaving my sat2hel on the seat and Ses-
SONS the only person in that portion of
he car When we reached the top of
the hill. ] went back TO my seat and
Seasons went out and jumped on the
tender. ] got off at Surry courthouse.
and after attending to my business went
to the hotel. where discovered hat my
satchel had been broken into and robbed
of the purse containing the $50, and
three checks-one for $23.+9. drawn by
Stephenson & Fleetwood, Wakefield.
payable to G.. S. Bruce * Co.; another
for $5.25, drawn by c. o. Pruden, paya BILE
to myself and third for s2.S9 drawn by
p. c. Edmunds. Richmond, payable to
r. II, Shuler and endorsed by w. l..
Adams.
FOUND HIS MAN.
ION Wednesday morning | went to
Waverly. and going to he postofiice saw
man standing at the desk with his
back to me. resembling Seasons. | call
ed for n stamp. and as l did so. he glanc-
ed around. grabbed his mail, and hur-
riedly departed leaving his umbrella. I,
m T. la
cited. ] asked the postmaster VINO the
man was. The latter said he DID not
know, but thai he had asked him To
address couple OF letters for him say
ing he was nervous. The postmaster had
addressed the letters. They were 10 L..
r. Seasons. Surry courthouse. The fell
low didn't mail them.
EXCITING CHASE.
81 Went over TO a store across the way
and watched the pos Office. Presently l
saw Seasons enter from the shadow of
n build ng N the rear, grab his umbrella
and go down the street hurriedly. Upon
the arrival of the O'CLOCK train, / found
Seasons In the ladies waiting room. He
bought a ticket for Wakefield. So did l.
Upon the train. feeling sure | had the
right man, approached him and said
/ was surprised to find him up there
He asked why. | replied that warrant
was out for him al Wakefield. and
was sure the authorities would get him
He asked what II was for, and told
him he would find out. Then he said
he was ready to face any id warrant
In the country. Nevertheless, he seemed
nervous and worried, and before the
train had reached the station at Wake
Held he alighted and started in the OPP
posite direction. / got off and followed.
When he perceived that | was follow
Ing him he stopped and said that he
thought the depot was down that way.
Then he made a bee line for the hotel
1 told the proprietor. Mr.. Rowell. to
watch him closely. as ! wanted to have
MIN arrested But Seasons. suspecting
something was up. as soon as he got In
SAID he had TO go back TO the station
and started off with his baggage, going
down the N. & w. track towards Nor
folk.
~ was In the Justices office. and Row
ell came In and told me that Seasons
mad hown. The Justice, at my request
deputized Rowell and myself, and we
started out to look for him. Rowell go.
Ing down the track and 7 through the
train hut It was dark and raining. and
we could not find him. sent n Telegram
TO Windsor and ascertained that he had
not Jumped the train between Wakefield
AMI that point. Then I suspected he
would board the westbound train. and
sent message to Waverly asking II
any one had boarded the train at the
coal chute. A reply came that n man
giving the name OF Sanford had hoo rd