The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18
Police Hews.
1'hat is Going on at Head
quarters.
quarters.

Jrtuce G7Hchfeld viii probably have
his hands full on Monday morning. The
order given by Major Howard that Ill
persons conducting their business, trade
or calling on Sunday are to be reported
by the police will. in a broad sense, carry
many people before court
This law was rigidly enforced In 1895.
and at that time about 1.5oO reports were
| rade.i They embraced newspapers. as
we'll as almost everything else. In eacn
instance, except in cases that We're
deemed by the court to be necessities, 4
fine OF $3.50 was imposed upon the pro-
prietors or employers.
The ordinance will be strictly en-
forced said Major Howard last night
Major Sylvester, Of the Washington Po-
licn Department. wired Major Howard
yesterday. asking him to find John w.
Peters and Tom Hill, two negro men,
whose people in Washington were anx-
ious to locate them. The men were found
here, and Major Sylvester was SO in
formed.
The detectives are searching for the
person who took a baby carriage belong
Ing to Mrs. Archer. No. sos West Frank
lin Street Thursday evening. The car
riage was on the pavement in front Of the
residence, and was wheeled away. The
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Headquarters detectives are hunting for
the thief who stole a lot of clothing from
Mr.. S. Sternberg. who is conducting a
wax figure museum at No. I04 East Broad
Street. He had placed the articles in a
closet In the rear of the place, and when
he went to get some of them he found
they had been stolen.
Detective Hall yesterday arrested two
negroes named Harry Thomas and Harry
Allen, on suspicion that they robbed a
respectable old darkey named Harry
Light, living in Manchester and work
ing on the Seaboard Air Line as fireman
at Fifteenth and Cary Streets Thursday
right. His pocket-bool1, containing s1475
was taken from him, and the two ne
gTocs made off.
He gave a description Of the two men,
and yesterday morning Detective Hall
arrested Harry Allen and Harry Thomas
on suspicion Of being the robbers.
They denied that they knew anything
about 1t. but they were locked up at the
First Station. Light will have an oppor-
tunity Of identifying them at the Police
Court to-day.
A letter received by Mayor Taylor yes
to-day was turned over to Chief Howard
The letter reads:
La r ayetle, l1u., OCtOUeE 10, 1SUl
ITO the Mayor of Richmond. Va:
"Wili you please send one Of your men
to Dundy James and see if he has got
a small dog. will describe him: He is
white with three black spots-one on
the tail and one on the middle, to the
left-a black head. a v on the forehead.
The dog IS onlv six weeks old. Please.
for an old man, II he IS there. let me
know, and oblige,
= " ~. B. YOUNG"
The Police Board and Major Howard
are congratulating themselves upon the
selection Of Mr.. George Pollock as their
CLERK and secretary. Mr. Pollock has al
ready proven himself almost invaluable
to headquarters.
=. commissioner said yesterday that
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne had not been sum
moned, but that he would be requested
to appear before the board at its meeting
on Monday afternoon at o'clock.
New Commissioner Thomas Whittet
will take part in the proceedings at this
meeting, and it is probable that the full
beard will be present for the first lime
II raonths.
rx-Commissioner Joseph Laubc was
out driving yesterday.