Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-14
Oh, IT'S A WORTHY PAIR.
rHE FIRM OF WILLIAMS Il SAUNDERS
COMES TO GRIEF.
Story Of - Cool Attempt at burglary, Oar
ingiy Erustrat-d by 81 Cit. zen.
1h-ir Records.

1h-ir Records.
John H Williams. better Known rs
Harvey" a painter by trade. but, APP
parently a burglar by prutes:il',n. is
| in the city Jail awaiting trial OF :;
| charge of burglary.
| So is one John f. Saunders. 4 New
port News youth thief. iallbirl and
penitentary convict.
The present misfortunes # his ezra
| ii. and undesirable couple a1e directly
| due. to the nerve and bravery Ct Mr..
Vernon Payne. well-kna~n young
| citizen OF this city.
Just after church sunday night
about $50 o'clock. MIR. Payne, coming
| down the street. saw two lnsH skillk-
| ing in the rear Of the establishment OF
| Morton & Co. at the corner Of Wash
ington avenue and Thirtyse: street.
| One of the Two hid behind a box. while
! the other. with the air of Il ,'"o1rrtor.
walked to the back door OF h" store,
| Payne followed him. and thinking
! from the fellows cool assurance that
he had some right in the .'ac''. he call
| ed him. The man did not ansN'~;'. hEt
| dashed out the Stor" and ron lvWn the
street. Mr. Payne followed him, caught
| VI, with him. Knocked him down AMI
| he'd him until the arrival Of I'm ri:'ser
Reaching the police station. Williams
| for suSh The prisoner proved y be,
| confessed anr gave away his l,al. who
was none other than Saunders. Will
Hams had q bottle of bay rum on hi'E;
Saunders, who was run in 4 little later
carried some skeleton keys
| From all that can be learned. IL two
men are bad eggs from the vell"" t"
the shell. Saunders is we'll known to
| the police here. ...
He is said to steal by instincz--De gan
when he was 4 baby. After LAYING es
capped death in a number Of irrrls in
| his boyhoood. in his early Youth was
sent to the reform school.
| Upon arriving home from that insti-
| tuition, he took UP his neearious career
where he left it, and was caught break
| ing into tn house OF an old negro Wo-
| man on Briertied road He stole
}nearly all Of the womans clothing ana
| had 1t on when arrested. He was SEN
fenced to two terms In the penitantia:y,
| ana it was there. according to Sound ers,
| that he met the man Williams. who was
| in for one year for forging note in
| Danville. his home.
! Presumably, Saunders told his new
| friend that Newport News was easy"
| At any rate. it wasn't long lnafor" both
| men We're here. Williams cloIhing his
! real business under the painters trade.
| Williams has Il wife. whom NJ mar
ried three years ago in Danvilla.
| This woman is a type. She is not
more than eighteen now. If she Wa;
ever pretty, its a fault she oltgrew
years ago.
| She strolled around to the police sta
| ton when she heard that he husband!
was nabbed. taking the matter very
| coolly. # -
! We'll, she remarked II guess ain t
got much business around these parts
iiucn longer Inc best thing Tor ne 70
do. reckon, is TO cut out and walk TO
! Danvillc. I walked there once before
rom N"riolk, ana WASH put a week
and a ht,lf on the road either; and |
slept IN good bed every nlsht. too.
Mis- Williams looks fully capable OF
waning most anywhere TINS SIDE ct the
h,hs"oih lone: II she pc SO ialnded;
| IN the meantime. Justice l5ro"n has
consigned her husband and his worthy
pai TO jan on an adjournment OF ten
uasS' pehuihs ruler investigation
INTO the case.
from the present prospect, there an
pears no reason to suppose that at
easl one ana pEooah!y both. o. these
beauties Wall return TO the only inSt-
tuition which appears to suit lneir pc
cullar dispositions.
-, TILE NoV EAlist2R Tl1RM
The Corporation Court convened yes
tcrdty beginning its November Term.
mas term was to nave been very
r I'M ,Li'1 one, out whether II VIII q
lo' oti'tnus upon now soon he Com.
mon"ealth's Attorney will b. vel
ennush 10 assume the dlt'as Of ms
M ,,
~ Nh re elllp'oSFd II
coIslu"fatloh or civil busin ass
,' 1911 1 Wy tt'e rlvi' uocSet was caiieu
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49,, o''' " 'iie '''s'ehcs OIL -"f. New
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N,eA 'ntes f' VINO mas recently gained
~ a. u'l.l I; !ttpie iioeorlety on account OF
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