The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-30
LIQUOR
MAKES A Man STEAL
.Thos. Leach Charges His Wrong
Doing to What He Drank.
he ENTERED THREE STORES
Refused to Give His Name Until he
Faced the Mayor, and Then Game
Down Meek as Lamb-Bank
Janitor Confesses to Theft
lsnec,a1 dispatch to The Times.)


PETERSBURG, VA, July 29.-The NOT
folk negro, who was arrested las1 ZIG
for committing a series OF ooiu pe'''
thefts in this city, and VINO ihsoien'''
refused to give his name, was as nheeA
o.. lamb in the Mayors Court tnls
morning saying that his name IS lhoiiies
Leach. and that really he dld not Ano"
a thing about having stolen anythihs' 70
had inst taken enough whiskey TO 1l'dAo
him ob1ivious of having done any "rois.
Rut according to the story or tne po-
lice who had a hot chase AFTER Lse'e'
ne entered three jewelry stores Oh .
nora Street Yesterday afternoon VIII -
.ent to steal. n
IN two of them he was successlul' III
the third the proprietor escapeu ioss ~
.efusing to wait on him. buc.lana'i
rrotbers lost a $3.50 ring, and "A. =.
1 qa.i. s1o ring. both of which were
recovered When Leach was sea- -
-. ~ no1ice fourteen new, and unused
III, hand,Serchiefs were found IN MS
clotbes which had been stolen from soi''o
ore but about which he Woulo give ~
,xnlanation, except ignorance OF "neie ne
cot them He was sent to jail LOT SIN
months.
WELDED TO TEMPTATION.
Robert Boiling, the colored 1anltor oi
.ho Nationa, Bank building, was arrest
Ell to-day- for larceny, winch ne eoiies
ed. While making up the pea II. d iooi!,
occupied by Mr.. Robert Ledtord, ne Aou'iu
COX which that gentleman had LETT Wheh
he went to work Boiling yielded 70 the
termination and stole the money. Oflcer
Reck who arrested him. recovered 800
Of the amount.
BACK FOR TRIAL
George W. Phillips, who is charged Win
robbine Mrs. Jessie P. Lambert OF money
and jewelry to the amount OF Slzo, WIS
brought back from Wilmington, N. "
this rnrning by Chief Ragland- he oe-
clares his innocence of any lntentioh 10
commit theft, and came back without d
reouisition to face his accusers. He feels
grea t1v the disgrace of his position, but
thinks he can explain matters satlsfactor-
iIv phillips is we'll connected in VIII
mington, and he will have proper de-
Tense.
MEMORIAL WINDOWS IN BLAND
FORD.
The Ladies' Memorial Association, VINO
have long designed the conversion or DIG
BIanford Church into a Confederate me-
mortal chapel, in honor of the many thou-
sands of Confederate dead from all OF
the Southern States resting in the ceme-
terry: and to this end have contemplated
the erection in the church by each state
of a. suitable memorial window, met last
evening and determined to start to work
vigorously in behalf of the Virginia VIM
dow. The design for this window has
not yet been adopted, but its estimated
cost will be in the neighborhood of Sl0O0.
Tho ladies will ask contributions through
the nress from all the people of the
state-a small amount from each per-
son disposed to give to this object-and
hope by the fall to have the requisite sum
in hand.
The first lad ynotary public to quail
fy in this city is Miss Mary Bird, who
took the oath of office yesterday.
Rev. E. o. Woodward. pastor Of the
Church of the Disciples in this city,
has gone to Louisa county to hold series
of religious meetings.