Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-21
BURGLAR KILLED
BY POLICEMAN
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Nothing was stolen from the resi-
dences of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, on
Cumberland street, and Miss Connolly,
on Fenchurch street. when these ladies
were murderously assaulted, but the
police believe Ramsey is guilty of these
assaults, as we'll as other attempted
assaults and burglaries.
NOT HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.
Yesterday morning was not the frs,
time Ramsey tried to enter the resi-
dence of Mrs. Pruitt. A niece of Mrs
Pruitt. a 16-year-old girl, saw a negro
at her kitchen window last Saturday
morning at about the same hour Ram
sey appeared yesterday morning. She
gave the alarm and Mrs. Pruitt ran to
the Kitchen with a pistol. the negro
neelnE through the back alley as he at
tempted to do yesterday.
Mrs. FRUITS niece was able to give n
very good description of the negro. and
when she saw Ramsey after he was
hliied yesterday she recognized in him
the person whom she had seen at tho
WINDOW Saturday morning. To recoc-
niZe MIN was easy, as he had on the
Same soldiers cap and brown overcoat I.
detective Heppel says that Ramsey's
appearance tallies in part with the de-
s1Iip,.on or the negro who burglarizcd
MI. VIM. Pannill's residence No OF
Duke street. Saturday night.
VIEWING THE CORPSE.
Almost continuous stream of nor.
sons was filing into the morgue yester-
DAY TO take look nj the dead Grim
maj 1t does not take Il criminolopist
to see criminal tendencies in his feo-
lures. His head is round. and his hair
closely cut: His forehead has oval
curves, and recedes almost evenly to
the crown of his head which is round
and small Thick lips, large spread
ing nose and small eyes complete set
oil features not pleasant to look upon
even when they are emotionIess and
eNpressionless In death. His COM
pleSton is brown.
Ramsey was feet inches high, with
muscular limbs. His photograph was
taken by order of Chief Nizer. who had
the body set erect for that purpose.
The wife of Ramsey is believed to
De respectable negress. She told the
policemen that she never imagined her
husband was q burglar. ana was sorry
she had married him about months
ago. No charge was made against her
of having stolen goods in her posses
sion. She said her husband has been
IN the habit of getting up early to 20 to
the steamer Louise, upon which he was
employed.
HIS CAREER ELSEWHERE.
Ramsey's criminal operations were
not confined to Norfolk.
MT. Hubbard, of Port Norfolk, saws
ne knew the negro well, and that his
record was good deal darker than his
lace. Mr.. Hubbard, in conversing with
reporter of this paper through the
phone last night said: About four
years ago the town OF Suffolk was in a
high pitch of excitement. caused by
frequent and numerous assaults upon
women. at that time Ramsey was a
resident of Suffolk. Among those who
suffered at the hands of the man we're.
Miss Darden, of the Seaboard Air Line
depot, who was brutally assaulted. but
was rescued by her mother. Ramsey
escaped and was not heard from again
until Mrs. Howell was terribly beaten
at her home In the same town. Ram
sey kept the excitement at fever heat
by entering the Suffolk Female Col
lege. He was identified, but made his
escape from the town. He returned
again, however and entered the house
or w. j. Green, a furniture dealer. and
shortly afterwards attempted to rob
the residence of II. January He was
caught in this last act. convicted and
sentenced to two years In the peniten-
tiary. He escaped further punishment
by reason of q techncality.
Ramsey was born In Nanscmond
county. at a place called Sleepy Hole
lie is about "a years old, and is the son
of Cornelius Ramsey, wel-liked old
negro, who lives 1t No. a Pine street,
in Suffolk"
Mr.. Hubbard says he wants to meet
and shake by the hand the man who
rid the world of Ramsey.
Ramsey's wife has not claimed his
body, and he may be buried by the
city.