The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-10
SNAIL Buy TUIE
LOAF OF BREA
But Instead OF Being Sent TO Jau r.
Helped by COurt-Had No FOd<
At Home.
RICHMoND. vA.-sp eiaR

r II M . ~ j., V As p ciaA
AS result OF the arrest of fOurtea -
year-Old Hunter Ingram FOR the tina
OF hve-cent loaf OF bread from In
outside grocer's bread box on North
Eighteenth Street, between Broad anu
Marshall Streets, wednesday, a story
about rs pitful and deplOrablc as
could well he conceived was brOuCht
10 light i'm the Police Court.
In speaking OF the ease. Justice
Crutch6eld said:
This is absolutely the worst case
or the kind thai has been brought
10 my attention"
As officers r. IL. Jordan and w. A.
loot were going their rounds Wed
nesday morning about 1880 O'Clock.
they noticed a figure emerge from the
darkness, and with hurried glance
over his shoulder, creep uD to the
bread box and raise the I'D.
Tho lad, for il was he. put one
hahd into the box, and, withdrawing
IL, gripped loaf Of bread. The little
Fellow retraced his steps, and While
Olhcer Jordan followed in his wake.
Ofttcer loot hurried over to the box
and peered in. There, lying unmo-
Tested, Were number OF other loaves.
The boy was ShabbilY dressed, and
this, coupled with the fact that only
one loaf was taken, soon convinced
the minions OF the law that there was
story behind the incident They de-
termined TO Investigate.
The boy went to 401 North Eigh-
tc"nth Street. followed by the officers.
and disappeared. Omcer Jordan rap
ped on the door and was admitted Nv
the same lad they had been following.
Much as tncy would have preferred
20 Drop The case, ass sworn officers of
the law. they hou go 90 their duty.
Tie was placed under arrest and locked
up.
Ia Police Court ho faced Justice
John. Standing beside him was his
mother, Mrs Mary ingram. - widow.
possibly forty or fOrty-nVe years Old.
Justice John asked H. al. Smith aud
Gilbert Pollock 70 represent the &C.
cuSed and Commonwealth Attorney
Minitree r. Folkes TO act for the Com
monWoaith.
The lad testified that he took the
loaf or bread because there was not
a crumb 90 eat at home. II developed
mat the family was actually suffering
for the want OF food
According Co the boy. ne was sent
by ms mother IN the morning early TO
Keep an appointment with party
who promised to let HIM have -
cents. IhN party failed 30 keep the
appointment. and the lad, becoming
-, crate, stole the loaf OF bread.
II was brought out ina court this
morning that the FANNY has had moth
ing TO eat Tor several days. nor fuel
with which Go make IRE.
Officers Jordan testified in court
that there was no fire in the
house when he arrested the boy aud
mat the rooms presented a bare APP
pcarance. window panes were out in
m9nN places and ia 6heIr stead had
been stuffed OLD clothing. The house
IN which Mrs. Ingram and her OIL
spring live rs said to be tottering
oiiapldated. rambling structure ana
unsafe even for tenancy
.ur months at n time, owing to i'll
ness, the mother has been dependent
upon what Few cents the son earned.
She has taken in washing, when her
health permitted, while she has been
given work at the Associated Char
ties Both the mother and son. how
ever. have been unable 70 find any
thing TO do FOR sometime.
~ nen Justice Crutchheld was salts
fed that the woman was destitute and
lacking the necessities to sustain life.
lac suggested that a subscription bc
taken, heading the list himself Hats
were passed around the court room
ard everyone contributed sometime
denominations. Upwards OF SO was
quickly raised. which was turned over
to Mrs. lrgram.
w. r.. Davenport. county officer
who lives at 1928 Nine Nile Road
stepped forward and pronered Mrs
Ingram the use. free Of charge. OF
two rooms in his home. Mr.. Daven-
port as we'll as Captain Theo. Fowler
OF the salvation Army, have Interested
themselves in the case, and will do
What they can to alleviate the fam
lly Su1erings.