The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
WEISS WAS DUPED
BY OILY STRANGER.
Man Charged With Stealing Two
Horses and Mule Believed to
IL BE Innocent.
CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH
Entire Family in Court in Henrico
Yesterday-Fathcr and Son
to Be Tried.
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Robert Weiss his wife and small fam
Ky, appeared yesterday morning before
Magistrate J. w. Tiller at Henrico Court
house, on the charge of having stolen
two horses and mule. Eddie Weiss,
son of Robert Weiss, was released the
day before under a bond OF $500 by Mag
istrate Tiller on tho same charge. Rob
ert Weiss was released on a $500 bond,
which was furnished by Robert Gacdc,
of Amelia county and the hearing was
continued over until Monday, when both
father and son will be tried together.
Boy Arrested.
Eddie Weiss was arrested on Wedncs-
day on the charge of stealing a mule,
which he had just sold to j. I. Andcr-
son. blacksmith. He was placed in
Jail. and the next morning was given a
preliminary hearing. He was put on the
stand himself, there being no witnesses
TO appear. against him. The Weiss fam
lily. not having been long in this country,
are not adopts in the art of speaking the
Kings English. and little could be made
out of his testimony. Despite the fact,
however. that he was asked leading ques
tions, this much only could be made
out of his testimony: that the family
had been resident in Henrico county for
but three months: that the father had
paid $4,000 cash for llis farm, and that
the mule. which the boy was charged
with stealing. had been bought from Il
man for S110. The seller was paid 800
down, and said that he would return for
the remaining $40 and the receipt He
was never seen again. evidently being
well satisfied with the 500.
Mr.. Weiss tried to use tho mule with
n horse lie had. but the two would not
work together. and he then decided
to sell the mule. He placed the boy
on the animal and sent him into town
with instructions to dispose of the
animal at a certain price. and, if lie
could not, to await his. the fathers
arrival The boy sold the mule to Mr..
Anderson. Later The former owner
of the mule appeared on the scene and
claimed possession. Search was then
instituted. for the boy who had sold
the mule. aud ',ie was found about mid
night of the same day. lio was taken
to jail at once, and released the next
day on bail.
Duped by Stranger.
From the evidence gathered in the
case, it would seem that the Weiss
family We're so now in the county and
so ignorant of surrounding locations
that they did not even know the way
to Richmond Mr.. Weiss lives on tho
Nine Mile Road. and thought that he
could come to Richmond on the Sever
Pines car Line direct.
1t is the general opinion in the
county that Weiss was duped by somc
stranger. He himself was a stranger
and, he was taken in" 1t is thought
that tho two horses and the mule wer,
stolen by some one. and then palmet
Off on Mr.. Weiss, as it is shown in III,
evidence that Weiss is fairly well-to
do and would NOT, therefore, be under
the temptation of stealing horses, es
pecially when he is a stranger in thu
land.
Tho two horses alleged to have beer
stolen are the property of Mr., f. Osca
Alsen, and are being held ut NJ Kelly
stables, Nineteenth and Franklin
Streets.
Attorney Gilbert X. Pollock has beer
employed to defend tho accused