The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-30
FUGITIVE CAUGHT
IN CAPITAL CITY
Long DISTANCE MESSAGE. STOPS
CRIPPLE WANTED HERE
FOR THEFT.
HAD WOMAN WITH HIM
DETECTIVE WILEY Will go Az
TER COUPLE SATURDAY. MOR>-
NIT ATTAIN NcNtHO>'s
QUICK WORK.
HAD WOMAN WITH HIM

BY unusually quick and skilful work
the city detective force, succeeded Fri
day afternoon in having a man wanted
here FOR robbery. but trying to escape
To Philadelphia. caught and locked UP
In Washington
/ The fugitive IS J. q. Green. a cripple.
He Is charged with the theft of about
| one hundred dollars from Mr.. +. II.
Dunn Of Norfoia When apprchended
by the Washington police, who had
been notified 10 be on the look ont for
him. he Was accompanied by his wife.
Both were taken to Jail and are being
held for fteteetive John Wiley, who
VIII go after them Saturday.
According TO the story. told 20 Cap
tain Mcmahon by Mr.. Dunn. the Nor
folk man had been spending a short
time in Richmond and Thursday night
met Green on Broad street. where the
latter was begging. He had been in
Nited to Green's rooms. which are on
Broad street between Fourth and Fifth
streets. and as the guest of Green had
played games and taken refreshments.
Later in the night he discovered that
he had been relieved Of all his money
and n pistol, AS well az he can re-
member he had about ono hundred
dollars in his pocket when he accepted
Green's invitation. He had charged
his host with taking the money, but had
been unable to get no satista Glory ans
/ Ser.
Friday morning. after a considerable
search, he found Green on Broad street.
Green was begging. He has no legs
and was soliciting aims of the passers-
| by, claiming to be hungry and III dessi-
! tut. circumstances.
| When charged by his former guest
with having stolen the money Green
still diseIaimed knowledge of ii. but
when threatened with arrest. he told
the Norfolk man to wait on Broad
street and he would go and see If he
/ could find 1t for him. If he could
| fnd the money he would return H.
he promised. With that he hohhled
of leaving MIR. Dunn standing on the
curb-stonc.
After waiting Il eonsiderah bic length
/ of time without seeing anything OF
Green. the Norfolk citizen became sus-
| picious and decided to report the case
TO the police. He accordingly notified
them that he had been robbed and
gave such circumstances as he could
| rcmem Der
Detectives. we're ut once put on the
case and it was discovered that the
/ cripple, accompanied by woman
1 had taken an early train for Phila
delphia. believing that Mr.. Dunn
would stand on the sidewalk long
enough for the M to make good their
escape.
captain Nj Mahen Immediately got
! in touch With the Washington police
by means of the long distance tele-
phone and requested them To search
the Philadelphia train for the fngi-
/ tiyes. When he closed his conversa-
/ ton the train was Just arriving in
| Warrington. The chief OF detective
notified the officer at the station. the
train WAS held and q search disclosed
the cripple and his wife. They We're
taken off and locked up. and tele-
i gram sent To this city advising Cap
| tain Mcmahon the fugitive had heen
| caught and would he held until he
| could send n man after them. The
I man had 4+-caibre revolver. $50
| In money and "a suit case full Of bot
! Ties ~ whiskeN