The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
ALLEGED WIFE No, 1
DOES NOT RESPOND.
Eoxanna Bell, Who Claims 10
Have First Married Owens,
Not to Be Found.
BRIGHT UP FOR FORGERY
fs.eeial 10 The Times Dispatch.

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NORFOLK, VA. December 1S.-The
preliminary hearing of Joseph Lin
wood Owens. alias Joseph Leonard,
charged will, bigamy, had to be con-.
tinued o.day In the Portsmouth Po-
lice Court. before Mayor Reid. owing
TO the absence of wife No. l. other
wise known as RoXanna Bell. The
. second wife, Glura y. 1Titteg, said to
he Philadelphia girl. was present,
and in company with her husband,
sOwens She is very pretty. and does
mot believe that Owens married the
u Bell girl. When they parted, Owens
TO go back to his cell. there was a
ssender farewell scene. and she kissed
him repeatedly. Owens still main.
tains that he married but one OF the
court by his father. who also declares
! the young man innocent lie is TWEEN
! ty-one years of age
Roxanna Bell the alleged wife of,
Owens, was arrested Tonight on Il
charge of contempt of court. and In
default Of bond for appearance, to-mor-
Tow. was remanded to jail. The case
will De heard tomorrow morning.
To Face Forgery Charged.
When j. w. Bright faces Justice
Simmons tomorrow morning in the
Police Court. number of forgery
charges. probably score in all, Will
: be lodged against him, and the police
declare that he has been operating
on large scale. Additional victims
are constantly being discovered.
IT is declared that Bright was
shrewd. in that he drew mis- checks for,
nominal amounts. ranging from Us to
s25, was clever in handing them out
so unsuspecting individuals, and but
for the fact that he remained on the
scene too long. might have gotten
away with his ill-gotten gains. 1T isl
charged that he has been operating
in Norfolk for month or more, reach /
ing here on November 14th.
1t Is also believed that Bright has
been operating in Richmond, 1t is
known that he got In some of his work
were found number of pawn tickets
issued by Richmond ''th"ae be-" men.
Charged With HonscbrcakinE.
II. II. Hum.hries and George Fl. Pea
cock, two white men, We're arrested
early this morning on the charge of
HOUSEKEEPING and robbery. 1t is
charged that one of the men forced his
way into the front door of the resi-
dcnce of Harry L. West. Hardy Ave-
nue., Berkeley, at o'clock this morn |
ing.
Mrs. West gave the alarm. hearing
the forced entrance. and j. T. White
hurst and . Mr. Weaver responded |
They caught the man who had entered |
the home as he was attempting TO es-
ape, and the other man was found !!
aidden at the side of The residence |
they ware held for the police.
Several weeks ago the West home +!
was robbed of $50 and quantity of /
clothing. They were on the lookout !
'or the return OF the thief
Br eff No folk items.
The exp osion OF the boiler 81 the
s'mohondro Avenue school yesterday
IL is declared, was due 10 defect.
That no serious results followed was
Cue TO the cooiness of the teachers
and the excellent discipline under
which the children are kept The cell
lar was only slightly damaged
Industrial Commissioner j. P. Hall. /
nt the Beard of Trade anu Business +
Mems Association. to-day began "A can
vGss which has for its object the in
creasing OF the business bodies men,
hership to 1000 members. The present
membership is i3s.
In the case of Il. y. Brownley. bank /,
rupt. of Portsmouth. compromise has
been effected with the approval of the !
court, the creditors receiving 10 per
cent. of their claims.