The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-08
CAUGHT. WITH TOOLS
OF BURGLARS TRADE
James Underwood, Colored, Charged
With Breaking Into Home
OF e. j.. Williams.
HAD CHMD's TOY BAr
Contents identified IS That Stolen
From Marshall y. Walkers Home.
Police Authorities Are Looking Up
Negroes Record.

Caught with new .35-,alibrc re-
voiver in hts hand and with an cleo
trio nasliligl,t. several candles. n Jim
n.y." - long butcher knife and his shoes
In his pockets. James Underwood sur
rendered quietly 10 PatrolnIan Ryan
shortly after o'clock Yesterday morn
ing when the officer pressed his own
revolver against the ncgro's abdomen
and ordered him 10 drop his gun.
Why didn't you shoot mo az came
up, questioned the officer Of his pris-
oner ~ Fatrolman Red" Warmer
came hnrrying 10 tho srcne
Well YOU have 10 be mighty care.
ful to git yo' man when you shoots
At q licenlan.' the man replied
Further than that. and TO state that
ne nam" was James Underwood and
his age nifty sin. the prisoner refused
10 answer questions.
lie MAS arraigncd III Police Court
yesterday morning and tho ease against
niin continued untii July IL, that the
d"t"ctirca might hav. an opportunit,.
% asIcltaiii,"s his past record lie
ION OF w Will G,eak'"f ioa mtg So ,hs
Twenty eighth street. Win tho inten.
ti2n Of committing larceny.
Policeman Ryan WAS summoned from
tho First Police Station 10 tho vii
lian3 home by telephone. williams
| informed III" police that man uap
r,
ai,nn "ste4 assistance. On the way
RYAN informed fatrolman Warrinel
ana he too, Went TO the scene. Due
70 the fact that Ryan WAS riding his
wheel. he arrived first and mad lilo
negro covered when hts brother Officer
roLIcEM,N RYAN
TELLS or CAPTURE.
IN telling the story Of the captur:
la@, night. Policeman Ryan said.
II went first to the Williams nome.
after leaving Officer Warriner. and Was
toin that the man had attempted to
on orea down IN tbd b sira. ief, then w.n,
aud Franklin Streets. and rs I turned
,hs ,rorher saw man dodge into the
and found Underwood lie was stand
ing win one arm behind him. ana I
c9nid sec hts shoes sticking from nj.
pocket asked him why he wa.
barcfoo;cd. and hc said that he had
been sps ndiuS the night IN = house
not Tar distant. and that they had
Noticing that he Vas holding his
arm behind him. I ordered him to bring
y out He delayed. SO I pressed my
gun against his body. ana. reaching
behind him. brought out N, reyolvo r
which he Mas holding. Warriner ar
rived about tina, time. and We decided
from which he bad been elected He
named house. and we went there
but found that the door MAS locked
from the outside with = paddock anu
that u would nave been iinpossible for
OF. within 20 have locked ii,
we then brought Underwood TO tn.
station house. where Wc searched him
lie carried everything usually asso-
clatcd with a burglar engaged in ac-
tive work, and We believe that he has
o"sn responsi bile for number Of rob =
berries throughout the city"
tIitLD's BANK TAKEN
FROM HOUSE or ". ID. WALKER
Bicycle Policeman Ryan heard I'm
d"r"ood drop something metallic as he
came or him, and after Warriner hid
arrived he went back and searched the
spot. The officer found q small bank
from one OF tho local institutions The
negro Was endeavorinr to break IL opcn
when III" officer arrived.
Early this morning. while or his va :.
10 the Richmond Bank and Trust Com
pany. Marshall y. Walker, of .6is East
Grace Street. stopped Pa,rolman Dugan
and told tho officer that his home had
been entered during the night, and
that small bank had been stolen.
1t Was a childs savings bank CON
tanning ~ cents, among which was an
old and an old Scent piece. wasn't
it, asked tho patrolmen.
"Ycs. how did YOU knou"'' aucrica
tho astcnishcd bank teller.
DuSan then informed Walker Of Tn.
derwood's arrest, and told him that the
police had recovered the bank ana had
The man who appeared To have been
the burglar already under lock ana
key.
Detectives viii to-day begin their in
vestigation into underwood's past rec
ord. They are Of tho opinion that he
has heen connected with Il number OF
rcbberies III Richmond and .they re.
cara The "a pturc as ali iinportar- one