The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-28
THIEVES TIL II ARE
WELL CONNECT led.
rsburg Surprised When the
Exposure Came.
MAJOR lAssITER's CREDE N!lALs.
Ne receives His Commission as
Ncmber of ConSress-H:s Majority
:hc Largest Ever l;cccired by q
Democrat in tho District,
1snec,n, pisra.en 70 rhe T;nes.o


pETERsBURG. VA. November t.
u,r,,.,;s Rires I-assiter received ION me
ca.,e,ary of the Commonwealth to-day.
a,;s commission as representative IN Con-
.ress for the Fourth District Congress
man Lassiter will leave Friday for wash
ington.
eye- received by a Democrat III the Gus
t-ict
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Judge Mullen to-day orerruied the mo-
.,on TOR n new triai in the case against
George Henderson, VINO convicted OF
felony at the last term OF the court and
sentenced 10 one year in the penitentiary,
An effort will now be made by the rriso-
ner,s counsel to have TIE sentence corr
mutcd TO one year il Jail
CLOSED WITH A BALL,
The Elks bazaar closed with a ball to-
night.
Bishop Gibson, OF Mcl,mcnd, was in Pc
fe-sburg to-day
Rev. Dr. Paul Whitehead is visiting
friends IN this city.
WELL Connected THIEVES.
Howard CT chtcn and Patrick Eeelan, two
young men vel! connected in this city,
s.ere arrested about 2 o'clock this morn
ing, charged with breaking into the jew
el,-r store of .. Buchanan and stealing
goods worth siS.
They were taken to the station-hous.
and confronted with some of the ware
1t seemed needless for them to make
:. denial, and Heslan made ful con-
s..ssion He said he entered the store
and took six silver spoons one silver
.team pitcher. one large silver ladie and
four silver watches, while C-ichton kept
watch on the outside. When they got
10 safe place they divided the SPOTS
Crich.on confessed to taking the goods,
Knowing they had been stolen. Inc
crenm pitcher and spoons were recovered,
but. according to the testimony of the
Two men, the other articles were thrown
into Appomattox river, hoping by aolns
this they would escape detection Ihsy
we're before the Mayor this morning and
made practically the same confession.
OVERCOME WITH SHAME.
-IIeelan was completely overcome, and
,Yept Bitterly. s3e-ing he was drunk and
did not know what he was doing when
he broke into the store- Crichton was
Bitter in his remarks to Heelan for having
made the full confession. The case was
sen- on for trial at the next term OF the
Hastings Court.
Howard Crichton was the proprietor anu
leading actor OF the East River Tragedy
Company. which gave several entertain
ments at west-End Park this summer he
had also been on the road with vaude-
Vile companies.
EcANTLING WAR.
A personal difficulty occurred last night
between Messrs. H c. Roper and J. 6.
Kent. Claim Auditor of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, in which scantlings were
used for weapons Roper had his right
wrist badly bruised and right third finger
broken Kent was struck over the head
s with the scantlins. and fell unconscious
A warrant was sworn out for Roper. and
\ he was subsequently bailed in the sum Of
$500, giving John Dunn as his bondsman.
The case was called in the Mayors
Court today. but was continued until
Friday, Kent being unable to appear.
The Clief of Police in this city has re-
ceived information, which he believes will
lead to the arrest of the person who re-
Gently stole horse in Swansboro-
Merchants and citizens will meet in the
rooms of the Young Mems Business -asso-
ciation Thursday evening. to discuss the
Obstruction Ordinanc