The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-07
'REDP0WDER' FILM
REPORTED STOLEN
Grand Jury Returns Two Indict-
nents for Theft of Cellu-
loid Drama.
PLAY EXHIBITING IN SOUTH
True Bill Returned Against James
N. Randolph, Charging
Bigamy.

Somewhere between Richmond and
the resort cities that dot the east coast
OF Florida, there is being exhibited
the feature film, Red Powder" tho
property Of the Keen O-Scopo Com
pany, Of Philadelphia. stolen from that
conpany's possession in Richmond OIL
May T. Upon the testimony Of David
Keen. of the Keen-O-Scope Company.
before tho Hastings Court grand jury
yesterday. that tribunal returned IA
true bin chargin. Leon Neustadt and
II. Il. Reynolds with the theft
According to the indictment. there
are 3.235 feet OF "Red Powder" which
is Il movie thriller in four reels. and is
valued at s3S5.30. The film. Mr. Keen
told the grand jury, was consigned to
Neustadt in Richmond, who was to
have superintendent its exhibition at
one OF the local motion picture houses.
The records show that Ncustadt regis
tered ut Murphy's Hotel and that a
man named III. L. Reynolds received the
tiln. Both, 1t seems, disappeared i'm
mediatcly after wards, taking the cellu-
loid drama with them.
Besides the four reels OF RED
Powder" the two men, the Indictment
charges. carried away also twelve
posters portrayine strong scenes from
the drama, valued at s6,2S; set OF
photographs, whose value was not
known to the grand jury. and n carry
ing case of fibre that was worth S1.5o
PICTURE NOW BEING
EXHIBITED IN SOUTH
Mr.. Keen. who made a special trip
from Philadelphia to enlist the aid of
the local police in recovering his prom
crty. expressed his determination to
arprehend the men with the pilfcred
movie film, if ii costs more than the
production is worth. Reports of the
exhibition of-,the picture. he said. have
reached his company's Philadelphia of
flee. 1t was his belief that the picture
Is now being exhibited in Atlantic sea
board cities somewhere between this
point and Florida
The local police had no knowledge
of the theft until II was brought 10 the
attention of the grand jury Yesterday
All OF the men concerned are from the
North. Police warnings have been sent
To the authorities i'm other Southern
cities. and the probability is that a
prompt Investigation will follow the
exhibition of Red Powder" wherever
it may be offered
Twenty-Five other indictments, re-
turned by the grand jury yesterday.
charge Il variety OF felonies. ranging
from malicious woundlnG to bigamy
and murder. Tho murder charge is
preferred against Curtis Slater. who,
according Ia the true bill, stabbed
George Williams to death OH May T.
An indictment against William Con-
way. charging grand larceny. alleges
that on November Is, 1913, he stole
from Sam Bernstein two diamond
rings. Il bracelet and cash of the aG-
gregate value OF Sl95. Joseph Jones
was indicted for breaking into the store
of c. II. Haynes S Co. on June %,
and stealing two comets and three
huSlcs. The musical instruments were
valued nj S23.75.
other indictments We're returned as
follows:
kato Anderson, malicious wounding;
Louise Anderson, malicious wounding:
w. IL. Boissoau. malicious wounding;
Junius Barney, malicious wounding:
John Banks, car breaking: Phillip
Chcaiham and William johnson, house
breaking: III. T.. Lipscomb. grand
larceny: Alin Lewis, malicious wound
ing; William Mitchell, malicious
woundins: Charles Mycr. malicious
wouuding; Henry Ovcrton and Arthur
Feed robbery: Henry Oakley, house
! breaking: benjamin Robinson. malici-
ous wounding; Charles Rcimis. malici-
Gus WoundinS; \. ID. Smith grand
larceny: Clements Strothcr and Percy
| Hundy robbery: Richard Scott, malici-
Gus wounding, and Henry West. house
| breaking.
y true bin was returned against
/ James y. Randolph. alias Snithcr ].
| k;ndolf. charging bigamy. The in
I dictmont sets forth that on October %
| 1911, as Randolph, he married Eliza
beth Lane, and that. without securing
! a separation from his first wife, he
! married Maggie Hooker on January 10
| l?li. under the name OF Randolr