The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-19
MANY PlCKPOCKETS
RIFLED THE CROWD

There we're several Instances Where the
uight-fingered gentry" had operated yes e.
sterday.G Several persons reported 10 tlie
police that they had been robbed Of their
purses or some article OF value
The most Of the robberies occurred ID
the Capitol Square, when the crowd Was
TANNED together, jostling about and a.
lowing fine opportunity 51or a p las'ape'
sional pickpocket to ply his trade.
Mr.. J. w. Williams was on Main street
when he was robbed Of a book contain
ing several railroad passes and Two
checks on bank at CORTLAND, Va. what
the thief got is Of no value to anyone
save Mr.. Williams. "
Miss Viola wainwright who had been
visiting Miss Ruby Hogden. OF Richmon e.
was robbed Of her purse, containing 90
yesterday afternoon. 4 She was between
Eighth and Ninth Streets on Broad when
she was tostled BY the crowd. She can
give no description OF the man who stole
IT The pol i are s looking after every
stranger in the city. and believe they
will DO able to land the guilty parties
before the week Is ended.
Robbed Of Valuable Diamond.
Mr.. A. Z. Smith reported to the police
last night that some thief had robbed
him OF a diamond stud valued Mt $16o.
Mr.. Smith was on Seventh Street near tho
Union Depot when he was robbed. he
has n good description OF the man Whpln
he suspects, and the police believe they
viii land the guilty man before TODAY
ends.
Mr.. George w. Harrington of 500 East
Grace Street, lost his purse containing
SAL. together with q diamond pin valued
at s75. in the Capitol Square yesterday.
Mr.. Harrington does not know who robbed
him. He remembers being jostled about
but did not miss his purse and pin until
after the crowd had dispersed, These
two were only a few Of tho many reports
that came to the police stations OF per-
sons being robbed by the pickpockets,
Many Were Overcome.
DR.. Pitt Of the ambulance. was kept
busy in the early part OF yesterday after
noon attending people who had become
exhausted by following tho parade The
wagon was called TO Fifth and Franklin
streets to attend n v. NJ. ], cadet who
had been forced TO fall out OF line. The
name OF the cadet could not DO learned,
his COMPANIONS having taken him away
before tho doctor arrived.
At Ninth and Grace Streets a member
OF the seyentieth Regiment fell out OF
line, but recuperated before tho ampu-
lance arrived.
Mr.. Young, veteran Of the Soldiers
| Home, fell from street-car on Broad
street shortly after o'clock and sustain
] ed a painfll, scalp wound. Dir Pitt treat
I ed him and took him 10 the Home.
Not Many DRINKS.
Taking into consideration the fact thai
yesterday WAS practically q general hol!-
| day With tho working people Of tho CITY,
! there we're very few DRINKS reported.
| Not oyer a half a dozen men were locked
pp at the THO police Htations YESTERDAY
/ afternoon and last night The maJorlty
| Of iiloSe Who we're taken in charge Were
! discharged later by the captains OK ms
tergfan,s 81 tho districts.
In ms attsrno0n 1t was almost impossi-
IN. ~ make any arrests. Tor tho reason
taat tho officer could not wat in one
| piaA6 uatli tbe patrol wagon arrived
,ff1se pefyonE VINO wiifuily disobeyed
nefe. 10 many Instances, gwen ka1te q