The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-17
Young Manchesterian Charged With
Larceny Of $500 from the Georgian.
He ACTED AS STAKEHOLDER.
Accused Describes ia Detail How the
Stock Trader "kol1ed the Bones''
With Mysterious Stranger
Named Goodman - Pu!ice
are Now Looking for
That Individual.

Seated in an easy chair at the Second
Police Station last night, with a good cigar
held nonchalantiy between his teeth, Will
liam Lowry, a fashionably y-dressed and
decidedly good-looking young man, hailing
from Manchester. made a statement re-
garding the alleged theft Of $50 from ].
H. Callaway, the stock trader, from
Washington, Wilkes county, Ga, last
Monday morning. Lowry was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detectives Gibson
and Wren. on a variant charging him
with the larceny Of the money.
NO one took that roll fran Galloway"
declared Lowry 'He lost it fairly and
squarely, shooting dice. and | held the
stakes. l have nothing 10 conceal about
the matter, and VIII tell the xhoie story"
The young MancieSterian then detailed
narrative OF howl. II. Calaway, the
stockman, parted company with his bank
roll
In the first place. said Lowry, Gala
way did not lose S5e9 last Monday. He lost
$3.50 to = man natled Goodman in the
Dore's saloon, East Main Street. On
Thursday of last wick While I was sitting
in the saloon CalIafHay, the man named
Stanley, and Goodman came in. Galloway
and Goodman rolled Ss-e for So and the
latter won. / had !2aver seen Staniey or
Callavay before, but l was selected to
hold the stakes. which I did turning the
money over to Goodman
The prisoner cunstnued by saving that
Stanley ard Galway then left the place,
but that they returned the following day,
CaLaWay having so in his possession.
Goodman was nresent." LOWRY went
on To say, and Ca!Lssway promptly pro
posed 70 throw dee with him for 80. say
ing he had just gotten the $50 from Mr.
Rrauer to buy a suit of Clothes and an
oraFco2t a.-Ss w,.ttt5 SaVo 20 tti>e Uilese
purchases to keep UP appearances with
Brauer. He said, however. he could set
what he wanted with 50. They rolled the
bones and Goodman was again winner.
held the money and gave it to Goodman.
BIG STAKES FIGURED.
81 did not see any of the men again un-
til last Monday morning about 10 o'clock
when they met in Dore's place. There
were several men in the saioon and the
bartender was engaged at the far end OF
the counter. Galway asked for the dice
box and proposed 10 shoot dice with
Goodman for $40. He handed me a roll
OF bills and asked me to count them.
did SO ard saw thta. there was $3.50 in the
bunch Goodman handed me the same
sum and they again rolled the bones
to him.
.'Ca;laway says, well. you won speak
ing to Goodman. He then made tho re-
mark that he was The teacher Of q Bible
c.ass, went to church twice every sun
day when at home and was a deacon in his
church. CaNaway said he would not have
his people to know that he had been
gambling for $1,000 Ca5laway and Stan
ley then left the bar-room together. 1
know nothing further about the nlutter''
Lowry declares that while ne had known
Goodman for about two weeks, he does
not knew MS occupation or his first name.
He says he has seen the man since Mon
day, and that he hopes he will come for
ward and make d clear statement as TO
how Callaway lost his pile" Lowry is
about So Years Of age, and claims 70 be
a broom-maker by trade He is married,
and lives on Perry Street in Manchester,
where he vas arrested yesterday after
noon. Policeman Wright, of that city.
rendered valuable a.6 to the Richmond
detectives in working up the case.
The preliminary hearing will be held in
the Police Court this morning, but Lowry
manifests no uneasiness as to uie out
come.
The police are now looking for Good
man.