Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22
HAS SERVED TWO SENTENCES
Julian T. Lane, With Many Aliases,
May Go TO Penticntiary for Life
This Time.-Otficer Morrison Made
the Catch.-Neero Shoemaker Ar
rested for Receiving Stolen Goods.

ABOUT MY years OiG. VINO has been
Systematically robbing boarding houses
in different sections OF the city for the
past month. leading the police depart
lncnt merry chase. was located in a
saloon on Eighteenth street yester-
day afternoon by Officer Jack Morri
son. who is working in plain clothes"
with Sergeant Reynolds
Last night Sergeant Reynolds and
Officer Morrison located a lot of goods
stolen by Lane in q shoe shop on JEFF
ferson avenue kept by a onc-leggel
negro named Thomas Briggs The
negro was landed behind the bars on
the charge Of receiving stolen goods
ana patrol wagon load of goods was
hauled to the station. Among the ar.
ficics taken from the shop We're the
following: II coats and vests, 6 over
coats. pistol. shotgun. pairs of trO,l.
sars and one suit Of clothes The ne
sgro admitted buying part Of the stuff
from Lane but said that some Of it
came from other people
Lane has served two terms in the
penltcntary and one term in the Rich
mond jail. He is a native of Hanover
county and first went to prison from
that county for COW stealing. Later
he was convicted Of hOuSebreakng in
Richmond. II he goes to the penitcn
tiary this time hc will spend the re.
mainder Of his life there, this being
his third trip. ana as the police claim
70 nave two clenr cases Of grand lar
ceny against him. his chances for a
lnelong stay in prison seem bright
The man seems to have started his
operations here about Christmas time
Shortly before Christmas local man
informed Sergeant Reynolds that the
Old jill bird was III the city ana said
that the police had better look out for
him. The sergeant AT once wrote to
the chief Of police OF Richmond and
secured Lanes record which he kept
Tor reference.
On December 2S Mr.. John Sims, who
boards at 1902 Huntington avenue, re-
ported that. he had lost a lot of valu
able clothes. An old man giving the
name Of Julian 7. Lane had been
boarding at the house for several days,
Mr.. Sims said, and hal disappeared
about the time the clothes were
missed
From the description Sergeant Rcv.
noids knew that the warning he had
received was not in vain and a search
tor Lane was started
On Jauary ,, Messrs W. r. Monicr
and J. j. Martin. boarding at BIS
Twcnty-ninth street. reported that they
had lost lot Of clothes and a shot
gun. An Old man giving the name Of
James Lowcry had been boarding at
this house for few days and had dis
appeared when the clothes and gun
were missed.
The description of Lowery tailed
with that OF Lave and the search for
WOO y ,,,;t
vigor He was said to have been seen
on Eighteenth street on one or two
occasions. but no further trace of him
could be found. The pawnshops were
searched for the stolen goods. but
without success
Friday Mr.. }. S. Nichols boarding at
rs Twenty-srvcnth street, notified
the department that his room had been
stripped OF clothing. shoes. shaving
nu'hl, etc He said that an old fellow
ny the name Of Lane had been board
ing IN the house with him Tor some
days and had just Disappeared
Yesterday Sergeant Reynolds and
ofhccr Morrison determined to run
Lane TO earth. They spent the morn
lhg IN vain searching and then mapped
ont e plan of campaign for the after
noon. Clfcer Morrison was to go to
Eighteenth street and see what could
DC learned in the saloons in that yicin.
iiE
The officer iunrneycd to the Acre
about O'Clock and. after visiting sew
rral places spicd a griZzIed old man
sitting in the corner OF a saloon, list
tnnS - negro playing on the piano.
II" man appearance did not tally
with tho description Of Lane, but the
DtnErr / IDnuiit i; would In M, bo,,,
nave talk with HIM
Striking up q conversation with the
Cd fellow, he soon learned enough 10
convince him that his companion
mi@hi pc wanted Tor most anything
even b" wee no, Lane
Aitei Srmc sine had passed, a small
negro DO" entered the saloon with a
Fazpr case. This started talk on the
subject OF razors The officer re-
marked casna!ls. that he would like 10
hnI good razor, The old man
glanced abor; TO sec that no one was
looking and then cautiously drew a
razor firm his coat pocket, saving that
nc probably had what his acquaintance
wanted
nc officer a. once identified the
razor as the one, stolen from Mr.. Mich.
cias Shipping the article into his
pocket Oflcer Morrison dispiayc: his
badge "nd said Mr. Lane I wan,
YOU. From that moment until he had
n"c'' placed in the patrol wagon and
taken 70 The police station, Lane aid
not have word to say
Alter beng questioned for some time
~ Sergeant Reynolds and Officer Nor
li%cn. the old man gave in and adj.
nllt'eI bis guilt 10 The sergeant He
confessed by piecr-meal, however, and
II Mas :; long time ncfoIr lr ,.,,,. -,