The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-Dispatch.

The TimeS-Dispatch,
\ 1903 Hull Street.
Christmas was anything but slow
time with the police of the Southside
and elsewhere. and the four extra
| patrolmen added to the Washington
Ward force did not find time hanging
| on their hands last night and the
nights before.
/ The crowd of guests who had been
invited to attend the informal affair
given by the Mayor and his minions,
were treated to severe shock yes
brought face to face with their host.
Fourteen of the guests, charged with
being too full of Christmas cheer to
navigate without obstructing traffic.
We're fined So and costs, and three
others--more fortunate-were sent on
warning.
Leroy 10 the Rescue.
The redoubtable Leroy Arnlistead,
the famous bootblack of the Southside,
had to face Justice Maurice, of the
Police Court, Part .. on a wore Sc
rious charge. 1t developed in the
course of the hearing that booze was
~ premium in .ashington Ward
yesterday on account of the order clos
ing the bars, and SO Leroy saw good
of the Yuletide supply he had laid by.
He had the misfortune, however, to
be detected by the police in his pleas
ant labors and did not fare we'll at
their hands.
The justice hoored Leroy by asking
him to pay a fine of SIS, and then
made matters worse by putting him
under a bond of 5000 for his good be-
haVior for the next twelve months.
Fletcher Skinner was the lone sinner
ltn fntI Int t1an Yta1 oil ttr1aa = he
law last night, and his fate will be de-
cided by the justice this morning in
the Police Court. His offense was
drunk and down.
Drawing the Net Closer.
The negro thief who attempted to
rob the Stirling shoe store on Hull
Street, early Sunday morning, has not
been apprehended yet. The police are
drawing the net closer and closer, and
are hourly hoping to catch the negro
in its meshes.
1t is presumed that the negro must
have been slightly stimulated by
drop OF red eye, otherwise he never
would have attempted to rob building
lille he did not succeed In max
ing away with any of the stock. he
wrought considerable damage by
breaking the ulg $50 plate-glass win
dow In the front of the store. Except |
for back door that was mysteriousiy |
open. the thief would have been cap |
tured by Officer Westcott, who was |
within hearing when the glass was
and who was the means OF
saving the firm heavy loss.
ig Santa Claus at POst-OGlcc.
Santa Claus was on the job at the |
office in South Richmond yester-
day morning in fine style. and great
crowd of people were at the general
delivery window to receive whatever
the good old man Lad to give them \
The clerks in lie office were given a Il
Taste of Christmas yesterday, when Il
postmaster Smith called off all bus Il
ness In mail matter after II o'clock. II
There was only one collection, and that
lelivery window the stamp window
md the registry department were open
rom to IL A. M. The postmaster
avs he stu has large number of
'ackages that are waiting in the office
or the owners. The department. will
&c extremely grateful IL the persons
o whom these parcels arc addressed
VII apply for them.
May Get ON Delinquent List.
with just little over week left
n which to pay the city water and
as bills and a large part of the list
till unsettled, 1t looks as though some
t the taxpayers Of the Southside were
DING to appear on the delinquent list
his time, The Washington Ward Of
ce Is Justly proud of the record shown \
4 the last property tax when that
ard had the smallest delinquent list OF
ny of the wards of the city. The work
! the office Will be greatly facilitated
the taxpayers will begin to settle VI
leir bills now without waiting for the
,st few days. when, like the belated
hristmas shoppers, they are all ac-
lstomed to pour in at once,
Thief Disappeared.
The atmosphere oF,the Swansboro Il
nd Forest IIin neighborhoods has
llnned some since the bold hold-up n
lief has ceased his operations out
'crc Tho man disappeared as mystic
ously as he came after committing n
series of unprecedented robberies in n
le Southside. So far all efforts OF y
10 police to capture him have been IN
tile. hut all hope has not been "A
'nndoned, though 1t Is feared that n
} has transferred his field of industry E3
some other community. NJ