Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-19
LEGISLATOR BAKER
ROBBED IN STREET
Member az House - Delegates from
Chesterfield ceoafy Has His
Feeket Pickes.
RICHMOND. "a special

W W HR kcr. 81 knllsccro. Va.
r-neusk,er Of the House OF Delegates
Of a considerable SUN 81 money and
ais railway tCket ~ three weil-dress-
ed suaVe individuals. 81 pleasing ad-
drcsS az the southern Railway depot.
Al the foot OF fourteenth Street Thurs
cav nighS shortly before the departure
81 the : O'Clock RcconmsdsfiOn train
which operates bctwecn RichnloEd
ana kcySvillc-
The los-islstcr. in company VITA his
son. James Z. Baker. had just Boarded
the train when the e,der ar. Raker
was rntrfpG. The -tru' Vas neatly
49, systematically r-aared ard exc
cused BY the tric - artists two %
whom managed 70 sect their es-
me senior Mr.. Baker had just en-
tered the CAT and the younger man
WAS in the act % following. when his
proEross was lrnpcoeo Tor pernap IS lt-
teen secO1ds-lonE enough FOR The Job
20 be pulled OF without the Interior
ence OF the younger M Baker
Father and son. upon boarding the
train. passed smooth looking
STRANGER standing on the steps % the
car. This Is the one Who prevented
the younger man from cDterinE the
car and roinE TO his fathers assist
Rnce- Another took I'D his position IN
the door q the car anG only q Few
feet frcn the accom- 7lice or the steps
Just as the elder NJ Baker pass
I'd this second individual. sno when
oppoSite the last o. me trio. ~ho VAS
stationed just within the car. the
party vV'ho was standing IN the door
STACKED him from the rear. While
TIRE third quickly thrust his haze i1to
hts victims pocket
The whole thing happened 50
quickly that di6n't rcslt1c that 7
Rad been robbed uutn 81 vas III over.
E1ff Nr. Baker tins morning In dis
CussirE rhe rotbery- Certainly ncS
more than fve seconds ELAPSED from
the time entered the coach until
discovered that I was rot-ocd.
Descritrfnc tire actions o. the rucn-
Who. however. Pc had not suspected
O. any evl intent previous 60 being
robbed. Mr.. Erser said
The man that ] passed as 7 81
fcre1 the coach caught me ~ ny
night w-ts- clcvatiuE my arm even
with Inv shoulder. while ne piuiored
ny Ieit arm 20 my SIDE prccl &c rE ~
pos irlsry % my defending myself
uultaneuuEly. the nan inside the
car rErust has hand into ms riEht
pants pocket extra citing Eav pocket
book
1t an happened So quickly rhat 3
ditu'f realize that I had been robbed
urrr ] hurrictiv felt my pocket DIS
coverlnE thar my pcckethook rad beer
taken
Before NJ. Baker coufd oam cut 70
MS son. who was prevented from go
terlnE the car by the confederate o.
tne E-euE. uT @ suUra an Alarm. the
cue ll-stoe tne car rlelel t,ael Aneir
fict+ln 80 --I-i.e- 70 ne 4Te--o- -
mar WHO ri1ed his pocket making hiE
esc1pe me irtl lllai pno piniorieo
ne arrn 20 nls see iArro not % Ter
ruuNre-
>eetlns % thus cifrrl slsEt cicr ~
mace 20 attempt a. escape vheu but
turhoie1 by NJ bakcr. who shouted
o. several t3-EtanderE. who - thi1
sun-ture rushed up-
rhis rs rne mar t1.t robbed me
Lhe uar- Hno Erte hls lar1e e.
Tnurlls II. EluieT. auc EHtt re was
stopping az the L.eNinr1Du Hotel
FIrarIV l.sri1imrd anV knoWlefre 81
ire robbery. cnrrarEerlEinE his defer
tor as can Infamous ouIrare
Tnu wla PAY dearly Tor thlsr b.
hnrr trlf AZ Baker threaten ne ia.
rrr nae heavy sn-7rrea" ~ added
lf- Baker would nrt b. sha.er
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r-~f rr-nrr importer ~ Sew York
e. rh@ Lexington Hotel vesre-1av p.
WlFr creEflc-ef ar rhe depot vsB
rs.~nnr evening 80 rn.H frnf g. ~-r