The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-27
CHARLES DAV VS. IS
UNDER ARREST
Captured While Attempting to Enter
Cordes and hosby's.
ALSO ENTERED 0. H. BERRY's.
Had Booty On His Person When
searched ut the ssa.ion.
and Said He hnew
Topeka Joe.

Charles Davis. the young white man
crested Sunday morning about 5 o'clock
4, the as, OF breaking into the Cordes
md Mosay dry goods store. on West
1sroad STREET, may prove 10 be some
voted house-breaker.
,,a,,,s r-as .,-s; seen On the rear building
Of ,be store by Private Natchnaan w S.
as,.y,e- VINO tired at MIN three times IN
:. rtess;on. The firing attracted Sergeant
Orange, and Officers Huicher and Harris.
MO quickly surrounded the yard IN Wiiic"
inc man aad concealed himself. HuNier
vas the first to reach the man, ana ne
r: sed his night club to his shousoeTs. as
II In the act of firing gun. and in order
TO fr!shten the man into submission Win
m. further trouble, ne cried out:
stall / shoot MIN in the head now
The officers told him not to shoot unless
necessary, and Davis surrendered. and was
carried to the Third Police Station
The prisoner is spare and Of medium
height, lie is about twenty-five yecrs o.
ace. and did not feel at all abashed when
ne was sent on TO the grand jury in TWO
cases and held as suspicious character on
general principles by Justice Crutchhelo
Yesterday morning.
Whsr. HE man was searched at the Sta
tion-house Sunday several articles Of more
o.. leSc value, including silk handkerchiefs,
several pocket-kn;ves. a quantity OF cart
ridges. some cuff-buttons. pair of kid
gloves and chisel were found on him.
The description of the arrest given by
Private Officer Huxter vas most graphic.
When the case was called yesterday
witnesses from o II. Berry'S and from
Cordes & Nosby:s were On hand, and tes-
titled in the case. Some of the tiandker-
chiefs. the gloves and the buttons were
recognized as the property Of @. n. Ber-
r.. and "a shot bag. was identified as the
property. OF the same firm, and which had
been stolen from them on the night of
November 9Th. at which time the store
had been broken into from the rear. The
prisoner also wore a pair of trousers
which, witnesses stated was valued at
&c. with Berry buttons on them, and a
fancy vest. both articles OF which were
declared by the witnesses TO have been
taken from Berry.s. There was about
$50 in the shot bag that was carried off
by the thief.
THE GLASS WAS BROKEN.
Witnesses declared that the glass in
the rear window of the Cordes & Mosby
store was broken and the latch uIfasten-
ed, but the wisiow was fastened down by
nails.
In giving his testimony, Huxter declar-
he saw on the night of the first of the
month in the alley in the rear of Ney-
cr's store sitting in a buggy. He went
up to him and asked what he was doing
there, and was told that the man was
suffering with a sprained ankle The
stranger said he lived on Seventeenth
Street and was rasiing. 1iuxter told the
man he had better go home as the last
car would go down town in a few min
utes.
THAT was the night the Thalhimer
store was robbed. said Mr.. HuXter.
The man then left and Huxter exam
ined the gates. doors and windows in
that vicinity, but found them safe. Ee
did not see the man again until he ar
rested him Sunday morning
Davis was interviewed by a Times
rcporter in the pen at the Police Court
yesterday morning.
Desc fellows is got it in for me be
caus' I'm from the Mort he said. "Dey
won't give me show.
.Where did you come FROM?
AZ come here from Washington. I amt
got no regular home but travel about
j amt got a friend in the world
What is your business?
81 used to play ball in St. Louis. and
was a circus performer. That's how I
could climb so well. j could have killed
that officer Sunday morning with my pis-
toll but / didn't want to. could have
got away if there had been telegraph
wire close to the house, for I'm tight
rope walker as well as a tapeze perform
er."
rs this the first trouble you We're ever
tng"
HIS FIRST ARREST.
Never was pinched before. They amt
got nothing on me now. ! could have
bought these clothes and the things 1 had
n my pockets.
How about the money-bag?"
That's the only thing I'm afraid Of"
he said.
Where did you stop in Richmond"
when I first came here. about six
months ago. I put up at A1urphy's. Then
] went away and did not return until the
might before election. ] wasn't here on
the list of the month, and that watchIaan
lies when he says he saw me in a buggy