Evening star., 1902-08-02
Reuben Utterbackin Custody
Under Grave Charges.
TAKEN TO WARRENTON
ENTICED YOUNG sIsTER-IN-LAW
FROM HER HOME.
Intense Feeling Against the Accused
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Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1ol King Street.
Bell Telt tphoue No. ltsi.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August = 1902.
Reuben Ctterback of Fauquer county,
charged with abducting Henrietta Edwards,
the thirteen year-old daughter Of Mr. Ar
thur Edwards. also of F'auquier was con-
veyed from this city 20 Warrenton this
morning by Constable r. Z. Foley OF that
town. The girl was taken back to her home
by the officer and placed I'm the care of her
father Constable Foley said he expected
Utterback would be given a preliminary
hearing either this evening or tomorrow
morning before Justice Of the Peace NJ. NJ
Green Of Warrenton. The warrant was
sworn out before Justice Green on the COM
plant of f. NJ. Edwards, a brother OF the
girl. 1t charged that Ctterback July 81 or
August l did unawfully and feloniously
take Henrietta Edwards, a female under
the age of fourteen years from the care Of
Arthur Edwards, her father. for improper
purposes" II is also mentioned in the war
rant that the accused is the lawful husband
of Willie Jane Utterback, a sister OF Hen
rietta,
The clippers were arrested here late yes
terday afternoon on complaint Of Sergeant
]. w. Shirley OF WarrentOn. They were To-
house OF Mrs Davis on North Fairfax
street Chief Webster at once notified Ser
geant Shirley, who replied, asking that the
prisoners be held until this morning. At
the station house the girl talked freely of
the scapade Ttterback, she stated. lived
only a stones throw from the house OF her
father, which was near Broad Run, eight
miles from Warrenton. She was, OF course,
well aware of his being married, as his wife
was her sister. Notwithstanding this, they
had deliberately planned the elopement He
came TO her house Thursday night shortly
before II O'Clock, she said. when she was
awakened and came down without disturb
ing any others OF the family, who were
sleeping. The pair crept away silently and
walked to Warrenton, which was reached
in the early morning. train was taken
and Alexandria was reached about $50
o'clock. They then went to the boarding
house Of Mrs Davis, where they registered
man and wife. A room was assigned TO
them, in which they stayed most OF the
time until they were arrested.
Planned the Trip Together.
The girl said her companion had been
living near her fathers house nearly
year. She denied that he had used undue
influence in persuading her to run away
with him. but said that together they had
planned the trip. When asked If she did
not realize the criminality OF their conduct
she replied somewhat evasivnly. The man
had never said any thing to her about
the liability of arrest, but she was not
surprised al the arrival Of the Officer.
Neither had he talked Of marriage. she
said. His plan to take her To Wash
ingtou last evening. where he proposed to
support her. Her only reason for leaving
home was that she liked the man.
At the boarding house, where they stop
ped, a pitiful spectacle was exhibited. Aftpr
the arrest Mrs. Davis opened the si:ls
satchel, in which was found a doll baby,
several small pictures, trinkets and other
}, ,f,,tr- f1o.1r
evident that the childs moral and intel
lectual development was not IN keeping
with her age. She is apparently only a
simple untutored country girl, unable to
fully understand the seriousness of her
conduct to form any adequate idea OF
it's consequences. She was overcome with
fatigue carly in the evening and even the
hard wooden bench on which she reclincd
In room at the station house did not
prevent her from falling into deep sleep.
She looked to be scarcely over thirteen
years of age, wore short skirts and IS
pretty
Utterback's Chief Concern.
Since his arrest Utterback has taken :he
whole matter cooIy. His chief concern
seemed to be about the amount of the fine
he supposed would be imposed upon him in
Warrenton. He was also apprehensive Of
personal violence from the father of little
Henrietta but seemed to imagine he could
appease the old gentleman If he could be
given a chance to have a private talk with
him. ptterback said he and the girl had
come TO Alexandria to have a good time.
He had expected, he said, to take her back
home yesterday evening. The enormity OF
his offense and the almost certainty of
long penitentiary term, at best, seemed 10
be far from his mind. He admitted th2t
his conduct had been foolish, but thought
he might be able to fix matters up with has
wife and father-inlaw, at the same hme
disposing of the claims Of the law by III.
Mt of Ia fl.
with his wife and three children on the
premises of Mr.. Edwards nearly a year.
He is about thirty years of age. Up 10
short time ago he was employed as a man
carrier near his home.
The Prisoners Reputation.
Constable Foley this morning said that
the prisoner had bad reputation in mis-
neighborhood Some years age. he said. he
had spent a term il the ponitentiary for
housebreaking. The fd;hor of tle unfo.-
tunate girl, the cffico- aIdli. is an honest.
hardworking farmer, much r. 'ot'a IN his
community. He is a"'Gt sivt"-fye :,.ars
of age and has r.- = u l.. TIE feei-
ing against Utterra-F = '''..t- IA -i..'s ia
mediate relatives =, -. .l.. %. Ht' e. 4 .e very
bitter For (, a -. a.. -tw'oI her
elder brCtntc ;.--- ol-ta DO
in warrer.tso thi- 80.
Public f, ei!n-. -, a. Ms - strongly
against U.t,l5a..-. - -. t-sL- did not
felt sure. how, V'r. - % wpsi be in
dicted this month 4 t3.'sa LIZ :, nItnced
to n long tern N J1c p. n';, .t:ary. Inc
next term Of the cJuH } C,Ci { ~. n'G re
18th instant. wA,2 IL cIsC -! probably
be tried 1t may u, ti-at I l.,I Iact. VIII
have to fight for his / fe II tAr court = il.
indeed, he is not M l. Et'6 in h mt antine
by mob. Urdcr the law i'm Virginia. as
revised in 1895. the age Of consent * placed
at fourteen years. The crime of rave is
punishable by death. in the discretion OF
the jury. The girl, it is stated, will not lie
fourteen years of age until next October.
Strangers Before the Mayor.
Two strangers giving their names. re-
spectively. Charles and Kate Kelley,
were before Mayor Simpson in. the police
court this morning on the charge of being
drunk on the streets. Charles told the
court that he and his companion hailed
from New York. He was a barber. he
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