The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-01
HENRICO JAILER DAZZLED
BY SCHMIDT'S WARDROBE
Prisoner Had on So Many Suits Deputy Sheriff
Lost Count, but All Had to Come Off
Before Bath

Colonel Archibald Butt, keeper OF
the royal toothbrush. and the mos,
sorgcously bedight male in Washing
ton may be the whole show IN point
OF gold lace and man tailored socks,
but Charles Schmidt. late OF the Hen
rico county jail. has him tied TO post
ana wiSwagg!nS distress eisnals when
IL comes 10 caring for an extensive
wardrobe with the smallest outlay OF
energy. Although Schmidt, completed
a thirtyday Jail sentence for vagrancy
and was bathed and sent forth las,
Friday TO sin no more. his sartor!al
equipment is still spoken of with won
der and awe. 1, stays writ big In the
annals OF HenrIco county jail, that alma
mater OF men OF many climes and
fashions.
Deputy Sheriff Garnet;. custodian o,
the jail. r,counts the advent of Schmid.
with tho relish OF man relating a
bit or history which has never broken
Into the textbooks. There never was
Il prisoner just like Schm;dt-cer;ainly
never oHa with clothes like Schmidt's-
and In Mr.. Garnctt's long experience
with men sinncd against and SHINING,
that means something
More than month ago County ON
Ger J. II rilier Stumbled upon Schmidt
a
OF good cheer In a highly desirable va
cant lot Just west OF the Bouleva I'd.
From The expression on the face of the
sleeper Il was evident that he was
dreaming OF the beautiful Rhine coun-
try. where Moselle wine is Is cents a
quart and whore water Is only used
in bathtub. Being naturally a kind!
hearted man, Oficer Tillcr ha,ed 10 dis
turb him But he was plainly violat-
Ing the Code OF Virginia, and duty is
duty. Schmidt explained volubly. but
the ofacer was skeptlcal. and brough.
him TO county headquarters at Main
| and Twenty-second Streets.
Once at the Jail. Mr.. Gernett sug-
gasted 2 bath. Schmidt, couldn't see
1t. and pointed out that there wasn't
o. law of God or man that could make
him take bath unless he wanted to
before he was tried and sentenced II
was good Blackstone. and the jailer
knew It. Just why the prisoner should
object SO strenuously 10 the shower
| was a mystery 10 Mr.. Garrett one
however. which cleared the next day
If you don't take q bath you don't
| get bed" warned the jeilsr. I'll
give You mattress and some blank
cts. and you can sleep in the hall"
Bring on your mattress; you needn't
| hothor about the blankets" repli I'd
! Schmidt
Here was another mystery. The
! night was bitterly cold, but the pris-
oner vetoed the covering. He spent
| thu night on the mattress. and as far
as the hall man could sc, suffered nc
| discomfort.
| In the morning Schmidt appeared be-
fore the magistrate. failed to make
| good, and was giTen thirty days In
stantly the power of the law came into
play, and Schmidt was taken to the
| dressing room preparatory to being
! disrobed for the Inevitable bath. Mr.
Garrett stood by to see that the law
was enforced to the letter, and wit
messed the most astonishing disrobal OF
| his career.
| Tho prisoner peeled off an overcoat
| and two sack coats before the Jailer
| could wink. Then he removed anoth,l
frayed black coat and followed II by
slipping out of two light-colored coats
| underneath that one. Mr.. Garnett be-
| gan to understand why the prisoner
had no particular need for blankets
tn, night before, but the end was no;
in sight. Schmidt peeled OFF another