Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-08-26

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on receipt OF price by Foster Mlourn
Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
ufy before grand jury. should the
( matter get thot Tar. and this nov
seems certain.
Acuag upon this Information. NJ
Boiling on "Wednesday ordered = load
OK oats as "a dccOy. The oats were MOI
7 uecded. but in order 10 ind Out X the
CnNrges ~ere true % VAS Necessary
mat lead De traced.
Two assistants in the engine-rfr,, d.
I department. were deputized 10 foilov-
/ THIS load 81 grain from the car 10 th..
-calehouse and from the scalehous-. 70
T thr Vity stables. then back again 90
Hlat Happcned
Strictly. this is What happened ana
hst .ts repeated % the engineer.
The wagon ~ 80 loaded property with
t"rNlH i've BAG ot oats The ANS
tFuf detectives failed. however - grd
out 81 hen the cObhleStones were.
pi.."i BOO the wagon. but they SAW
Them before the wagon got o. lh.
~cA.rnnuSe. These stones We're hId u
the center OF the WAGON and were.
surrounded by ba1s ot oats When
thr ~ralehouSe vac reached the Np-
htNt' Has weighed. stones oats and all.
From thiS weighing the scaler ascer-
tain~ thr GROSS weight of the load
Naea the driver lett the scales Cor
the E-1nIes--1 distance OF two blocks
he was followed ID the two assist
ants. vno were on 90 their fob. AIr
Driver. however. before he reached
tne stables began 20 rid his WAGON
of Che load OF stones. These ver, los
Gated by the Sherlock H0lmescs OF
the department. and marked with
piece of red chalk.
The grain delivered. the fehu. his
wagon minus the cohhlesfones. Zee
turned f' the sCaiehouse CD havc the
vehicle Weighed. Sow. "a must h.,
remembered chat the city buys tlt
-faIr hy weisht-not by The busheL
Tine because the weight OF grain Na-
rIe~ nrr au~nrl The difference be-
tween the loaded wagon and tha
empty "ason should Cell the city how
many pounds ot grain has been de-
hNerri. Iu the case above cited DO
VII he seen that the city would have
patN- hll che fraud uOt been detected.
Tor 100 pounds 90 rocks.
AFTER tn~' negro had his wagon
Weighed che second time the two cn-
giuerrs picked up The Cobblestoues
and they are now ln Che office on Mr.
Boiling in the City HAM,
How Did tic Negro ProdtP
Speculation .s rife ln the city Hau
1s tu hoW tne ue-ro--James Robert
could have benefited hy tna
transaction. DO The plan had been tn
extract from the bags quantity cog
lnc srain' and substitute therefor. lu
'IArI in make Nn tnr HeNDlr flr
stones lu question. the matter would
natc been tu~t plain uIIfrrIuc. IuI
lhs was uHt Nnur. $50 -rtlu WAS taken.
hut the city was made tn pas tor
more stun than was actually delivered.
fnr wrIeu mlster. tIthet Isl tn. nnIt
thing uN which tne eulIurcrIuG Ue-
u1rtnrut cam Dee studded Iu maxim
settlement This isl furnished rn MI
Bolton. First Assistant city EneIueer
tie Cd. * DO ana the auditor settles
Che account
The city owns some ninety or 100
mead OF animals. each cousumlne ap-
proNimately $40 worth ot food "a
month. From this Dc cam be seen chat
nearN, $4,000 worth OF grain iS pur-
chased ln year 81 time. While 1870
pounds is small amount-about 81
load-yet ln the years total. allow
.nl tins much otercharge for each load
delivered. the city viii have paid dur-
ing the year between $500 and 81
200 Tor grain which was NOT delivered.
Multiply this Dos number OIL trtr-
ana the total swrlls.
norsn't hnoss " hon, to Bisn~.
'l.f f.nSlnrrt Boiling ts at Ia loss who
Us at a loss 90 hnd how the negro could
..1'r gained. also Dee CAN'T usare hoN
thing 90 do with Che fraud. No charl-s-
are orlus made This viii have tn ht
~'NN 'f "a -tAfN INTN after IrarIrl fHr
report or the StID-r Committee
Another thing pointed ouf h. the en-
%lhrri Us inst as soon ass fEr fl.f- d.
ready recited had been learned. Dee told
Assoc slant Ems ucrr Eolling Go have All
NrF hroS. arrest tl- negro. They arr
reported 90 have promised 90 DO This
About two hours afterwards someone
if"m the urm called on th- CftF En-
slnrvr and wanted Goo know what
should or done
Mt Boiling saws that De was much
SUI I'd. iScd Go learn that ffr negro had
nor oeen arrested. and Do then. unou
us own inlflutlFr. -WoIc ONT "a warranI
AGAINST the driver However. wl en- am
q NIrlnpL was made 90 locate thr negro.
he could not be found. and ls slIl at
large. e
Negroes have been found in wood
plies on numerous occasions. but This
Is the nrst time in the city's experience
that negro has been found in au oar
pile. and the city expected 90 pas for
the negro.
developments or a sensational char
acter are expected during the daN. and 7
the meeting OF the committee This aff-
ernoon promises 20 be spicy.
AZ the Office or Alvey Bros Edward
Alvey senior member 90 the rrm WAS
lound 10 be out. and no one there was .
him. -o'