The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
OSCAR LUMP KIN
C0NFESSES THEFT
Entered Broad Street Store and
Robbed Cash
Register.
ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON
With Henry Brooks, He Faces
Charge of Highway
Robbery.


| Held In Washington, d. c., on ,
charge Of highway robbery. Osca
Lumpkin, sixteen years old, of Rich
mond, has confessed to the Washing.
| ton police that he helped entdr ant
rob the drug store of Tarrant e Grant
at Foushee and Broad Streets. last
! Wiley was sent last night to bring
him back to Richmond for trial.
Lumpkin and a man named Henry
Brooks, Twenty-Five years old, who also
claims Richmond as his home, though
his name does not appear In the City
Directory, were arrested In Washing
ton on charge of holding up and
robbing Dallas r. Bowman and Mark.
, ham E. Mcqueen early yesterday morn
ing. Both men were taken to police
station and confronted each with four
charges. Then Lu1npkin broke down
and confessed to the Richmond rob-
berry. saying that he had once been
employed by Tarrant & Grant, and that
he knew the place. Captain McN1ahon
was notified, and, on the assurances
of the Washington authorities that
they would release LumpFdn for trial
here, dispatched Sergeant Wiley TOT
him. Brooks will probably be held In
Washington to face the charge of high
way robbery.
Entered Through Cellar.
The Tarrant & Grant drug store was
robbed last Tuesday night, the thieves
entering through the cellar and max.
ing their way upstairs from the IN
side. They took their time in helping
themselves to the coin in the cash
register, and then escaped through the
pack door, which was discovered still
omen the next morning. There were
no clues to the thieves until Captain
McNIahon received the message from
Washington Yesterday. Brooks did not
confess to the Richmond robbery, and
has denied taking part in the hold
UP in Washington.
| A special dispatch from Washing
ton, telling the story of the arrest,
| follows:
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Washington. p: G. se pie. er, it.d -
and robbed Dallas r, Bowman, of the
! Nentosa Apartment. and his companion.
Markham z. Mcqueen, of 307 M Street,
Northwest, as they passed through Ju-
| dietary Square, at 1920 o'clock this
The prompt action of Sergeant Curry
of the Sixth Precinct and Policeman
| L. j. O'Dea. who Is on the Judiciary
| Deaf, resulted III CSiSCHilS AA0AiiS ~
Brooks. twenty-five years old, of Rich
mond, escaping from the scene of the
hold-up, and the apprehension. within
! half an hour, of Emile Doust and Johr
they are eighteen years old. as hey
| entered the Mount Vernon Hotel.
| The three young men are held al
the Sixth Precinct Station, each on two
| charges Of assault and two of rob
,rha notice. however. will not take
them to court until Tuesday. in orde,
that the extent of the injuries of Bow
man, who was seriously hurt, may bs
lascertained.
Dowmnn's Account.
1--WE were walking slowly through
the park when three men suddenly
lunged out from behind a clump OF
bushes and attacked US said Bow
one one of the men struck me terrific
blow in the mouth with some blunt
weapon. Down I went and he jumped
on top of me. In a jiffy he had my
watch and was grabbing at my dia.
mond stick pin when threw him of
while / was scufling with this fel.
low, Mr.. Mcqueen was battling witt
the other two. one Of them having
striking wildly with. it. Mcqueen
knocked one of the fellows down, ant
the man who got my watch ther
dashed. up the street.
both Of US called, and Policeman
o'Dea came up on run. and. sizing
up the situation, he chased one OF the
men and caught him. Mcqueen tried
! to follow the other two. but they
lodged into the. darkness and escaped.
Mcqueen declares he Is able to iden-
| tify two of the men, Bowman de-
clares the assault was made on him
lively identify his assailants.
Brooks maintains that he is innocent
of completely IN the affair, and believes
| he will be able to prove himself SO
when brought to trial P. Fl. MEG.