The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-08
lP''' MATCE[.
!. AGAINST BURGlAI.s
AwAKEs no FIND COLD MuxxLE
or REVOLVER PRESSED no
aGs HEAD.
MANAGES TO ESCAPE
-uAFxFs WAY TO HOME OF Off
GER GIVES ALARM. DOGS
ARE SECURED AND
NEGRO CAPTURED.

Held IN his bed with the barrel OF
la revolver pressed against his fore
fshead Wythe Harold. Jr,. the sixteen
Fsear-oid son of w. II Kelley, OF Her"
slnitage road. early yesterday morning
fssgitnessed burglar ransack his room
Earsd make away with several eff his
belongings
4 Aroused from his SAUNDERS by
ks-zz4s.slt4a coming from The opening of
gsfhe drawers 81 his dresser at 5
O'Clock young Kelley peered out from
ss.indcr the cover and discovered two
asnen brsily engaged in their opera
wtons He immediately sat up in his
s3ed and was about to scream for help
when he felt the cold steel OF "a re-
Selver against his head The one who
held the revolver called ont in a muf-
sysed voice. Keep still or I viii pull
~the trigger"
rs While one of the men held the
~.yeungster at bay the other one pro-
ceeded to ransack the room. After
they had completed their work in
81 he room and had taken their depart
r7fre, Wythe got out of bed and started
10 the room in which his parents were
sleeping. Hardly had he gotten into
the hall when he was again con-
sfronted by the marauders and was
forced back into his room.
IL Goes for Offlcer.
~ He did not remain there long, how
ever for he hurriedly slipped on his
asclothes and managed to get to the
Groom of his sister. Miss Lille May
S~Keiley, eighteen years old. With the
ns% rf ca tA "A
tousiy raised the window and de-
sscended 10 the ground down one of
she posts to the back porch. Taking
"a near cnt across the fair grounds he
ssoon reached the home of Special
policeman George Walton and gave
44ihe alarm.
gss When the boy arrived with the Off
Ger the thieves had made off with
i their booty, leaving footprints In the
yard. Not being awakened by the
robbers. MIR. Kelley was not aware
of what had been taking place until
the arrival of his son with Policeman
WaIton,
g. An investigation disclosed that the
Sentire household had been ransacked.
Particles being found strewn about the
floors of almost every room in the
house In all about s26 in currency
and SIS worth of seweiry. Including
"a watch belonging to- young Kelley.
Wac carried away blythe thieves.
Hounds Take Trail.
The Henrico police authorities soon
sEot into communication with the su-
perintendent OF the State farm over
hong distance telephone and a request
sfo-' two bioodhounds 10 be sent on the
first train was made. The train be-
ing an hour late the dogs arrived
about sac o'clock yesterday morn
ing. They were transported from the
train to the scene of the robbery in
ar automobile.
Hardly had they been shown the
footprints in Mr.. Keliey's yard when
they started pursuit followed by Po-
iicemen Tiller Campbell and Walton
and young Kelley In machine.
Trailed to Cottrell's farm. In
Erookland district, Grover Jones. who
is employed on the place. was taken
into custody by Policeman Tilier,
Seeming the footsteps as far as the
farm the bloodhounds there anchor
ed and refused 10 GO any further
Jones was seen To dart through 4
clump OF bushes and after a short run
he was caught by Policeman Tfiler.
Negro IL Identified
Mrs. Cottren, wife of the owner oil
the farm, declared that the officers
had arrested the wrong negro. She
declared that he had not left the
place the previous night, but when
young Kelley identified him as the
one who had held him at bay witt
the revolver, he was placed In the
Tautomobiie and taken to the Henrieo
1 county jail.
Deputy Sheriff Webb w. Sydnor
took charge Of the negroes shoes and
4 on placing them on the footprints IN
! the yard he found them to tally. The
! second robber. who according to the
boy, was white man. Is believed by
! the police to live only short dis
lance from the scene OF The robbery
They believe that they have the man
Eeornered and another arrest is ex-
pecteG 10 follow shortly