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The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], The oldest company in Virginia. (search)
Hotel thieves caught. --Two hotel named respectively Meriwether Quarles and Chas Gentry, were caught at the Linwood House on Wednesday night under the following circumstances. For several days past the parties named have been putting up at thed. Mr. Coakley quiet thinking the thief would next pay him a visit, but the light passed without much an occurrence. Quarles and Gentry being waked by the servants early in the morning, got up and began to dress, when Mr. Coakley also arose, andy, amounting to sixty two dollars, had been stolen Mr. Coakley then roused the clerk of the hotel and insisted on having Quarles and Gentry searched, an operation which was about being carried into effect when Quarles confessed that he had the moneyQuarles confessed that he had the money, and pulling it out of his pocket handed it to its owner. He then offered the clerk of the hotel, Mr. Wright, a roll of notes, amounting to a hundred and eighty odd dollars, if he would let him go, saying that he was very anxious to go to Petersbu