Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-04
Topeka Joe. the Noted Bank
Burglar and Crook.
He MADE A. WOODEN KEY.
harsed With Robbins the Bank as wii-
Iiamsburg Some Time Aso-saioon
Keeper shoots an Iron aIouider In i Dla-
pute- Young Couple Painfully Iajarsd (
Labor Day observance anniversary
Sermon To Muster In Old poninion
Guard Great Week In Virginia poiitics.
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Richmond. Va, Sept. 3.--The skillfut
bank burglar and all-around crook,
Topeka joe" is again at large. He
effected his escape from the Richmond
Jail about o'clock this morning In a
way which shows that he possesses
the greatest ingenuity. S.
The man was confined in a cell by
himself. The door to his room was
composed of iron bar large enough for
| man TO pass his arm through and
touch the keyhole on the outside
with a knife. OF which his jailors had
no luea he was possessed. the willy bur-
gar fashioned him wooden key from
the handle OF broom. 1t was per-
iectly made AFFAIR and fitted the lock
as though q trained locksmith had
madt it. 49,,
With his cell door open. brick wall
fifteen feet high confronted the bur-
glar, but he scaled it with cat-lfke
asiiity and dropped unhurt on the other
SIDE. There was CONSERVATION when
ms escape was discovered, and a search
was inaugurated The police OF all
towns and cities were notified
Topeka Joe" is sed or robbing
the Peninsula Bank 1T Williamsburg
some time ago, He was captured i'm
North and brought back to Williams-
burg. After preliminary examination
his trial was postponed. and he was
committed to the Richmond jail for
safekeepIng.
His escape was due to the ancient
character of the Jail here and was no
reflection upon his guardians.
SHOT BY SALOON KEEPER,
e. w. Hoch. a saloon keeper. ana
PATRICK Shelley, an iron moulder, en-
gagged In q dispute over a game OF
cards yesterday. Hoch drew his pis-
tol and shot Shelley. The ball en-
tered Just under his heart, pursued q
circuitous course, missing all the vital,
organs, and came out of the mans
Shelley Is in critical condition. His
assailant was committed to jail to-
4 await the result Of his injuries
PAINFULLY INJURED.
Miss Adela Loving. popular and
pretty young lady, and her escort, Mr..
Pietre, We're painfully injured yesters
day in runaway accident.
While driving through town their
horse took fright at trash barrel.
dashed away and threw rnem both out.
fatally. $3.50.
LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE.
The observance of Labor nay hers
was more general than ever before ia
the history OF the city. grand pa
rade opened the day, In which we're
many unique features. the most strlk-
ing being the fact that the Tinrera,
! Union carried tin umbrellas
This afternoon the union men gath
ered In the Auditorium just outside
the city. and listened to speeches BY
Attorney General Montague. MrS7.Tef4
ferson Wallace and Colonel John S.
HARDWOOD. The speakers had little ia
say about politics, but Colonel Har-
wood scored the trusts seyersly
ANNIVERSARY SERMON.
Rev. Dr. j. Is. Hawthorne, the ceie-
brated Baptist minister, pastor OF Grove
Avenue Church. this city, yesterday
celebrated his first anniversary. He
sacred things. inl which he scored 8
number of people.
OLD DOMINION GUARD.
Inspector General 10 Lane stern Roaa
to Portsmouth tomorrow night "a
muster in the Old Dominion Guard
which will make the twenty.eirhtf,
company which has entered the SER
vice of the State since the Spanisns
American war.
GREAT WEEK IN POLITICS.
This Will be great week i'm politics
throughout the State. Democratic
speeches will be made in all the coun- $
ties whose courts fall on the first Mon
day. and the State chairman and seca
rotary will continue the vigorous pro-
secution of organization throughout the
State. ~, y ~ ! +
The Republican City Committee VIM
probably be called together during the
week to fix plan for eiecting deie-
gates to the Manchester GongressiorsfI
convention, and Chairman Gordon may
call the City Democratic Conventiss,s
together to outline q plan OF local cam
paign. - 4 80 -.
The feature of the week here win he
the speech OF Congressman Jones at
Belvidere Hall. on Saturday night. and
the meeting is expected to ha grand
success. e - =, :
Spread OF Hubonio Plague.