The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-13
.CULBERTSON WAS
AN ORPAANB BOY.
Given Into the Custody OF De-
tectivc Wren, Who Will Bring
Hin to Richmond,
WENT AWAY WITH CIRCUS
Since Then He Has Has Led a
Rowing Lifc-To BE Tried Tor
Violating Election Law
WENT AWAY WITH CIRCUS
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YORK, PA, September 12.-Dotect'Ve
| yyrenn. of Richmond, Va came to orK
to-day and was given the custody OF ~
r, c,lbertson alias c. L.. Mnrtindnle, who
Is wanted in Richmond for alleged irAuu
perpotrated In tho recent primary e'eo-
| ton.
1t is claimed that Culbertson, althoush
! n non resident Of Richmond hnu h'il'se'l
| appointed n register in that CITY. ana ~
| cordlng to evidence heard by the er'.'A''l
Jury, padded his registry lists, caus'"s
| many fraudulent votes to be couutcu'
| He wns arrested near Thomasvi'le' th's
| county, by n local constable.
WIN ia Iark,n X. Cubcrtson2 Echo
doesn't have to answer, Whof ~.
Mr.. p. p. Winston, Of the Lh" o''o
Equity Court, can tell.
culbertson has been in tho pubic eye
over since the discharge Of the spec'a'
grand jury that indicted him. ana s'i'cc
| Mr.. W. l., Royal has had the centre Oh
| tho stage in his fight for pure elec-
l,,,ons 1tc is alleged to have como here
at the instigntion of Syrcle and 10 hhvo
] e-ot mixed up with Jackson WISE w
| the Third Monroe Precinct ana 10 nave
done things contrary to the l3arksdaie
| law and the constitution OF the olt.e ,
He, in conjunction with the others h'.n.eu
rot into trouble, and hence the quest
Of the Richmond slcuth. who goes into
the territory of the greatest manipula-
tors Of political fraud on earth.
Left Him Her All
Culbertson is young man who mas
| had lots Of chances to do something, ana
be Somebody. a number or years ago.
when he was Il boy Of about I'VE, nc
| was left an orphan In one OF inc coun
ties Of the State. There came TO the
I legislature from that county repre-
| sentative named Kendrick. He met
| and woed while here. the beautiful Miss
| Lucy King who lived on Broad Street,
near Fourteenth. She had some proper
| ~ In her own name
| After the Legislature adjourned the
| couple returned to the woods. where IN
| a ear or so, Mr. kendrick passed away,
Then Mrs Hendricks returned to het
| native city, bringing with her the llttie
| Culbertson orphan. She adopted him, anl
did what she could to educate him, pu
after awhile she died, and In her VIII
| now on record ina-thc Chancery Court
she left everything to her foster son
| Culbertson The estate amounted u
something like $500 Her friends prayed
before Judge Lamb, that guardian pf
| appointed, and 1t was at 1.-THE request O.
the court and the friends of the lamented
that Mr.. p. P.fvVinston accepted tho &c
sponsible position. Il 20 90 gu NJ RI a2hY
He dealt kindly With the lad, but tn
latters health was bad, and he could d.
| no work worth talking about The 90!
was sent out on a neighboring farm, bu
he would not stay, and one day, the boy
we'll grown then asked his guardian. 10 le
a him go away with a circus lie went
Later he returned, and asked Mr.. WIN
ston to get him job on the street cars
Tho latter refused to do so ana ther
having come of age, and secured all tina
was coming to him from TIE estate
which amounted to about $500, he wen
away. 4NH ,rt
About five years ago, Mr.tlNy sns.o
heard that the young man had secured
position in Philadelphia, and It mas nee
several years since he has seen q
& former ward
The Possible Penalty.
The punishment that may be Noted o.
70 culbertson IL found guilty Of III
crime alleged. may be from SIX TO tWcls
months In the pcnltentiary with Tine
MS much as $50, or it may be q teri
Of twelve months in Jail. with fine
as much as $1,000.
Judge witt Is expected back this wee
rho Scptcmbcr term of the court -beSlS
nm Wednesday next. There arc thirt!
three Indictments, and 1t Is quite lkel
that the grand jury VIII be asked 10
further into the Investigations OF allese