Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05
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C. N. TURNER COMES
70 GRIEF IN HAMPTON
Alleged Short Change Artist Ar.
rested For Attempting Ills Film.
fam Game On Business Men
WILL Be T8|EO This MORNING
Partner of the Alleged Crook Escap.
cd-Turner, When Placed Under
Arrest, Paid SIS Back to One of His
Victims, But He Went to Jail Any
way-Will Probably Get Severe

c. Nj. Turner, believed to be II
member OF gang of Short change
artists working III Hampton and
phoobus for the past few DAYS, is n
prisoner in the county Jail with the
charge of attempting to tim-iiam sew
eral merchants in Hampton.
Turner, who is rather suspicious
looking individual, claims Tennessee
i,s MS home, but emphatically denies
That he is q short change artist.
although he returned SIS bill to
one of his victims without n murmur
whom he found himself in the
clutches OF tho law.
Turner and another man came TO
Hampton yesterday morning with the
evident intention Of plying their
business in a green country village
and right here is where they were
fooled. After going into two or three
places and attempting their scheme
without success, the two men went
TO the colorcd business district in
North King street. The men would
so into a store, purchase small
article and proffer the clerk a $40
Dill in payment. When the clerk
would return the change the men
would seem greatly surprised that
they had given the clerk a ten or
tive'dollar bill and then declare that
they had the right change. The
clerk would then return the $40.
while the men would in turn return
only q small portion of the change
turned over to them. After turning
back the small change the mon
would again ask the clerk if ..e
wouldn't give them SIS bill for nvc
ones and during the confusion would
leave with the So.
Potter Chisman, colored, one of tho
mon visited by the alleged "flim-tiam
mers,' lost his So, but soon u,scov
cred the fact and he hurriedly looked
up the authorities. Officer John
West Cunningham found Turner as
ne was preparing to start for Old
Point on a trolley car.
When the officer told Turner that
he was under arrest the flim-ham
man, without the slightest hesitancy.
said he was willing TO correct any
mistake he might have made and he
offered to give the 50 back to Us
man.
Turner was taken before Mayor
Thornton f. Jones. who told him to
return the money to Chisman, which
ne did Mayor Jones then commit
ted Turner to Jail pending a prelim
mary hearing i'll tho police court LIS
morning.
During tho afternoon several mon
appeared at tho county jail an !.
positively identified Turner as the
man who had attempted 10 bea.
them out of money through me
short change scheme.
Turner has engaged the services
of Mr.. c. Locke Collier who will
attempt to secure his acquitta1 in
the police court this morning.
Under the law If Turner is founc
guilty in the police court he can be
given six months In the county Jail
and fined 500 and costs upon each
charge against him.
Mayor Jones announced few days
ago that If any of tho advance
crooks to the jamestown Exposition
came Etamptons way and fell under
his jurisdiction he would imnose
the scVcrcst penalties allowed by the
law and it is certain G.. NJ. Turner
VIII get Il good strong sentence II
he Is proved guilty of the charge
against him.
Turner absolutely denied that he
had n partner with him and tho
man, who was seen with Turner.
disappeared by taking car to UIGI
Point.
Turner said he was 80 years old
lie was very neatly dressed i'm a
blue suit of clothes, and has every
appearance of a man in sporting cir
cles.