Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
Constable Hayes Says that hc-
count Given Out by Mock
Was Incorrect.
MAKES some SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS
Young Bank Clerk Claimed to Have
Been Robbed Outside and Then
Miatreated In Cheyenne Joe's
Place. But the Constable Declares
Trouble Started Over Price Of Wine.

o'dl bGQ OVCE t@TlCc OF wine,
On the morning of Friday. July 10.
the Daily Press published n story of
robbery and mistreatment nj Pine
Teach park. based upon statements
identical with those contained in a
letter written to Governor Swanson
ana Director General Barr. of the Ex-
position. by Mr.. Milton Mock. a young
man employed ut the First National
Bank. The story was to the eject
that Mr.. Mock said that he had been
hcldup and robbed of about $40 ut
pino Beach about 1l:30 o'clock
wednesday night. July II, while on
his way from the Exposition grounds
To Pine Reach pier 10 catch the 1890
O'Clock boat; that he watched the
robbers and saw them 30 into Chey-
emo Jocs place, and then went for
Tie assistance of j. c. Mars, the
acronaut who operates the Captive
balloon in which Mr.. Mock is inter.
cstcd. According to the story, Mock
ana Mars went to cheyenne .Ioes
place and, after Norfolk county
policeman had refused TO arrest the
robbers without warrant they went
into the joint and laid hold of the
two highwaymcn.
AS the story went. the crowd in
the place released The robbers,
handled Mock and Mars roughly ana
told them they would be lynchod if
they did not mako themselves scarce.
y Powhatan Guard. Mock said. was
In the place at the time and. instead
OF arrcsting the robbers. he assisted
them In getting away.
Captain Carpenter. commandment
OF the Powhaian Guards. investigated
this case and made report To Di.
rector General Barr in which he said
he found Nocks store to be incor-
rect
Another Side of Affair.
Yesterday the Daily Press received
n lengthy communication from
Charles Hayes. Norfolk county con-
stable in Pine Beach. in which n
story entirely different from that
told by Mock Is given. The consta-
BILE says that the article referred to
above grossly reflected upon him and
the officers under his charge. and re-
quests that in Justice to MI con.
cerncd his statement be published.
He goes on To say that he Is prepared
to prove every assertion contained I'm
hrs paper. and declares that his ac-
count OF the Incidents of tho evening
In question is. with the exception of
ono point. lust as Mock himself re-
lated II in the presence of three Off
ccrs ana two disinterested parties at
Pine Reach the Saturday following
tho "hold.up"
This communication will not be
printed in full. because part of i'll
ic ush f,h II II
not care 10 publish in it's columns.
Some of the statements have nothing
to do with the question of which
story Is correct. and are libelous in
their nature. In Justice to the par.
ties concerned, and. In event an err
roneons story has been published in
its columns. in Justice to itself. me
Daily Press gives below tho sub
stanc of Constable Hayes story, in
brief:
Constable HAYES Story.
Tho constable states that Mock
entered Cheyenne Jocs place about
midnight and remained there until 8
O'Clock in the morning. drinking ana
having n gay time generally About
" o'clock. he goes on To say, Mock
raised n disturbance because he
claimed to have been charged 81 for
n 81 bottle OF wine. lie became very
excited, the communication SAYS. and
begged that somebody knock him
down and do something to him so
that he could get CHEYENNE Joe's
Mace before the officials and get it
in the newspapers. Finally the
young man was put out OF tho place
by CHEYENNE Joe and his employees.
About half an hour later. saws the
letter. Mock and Mars entered tho
place and said that the former had
been robbed and that they proposed
to have the money back. After the
two had made themselves very OBJ
noXious to n number OF men in the
place. among Thorn two soldiers. one
of the soldiers struck Mock and
knocked him down, after which Mock
and Mars were put out of the place.
Constable Hayes further declares
that Mock admitted Saturday all of
the above statements. but claimed
that after being put out the place the
first time he was followed by two
mon who robbed him of between 81
and sic
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