The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-30
POSITIVE WILLIE BUTLER is THE
YOUTH WHO FELLED THEM
WITH HEAVY FIST.
ONE LOST TWO TEETH
BOTH LIPs OF OTHER SPLIT BY
BLOW BEFORE MONEY WAS
TAhEN--PAL SEEMS TO
KNOW or LARCENY.

Positively identified by three Of his
alleged victims. one OF whom had TWO
Of his teeth knocked out by a blow
az the fist and another who had both
lips split open by a similar jolt, and
all Of whom We're robbed Of sums
ranging from s2.50 to $23, Willie
Butler, aged twenty-one years
horseshoer, who lives on East Main
street viii be arraigned in Police
court this morning on charges OF lar
Ceny and highway robbery.
Arrested with him, and implicated
in 1T larceny charge, is Clarence
}IasFersheii, aged tweutS painter.
who says his home is on Marshall
street near Eighteenth The two
were taken last night by Detective Ser
geants Bailey and Wiltshire and
Policeman Kuhn.
At the First police station, where
both were locked up on charge OF
rohbing w. r. Netherly Of s23 on the
night Of September 27th. Butler was
identified by w. d Turner. who was
held up and robbed of $40 on Sep
TENDER 18th, and later by J, W. Dep
kins. who was assaulted and robbed
OF $3.50 on Septem Der 9Th.
Two Men Knocked Down.
Identification Of the young man was
made easy, 1t is said because of the
fact that Butler walked q short dis
lance with two of his victims and
talked with them before he brought
his fist into play. Butler is a husky
youth and is possessed of great
. strength, and as one of the police
men put 1t last night. lis young, too"
That the force of his blows was feis
was shown by Mr.. Depkins, who lost
two Of his upper front teeth and by
Mr.. Turner, whose two lips were split
open. Both men were felled by tho
blows they received.
After Butler and Howershell were
arrested on the complaint OF NetherIy,
VINO made the charge % larceny of
s23. and were locked up at the First
station, Detectives Bailey and Wilt
shire had ". ID. Turner called to tho
station. When Turner arrived four
young white men were brought out
/ from the cell room and lined up be-
Tore him or the number he pointed
+ out Butler saying That's the one"
Young Prisoner Suriy.
+ The prisoners We're sent back tc
their cells where they remained until
me arrival Of Mr.. Depkins. who was
called from his home, at 1902 Ven.
+ 4e4r~ street a number OF prisoners
We're lined up before him and he, too
( pointed out Butler. stating positively
that he is the man who knocked out
two az his teeth.
Both times he was pointed out But.
.er APPEARED nasty snarling VIVA.
Tor = In each case his victim ap.
peared TO shrink, and Sergeant Bailey
interposed You know what for"
After Butler had been taken back
with the other prisoners. after the
second Identification. he was brought
out into the main room OF the station
and qulzzed by the police. Little sat.
isfaction was gained the youth main.
tanning a surly attitude.
Howershell was later called out ant
questioned by sergeants Bailey anC
Wiltshire. He told story OF hi.
actions In recent years
Youth BIames Drink.
For twenty-three months he haC
been In the Laurel reformatory, hav
ing been sent there by his mother
and twice he had been arrested h
admitted. His father he said is in tht
insane asylum Mt stanton This boy
said he had learned to drink and Il
Ike II when he was quite young. anf
he traced much of the trouble ii
which he has been to that source
OF the robbery of Netherly. tn which
he Is implicated with Butler, Hover
shell was not so free spoken. II,
said that he had got mixed up with
Butler on account OF some womer
whom they and Netherly knew. How
ersheN appeared to know little OF thu
Netheriy robbery and nothing of TIL,
holdups Of Turner and Depkns.