The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-28
A YOUNG AlFE'S
STORY OF CRUELTY
Mrs. Baroff Says She Has Nothing
But Her Baby.
DOCTORS BUY MANY MAGAZINES
a Slick Young Man Tells Thew the
War Is on-Charies Davis Is In
dictcd Twice More for Bur-
eIary-A shopsLiftcr.

The session OF the Police Court yester-
Gay did not close until bank hours.
and II ttiJ week keeps up with the same
ratio of important cases it will be a
record breaker
The Big Nh.rc chamber was crowded
to sufrocation yesterday with people
OF every degree and color. The cases
were OF absorbing interest, and many
crowded towards the throne, until eloo"
room was at d premium.
NO BAarBoozLING.
Some OF the most astute lawyers in
the city were pit:ed against each othsr'
and used all the arts known TO the bro
tession to '.hamooozle' the Great DIS
penser. but he held his course as straight
as Dewey going into Manila Say. al.o
was as hard to turn as a drove OF mules
without a leader.
The case of Charles s. Williamson.
charged with shooting pretty MISS BESSIE
Stuckey, a special trained nurse at the
Virginia Hospital, was called first.
Only sufficient evidence was taken to
ascertain that the young lady was unable
to appear. and the case was cohlihueo
until December 9Th.
MANY TIMES a BURGLAR.
The next case of great interest was
that of Charles Davis. the 'secone-story
burglar who is already under severa!
indictments for robbery. He was now
charged with entering the store OF J. M:
Ioourqurean & Company on the night OF
October 18th and stealing 3 gold psh
and lot Of stamps; also. entering the
store of Thalhimer Brothers on the night
of November 1st and stealing $50 in money
and about the same value III rings ana
also some shirts
One of the shirts was found IN the
house of Callie Jones (coloreO, and she
testified that Davis left it there
AS in the other cases, Davis vas sent
on. While in court, two officers kept
close to Davis and narrowly watched ms
every movement, evidently regarding him
as a bird who would take desperate
chances at fight.
a SLICK ONE.
John DAILY, :. faultlessly-dressed young
man. who claims Norfolk as his home, was
arratgned under the charge of being sus-
Eicious character.
He ca1lyassed and sold to number OF
physicians in the city, eight of the cur
rent magazines Tor - a year ioi .lie
whole. He claimed that there was a war
of rates on with the magazines and they
.,o,rld now make contracts that permitted
these very low prices.
In each case DAILY signed different
name to the receipt. When the doctors
suspected the transactions and Teporte"
the cases, and Detective Gibson arrested
the young man, he OenlSU any Eo'ilSt.Aot-
with the names already given ana SAID
he was Jack Daily, of Norfolk.
Finally he declnred that his name was
arthur DAILY McAlister and that he lived
in Norfolk.
he further said that he was employed
by two men named Sweat and Neaie 10
canvass for them He was given ninety
days each. in two cases, making si3A
months in Jail for petty larceny
CHARGE OF CRUELTY.
An immense crowd pressed forward wien
the name of J. Il. Baroff was Called shars
ing him with cursing abusing, pea1ahs anu
cruelty treating his girl wife
Barofr conducts a dry goods store IN
,,is mothers name in Fulton, and is himseit
under twenty-one years OF age, ana ms
wife is nineteen
They have been married nineteen months
Mrs Baroff has very pretty ana trou-
bled face and has rich voice and broken
accent that both confused and heautlfled
the English, which she was only !'artla1is
successful in trying to speak
She declared that she had done every
thing in the world to please her husband,
even working when she was Sex work
ing all day and being locked IN the
house alone at night with the baby, While
he was out spending money gambling and
in other bad ways.
4 MIR RICHARDSON'S ADVICE.
1t was shown by Mr.. D. c. Richardson,
who took the stand that they had agreed
to a separation, and that he drew up the
papers in which Baroff agreed to pay her
seven dollars each week That she sTbse-
Quently came to him and stated that her
husband had not kept his agreement as to
the pay. and that she was without means
and had no where to go.
Mr.. Richardson ADVISED her TO seek
a divorce and ali;nony, but, learning that
Baron was under age, doubted the success
Of such procedure.
He then told her to return to her hus-
band peaceahly. and tell him she had come
to be taken care of with her child. and
Il he then treated her cruelty to bring the
matter into the criminal court.
The young wife returned and finding the