The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
FORTUNE TELLER
HELD WITH BOYS
Arrest in Ashland Leads to Re-
narkable, Disclosure by
Richmond Police.
MANY ARTICLES ARE FOUND
Valuable Jewelry Taken From
Palm Readers Room in East
Marshall Street.

| Inc arrest OF Two boys yesterday
In Ashland for engaging in fight
with pupils of tho public school led
to the disclosure last night that they
are wanted in Richmond on the charge
of having committed numerous thefts,
and upon information supplied by
them to detectives two other boys and
one man, who is alleged to have
bought the stolen goods. were taken
In custody and held as suspicious char
acters.
The prisoners are:
Charles Beckner. fourteen years old,
of Seven Pines.
John Nevin, fifteen years old, of 21os
NJ Street.
Harvey Farley, sixteen years old, Of
2121 NJ Street.
Jesse Parker. fifteen years old, of
s0S North Twenty-fifth Street.
W. r.. Eonzo, fifty-four years old,
clairvoyant, OF $40 East Marshall
Street.
The latter is accused by the police
Of having bought stolen property
! from these boys
| AT o'clock yesterday afternoon
Chief of Police Werner was notified
by Mayor Ellis. OF Ashland, that
Beckner and Nevin were under arrest
there for fghtingr and he said he had
reason to believe they wcre wanted
in this city. Captain Of Detectives Nc
Mahon detailed Detective Sergeant
Wiltshire and Detective Gentry to go
to Ashland. Before leaving Wiltshire
learned that Lonzo was implicated
with the boys, and when he and Cen
try reached Ashland they were In pos
i session a re IN
| case.
Lonzo's Place Searched.
When searched in Ashland a few
articles OF jewelry were found in the
possession OF Beckner and Nevin. They
are said to have confessed to the Off
GERS and gave information which later
led to the arrest of Lonzo and Farley
and Parker.
When Lonzo's apartments. where he
carries on his business as palm read
er. were searched. large quantity
of jewelry, valued at several hundred
dollars, and other articles were found.
They were confiscated by Wiltshire
and Gentry and taken to politse head
quarters and will be used as evidence
when the case is called. Lonzo had
in his possession watches, fobs, brace
lets. pawn tickets, poclsetbooks, foun-
tain pens and a large assortment OF
miscellaneous articles.
Ono watch and chain he had, valued
at $3.50, Is believed to have been stolen
by Nevin from Russell L.. Stiff. OF the
Virginia Apartments. Fifth and Main
Streets. Lonzo swore 1t was his
When seen in his cell at the First
Police Station. Lonzo declared his oc-
cupation was really that of n sales
man, but that for the past two yeaps
he has been carrying on the bust
ness of a fortune teller. He has been
In Richmond for about two years. He
said that he had never bought any
thing from the youths under arrest.
He admitted that he knew them. and
said that the articles. alleged to have
been stolen were given him by tho
boys for favors he had done them.
Nevin would not talk, although
Beckper. who has before, he said,
been in trouble, accused him of hav-
ing stolen the watch from Mr.. Stiff
and to have sold 1t to 1.-THE Professor"
Beckner said he did not know The
Professor"
Charge Many Thefts.
1t was nearly midnight when Wilt
shire and Gentry arrested Farley and
Parker. They are accused of stealing
a pocketbook containing about $40
and other articles from Miss Hermann
DeVoss Moore, who is employed in the
Travellers Building. Parker is al
legged to have admitted the theft and
said that he placed the purse in the
journal-box OF a freight car in the
yards OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. After taking the cash, 1t
Is alleged, he left other articles. in
Guiding a key to a safe-dcposit box, in
the purse. The police are now max
ing efforts to trace the pocketbook in
order to get the key that local bank
may be saved the necessity of break
ing open the small vault.
The entire machirNry of the police
department will be set to work this
morning to find out the owners of the
various articles confiscated Captain
Mcmahon said that several had already
been found, through means OF rob-
berry reports which have recently been
made.
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