Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
BURGLARS USED
SOME NARCOTIC
Employees of the Place Mistook
Robbers for Mr.. Kelly and His
Son-Could Have Captured
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Arrest.
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That culoruf0rm was lReu by che
fwo burglars who robbed the home .
OF ", H. Kelly. on the hermitage .
Road. near the Fair Gruuros. eariN .
yesterday morning. is almost a GER
taiHty. The drowsiuess and illness f
which was experienced by AIR. and .
Mrs. Kelly after they were awakened f
yesterday mOruinE can be accounted f
for only through the use OF the mar f
cOtlc.
TWO weeks ago the same house was
turelarizcd. About S12 was taken 9t
that time. Yesterday morning thr
BURGLARS overlooked more $1,000
worth ~ jewclry. which WAS lting
Ga drawer boo "a bureau ol a spare
room which they did not ransace
The IeWeiry consisted OF three goli
watches. several necklaces. hrournce.
pins aud other ornaments. Most
the collection SIS of solid colo -et
1irs. Kelly Also suncrc greatly
from nervousness yesterday. ns rlc-
lures of masked burglar. holdiu- "a
pistol COB her head ass She Neut flashed
thr.ueh hrr mind icr SON. 81 tt...
as he passed his 'trrlfs room. e1t
one or the masN.t % 20 with pistol
COVERING his mof' r es She slept while
tine other mr. as rilins Ar- Nely's
"'r9 ts.nk that 81 7 hed awote 2
nieht awe Teen dead woman zoe
dav slid Airs. Kelly. "l have hal
ir., ono Weeping spell after another
as i thought ot &c..
seen by Negroes.
Iut for Doe fact that Alex. Nc
Daniel. n negro who resides near thn
Kelly home. and number OF Mr.
KclIys drivers. thought that two t--
urcs. which they saw moving tnrourl
the lower part ~ the house were y
Kelly and his Older son. The capf
or killing OF The burglars would i-4Fc
been an easy matter. Mcdaniel. who
was informed by Wythc. the heroic
fourtccu-ycar- son. OF the burglary.
as he sped towards the home OF Of-
ficer George Walton. got his revolver
and FASTENED Co the quarters occupied
by several OF kcUy's COlored drivers.
They an got pistols and rushed to-
ward the house. here. silhouctted
against the curtain. they saw two
figures. An exceptionally bright light
from a patent lamp which they were
carrying made their figures stand out
in bold relief. Mcdaniel anu the
drivers thought that 80 was Mr. Kelly
and his older son going through the
house 90 ascertain the extent OF the
burglars depredauons.
They were within "a few feet OF the
moving men. as they passed from
room 20 room OF the lower floor. but
the boldncss OF the burglars move
ments dlsarmed their suspicious. They
thought that anyone who went about
the house SO openly could not De Otner
than the occupants.
Could Have Killed Them.
Al any time. as they looked. they
could have filled the burglars fun OF
bullets. or the party could have sur
rounded The house and captured them.
Believing. however. that the burglars
had gone and that Mr.. Kelly was sim
ply trying 10 ascertain the extent OF
his loss. they went away.
Sometime later Mcdaniel called at
D.. Nfaa a rrH
- that moment come downstairs. adj
mittcd him.
you'd better get dressed" said Nc
Daniel You've been mp too long in
your night clothes this cold morning
Mr.. Kelly was mystihed until Nc
Daniel told OF the silhouctted figures
on the window shades. ana when he
was informed that IL was the burglars
who were moving around. he mani
tested signs OF the greatest chagriu.
1--WE could have got them as cas-,
as pie II we had known that" ne said
Both Mr. and Mrs. Kelly evinceC
symptoms Of having been under th'
influence OF some narcotic when the,
awolSe yesterday. Wythe. their son
as he sneakcd out or the house on hl
way 90 summon assistance. ha0 drop
ped into his sisters room and told he
OF the burglars presence. lie advise,
her 20 lie still till they left. She hear
them so and then awoke her olde
brother and they went 20 awakel
their parents Mr. Kelly is a ligh
sleeper The slightest noise bring
him from deep sleep. but 10 require
several minutes OF severe shaking L
arouse him yesterday morning. Al
day long he complained OF nausea an
queer feeling in the head and stom
ach.
Mrs Kelly said that she had a haz
impression that the lamp was hghte
in their room by the burglars. bu
that though she knew this she wa
unable 20 move az an. She ascrihe
this feeling 20 chloroform. as She. 90,
was somewhat an yesterday.
Another Arrest
young negro giving his name &
shelton Turler was this mornin
taken into custody by Officers CamI
bell and Walton on charge OF bein
one OF the men who robbed the hon
OF w II. Kelly yesterday morning.
The negro was in the vicinity
the Fair Grounds when captured. r
IS now In Henrico Jail. where an emo
will be made 20 have Mr.. Kelly's tel
year-old son try 10 identify him.