The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-07
E|G ZEN BOYS
PUT UNDER ARREST
Church Hill Gang Charged With
Annoying Citizens and Smash
ing Windows.
COUNCILMAN AN ACCUsER
Persistent Complaint Resulted il
Wholesale Raid by
Police.

Eighteen white boys, ranging from
twenty-five to twelve years OF age,
were arrested on Church Hill yester
day afternoon and last night on a
general charge OF disorderly conduct.
warrants against five of the boys being
sworn out by Councilman John Lynch,
whose property they are said to have
partially wrecked with stones.
Complaints against disreputable and
annoying gangs on Church Hill have
been pouring into the Police Depart
ment recently, and several officers were
especially designated to ferret out the
members of the alleged troublesome
gangs and to arrest them. Yesterday
afternoon Bicycle officers Atkinson
and Chntterson watched the first gang
for nearly two hours. they themselves
being unseen. The boys were assem-
Streets, and the officers claim that
some of them were shooting crap and
that all were disordcrly.
AT the approach OF Major Werner.
who was walking through the First
District, the boys ran off, and several
place to another. But Policemen At
kinson and Chatterson kept following
until they had rounded up the whole
gang, and all were arrested.
Got Names and Ages.
The names of the members OF this
alleged disorderly gang follow Lyn-
wood owen, sixteen years old; Hunter
Tyler. sixteen: Willie Curtis. fifteen:
Charles Haye, fifteen; John Curtis. sew
enteen; e. d. Haye. sixteen; William
Parsons. fifteen; Willie Lucas. eigh-
teen; Wesley Williams. sixteen; +. r.
'Bickers, nineteen. Robert Curtis. nine
teen: r. a. Courtney, twenty, and j. n.
Webb, twenty-five.
The first gang, comprising Garland
Luck. twelve years DID, Mervin Melton,
fifteen; Edward Beckner, twelve: VAL
lie Dyer, twelve, and Julian Mantelo.
fourteen. were arrested at the instance
of Councilman Lynch. who has been
greatly annoyed during the past few
weeks by continual depreciation on his
property. Windows have been smash
ed in new house he is having built timi
after time. Boys were driven from
different corners repeatedly. but this
effected little good. The alleged de-
struction of property continued, and
complaint after complaint was for
warded to the Police Department.
with the result that several officers
were detailed to give especial atten-
ton to these reports.
Could Not Sell House.
1t is stated that attack on q house at
Twenty-seventh and Marshall Streets
has been so vicious and of such long
standing that the owner offered 1t for
sale at $1,000 less than he paid for 1t,
but failed. and finally had to trade It
OFF. Councilman Lynch was vigorous
in his statement that the wilful de-
struction of property must be made to
cease. and he will appear personally in
Police Court this morning to present
his side OF the case before Justice
Crutchfield. The Councilman is will
Ing enough for the boys to have inno-
cent amusement, but not vicious play
at tho expense of citizens.
After the youngsters were arrested
and taken to the First Police Station
last night there was large gathering
of parents and relatives 70 bail them
All were bailed for their appearance in
court this morning