The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-18

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Gus charge of enticing young girl named
Sarah A Z. May from the roof OF her
guardian. Mrs. Laura A. Walker, Tor
improper purposes.
William IA Berry. a well known citi-
zen, with rooms in the Ford's Law sbui-d-
ing, was also arrested on q .berch war
rant, issued by Justice Crutchfield, charS-
ing him with the betrayal of the girl
His tearing was continued to next Tues
day. Justice Crutchteld overrmed the
motion in eacn instance for bail, but
Judge Witt, on motion of counsel, al
lowed bail in each case in the sum OF
$1,G00.
rne hearing of the charge against Mrs.
Roberts consumed a greater part OF the
day in the Police Court, ana IL cfeateu III
tense interest.
PATHETIC. STORY.
The COURTROOM was crowded with spec
tators the hardest of whom were moved
by the story of wrong and degradation
that was being told. y story OF a lonely
mother, who, heart-broken, had come
from PARKWAY Danville to Richmond IN
search of her daughter, from whom she
had not heard for many long weeks:
The story is a sad one. Tue mother
Mrs NJ L. May, is one Of the very poor
She is alone in the world. with the eS-
ception of her daughter, Sarah a. Il.
May. a comely girl, aged fifteen years
Last May the girl came from her nome,
in DanvilIe, where she had worked IN
fine factories. earning about So a week, TO
accept a position in the Manchester cot
ton factory. She went to live with Iriends
whom she had known in Danvliie, and
everything went along nicely until the cot
ton factory closed down Then she came
to Richmond to seek employment ana
went to 1--we at Eighteenth and Frank
lin Streets with Mrs. Laura A. Walker, d
of ,1ar- m s
While there Mrs. Ella j. Roberts called
on her and offered to give he, employ
nent at her home, No. East Marshall
Street. She went with Mrs. Roberts. Tine
first day she tool: possession of her new
abiding place she alleges that Mrs. i>oo-
crts opened negotiations with male
friend of hers. with the downfall of the
girl as Il result.
This occurred last August Shortly at
terward she went home to Danvilie and
The girl since then has been on the road
With "a show that played in Ganviiic dur
ing the Street-F&ir and Carnival in Oc-
tober The company went to MontSoin-
cry Ala, from which place she wrote her
mother, and then to Nashville, Ienh.'
from which point she also wrote home
At Nashville the manager OF the show
died and the company went TO pieces and
the girl was given a home with members
of the troop who lived i'll Nashville
WORK OF MIR. PHILBROOk.
At this point OF the story MI. G. ii.
Philbrool, of this city, who had heard OF
the Mays in Danvllie, and had known
them to have been respectable people,
heard something about the affair OF last
August. He knew some OF the show peo-
ple with whom the girl had been travel
ing. and he sent to Nashville for the
girl in order that the case might be prose
cuted He learned from the Nashville
people that the girl had been living an
Upright life while with them and that
they had determined upon taxing her
with them to Buffalo upon the opening
of the Pan-American Exposition.
She reached Richmond last Friday and
was registered at the A!hanbra Hotel.
On Monday night her mother came III
from Danyille. She was alone and IN
a strange city and in attempting to To-
cate her child got lost She went to
the Second Police Station and told her
story and with the assistance OF officers
soon found her daughter. The meeting
was d pathetic one.
The case was carried before the grand
jury at it's last session, but neither the
girl nor her mother We're present and
no action was taken.
Before the case had progressed far, JUS
tce Crutchtieid declared it best to clear
the courtroom, and when the testimony
o
rant was swo-n out d slnst William y Ber-
ry charging him w.lhsimpicatlon in the
case The warrant was executed by De-
tectivcs Wren and Gibson, who found Mr..
Berry at Ninth and Broad Streets.
NEessrs Glenn ana Wendenberg repre-
scented the prosecutor; Messrs. Maury and
Nat Tyler, Mrs. Roberts, and Smith,
Moncure and Gordon appeared for Mr..
Berry. IL
GIRLS TESTIMONY.
The girl was on the stand several hours.
After she had told her story, Mr. Maury
put her through a most severe cross-eX-
animation, but the original story was not
shaken Her story was straightforward
although punctuated at times by sobs.
It was one OF strenuous search for work,
of small wages and crushed ambition At
the time she went to Mrs. Roberts, who
was named on the warrant also as Her
bert, she was out of employment Mrs.
Roberts offered to give her clothing and
! shoes if she would remain with her. and
feeling that she would rather stay there
| than return to her clearinghouse with
out anything to pay her board. she con-
sented to stay. Then it was that she
| alleges she was allured away. She went
| TO Danville shortly afterward and was
| assisted in getting her ticket by the chief
| of police.
WENT AWAY WITH A SHOW.
She remained in Danville until the close
| Of the Street Carnival. and then left with
| one of the shows. When Mr.. Marry sought
! to question her about her movements after
! her alleged downfall, Justice Crutchdeld
| raised the point as to whether it had
anything to do with the case. and on tie
i point he asked counsel for both sides &c
| sneak
Mr.. Maury endeavored to show that the
| gIt. tis,u wandered around from place to
| pace u such an extent that she was
| practically a waif, and no one had law
tn! control Of her when she went to the
/! hone IA Mrs. Roberts.
| AR. Wendenburg said he didn't see the
point maze Ds 1ur. Maury- tie declared
| that what may nave occurred after the
! alleged assault had nothing TO do with
| the case, and all evidence must be LEILA
! want to the case.
| Tie Justice then ruled that nothing thai
/ happened after the alleged assault would
| be admitted into the case
! Mrs. Laura A. Walker. with whom the
| girl was staying wien it is alleged she
| was enticed away by Mrs. Roberts, tes-
| titled that she had charge OF the girl III
| August, when Mrs. Roberts visited he!
4 and stated that she was a dressmaker
| Tod YN H,lr ORR