The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-17
-FOUR HIGAWAYMEN
CAUGHT IN WELDON
Taken to Petersburg. Where
They Will Be Placed
on Trial.
DEATH OF FORMER CITIZEN
Important Meeting of Council
Comnittee-Othcr News
Notes.
DEATH OF FORMER CITIZEN
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street,
Petersburg, Va. November la

forcibly held UP and robbed Char
&. Brown Oh the Chesterfield Turnpike
near the end OF the Bishop Brluge
were arrested in Weldon, n. c., early
TINS morning. After committing the
robbery. and before the police were
notified of 1T, the men came into tns
cIty, and when the oficers got after
them gave the latter hot run. sue
cessfuliy escaping arrest. however II
was in this chase that Police officer
GALLON fell and badly Injured one OF
his knees. from tne effects of which
ne probably VIII be laid up for soma
time. The gugitives. 1t was SUD-
quenuy learned. took an electric car
to Richmond. where they purchased
through tickets to Charleston, and
passed South through this city about
L o'clock in the night Their presence
on the train became known to Chief
RaSland. and an effort was made to
have them stopped at Emporia, but
connection could not be gotten with
that place at that late hour, The
Weldon authorities were notified
about them and their arrest followed
on the arrival of the train there
Chief Ragland. Lieutenant Donohuo
and Nr. Brown went out to Weldon
this morning. and information from
them Is that the men were fully lden-
tined by Mr.. Brown. and that his
stolen watch and part OF his money
Were recovered from them
1t Is stated that number OF
watches were found In the possession
OF the men; that they were all armed
and that they had flashlights with
them They VIII be brought back to
Petersburg to stand trial for highway
robbery.
The men In Weldon refused to give
their names, or places of residence,
and 1t is said destroyed svyeral rail-
road mileage books, supposed to be
those taken from Mr.. Hartman. OF
Richmond before the arrival Of tho
Petersburg officers ut Weldon. They
We're arrested with some difficulty, and
without requisition. but afterwards
changed their minds and consented to
do go.
"A crowd of 1000 people was at the
washington Street depot of the At
iantc Coast Line to-niGh, when the
there by the fact that the four white
highwaymen would arrive In the city
on that train in custody of Chief Of
Police Ragland and several other OIL
ing Tor the purpose OF Identifying the
men arrested there By the North Carr
lima authorities. When the train ar
rived the rush was SO great that Is
was several minuteB before way
could be cleared to bring the prisoners
through. and the crowd followed tho
tion and then to the Jail. Tho four
prisoners were very much frightened
stating at the station house that they
feared at hrst that bodily harm waa
Intended. and they were VERY much
relieved when they were safely land
ed In jail This highwnymen are very
youtniul In appearance and gave their
names as James /. Clary, aged seven
y. L. brown.
Denver COL and james Davis, aged
eighteen, and Charles r. Williams,
aged sixteen, Of Galveston. Tex Fur
ther than to say that they had worked
IN New York for about six months he
fore corning South, they declined 10
lax IN reg n 20 their actions since
Ragland stated that they were can
tured by Chief of Police Hulk, at Wei
9on. at the point of a pistol. Chief
d imX entered the car with hts pistol
tered the other door of the car with
loaded shotguns. The men ATTEMPTED
tbe Tra won their pistols, but finding that
When searched six pistols we're found
concealed on their persons. and SOW
epai watches. stickpins and other
was tie 1a Hmong the watches found
In Richmond on Tuesday night ajsn
stickpin and a silver watch. which arc
~ 1.'ousht TO he the property or Samuel
~
held up In Baltimore on Sundav'n,@ht
november IL. and robbed of a st,cknin
a ana s,lwer watch. The four prisoners
tricks es si,,ca TO have turned several
I1n3rough effort VIII be made by tho
oiice department of Petersburp to
To Move for Trial.
The Court OF Appeals having dec1,,
ca 10 issue a writ OF habeas corpus on
the appeal OF Charles Hall Davis. Com.
monwealths Attorney r. n. Mann ~,
houhces that he will to-morrov NOV.
the Hastings Court to FIX a day for
the trial of the defendant on the NOR
It's OF the case. The ground of tho On
peal Tor hebcas corpus ana discharge
rom custody was that the defendant
is Illegally held on indictments nIIep-
Ing charges of which he has olrea5v
oeen acquitted or discharged
Death of Former Pctcrsburpcr
information has been received here
or the death In his home in ualirax
Nova Scotia. of James X Munnis. WIN
many years ago was well known
resident of Petersburg and who is we'll
remembered by our elder citizens AR
Nunhts was eighty-two years old and
wealthy He married sister of
Charles Wason, of Petersburg and 10
survived by nine children.
Other Denths.
r l. Watts. aged ffty-slx years
died yesterday afternoon at his resi-
dence on Terrace Avenue, Blandford
after rotracted illness. He was
member of Jen Davis Council. Jr. o. II
M. of Manchester, deleEatiou from
which attended the funeral this after
noon. He is survived by his wife ana
number of near relatives residing In
other cities.
Hilda Isabella. the eighteen months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Il.
Parkinson, died yesterday afternoon at
the residence of her parents on shep-
ard Street
Virginia Boiling. the two-year-old
daughter of MIR. and Mrs Charles O,
Godsey. of Chesterfield county, died
last night after an illness of only two
days.