The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-03
BOLD BURGLARY
BY THREE GIRLS
The Oldest Not More Than Fifteen
Years.
LIGHT, BLACK AND BROWN
A Country Negro Has Strained Ideas
of His Rights in Town. and Puts
Them Into Enect-Hc is Wiser
Now-Joncs' Family Again.


There was plenty of elbow room IN the
big White Chamber yesterday and jus
tee John worked along in comfort WIN
out the Gordon Of admiring satellites thd'
stand behind him daily when the court
is crowded. each with his neck stretched
out for fear of missing word ike many
chickens drinking at a trough.
The Great Dispenser had worked OH a
large fund Of eXhubcrant SPIRITS WIN
mis- Jolly visitors in the boudoir DeioIc
court was called and went through ..'o
motions on the bench with such ulshI,S
ana decorum as 10 lend color TO the re-
,no,,r mat he will be "a candidate for the
Supreme bench.
GIRL BURGLARS.
The sum Of total deprauty was thoueht
10 have been reached when last WINTER
boys eight and eleven years old were con-
y.cted I'm the Police Court of burglary in
the night time hut 10 was proven yesieI-
day morning that there were ye' u"-
sounded depths Of criminal viciousneSs'
Three colored girls The. Oldest fifteen
years Of age. were sent TO the grand
Jury for breaking into the residence OF
j.
street after two o'clock Sunday morning
and robbing the inmates Of valuable jew
elry and clothing.
II is no wonder that special detectives
followed false clues. for who would sus-
pect small girls of burglary in the night
time recurring the holiness and astutc-
ness OF a professional. AS they stood
against the rail. Lou Gregory, the lead
er Of the gang. a light mulatto. fifteen
years Old. Mary MOsby. black as a coal
and aged T. and Ida Bell. brown skinned
and not more than eleven. the TITO
squirmed and bit their fingers and as
they stood on one foot with the other
half way Up the extended leg. as girls
of that age are given TO doing. they
looked Ike any other three little mig
gers" standing before public school
teacher for the first time.
LEADER NEARLY WHITE.
Lou Gregory. who is nearly white and
furnished the intelligence for the trio.
is the granddaughter of Alr. Harvies
cook and planned the burglary and en-
gagged tho other two 10 assist her.
They stealthily approached the house
from the rear and gained entrance
through a window from an outside stair
way. ransacked two rooms. taking jewel
~ and clothing and retired without wax
ing anyone I'm the house. their bare -eet
making no noise as they passed about
the beds of tho young ladies. whose
rooms they entered.
Two only entered the house while tho
third kept watch on the outside.
IL STOLEN PLUMAGH
Lou Gregory was seen Tuesday on
Broad street by Officers Wren and Poi
tiaux dressed in SO much hnerv that at
tent0n of tine officers was attracted 10
her. She had ON a gold brooch breast
pin. stick pins. and rings representing
quite sum of money and finer clothes
than she had ever worn before IN her
life.
FULL CONFESSION.
As soon as charged with the robbery
she made a fun confession and astonish-
ed the officers by the tale she did un-
fold.
She implicated the other two girls.
They were also soon arrested and all
OF the jeWelry recovered. some from
pawnshops, some from the hands ana
persons of the girls. and more from
noero's house. where they had left II.
Lou Gregory appeared in court with
"a hat on which she stole from one OF
the young ladies. which was taken from
her head and thrown on the pile of
clothing which had been recovered and
lay piled on the floor Of the White Cham
Der ike weeks washing for a large
family.
After Lou had reached the gen !. was
discovered she had on "a skirt also stolen
and had 10 disrobe.
only when the girl was I'm her own
short dress did her youth become fully
apparent
LADIES ~ COURT
Mrs Harvie Miss Ilarve and Miss
Mabel c. Evans. the ladies from whom
the things were stolen. identified them
and were recognized To- appear as Wit
nesses before the Hastings Court.
Mary Mosby has already been tried for
larceny and her case ON account OF her
age was nolle pressed 10y Commonwealth
Attorney Richardson
The girls had stolen good many ar
ticles not reported TO the officers. but
they recovered everything that was tak-
en-.
Solomon Bates. long-headed young
negro buck. but not so wise withaI zee
fused 20 move when officer Lange bado
a noisy mob dispcrsc. Solomon was
from the country and had strained ideas
of his rights. and put ON such airs as did
much provoke the patience ~ the protcc-
tor OF the peace.
Solomon paid $40 and costs for his
first experience with a Richmond cop.
Waverly Banks is a town uicger in the !
fullest sense, and though be knew a !
sight better. be threw melon r.nds at /
people in the Second Market. But that's |
the way with young negroes these days, |
and Wavoriy got caught.
lie went down for ten days in dafau!t |
Of his fine.
THE JONESES.
John W. Jones whose week il was 10 |
sustain the family reputation answered |
to the charge OF being drunk and disor-
Derby on the street. All the old pleas hav- |
Ing worn threadbaro. Jno. W advanced |
the suggestion that he was holding down |
a job on the river bank. The shot told.
Justice John pats any man on the back |
who shows industry. 4 sentence of 30 |
lays on the chain gang was changed TO
S fine and Is days in jail and II J. W. |
pays the fine the time will be knocked
provided he goes 10 work.
Ernest Capps answered the charge Of |
being a suspicious character.
The officers asked that he be given
nance and he was advised 10 take IL in
some more favorable locality Al once.