The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
VETERAN
BURGLAR
Confessed in Police Court to
TWO Charges of Houseb'k'g
TWO FlREMEN INJURED
AViolent Negro Woman Maniac Gre
ates Trouble in Jal-Lieut. Holt
Makes Satisfactory Explanation
Of His Remarks,
tgncc,al 10 The Times-Dispatch.)

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Norfolk, VA, July 10.--E. M. Mar
tin, the ancient and silent burglar con-
fessed to house breaking on two charges
In the Corporation Court this morning.
lie was sentenced by Judge Allen K.
Hanckel to one year in the penitentlary
on each charge. These were to breaking
Into the house OF the hey. DR.. w. a.
Barr and into the house OF A. M. White.
He took several articles from both houses.
which we're afterward found where he
had pawned them. The real name OF the
decrepit and gray-haired man. whose at
tenuated form is bent with years. Is
Robert w. Hammond He Is from Din
viddle county, and his family Is respecta-
BILE and distinguished He, however. mas
a criminal record. He has served Two
terms In the penitentiary at Richmond.
and is charged in Baltimore and IN other
cities with burglary. Chief Humphrey, OF
Baltimore, Is especially anxious TO nave
lin sent there for trial. He was con-
demncd to FIVE years in tho peniten:iary
for having burglars tools In his pos
session. and now no has two more years
by confession. He was silent when caught.
and said that nothing could be proved
against him.
LIEUTENANT HOLT EXPLAINS.
Lieutenant Holt, of Hampton. has made
mn explanation hero by which. he may
be exonerated. He was quoted IN an inter-
view as saying that the militia would be
dsbanded after the strike In Richmond,
the second ntwelve months the soldiers
had been sent TO quell. is over.
He and the reporter, who took the In
terview. have explained to Colonel Hig-
gins here the commander OF the Serenity
first Regiment, that the Interview mis-
represents his statements.
Colonel Higgins says the explanation is
satisfactory
TWO FIREMEN INJURED.
A second disastrous Are occurred on
Roanoke Street early this morning, when
two flremen were injured and considera-
BILE property destroyed. The fire was dis
covered about 1870 O. clock in the top floor
OF the building occupied by Messrs T. c..
White g. Company. wholesale fruit and
candy dealers. This adjoins the Jesse
Jones building which was completely de-
stroycd yesterday afternoon. This fire had
quite start when discovered, and before
1t was got under control the entire build
ing and stock were destroyed. as well as
considerable damage done to the neigh
boring buildings and their contents.
A VIOLENT MANIAC.
Ella foreman. a negro woman, was held
by Police Justice Taylor to-day for the
action OF lunacy commission. The wo-
man Is one OF the most violent maniacs
with whom the police have had to deal
for some time. When arrested last night,
tlie was placed In q padded cell. This
morning she managed 10 get her head
through the aperture In the cell door that
Is used to pass the food In, and she was
extricated with great difficulty. She then
turned on the water and flooded the cell.
IN the court room she was very violent,
and frequently went into what seemed
10 be fainting spells. Her mother, on
whose request she was arrested, said
that she was dangerous and that she
Ind been going around claiming to be
"a messenger OF God"
DIR. TIIACKER's HOLIDAY.
Rev. DR.. J. Ernest Thacker. pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church. left last
night for Newport News, whence he
sailed this morning on the steamship
gave him ticket to London and return
and a well-hlled purse. He will be away
for two months and goes for a rest. He
Will spend most OF the time III England
and Scotland. and will make a trip to
the continent and to Paris. His pulpit
here will be supplied during his absence
by different Presbyterian ministers. and
for the first few Sundays Rev. DR.. Griffin
Bull, of Atlanta. Ga. who. with his wife
and children, are summering on a house
boat off Willoughby Spit. DR.. Bull is a
member OF the Second Presbyterian
Church here. having been raised in Nor
folk.
MASTER AT-ARMS ASSAULTED.
The master-at-arms of the United States
monitor Nevada was assaulted by negro
seaman and received injuries that may
result seriously.
A number OF sailors were fighting In
the wash room on board the vessel and
the master-at-arms attempted to separate
them. He was struck on the head by an
iron bar by one of the sailors and re-
ceved serious injuries.
He was attended BY Dr. Kite. the yard
surgeon.