The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-14
no TRUTH N STORY
. OF BIG JAIL DELIVERY
Hopcwcll Onicaals Indignant Over Ex-
aRgerated stories of Crime Sent
From That Town.
GREEK YOUTH is DEAD
Hagcr Brothers Confess To Large
Number Of Robbcrics In Southsidc
Counties--Stranger Tries To Cash n
DUPONT Check He Pound

Counties-Stranger Tries To Cash N
DUPONT Check He "Found."
Petersburg. Va, Sept. IS.--Po-
lice Justice Lawrence Perry and
Chief of Police samuel Gotten. OF
Hopewcil, visited Judge West mt
his oflicc In Waycrly on business
today. and upon the return trip
stopped i'm Petersburg
While here the HopcwclI officers
were interviewed by your corre-
spondent with reference TO the jail
delivery which was reported In
Hopewell dispatch to IL Richmond
morning paper today As having
occurred yesterday. Both MeSsrs.
Perry and Gotten deny that there
- the least scmbfance of truth in
the report either as to the jail
delivery. In which ii was stated
that fifteen prisoners made their
escape, or the alleged hoid-up of
an automobile truck by highway
men in which eleven passengers
were en- route from Petersburg To
Hopewell.
The Hopeweil officers state most en-
that the first intimation had
of the alleged 5ail delivery and hold
up reached them through the Rich
mond paper this morning.
When asked as TO the truthfuluess
Of the vast amount OF drunkenness and
disorder reported in the same dis
patch, both officers declared that the
general order showed q wonderful i'm
provement and that only two cases
of drunkenness was reported in Hope
well yesterday.
Chief Gotten admits that three ne
gro prisoners have escaped from
house near the Hopewell Jail very re-
Gently which had been secured to care
for the jail overflow. but that the jail
or temporary lookup had never been
damaged by a breakout, as stated in
the dispatch referred to.
Messrs. Perry and Gotten feel that
great injustice Is being done the Hope
we'll police department through the
sending out OF unfounded press re-
ports by some person unknown TO
them.
Arrest Langaris Dies.
Arrest I4angaris, the Greek youth
MORALLY stabbed by Rafail Georgasias
another Greek. in the Kitchen of the
New York Lunchroom about midnight
Friday last, died of his injuries at the
Petersburg Hospital tonight. where he
was taken for treatment.
Iangaris, in addition to an ugly cut
across the side of his face and neck,
had his abdomen slashed open, caus-
ing his intestines to drop out. Geor-
gasias is being held in Jail TO await
the verdict of a coroner's jury.
Shot Three Times.
Ber Johnson, colored was shot
three times by Stanley George. col
ored. in a personal difficulty on GIL
Street tonight. about o'clock. All
three bullets took effect, one III the
righl breast and the other two in the
left leg George surrendered about
three hours after the shooting, and
claims self-dcfense.
Wanted Check Dashed.
A white stranger. giving his name
AS w Il. Barker was arrested by OH
Ger Mayton tonight while attempting
! to have a check for aa7.7o, made
! payable to Lewis j. Holt, Iaborer No
/ i2432 at the DUPONT plant. cashed
Barker claims to have found the
| check. He is being held on felony
charge.
| Thief Robs Alderman.
| Thej residence of Alderman Smith
! In North Adams Street was broker
| into by thieves about o'clock this
morning. The thief or thieves secured
s14 from the pants pockets of Horace
/ Smith, Jr, but left the pants and MI
| Smiths gold watch, which was foun'
to bear his monogram
The family was not awakened b.
/ the thief until he had made his eNi
/ from the house.
Hager Brothers Confess.
James and Frank Hager, brothers
| who are under arrest here. eaef
charged with the theft of an automo
| bile. have made full and complete con
I e. re- ynhhPr% of stores IL
the counties of Prince George, Surrs
md Sussex and to the robbery of th'
postofifee at New Bohemia and the stor'
Of w, l. Zadic, In which the postotlics
WAS located.
The confession Of the young white
/ robbers which was made to Postoff'c'
! Inspector Hal B. Moshy or 2estei ia
was the result of the discovery by thu
| local police by means of raid o
| the house of n woman in Blandford o
a quantity of merchandise which wa
stolen from the store of MIR. Zadic ans
| S4o In postage stamps which was stolei
| from the New Bohemia postotfice OF
| August &c. last.
| The two will be turned over to tn.
Federal authorities for postofiice rob
berry and members of the local polio.
force who were instrumental In theil
arrest will be paid $500, $500 for each
Of the robbers
wallace Whitlock Dyer.
! Wallace Whitlock Dyer the popuiaI
young son of Mr.. and Mrs THAN X
| Dyer, died at the residence of his par.
ents, 5s3 High Street, about 40 thi.
six days duration
Dyer WAS the only child Of his par
/ $3.50