The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-02
ARREST
IN JOYNE|R CASE
5sobert Jones Charged With
Completely i'll the Kid
mapping.
viii BE !. EXAMINED !: 4 TO-DAY
ihsffield Acted Strangely. and
d Made Conflicting State
nlents.
Will BE EXAMINED TO-DAY
tsn.c,a, 70 The Times-Dispa.ch,)


ss CREWf1, VA. May IA second ar
est was made at Church Road yester-
n ihy In connection with the kidnapping
~ little Luna JoSner, three years old,
& a the person of Robert Jones tcolorcd).
& IN associate of Ben Sheffield (white)
q Robert will be examined tomorrow,
" lind hope is entertained that he VIII give
important information.
s Ben Sheffield was a neighbor OF the
s. Ste Mrs Ida Y. Joyner, and his actions
otter the disappearance OF the child
Luna Joyner, caused him to be suspi-
stoned His house was searched Tour
IL lays after the search began. lie pro-
atested his innocence, saying he had sfx,
children Of his owl and he wondered
Why people thought he wanted this one.
His actions later on aroused the sus-
iplcion of Mrs. Luton. while on her f1rst
visit Ito Mrs. Joyner.7 Since then close
watch has been kept on him and his
cplored associates by her. The fact OF
his having been an associate OF Robert
Jones and his family (colored) has
caused much comment by all around
Church Roads.
vi a DETECTlVE.
April 18th Mr. Spriggs, q detective,
was summoned to Mrs. Lutton's assist
8ance. going down as dealer In tie TIM
Der. He interviewed Mr.. Sheffield ana
gained all the facts needed.
It comes out that when the blood
hounds were on the trail a mans track
was discovered near that OF the chllo
going IN the same direction.
THE owner Of the hounds said the
man that made those tracks carried OH
tho child and as they were arranging
ITO put tile hounds on the track Sheffield
claimed them as his, and said 1t was
no use to bother with them, as he had
gone out through there hunting
NV Now he denies saying this. and tells
many rambling stories In regard to his
actions that day. While under arrest
and being questioned he committed him
self in many ways. ia 4
E5s 5TEIE DISAPPEARANCE.
Luna Joyner, the fve-and-a- half-year-
aold daughter OF Mrs. ida B. Joyner, dis
appeared from her home,1 at Church
Roads, on the morning of the 1lth OF
lNoycm Der, 1902. She was playing in the
yard with her brothers and sisters, they
Shaving Just returned from peanut held
near by belonging to neighbor. by
whom they had been given permission to
gather the nuts left on the field a1ter
Ethe digging. In the midst Of their child
fish glee over the big pile of nuts, they
&didlnot notice the absence of little Luna
until they were ready to go in; then a
@yurdrwith 'mama," asking If Luna was
with her, bound to the field. thinking
Hnerhaps she had returned for more nuts
Fh,it no trace of the little girl. Then, Whel
5gall was connection, the mother hastll!
Summoned the neighbors and the .searci
began. The premises first, then adjoining
fields, the woods. everywhere. n eighDorS
IN, the dozen Joined in the search; people
came from far and near; at one time
There were a. hundred men systematlcallS
ssearching every nook and corner. Ponds
we're dragged, old wells cleaned out Hur
ricane Branch. came with Ills blood
hounds. and the little sun bonnet she
had last worn was given them but be-
ty6Hd-the confines of the peanut field the!
would not go. Neighbors were suspi'
&cioned, but proofs were wanting. Peopl.
3all over the State became interested. z
reward of hundred. dollars was Offered
nv the Governor. Detectives came nnc
vent Still no news OF the lost child E
s. MRS. LUTON TAKES HOLD.
AS time went on interest decreased
and the child was given up. It was a
this time that Mrs. Mary l.. Luton.
sCrewe, formerly of New Castle, Pa. cam
to the front IN the search. 1ihvins ~
nv little daughter by death about the tim
Sof' 1,una's disappearahte, shas could in
measure sympathize WITH the mother
Kshe visited the stricken home at Churc'
Roads became their. friend, helped then
I'm many ways, and comforted them
only good woman knows how to do.
At@All the while she. with q shrcwdnas
sknown only to n detective. was seekin
"a clue to the dark mystery. Her susp'
s5cipn rested on nc!ghborE. She learnc
that parties from n distance were stop
ping with them: she watched and worked
Determined to bring back the child If
ffcould be found. A DELAY in the scare
became necessary at this time. OWN
ITO the Illness of Mrs Luton.
& In the meantime the poor heartbrokc
mother was dying by degrees She die
October sd, Just eleven months after til
4schild had disappeared. Her little ono
sswere left with an aged and feeble gnanf
1mother and an uncle, Mr.. Ira 3. Chandle
WHOSE devotion to his sister had bee
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