The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16

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Mrs. Hill was badly frightened and at
! once began screaming to man whom she
saw walking along the street in the dis
| tance.
PROMPT AID
The stranger Immediately responded
| and a colored man, who drives for Que ct
| Mrs. Hills neighbors, also ran to her as
sistance Seeing two men approaching
tne negro jumped from the porch, ana
| running around the side of the house
j made his escape.
| 1t is impossible for outsiders to realize
| the state of excitement into which Lynch
! burg has been thrown. The greatest
/ anxiety is felt in every household. and
IL the majority of the homes men are al
most constantly on guard duty.
/ Mrs. Webber's condition continues fIv-
orable, and DR.. Lyle stated to your. cor
! respondent tonight that he felt certain
| that she would get well.
DR. JEKYLL AND Mr.. HYDE.
| That Joe Aiggin inbotham. the one-tins
| model jsLnitor of Floyd School, liked by
the children for his kindness. and es-
teemed by the faculty for his unvaryins
politeness and attention to duty. Las been
| leading Il doNbie life for some time past
| seems to-day TO be seonclusively proven.
! It was thought by many that his years
Il of good conduct had been overcome in !.
minute by the devil, which pnssess~d him.
| white engaged. in his tiendish work Sat-
| urday morning, and those who knew him.
! wniie Gesirious that he should be pull
| ished to the full extent OF the law. re-
| Sretted that a seemingly good negro had
! thus gone wrong
The police thought differently. anC be-
lieved that for some time past Joe had
been reading a double lifs-a sort of cot-
| ored Dr.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
4 RITRGLAR TOO
On Monday it was whispered around thae
it was thought that Joe was the man
who on Christmas night was found in
| the nome and Retreat, from which place
| q lot of trinllets and several watches had
been stolen. and the police have had this
in mind ever since. That their suspicious
| were correct will soon be shown
This morning Chief Irwin detailed Off
GERS Simpson and Vaughan TO return 20
the Floyd School building and search thor
oughly the boiler-room and lower part
| of the building, where HigSinbotEam,s
principal worn was Gone. The officers
go. there about noon to-day, and while
searching the basement of the schoei
building found in d corner a small cup
board, for which they could not find 3
key. They broke it open with cfisei.
and ascertained that in 1t Joe kept tools.
many of which were evidently not there.
Joe was always known as beng so
hanGy; he could fix anything, and IT -
more than !Ikely, the police think, That
he was a first-class burglar and lock-
smith. Some scrub-rags were also in tt:a
cupboard and a tin BOX
STOLEN JEWELRY FOUND.
This latter was opened. and. to tbs
gratincation Of the officers. there lay tho
two pocket-hooks and whole lot of
trinkets stolen from the Home and Re-
| ct,
These were taken to that institution as
once by the officers and shown TO the
ladies who had lest them aud fully ideH-
titled them.
All were there except one ring and ono
watch. In the box was ring, with u
set in it, which was thought to be the one
stolen from the residence of Mrs. Far
rer, on Grace Street. a short time ago.
when a wei-dressed young yellow man
in the daytime entered the dwelling and
cansacked trunks and bureaus, carrying
off a dinond ring and sl6 in cash
Officer Vaughan carried the ring TO
Miss Farrer for Identification. but sts
said it was not hers The police still hope
to find her ring, however.
STORY OF CHRIsTa1As NIGHT.
The story of the Christmas night rob
bery at the Home and Retreat. which
created considerable alarm at, that iasti-
I tuition at tne LlHle, is tlGOuLs l3 lOilOWS.5
Some time between 9 and 10 o'clock a
negro man entered one of the rooms in
the rear of the building. in what is known,
as the nurses home Exactly how he got
into the apartment is not known, al
. I though 1t is probable that he entered By
l=the door, as 1t was not locked. The win
dow was afterwards found to be broken
and it was surnised by some that the
: negro went to work on several of the
/ ed and broke into the window without at
| tempting any other method OF fnsress.
On reaching the room in question the
negro went to work to several OF tho
| trunks belonging TO the ladies who are
trained nurses. He secured Il small
hammer. and with this shattered tbs.
, / locks OF the trunks and in a very shors
, time was rifing the contents. He tnrn-
!. ed everything topsy-turyy. but took. only
that which he could easily carry: A
& gold watch, a silver watch, q lot OF
& trinkets and two pocket books were found.
S TO be missing. He also took some boxes
OF candy which had been sent as Christ
= mas presents
:. IN YOUNG LADYsS ROOM.
- After doing all the damage he sos;io
!, in this room, the negro proceeded to ir'-
: !. .estiSato further. fte went out OF THE
-4i .par;u.ent and began climbing the stairs