The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-05
MOLLY WHITE WAS
SENT T0GRAND JURY
Two Cases Against Her Dis
posed of-Another Comes
Up To-day.

Justice John disposed OF the Molly
White case in the Police Court yester-
day by fining her $780, with ninety days
security in Jail, for maintaining a disor-
derry house, and she was sent on to the
grand jury on the charge Of robbing
Prescious thornley, OF $3.50. A bench war
rant was also Issued. charging her with
keeping a house where persons Of Ill
fame gather. The charge will be heard
thIs morning.
In addition to this, eight women living
at the house were fined s. each as disor-
derby persons. and two OF them. Mattlo
Newman and Scott Fountain. were placed
In the same class with Molly White ard
sent on to the jury as accessories to the
robbery.
Mr.. L. o. Wendenburg represented the
women, and Commonwealth's Attorney
Richardson was present to assist the
court. Ball was granted.
The story of the robbery was told In
yesterdays paper. thornley, came to town
from his homo at Fort Lee. lie went to
the White house, and while there claims
that he was "doped" and robbed OF $3.50
which he had sewed up In an inside pock-
ct. Afterwards he. In company with one
OF the women. known to the police. were
driven In carriage o. q we'll known col
ored hackman named w. D. Johnson, out
to dark spot in Chesterfield county, just
beyond Manchester, where they both got
out.
The driver feared foul play and reported
the case to the Manchester police, and
by them 1t was reported to Captain Shin
berger, who got the corporation OF Cap
tain Tomlinson. ,ia $3.50 81. Z
called to the White house. and that Molly
White gave him S to drive the man to
the place In Chesterfield county. and that
Matte Newman and Scott Fountain
helped put the man in the carriage. Then
the other woman got In. and he drove
them away. not thinking at the time
that there was anything wrong.
Horrley, on the stand. appeared like a
man dazed, and he could not give a
very clear story. He recognized Molly
White as the woman who gave the driver
tho money, and he gave fair descrip-
ton OF the woman who went from the
house with him.
This woman Is missing. The police,
under the direction of Captain Shinber-
ger and Captain Tomlnson are making
every EFFORT to locate her.
1t is quite likely that she came back
from the point In Chesterfield on the cleo
trio car and afterwards took a train out
of the city.
This Is the second time within the past
few years that the White house has be-
come prominent in the eyes Of the public
owing to large robberies alleged to have
been committed there.
About two years ago a Petersburg mer-
chant came to Richmond with about
5000 in his pockets. He went to this
house and later missed his money and
complained to the police that he had been
robbed by one Of the inmates. The case
went to the grand jury. Captain George
D. Wise and Mr.. Harry Glenn repre-
scented the woman. and she was dis
charged. She was warned, however, to
leave the city. never to return She re-
NAMED away two or three weeks and
then came back, and was among those
arrested and fined yesterday morning.
Captain shinberger said last night that
of existence all such houses In his sec
ton. Molly White has been living at the
place about twenty-five years. and has
accumulated considerable real estate In
various sections Of the city.
While thornley, is in no serious condi-
ton, he is still feeling the effects of the
drug. whatever 1t may have been. and
1t is thought that he will be better able
to testify when the case comes up In
the Hastings Court. He went to his
home last night, but will be back In town
again to-day to be present at the hearing
Of the third charge against Molly White
in the Police Court.
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