A Charlotte policeman came here today and took to that city
a white man giving his name as J.W. Cardwell. This man is accused of having
doped a woman in Charlotte and stolen $70 from her. He was arrested here
yesterday and made no denial of having taken the money, but says he was
morphine and whiskey drunk at the time, and upon coming to his senses in
Greensboro he found that he had spent $30 of the money for clothing, etc., and
at once telegraphed the remaining $40 back to the woman. It was a fact that he
had sent $40 as he stated, as the telegraph office showed.
Another
corroborative circumstance is that the Greensboro policemen on description of
party wanted in Charlotte, was looking for a hobo appearing fellow. After a two
days’ search they arrested a well-dressed young fellow in a restaurant
yesterday who proved to be the man wanted. He had on his new riggings from his
nobby cap to his socks and underwear. The fellow freely admitted that he was a
cigarette and opium fiend and looked to be not over 18 years of age. The
Charlotte police who took him to Charlotte says he also stole a quantity of
drugs from a drug firm there. He is plainly a typical degenerate.
--Greensboro, Special to the Charlotte Observer
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