Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-09-20
This is Interesting.

What looks very much like a case
Of expert thuggery, ifnot highway
robbery, was reported to detective
headquarters last night, and is be-
ing investigated by the police.
a we'll known merchant OF Bath
county, Va, came to Richmond to
buy his fall stock of goods, reach
ing here over the Chesapeake 4
Ohio Ry. about $3.50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon at Main Street Sta.
ton. On looking about the sta
ton the man asked some nearby
Ioafers to direct him to saloon.
Two young men volunteered to
conduct him. One Of Them carried
the visitors grip, and the three had
drinks on one another severalstimes
over. The merchant has little re-
collection Of the subsequent events
until he found himself last night
in an alley off Seventeenth Street,
without either satchel or pocket
money 80.
Last night he appeared to be still
suffering from the effects OF his Wis
it to the saloon, and the police
have suspicion that his condition
NAV not all be accounted for by
drink, but that he may have been
doped, since the usual remedies
failed to sober him up entirely.
+ From the best account he cou d
give of himself the man said that
he had had over eight hundred dol.
lars In currency with him, over
four hundred having been in his
satcbel and the remainder on his
person. When found in the alley
he had but 81 40 OIL him.
The police verified ii part OF his
story by taking him to several bar.
rooms where he was recognized as
man who had drinks with two
other men, description OF whom
was given. "
Detective Gibson and Policemen
Atkinson Are at work on the case,
and hope shortly to land the men
who rolled this countryman out OF
his wad.
The police made the man com
Portable last night, and hope that
by this morning he will be able to
give a more connected account OF
his adventures.-Ri chmend Times
Dispatch, Sept. 10th.
j. M. Coleman, stranger. was
in the Police Court this morning
charged with being drunk. lie is
the man who, according to the
mornings paper, was robbed OF
1900 last night. Mr. Coleman said
that he would leave for home to-
nightvmd Justice Crutchfeld dis
missed him. Mr.. Coleman also
said that at the time he is alleged
to have lost $500 be didn't have but
"a, and he had that this morning
Therefore he isn't worried about
the eight hundred he didn't lose.
Last night Mr.. Coleman, who is
a big. prosperous looking mali.
about 40 years old, was taken into
custody OH Mayo Street because he
was in an alleged irresponsible con
dition. When he got to the First
Station something was said about
$500. Capt. Barefoot said to-day
that he did-not know whether or
not Mr.. Coleman had said he had
lost the money. At any rate, De.
tective Gibson and Mcmahon, with
Bicycle Policemen Atkinson. start
ed to work upon the case, but
learned nothing upon which to
base an arrest.
According to the published &C
counts, Mr. Coleman or, to be spe-
cific. "a merchant of Bath county,
came to the city yesterday to by his
fall and winter stock. He took
drink IN a downtown saloon, and
then met several natives. Later
he was "rolIed" for the price of
his fall andswinter stock $500.
Chief Werner said he did not
link the man had lost any such
amount, but he and Capt. Barfoot
thought it better to investigate.
The Investigation closed this morn.
ng, when Coleman woke up and
aid he didn't remember losingsanv |
money; and as for $500, he hadn't
lad but $50 when he left his home
n Victoria, W. Va, not Bath coun-
y, Va, for the Jamestown EXPOSE
ion.
He admitted he was drunk, and
.fter saving he wanted to go back
home, he was dismissed. Rich
nond Evening Journal, Sept. 10th.
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