The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-28
-Four Young Men Sentenced to
Penitentiary Criminals OF
Dark Records.
LARGE REWARD is STANDING
Several Deaths in Petersburg on
Sunday-Other
News. mss
The Times Bureau,
S BollinEbrook Street.
(Teicphone 1859

feIcrSDUrS, a., November "a.
Chief OF Police RaSland this morn
tnS received full confirmation OF his
theory that the four young mem. l.
Gary, J. l. Brown. Charles c. Williams
and Jumes Davis. sentenced to the
penitentiary from this city last week
highway robbery are criminals of dark
record. But for the fact that they
pleaded guilty, elected = TO be tried
without jury and threw thcmse elves
on the mercy of the court, the Com
monwealth's Attorney would have
prosecuted them for their lives for
ithe outrageous crime they committed
here.
iaurder and Robbery In Pennsylvania.
! Chief Ragland this morning re-
,ceivcd letter from James j. Merk-
Hey county detective, Reading. Pa, in
! closinE photographs OF the four young
men. giving their prison records. their
HScs, their proper names and asking
Information as to their identity with
the parties sentenced from this city
1.-The photos were at once identified as
Ithosc of the convicts. Detective NIcrk-
hey says they arc wanted in Reading
for holding up, robbing and numbering
Gordon Kaufman, of that city. on No
remoer 10. The noldup of Kaufman
Twas apparently done In the same way
as were those OF A w. Hartman, in
Richmond, and Charles C. Brown, OF
this city But Kaufman resisted and
was killed llarman and Brown sub
United to numbers and under threats,
jand escaped with the loss of their
money and valuablcs. Resistance on
1hcir part would probably have
brought them the same fate as Eauft-
mans. Detective Merklcy is now on
his way TO Virginia to personally iden-
tify tho convict ribbers, for whose ar
rest and conviction for their crime i'll
PENNSYLVANIA large reward has
been offered
OF course, until after the expiration
OF their twelvc-year sentences in Vir-
Sinia. they will not be surrendered to
the pennsylvania authorities.
All Have Prison Records.
Nj OF the young men have criminal
records, and have served long terms
IN reformatories
The right name Of james Davis Is
Chester Lewzeski; his prison number
is GS?+, and his age is twenty years,
Instead OF eighteen as given here
The right name of j. l., Cary is Joe
Winscy. and he is twenty-five years
old, instead Of fifteen years as given
here. His prison number is 6745.
Thc right name of J. l.. Brown is
John Lutz, and his prison number is
1854. He served two years in the
Berks county reformatory, and was
discharged this year His age is
nineteen years.
The right name OF Charles c. Will
liams is William Schmitg, aged nine
teen years, and his prison number is
6s41.
One Weeks Black Record.
Three OF the robbers lived in Read
ing and one. Joe Winsey. alias j. L.
Kane. lived in Philadelphia. Here is
thci! record for one week: November
10, robbed and murdered Gordon
Kaufman, in Reading; Sunday. No
Eenber -, held up and robbed Samuel
j. Taylor and James Il. Semon, in
baltimore; Tuesday, November ii, held
up and robbed y. w. Hartman. in Rich
mond; Wednesday. November Is. held
np and robber Charles c. Brown, of
his watch and $50 in money, at Peters
burg: Thursday. November I6, arrest
ed at Weldon, and brought back To
Petersburg the same evening; Friday
November IL. pleaded guilty to high
way robbery in the Hustings Court
and sentenced to twelve years in the
penitentiary: Saturday, November IS.
taken TO the penitcntary--rapid work