The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-04
.COULDN' WATCH
HIS PROPERTY.
Store Of Wren Ransacked While
He is in Jail.
A REMARKABLE JURY TERM
Murder Gases and Criminal Assaults
Win Figure-Attempted Assault Up.
on White Lady-After the Negro
Bryant-Remarkable Case.

While Henry A. Wren lay confined In
the Henrico Jail with a charge Of murder
hanging over him, thieves broke into his
deserted saloon on Twenty-seventh and
T Streets and carried off the bulk Of his
valuable property.
Wren was examined yesterday afternoon
before Squire Gibson. and was sent on to
the grand jury, which meets Monday.
There has been no application for bail,
and none will be made until next week
Tho man was put in Jail several days ago,
charged with killing Frank Bagent. and
has, o. course, been closely confined and
unable to protect his property. His saloon
was locked up and left to. take care OF
itself. Yesterday afternoon the news was
brought to the courthouse that on Tues
day night or some time during the day
thieves had broken In through the rear
and had ransacked the place. One of the
county officers said yesterday afternoon
that he had his eye on man whom he
suspects Of being the criminal.
It will be a most remarkable, session OF
tho grand jury of the County Court which
will begin on Monday next Henrlco has
kept pretty quiet for a while but during
the past two or three weeks she has bro
ken forth in great style. The coroner DR..
Lorrimer James, has held four post-mor-
tenn examinations. and now the grand jury
will have five or six cases of murder or
criminal assault.
Among the more important matters
whicl will be before the grand jury for
disposition will be the case CT Edward
Randolph, charged with attempting
to commit criminal assault upon Mrs.
Lille Barnes; of Henry Wren. charged
with The murder Of Frank Basent, of
luther Perkins. charged with the betrayal
OF Miss Viola Brown: of young Timber
lake. charged with committing criminal
assault upon an aged negro woman. The
Henrico officers believe, moreover. that
they will have the negro. Bryant, charged
with killing Robert Jackson, under ar
rest in time for the grand jury.
A negro man named Edward Randolph
will be tried this morning at II o'clock
before Squire Darracott. charged with
attempting to commit criminal assault
upon Mrs. Lille Barnes, wife OF Mr.. Ed
ward Barnes. of Brook Road.
Mr. Barnes is employed at the Rich
mond Locomotive Works and is usually
away at night. It is alleged that on Tues
day about midnight, Randolph, thinking
The husband away as usual, broke into
the bedroom Of Mrs. Barnes and caught
hold Of her. He effected his entrance
through a rear window. But Mr.. Barnes
happened to be at home at this particular
time and was sleeping IN another bed in
the same room. He waI awaked by his
wife's screams, and started al. Randolph,
who rather hurriedly disappeared from the
scene. He was caught UP with, however,
by Constable G. H Waldrop. and yester-
-nI in t1n
Carefully-laid plans for the capture OF
William T. Bryant. the negro man.
charged with the murder Of Mr.. Robert
Jackson at the Richmond Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad shops few
days ago. were expected to land the man
in Jail to-day. Constable G.. H. Waldrop
started on his trail last night with we'll
established clues and confidently expect
ed to have Bryant behind the bars by
this morning. The fugitive is said to
have been hanging around his homo In
Brookland District.
Squire Darracott said yesterday after
noon that he knows Bryant of old. In
the days when they were acquainted.
however, the negro went by the high
sounding cognomen, Meellins.
There was told at the Henrico Court
house yesterday remarkable tale OF a
diamond. how it got lost and how it was
recovered.
A young Richmond man named G.. A.
Sharp was driving in Manchester Tues
day morning, when one of the har-
ness straps broke and the horse began
to hop around. One hind leg struck the
young man on his hand and in addition
to breaking his finger, knocked the dia-
mond setting out of ring valued at
$50 Yesterday morning Mr. Sharp in
serted an advertisement in the Richmond
papers and yesterday afternoon he got
his diamond back. 1t had been found in
the road by a negro man employed at
the car-sheds.
A warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Ernest Lewis charged with steal
ing a steer from Mr. Shepperd, a we'll