The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-19
.BOLDEST OF
ALL THEFTS
Cary.Street Store Robbed in
Broad Daylight.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Police Pick UP Reeves and McDear-
mon-Beieve Them Guilty Of this
Daring Robbery-Went to tho
Third-Story Window.

John Reeves and Ike McDearnon were
arrested late Sunday afternoon by police
of the First District as suspicious char.
acters. and the officers believe them
guilty of ono OF the boldest and best
executed burglaries that have como tc
their attention In number OF months.
The mon, It Ia thought. are guilty Of
having robbed the storehouse Of w. M.
Parrish. No. 1911 East Cary Street. the
crime being committed In broad daylight.
Reeves and McDearmon were arraigncd
In tho Police Court yesterday morning,
but at the instance OF Police Captain
Ehinberger. tho cases against them were
postponed until the last OF the week. In
the interval the officers hope to procure
evidence sufficient to convict tho men OF
burglary. Every effort will be exhausted
TO accumulate evidence against the alleged
criminals
The burglary OF which the police think
Z McDearmon and Reeves guilty, will go
down In the annals OF local criminal his.
tory as one of the most novel, boldest and
best executed that has happened for
years. 1t surpasses In hap-hazzard daring
story crooks" That such a burglary VI
which the men stand accused was pos.
slblc. the officers think duo primarily to
tho day Sunday and secondarily TO the
location( part OF Richmond patronized
only during business hours). On a week
day, when Cary Street is alive with peo-
ple It would have been impossible for the
men 10 have accomplished the robbery.
AN AcRORAT1c FEAT.
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and Reeves robbed tho place in question.
tho fact remains that big haul was
made, and uncommon means were resort
cd to In order to gain an entrance into
the building.
Sunday afternoon. between g. and 3
O'clock, burglars effected an entrance to
Parrish's store, scaling the wall In the
rear MS high as the thlrd.story windows
before fsndinga place through which they
could enter. The windows on the first and
second floor are protected with iron bars,
and the men evidently climbed these,
pulling from the hrst up to the second,
and 50 on.
After once gaining access to tho build
Ing, the men ransacked the place. help
Ing themselves to whatever happened to
suit their fancy. Cigars were what the
burglars were after and altogether. the
men got away with between eighty and
one hundred boxes. Forty OF these were
recovered by the police.
The boxes Of cigars were packed In
sacks and dropped from the third story,
and a number being broken open by the
fail. The men descended and were unable
to get away with all they had thrown
out, 30 they covered two OF the sacks
with barrels. taking the others with
them
MANY BROKEN CIGARS.
The attention OF the police was attract.
ed by finding many broken cigars in the
neighborhood. Investigation revealed the
two sacks hidden under the barrels. and
these were taken to the First Police Sta.
ton. Altogether forty boxes were re-
covered In this way.
Later the same officers visited the scene
and found Reeves prowllng in the neigh.
borhood. Suspicion Fixed on him at once,
and he was arrested as a suspicious char
acter. The arrest OF McDearmon follow.
ed In an hour. the officers Knowing that
the two men were always together. and
concluding they were guilty OF having
robbed the store.
The men were lodged in the station for
the night, but both strenously denied
their guilt. AS stated. they were nrraigned
yesterday morning, but the case did not
30 to trial, the officers askingya post
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