The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-12
"A SENSATION
IN PETERSBURG
Two WeilKnown Young Men Charged
With Stealing Mules.
THEY AND FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
One of Them Charged on Separate
Warrant With Stealing Mcrchan-
Gise-The Day the Hottest of
the Summer.
THEY AND FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
Especial Dispatch to The Tfmes.)


| PETERSBURG, VA, August 1.-THE
| arrest of John VIM and Conrad Scott.
| two well known young men OF this city,
! on a. warrant sworn out by T. NJ Davis,
| of Dinwiddte. charging them with the theft
of a pair of mules. the property of W. R
McKenney, caused a sensation here to-
day. The young men both declare their
innocence They were brought before
Mayor Peasants upon an application for
! bail, which, after argument by Hon W. B.
| Mc1lwaine, was granted by the Mayor in
the sum of $500. and the case set for hear
ing Friday, August 18th
Mayor Peasants held that the alleged
stolen property being in this city. he had
Jurisdiction.
EMPHATIC. DENIAL.
Meszrs. VIM and Scott deny most en-
| phatically that they did anything wrong
i IN riding the mules to this city from Din
| widdie county last night. Mr.. VIM has
/: been acting manager Tor Mr.. MCKINNEY,
; and claims that as the manager he had the
{, right to use the teams. The statements
/ OF Mr. Davis ard Mr.. McKenney could
| not be obtained, as both Of these gentle
! men are out Of the city. but it is claimed
+, that Mr. VIM hal been removed from tho
| management of Mr.. McKe- .ney's mill and
F; Davis made manager: that 1t was TO de-
! eide WHO was the manager that VIM and
! Scott took the mules and came to this
! city. expecting to find Mr.. Mckinney here.
| Both gentlemen treat the charge as a
very frivolous one. and their friends are
| indignant that such a charge should have
: been made against them
{ A SEPARATE WARRANT
! VIM is also charged in q separate war
! rant, sworn out by Davis, with breaking
| into his storehouse on the 18th of June and
! stealing merchandise valued at $tOS.
! The weather here to-day has been the
warElest felt this summer, it having
reached f0t at the corner of Sycamore and
Washington Streets at $50 this evening
Mrs. J. F. A1oyIer. accompanied by her
daughters. Misses Mary and Matte. left
this morning for the Yellow Sulphur
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs E W. Butcher and Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Jefferson left today
/ for the Cold Sulphur Springs
GILLIGAN
Gilligan Will remain in the Jail In this
city until the Isle of Wight authorities
notify the peniteutIary officials that he
has been sentenced, when a guard from
that institution will be sent nfter HIM.
John Rogers assistant night yardmaste-
| of the Norfolk and Western railroad this
city, had his right foot badly mashed at
an early hour this morning. He WIS in
the act OF getting on q freight car. whsn
ne missed his foot ng and fell, and the
wheel OF the car struck his foot partially
passing over it He was taken TO his
residence. 1t is rot thought that the foot
Will have 10 be amputatet.
=, C. Gilsigan was interviewed by Thy
Times representative this morning. who
was the first one to carry him paper
CONTAINING the telegram from Newport
News 10 the effect that his counsel had
decided that it would be impossible to
carry his case up GilIigan read the ar
ttcIe through carefully, and his color
changed. He declined to have anything
70 saw about it except that his counsel
! had told him that they would notify him
first before they gave anything out 10:
| publica ton. Gilligan further said that he
| did NOT believe that his counsel had given
| I'D his case. He said that he would at
| orce write 10 Col. Baker and find out the
J truth of the report Further than this
| Gflligan would not talk
! PEANUT HCLLS ATTIRE.
| The nufck action Of the police at O'clock
| This morning saved the large peanut fac
| torv OF Williams & Brother from being
j 5astroved by fire. The fire was discovered
| IN their boiler-roorn at that hour and was
| cause1 BY the peanut hulls which are
| used as fuel becoming isnited.