Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
JAIL OFFICIALS SUSPENDED.
The Escape of Topeka Joe From the City
Jail to be Inveshgated-E Employment
Agency Charged with Using Malls for
Fraudulent Purposos-A Case of Mis-
takon Identity-A Western Mau Wants
Information About Abandoned Lands
! Marriage.
Especial to Ylrginian.pilot.,

Richmond, Va, Sept. 5.-An acci-
dent that resulted in the instant death
of one man and the painful injury OF
three others, occurred about 0 o'clock
this morning near this city, where the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is en-
gagged in building q new line. A large
force of men was engaged in swinging
lotion iron girder into position,
when the hook, weighing several hun
dred pounds. broke and fell crushing
Mr.. Lynwood Seay to death and injur-
ing three other men, though none of
them fatally.
Seay was native of Goochland
county. and had just gone to work
this morning. He was young man.
TOPEKA JOE'S ESCAPE.
The escape of the famous bank bur-
elar. Topeka Joe. from Richmond's
jail last Monday morning, which has
been widely heralded, has subjected
the guards who were in charge at the
time to much criticism.
Judge S. B. Witt, of the Hastings
Court, to-day issued an order sus-
pending Deputy Sergeant Taylor and
Guards Roach and Connors. pending
an investigation of the escape of the
prisoner.
The Judge took this step at the re-
Quest of Acting City Sergeant c. M.
Johnson. The matter will be thor
City Sergeant j. c. Smith, who is now
on business trip to Boston.
EMPLOYMENT AGENT ARRESTED.
Deputy United States Marshal U. NJ.
Bland this morning arrested Charles
H. Smith, head OF the employment
agency of Charles II. Smith & Co., on
warrant sworn out by Postoffice In
spector Butler. charging him with
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses.
1t is alleged by the government Off
Gals that Smith has been accustomed
to enter into correspondence with
parties. Offering to secure servants for
them upon the payment of certain fees,
and that after money was paid him
he failed to carry out his contract.
The prisoner was bailed, with his
brother as surety, for his appearance
before United States Commissioner
Peasants next Wednesday.
CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
News was received here yesterday
that an unknown man who committed
suicide at Harper's Ferry last Satur-
day was ]. Williams East, q secret or
der man of this city.
letter was received here to-day
however, by Mr.. East's brother from
the latter, In which he states that he
is alive and well. His brother would
not make known his present location
as the young man is In finacial straits.
ABANDONED LANDS.
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
to-day received a letter from a west
ern man asking for some information
regarding abandoned land in Virginia
The Commissioner, in reply, will say
that there is scarcely enough in Vir-
ginia to be worth mentioning.
A MARRIAGE.
Miss Katherine O. Reinhardt. the
charming daughter OF Prof. Jacob
Reinhardt, was married here this af :
ternoon to Mr.. w. II. Borchen, a we'll
known young business man.
A BUZZ OF INDIGNATION.
The buzz of indignation against the
charges are being made by the angry
people.
Capt. ]. A. Mclaughlin, special agent
of the Census Department, said this
morning that he believed the census
for Richmond had been fairly and
honestly taken. and that the enumera-
tors had done their duty.
The Captain stated that the men were
named by the Bureau at Washington
from the list OF competitive examina-
tions purely on merit and that their
political complexion was as follows:
Democrats. "a; Republicans. 16; Popu-
lists. s; Socialist. 1. Total. sc.
A NEGRO SHOT.
Joe Tyler colored, fifteen years old
is at the City Hospital with an arm
amputated at the elbow as the result
of being shot with load OF buckshot
The negroes side of the story is that
a party of white boys were bathing in
the river, and the negro boy started
to go in too. He was told If he got ir
the water he would be shot He
claims that when he got in Paul Jones
one of the white boys, got or the bank
picked up his breech-loading shot CUR