The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
HOLIDAY ROBBERS
ACTIVELY AT WORK
Walter G. Turpin Held Up BY
Negro, Who Stuck Pistol
in His Face.
FoRCED TO TURN OVER CASH
Servant Girl Robbed, but One
Victim Held His Assailant
and Called Police.

Sprineing from behind tree box
siH-foot negro early Yesterday morn
ing held M Walter G. rurpin, Of l12S
West Grace Street, on Rylnnd, between
Grace and Broad. as MIR. Turpin was on
on his way home, and reliaved him OF
$3.50.
As he jumped from behind the tree
SoN the negro presented n revolver into
MIR Turpin's face and told him 10 hold
UP his hands. Mr.. Turpin, seeing tina,
there was nothing else 20 do under
the circumstances. held up his hands.
+ and Tho negro went through his peck :
J ats.
After he had completed the search
10 his satisfaction. the hiEhwayman
said Now YOU may So" Mr.. Turpin
went. He looked back and noticed that
the negro had stopped to look at his
plumber. He described the negro as
being very black and tall Events
passed SO rapidly, however. that Mr..
Turp!n was unable to get full de-
( scription of his assailant. The affair
was reported TO the police of the Sec
, pnd District, and detectives were as
signed to the case.
Woman Also Robbed.
: Earlier In the night another hold up
was reported TO the police, Maggie
lIcsscnburg. u servant girl employed
/ by ~. nan, Oh -SSS west Trace
Street, reporting that she was held up
! between Addison and Cedar Streets by
| 8 negro boy i'll short trousers and
robbed Of 50 cents in cash and seven
street car tickets.
According to her story, the g!rl rang
for the car to stop at her corner. It
proceeded, however, until stopped by
the motorman halfway between the
blocks. Tho girl said that no sooner
had shc alightcd than n negro boy
rushed Zip to her and snatched away her
handbag. She struggled with him.
She says for twenty minutes. Help
failed TO come, and the boy finally
overpowered her. Threatening her ii
she dared remain. the young robbcr
forced her to run, and then took his
limo in examining the contents of her
handbag. This is said to be tho third
lold-up at the Same place within
year.
Held Him Till Police Came.
Fortune favored Policeman Gary
yesterday morning. hen in answering
n police call with the patrol wagon to
a place on North Seventeenth Street he
arrived in time TO see Charles Fuqua,
colorcd, in the grasp of Claude Bur-
rell, young white man. Burrell de-
clarei that Fuqua had attempted 10
hold him up and rob him. He gave
light, however. and managed TO hold
his would-be assn'lant until he noticed
the patrol wagon being driven rapidly
up the street lie shouted for hcip
and Gary, jumping from his seat IS
Ihe driver, ran 10 his aid The negro
was Immediately ovcrpowered He
was locked UP on charge OF fcloni-
ously assaulting and attempting to rob
Burren.
Fuqua bears u bad reputation with
the police. Several weeks ago he was
ono of seven negroes arrested on the
charge of holding up and robbing PIN
Gus Graaeck, OF tho firm of Ronm x
Grazeck, bakers. OF II small amount OF
cash and several loaves Of bread The
case was presented 10 the grand jury,
which, however. on the testimony of tile
victim it Is said, failed to bring in a
true hill. FuIua WAS thcrcupon re-
LEASED
Took Watch nud Chain.
third hold-up was reported by
John T. Henry, who lives in the rear OF
26l3 East Main street, who said that
he was held up near his home and
robbed OF watch and chain. Henry
stated that he was about to enter his
mouse when negro approached him
Hnd ordered him 10 throw up his hands.
The negro ;hcnIwent carefully through
hlu pockets and -Eelietcd him OF all he
had, lie could not. describe the high
%ayman. :