The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
Great Disnay at Breakfast Table
When They Found That
DAILY Had Conc.
EVERYBODY sGoT WARRANTS
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Mrs. Jenkins and Five Others in
House Even Lost Eye
Glasses.

When Mrs c. p jenkins, OF oI5
West Clay Street; her daughter and
five boarlers arose yesterday morning
for their Sunday breakfast howl of
despair and dismay went through the
house, for during the wee sma hours
one Of their number had departed after
cleaning out every room in the dwell
ing
Fred Daily, who is wanted on five
and after robbing the room of his bed
mate. proceeded on general tour of
after taking everything else In sight
he took his departure. there was
probably a hurried dash for the train.
and nothing has been seen or heard
Of him since. He got about $50 IN
valuablcs and money altogether,
Found Him Eating Pic.
The last seen OF Daily was when he
stood by the refrigerator in the rear
OF the house at 3 o'clock In the MORN
ing eating milk and pie. One OF the
maid servants, who was coming early
to attend 10 her duties, saw him. He
was reaching out for pie with the
other His satchel rested between his
feet. In II %as probably contained the
money and valuables.
Daily retired as usual about mid
night. The others retired as they
came IN, and soon the house was
wrapped in slumher. Then the thief
and Daily Is suspected because he did
not appear at the breakfast table to
complain-arose and v ent about his
business. Hc first trimmed his room
mate. who had been sleeping soundly
by hIs side. out OF $ia Then he took
tho other rooms by turn. In ono room
slept Mrs. Jenkins and her daughter.
From her H. got 50 and a pair OF eye
glasses. From another boarder lie got
SIS: from another watch and chain.
from still another a gold handled un-
brella. He was not particular in his
operations and paid visits 10 all
Tho robberies were discovered al
most simultaneously when tho house
arose. and each went TO tell the other
of what had happened. And each was
man In tho next room had also re-
ceived visitation. There was a gen
eral consultation at the breakfast
table and, afterwards, magistrate
was called into the case.
Each Got Warrant.
Each robbed one swore out a war
rant against the SUSPECTED robbcr.
doubt If he could bo brought back
from outside tho state to stand trial.
as 1t is not believed that his pslfering
amount to felony. There was no
breaking in. as he lived in the house.
and the separate sums are too small TO
be covered under criminal law. All OF
which leads TO the impression that Mr..
Daily. IL he be the man. knew both
the fine art of thieving and the law.
When connoisseurg come 10 town there
is little chance OF experimenting them
unless they leave with a lot OF tell
tale baggage. in which case they may
be traced by their trunks and be
brought back into the care OF ,lailor
| Sydnor. who now has two noted pris-
toners with lin AT the Henrico county
| courthouse.
| Another boarder gave vent TO much
| rejoicing when he learned Of the gem
| eral spring cleaning. He had been
| out the night before and mad spent
every nickel he had. Therefore he had
not suffered, and his coin had not gone
TO be squanlered by strange hands.