Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-09
John Casey Charged with Taking
Purse Ffou Or. PPessey's
Pocket.
he OPERATED ON STREET CARS
When Arrested the Man Had Just
Been Trying to Sell "Phony" Watch
to Conductor for Ten Dollars-Pal
Called at Station and Didn't Get
Away.

Charged with stealing purse from
me coat pocket of DR.. b. j. Pressey
well known dentist of this city, on
one OF the main line cars OH the
Newport News & Old Point line about
o'clock Yesterday evening, John
| Casey, Il white man 30 wears old
claiming to hail from Nashville,
! Tenn, was arrested nj Washington
avenue and Twenty-eighth street last
night by Patrolman G.. j. Padgett.
According to DR.. Presley he board
ed the car at Washington avenue and
'rwentyseventh street and was stand
ing up in the car isle along with n
number of other passengers. When
the car rounded the curve at Tween
ty-fifth street ana Washington ave-
nue., enroute to Hampton and Old
Point he felt some one tug at his
coat and second later found that
his purse and several letters were
missing from his inside coat pocket.
AT the same time he noticed that n
man, who had been standing beside
him, was hastily leaving the car, and
he followed in pursuit.
Caught In Saloon.
After leaving the car the stranger
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liquor house at the corner of Wash.
ington avenue and lTwenty.fifth
street. When about to follow into the
store. DR.. Presley saw Patrolman
Padgett. who was standing nearby
and reported the affair to him. The
officer went into the place and es.
corted the man ont on the sidewalk.
subsequently Mr.. s. S. Archibald. who
had followed Dr.. Presley off the car
found the missing purse and letters
near the car step, where ii is supposed
the man dropDed them. and turned
| them over to the dentist.
After learning that DR.. Pressey had
recovered his property, Officer Pad.
gett let the stranger go.
Soon afterwards the natrolman re-.
ported the incident to Chief Reynolds
and the chief instructed Officer Pad.
gett that in the event he saw the
man again to arrest him on the
charge of being not of good fame.
Another Little Game.
About s o'clock, when returning on
one OF the Newport News G. Old
Point cars from his home IN East
END. where he had gone for supper,
| officer Padeett saw the stranger on
| The car and kept him under close
watch during the trip to Washington
avenue. intending to arrest him
there. Just after the car crossed over
| the Twenty-eiehth street bridge, Con.
ductor j. w Sewell. who was in
charge. pointed Casey ont to Officer
Padsett and informed him that the
man had attemnted to dispose of Il
fine looking gold watch for $40.
When searched at the station
house. Casey had "phony" watch on
him. which was the one he lad Of
fered to sell Conductor Sewell.
An Alleged Pal.
Soon after Casey was locked ND. G..
D. Odum, % years old, claiming to
he from Dayton. Ohio appeared at
the police station in search of a
friend named "Peter Jones" After
questioning Odum for few minutes
Chief REYNOLDS locked him up on the
charge of vaerancy. 1t is thought that
he is Casey's "Dal"
The police believe these men are
the advance euard of the crowds of
crooks that will make their headouar-
tiers In this section during the James.
town Exposition. Chief REYNOLDS ex-
meets to make it exceedingly uncom.
Portable for crooks. thieves and pick
pockets who stop here and he asks
the cooperation of the people of the
city In minimizing thefts by keening
close watch on any valuables they
may carry on their persons from this
time until the Exposition closes.
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