Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-06-30
FORD SENTENCED
TO SIX MONTHS
Mother asked for Lunacy Commission
for Nan Who Stole
Mite Boxes

RICH MOND. Vas ctsl.-
Arthur +. Ford. young white man
about - years old. was convicted in
the Police Court Wednesday morn
ing on two charges Of having pur-
TONED from cafes donation boxes be-
longing 20 the Virginia Home for In
fants which he afterwards riflcd %
their contcnts-contributio ranging
rom one cent TO nfty cents. and SEN
fenced 20 sixty days In jail on each
| charge.
/ me prisoner strcnuously denied his
/ ruiit. but number OF reputable wit
/ nesses gave damaging evidence. Jus
\ tice Crutchfcid having no ncsitoncy
/ in convicting him.
| Tho speciic charges OF which Ford 4
/ was convicted were the theft OF boxes .
from the Commercial Hotel ana .
Sheres Cafe. both Main Street cstao- .
lhshmcnts.
Two other charges. those OF taking
similar boxes from Rcugers Hotel .
and the Stratus Cigar Company az
Nirth and Bank Streets and EAST
Main Street respectively. were con
In the Reurer case the complainant
failed 90 put in an appearance, RUE
subsequently being issued.
AS the last words OF the fentence
left the mouth OF Justice Crutchheld.
D { the aged mother OF the prisoner step
ped up go the bar and declared that
, she wished 20 have commission OF
I luuacy held over her son.
HE has been acting Queerly Tor
che past eight years. she told the
y Police Justice. "anG think his sanity
/ should bc looked into
subsequently,. Magistrate James
T Connolly. upon being approached in
{ trfs connection bv Mrs. Ford. declined
to issue the necessary warrant on the
n / grounds that sufficient PROOF ot tor4
\. Insanity had not been Furnished HIM
Probably EarcorinE the meltncno-f
= Ford made O. desperate. but ine ucciNaL
Is n rhe second Police station last night.
b. employing for this purpose his neck
Z Fortunately FOR him. his crudeiy con
- sfrucrct hanEman.s moose broke, but
be- 81 re Rad tied the article of neckwear
e. q strargung 20 death when Police
M man carter. who Was .ust outside me
sem. had his attention called Go gur
sims sound. such as WOULD cmanatt
f-.n ire throat of a man who was be-
81 t-ron investigation Policeman car
or ter found Ford lying I'm am uncon-
1e -..ous condition upon me AopI OF nl'
Sc ..f where De had fallen when his
az .-arat. with which De- esSayed GO ce-
/ --roy himself parted. The policeman
't sted hy Policeman Witt Tomlinsof
and Desk Sergeant btef. aracEed MN
81 .rt and administered FIRST aid to tn'
81 injured. Tho tmnant ot the te hat
N .n Dos severed with a pocket knife. 81
=, ilht had the sNpknot become
II The cirv amhulance was summon Z.
~ ara responded. on The double Quick- u
a. -harre 90 Dr NJ 81. Taylor, who. oy th
eC liberal use OF ammonia and other stim
na ulants. succeeded in reviFing The would
81 Much small Change.
be Ford was arrested Tuesday after
rv noon hy Detective sergeant j. T. " llt
j shire TN sparks cafe. on East Broa
'o- street as DE was casting longin
-o~ chances az one OF the lttie globula
81 receptacies. iu which are dropped %
ud a generous public the necessar
i'm uhereyyithal with which 90 procur
lon the necessities Tor the maintenanc
.re 90 the infautile wards % the Virgin
ho Home for Infants.
les Ia this connection IL might not B
Ith amfss 20 state that Mrs. Dunkley. 81
nd perintendeut % the institution. is CAP
'ad thority Cor the statement that tf
proceeds accrulng from this sour
are sufficient 20 pay the rent OF ID
home.
when arrested Ford had IN exec
-,~ 90 Ell Zoo various denomination
Be- usually nlckles. dimes and pcnnit
w land. in a few instances, quarters ar
...' halves just the kind of contribution
~ that are dropped into the boxes,
~ I his possession
what after the following lie wou
~ enter saloon or cafe. boz which
had knowledge that one ~ the BOX
, was kept aul make tr.nine pu
tu Che rrUert.D.r a-l spr-a. ne"
-N .artr--aul re usually Kept one ahu
n.m rnr tlr uurpuee--oter tne Gov
-- el box. a.tl.r-n apparently -nco
erIul- ol .r- presence. lir N"ula ~
-- f-.lU far paper -u. lr tnc same lf
.rl re.r,t.rg the nuN tn the folds oi Q
.'t Sheet ar. luuo..urL ~.artDr u
r" r.r. lu one r.. .r.r-
When asked tg Justice Crutchl,
tra Il court this morning Co. account
--e $50 many small coins. Ford 81 explain
.rf- rIou WAS rhat lr $50. tle tarll
small demon lnatlous while prosec
Inns divers games ut chance. tuat
--r had son abe greater part ot 10 ln SD,
.-l lrs pool.
CSC Ford is printer by trade and
mat yaid o. De- ava A-No. = employe sd
ln- 81 feers =, di-ros.d a relative
marked iu court this morning q
ner the young man ls as circumspect
l-ae individual as one could wish go
tar a hen Doe wants Co. bee blt that
Is in deposition ls extremely erratlc.
.eg- Icellrlclty. % Seems. ls one 0t his ira
His has been checkered career.
The Ford has figured lu the pa
tl- prints with more frequency viz
The past few years thau probably
I-e- been the lot OF any other citizen
ln-f his station ON tNo former OC
lng sions he has attempted 20 commit
I lu- eide. OF al least 10 have made
elll lenses % having attempted 20 do a
day. Court Martlaled.
Do lect Al cOurt-martlal sometime
81 on. he was convicted OF stealing and
renee houorably dismissed from the
biA vice.
sem In September. 1905. while OF
dis spree. he was found lying beside
lend- car tracks on West Broad Street.
the Hermitage Pres, with a paru