The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-13
WILD DASH WAS
MADE WITH NEGRO!
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UHUL WILL uLullUI
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he admitted felonious assault. but denied
anything like criminal assault.
Yesterday morning he was taken back
to Gillian, where his mother. Laura
Williams, yves, and he then revealed the
whereabouts OF the stolen property now
III the possession OF tho Baldwin people.
The coat had been sold to a waiter at
F the hotel at North Fork W. VA; the two
watches were concealed in Laura VIII
5liams's place. and were dug out OF the
ground BY one OF the Baldwin men. a
The Trip Here.
A posse heavily armed was made up,
and with williams in the midst, the party
went to Walton. where 1t met g, special
train for Richmond. The wild dash
across the state was then begun. At 1soa-g
nolse an Infatuated mob gathered and
waited long at the station with the hope
4 that the party would stop there II
It had williams would have been torn
3 TO pieces. But the train sailed by at
forty-minute clip, and all Mr.. BALDWIN
did was to waive one OF the watches
out Of the window and drop one or Two
letters to be mailed. AT Lynchburg there
was another crowd, but 1t made no de-
monstratlon: tho party stopped ana had
dinner there. Baldwin was warned th ma ::
a mob was gathering at Crewe to at
tack the train, and he made every prep
Il re- tion& to repulse an assault. But no
mob appeared. G,
The special pulled into Richmond about
Z s: 80 o, clock last night. Quite "a little
crowd was in the Union Station, some
there to see the negro and others 70
meet friends arriving on the incoming
trains The only excitement was the
incident recorded above. Mr.. Heiberger,5
brother OF Mrs. Shields, who lives III
thi. city, could not control himself when.
he saw tho negro's face shining through
hideous grin, and he struck him. he!
was quickly overpowered by the officers,
Who released him as soon as they found
out who he was. Several ladies were IN,
the crowd $i @,$a
Williams was at once taken IN charge.
BY Captain Shinberger and detail of
Richmond police, including Officers j.
n Thomas, Jack Sheppard. Charles
Hughes. Louis Werner and Sam Goldsby
and Detective Gibson and Wren. He was
carried in the patrol wagon to the city
jaiI, and at once locked up. Nobody was
allowed to see him Captain Shtnberser
stayed at the jail during the night, ana
4 a watch was Kept up on the outside until
morning. There was no demonstration
s Of any sort.
The Baldwin party went to the Pow
hatan Hotel washed, and refusing sup
per, went at once to the Bijou Theatre
seven guns-one mob gun and six wins
chesters-were handed over the Motel
counter and carefully stored away be-
hind. All were heavily loaded The
names Of tho men who composed the
posse are W. G.. Baldwin, A. H. Baldwin,
L II. o. Baldwin, T. l.. Felts, L. c. Felts,i
y. D. Copenhnyer anu James olConho o..
All have worked hard and ably, ana their
effective service has earned for them
tho gratitude OF the State. They Will.
leave the city to-day.
..I was not working for reward, y said
w. G. Baldwin last might, as he exhibit
ed the two watches to a crowd gathered
al ound him In the hotel. Ny men may
want some Of the money, but as for
myself I shall not touch q cent of it. l.
was working to capture a miserable dog
Of negro who had attacked White
woman
The Confession.
AS stated above, Williams strenuously
denies criminal assault and Mrs. Shields
does the same. Il Detective Baldwin also
believes that the crime was limited to
robbery. and felonious assault. The con-
fession Of the negro was full anu detail
ed, and deposition Of 1t was made In
Euefied by means OF a stenoErapheT.
Tho confession was made IN tho pres
once OF w. G.. Baldwin, T. L. Felts' ].
9. D. copenhayer, Albert BALDWIN,, z.
.Copenhayer and Hugh Hlnde. IT IS III
full as follows:
to 81 market place at Roanoke; from the
nncS tssn wsk.s Up emu AMI
turned up Henry Street. went OYER to ne
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Is ss s sY s1 Vs. + II
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sa sh ssa ad hs ss S Rs qnS y
saw the pocket book. nsyer say n money ;'Ig,
%hse p ea0 ' @Sen waited eaa spk :
stairs She said that she could not walk and
Fl fss sha '00k hsF sss
II got one watch and an. told me that there
suit that she said was her husban Is, -,
did not want II and drcrpad 4 there, shs
s9 ans ss s o aS
which she said WNs Mr.. Grcenwood's. or some
she said that that VIII II you ! got tbs g ]
ond watch y shns bat taT no money
~ then started to s. away an shs picked
IN q rasoT u YES one with p. @. J, x, or Of
blade. II took Il away from her an then
slashed back with y at her, trYiny 70 bluG