The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-21
POLICE COURT

Miss Eileen Harrison. whose buSl- |
ness address Is given as EOS North |
charged with fraudulently and unlaw-
fully sending advertising circulars to |
,pnospectivey customers in violation Of
Section ~ Of the statues Of the general
assembly OF 1916. Miss Harrison is
specifically charged with advertising
that women could earn from SIS toll
$50 a week at home by doing work
with materials which she furnished
and for which she required a deposit of
$3.50.
Detective Sergeant Gordon Smith
went to Baltimore yesterday to bring
back DR.. Mcclure Newton's automo- |
bile, which was reported as stolen sew
eral days ago. As no arrests were
made. it is believed that the machine
was found in the street by Baltimore
police.
Edward McIamb, colored. was held
for the grand jury yesterday when ar
raigned In police court on charge of
stealing diamond ring valued at 395
belonging to the King Jewelry COM
pany. at sl5 East Broad street Nc
Lamb was caught at Ninth and Frank
lin streets several days ago after an
exciting chase down Ninth street
r B. Hutchinson was nned $40 in
police court yesterday for doing cleo
ltrical work without a permit. City
Electrical Inspector Roy Speights ap-
reared against Hutchinson.
Robert Swami, a colored deaf mute
was exonerated in police court yester-
day when arraigned on a charge of
stealing cameo brooch valued at $40
| from Mrs. S. c. Signott. OF 504 East
Canal street. Major Lawrence r.
Price was character witness for
Swami.
/ Thomas Finnesey. colored. was ac-
quilted in hustings court yesterday OF
a charge of murder after he had es-
tablished his claim that he shot Rich
! ard johnson. also colored. in the home
of Finnesey several months ago be.
cause of the 'unwritten law"
! W. d. Bowen, special Waterman for
4 a railway company. was acquitted In
hastings court yesterday OF charge
OF picking the pockets OF w r. Wood
cock, citizen Of the East End Claude
L. Batkins and City Collector Herbert
l. Hulce appeared as character wit
/ nesses for Bowen. who is one-armed
and about nifty years of age. Wood
cock alleged that Brown robbed him
OF $l1.30 while he was watching a
recent parade Of returned overse as
troops at Ninth and Grace streets.
/ e. X. Smith. thirty-one years old.
who gave his occupation as manager.
was charged in police court yesterday
with having stolen automobile tires in
his possession. The case went over
until July at request Of Detective
Sergcants Willy and Smith, who made
the arrest.
Smith also was charged with con-
tributing to the delinqusacy Of Clar-
ence Michelboro. a minor. This case
was certified to the Juvenile and do
nestle relations court.
Il Fl. b. Gregory was charged In police
court yesterday with receiving an au-
tomobile tire valued at $3.50 from
H. l., Carter, the property Of L. S.
Sitton. The case went over until
July 81.
Stephen Richmond is under arrest
/ at Emporia charged with the theft of
$3.50 from the National Tire and Rub
Der company He will be brought
back to Richmond. where other
charges. It ID said. will be preferred
against him.
Ii -
Charged with dispensing soft drinks
without license at sl5 East Broad
Istreet. ]. A. King was sent on to the
grand jury from police court yester-
day.
II Joseph IAyon was assessed IS In
police court yesterday for running his
automobile too close to a street car
| while II was diecharging passengers
| In order that additional evidence
| might be gathered the case Of j. r
Cordle. charged with violating the
| Sunday blue" laws, was continued
until July % when It came up in police
court yesterday.
II Lillian Winston. colored, was
Icharged in police court yesterday with
irobbing e. r. swanson. In order that
the police might gather additional
evidence. the hearing was continued
until Monday.
II Police power was given to addition
n city employees when City Clerk Al
fred Mcdowell swore In H. H. Har-
low. fireman; W. J, Childress, r. A
Gordon. G. n. Dunn and W. 4. Lucas
omp1oyos 81 Rtverview cannetery. Po-
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