The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-12
CHARGED WITH THE BURNING
J. w. Hargraves Arrested for the Burn
ing of Biz Bakery.
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II the 4May or ) Court Lnis IuorIlus Oh
-ne cnai go OK ''unIawlully and MALICIOUS
~ burning a buu.u44lS mot uwcIliIlsy
on Commerce Street, useu anu occupied
~ the Vagina steam bdk.ns Company,
me same pelIS the properly oI Wil.iduI
Y. Wilson, III, and \. u. manson, Jr.
IN the mOuOn or the commonwealth >
Attorney, captain Robert l.. Iancey,
VINO GAINED tnat material witnesses
we're absent the case was continued
until Tuesday, July I'D.
Late on Lne afternoon OF Saturday,
June 2lst, the lire alarm was sounded
rom box NO. I, and on responding to
{ the nremen tounu tne ou!iuiiIs ..
Virginia Steam Baking Company, on the
corner OF commerce and Eleventh Streets,
wrapped In smoke ana name. Inc nre
nad gained such Roadway that from the
very outset the tiremen We're confronted
With a hopeless task. AT one time it
looked as if adjoining property, occupied
oy the Lyncnburg Buggy Company,
would become involved out heavy
stream of water was carried to the ROOF
OF the latter building. and from that
lime all danger to it was removed.
1t was at nalf past six O'Clock in the
afternoon when the fire was first dis
covered, and by fifteen or twenty min
utes past seven the building had been
Quilted and everything in it destroyed.
Work for the day had just been closed,
and Mr.. Hargraves and his bookkeeper
were in the office winding up the affairs
of the week. The fire. it Is thought,
started on the second story near the rear
Of the building and just over the ovens,
but at the time no one was able TO eH-
plain exactly how the trouble originated
Several theories were advanced, but 1t
was generally believed that the fire
started from some defect IN one OF the
ovens.
From rumors which subsequently
reached the police department, it was
deemed best that an investigation of the
cause of the fire should be made, and
to that end at noon last Tuesday Officer
Harvey arrested Mr.. ]. W. Hargraves
at his temporary Office in rear of the
First National Bank upon the following
warrant, issued by Police Justice Whit
aker, setting forth that -. K. Harvey
has this day made complaint on oath
before me- F. w. Whitaker. of said city,
that j. W. Hargraves on the 21st day
of June. 1902, did. in said city. uniawfully
and maliciously burn a building mot 4
dwellng) on Commerce Street used and
occupied by the Virginia Steam Baking
Company. the same being the property
Of William V. Wilson. Jr., and n. c.
Manson, Jr."
Mr.. Hargraves was then taken to po-
lice headquarters. where he was bailed
by Justice Whitaker. on security of his
own certified check OF $1,000 for his ap-
pearance before the Mayor the next
morning at 9 O'Clock. When that time
arrived Mr.. Hargraves reported prompt!
and was bailed by the Mayor on the
same check for his appearance at $3.50
A. NJ. to-day.
This morning when the case was calle|
Ccmmonwe alth's Attorney fancey stated
that two important witnesses for tn
prosecution were absent. ard he aska'
the court to continue the case for te'
DAYS in order that they might ce inUn'
Mr.. Caskie. Of counsel for defense. CD
iected, and asked what efforts had J e. =
made to secure the attendance OF thes'
witnesses A serious charge rested q
his client. and he desired to have it j.
vestigated as sneedly as possible TT
defense he said. had three witnessc
there from Baltimore. who had coz
at considerable EXPENSE and personal j.
convenience. and If it were possible +
would conceie TIE purnort of the tes''
monv Of the absent witnesses If 1t WOW
ora hle the case TO be tried to-day.
The Commemorative ATTORNEY ST.
ohiecting and insisting unon a conrin'
arce Mr.. J. T. Coleman Of the defener
odvocated shorter Dostnonement thu
nat % ten DAYS adding that he he'ier~
the charge which hrre over This vow
wan as nall would be dissinated
an Investigation.
r. was then settled after ro,sr'tn+'-
with all nar+ies that 1r1v '"5 wo'''d :
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