Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-09-24

bonded in the sum of $4,000 TO the
government.
Miss Askew' lives with her parents
az los North Twenty-ninth Street.
She has occupied her position as
cashier at the sub-station a long
time.
Her alleged delinQuencies were
first discovered last Thursday. when
Postofiice Inspector c. H Saffen went
TO work checking up the vouchers
Of the office.
In a short while the Inspector dis
covered the shortage TO be more than
500. An extra 500 was found to-
day be missing. The young woman is
very highly connected and has rela-
tives OF considerable wealth. indeed
she is said TO number among her
uncles a millionaire.
| While Mr.. Childrey is bonded only
in the sum OF $4,000, he has signi-
fed his desire 20 make the entire
shortage good 10 the government.
The sub-station was operated in. his
drug store, and IL was reported today
by Inspector Sa0ell that the sub-sta-
tiou alone did a business in stamps
and money orders equal to that OF
the entire city Of Petersburg.
The matter OF the $4,000 shortage
was brought 90 the attention of AS
sistant United States District Attor-
/ ney Robert II. Talley at once and
| the government was about 20 take
prompt action in the case.
10 is reported however, that rela-
tives Of the young woman evinced a
Willingness to make good the short
age should there be no court pro-
ceedings. and that the matter OF pros
ecution had NOT been finally deter
mined upon.
To is known that Miss Askew has
3 relatives living in North Carolina and
that she has others living I'm Balti-
more and in New York. Lawyer Lu-
cius Cary is handling the case for
Mr.. Childrey.
Now here is @ case where the party
concerned IS confessed guilty and
yet the Richmond. Va. Times-Dis
patch I'm it's issue OF the 22d inst
proceeds along the same line and I'm
the same strain.
The female is still Miss Askew. a
designation that no colored woman in
this city can get in the columns of
that journal Even Mrs. Maggie L.
Walker is designated as Maggie L.
Walker, a well.known colored wo
man"
The Richmond. Va. Times-Dispatch
of the 22d inst. has this to say;
Owing 20 his youth and the un
willingness OF the victimized firm tC
prosecute. Justice Crutchheld yester
day morning dismissed oscar Lump
kin. the niucteen-ycar-old youth
charged with having broken into the
drug store of Tarrant, Grant q Com.
pany and stolen therefrom $40.
Lumpkin was with a young man
named Henry Brooks az the time
and. on his own admission. did guard
duty while his accomplice did the
actual robbery. Lumpkin and Brooks
were arrested I'm Washington on a
charge OF highway robbery and
! Brooks, 10 is said informed the Wash.
inEtOn police that his companion
was wanted In Richmond. He was
brought back by Detective Sergeant
Wiley. 20 whom be confessed his part
In the Richmond drug store burg
! larry.
! Justice Crutchfed. in dismissing
I the case. gave the youth a kindly
I warning. and told him TO go and sin
no more He admonished him 20
l mend his mode OF living. and. above
/ all things, 20 lead an honest life.
/ Tarrant. Grant & Company were not
/ represented in court and Lumpkin
was discharged from further custody
The above extract speaks for &C.
self This is leniency shown a
white burglar. II may be deserved,
but Il seems 10 us that these citations
should tend 10 cause those occupy
ing positions OF power and respon-
sibrity to deal charitably with a
weaker race and % accord TO the de
serving members even more recog.
milton and encouragement along the
lines indicated than they have done
in the past.
There is no question Of politics in
all OF this. for Republican federal Of.
fcials went blind IN the Askew case
and Democratic city official went
the same way in the Lumpkin case.