The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-20
C. & O. Fireman Arrest
ed for Alleged Criminal
Assault.
'WICT M GIRL
OF THIRTEEN
Bindey Richardson, Daughter 5oi
Engineer. Richardson, Of Hem
rico County Claims to Have
BeenO Offered Indignity.
Prisoner Makes
Denial.

T. E. J. Mitchell q white man. about
twenty-five years Of age, n fireman
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
was locked up in the First Police Sta
ton last night on warrant charging
| him with making Indecent proposals to
and attempting criminal assault on
Blndey Richardson. the thirteen-year-
old daughter of Mr.. A. E. Richardson,
| a Chesapeake and Ohio engineer, who
lives on the Darbytown Road. near the
National Cemetery, In Henrico county.
Mitchell was arrested by Policemen
". G. Tate and Gordon Smith near the
corner of Williamsburg Avenue and
| Louisiana. Street on a description fur
lnished them. The two officers did not
| know at the time what oifense their
prisoner was charged with, and arrest
/ ed him simply as a suspicious char
acter.
Prisoner Denies Charge.
/ When seen In his cell last night
Mitchell stoutly asserted his innocence,
4 and stated that he had not attempted
i any assault on the young girl or made
/ to her any improper proposals.
i His story was to the effect that. he
met Blndy Richardson in a field pick
4 ing blaclSberries. and that she told him
she wanted to go to picnic, but had
not been able to secure the money. He
i offered her fifty cents. which the girl
!; refused. saying that she had received
:. the necessary money from other
). sources. lie said that he then went
to Richardson's home to see him about
the purchase of some property. subse.
/ gently he met Richardson in the pas.
l ture, and the latter struck him, hi
; declares. with an ak helve, and he rar
/ away from his premises.
The prisoner further declared that
he heard Richardson upbrading his
: daughter for talking with HIN
(MitchelD when 1t was time for het
to bring In the cows.
! Father Tells of Attempt.
Mr. Richardson was seen last might
at his home. where he, his wife ant
the girl gave full account of thu
: affair Mr.. Richardson stated that wher
he left his train in Fulton. he walked
home through the fields. and In cross
ing q small stream he noticed a girl'
tracks In the mud, followed by thos,
of man. Having previously hat
!. trouble With Mitchell Mr.. Richardso,
!. said that Immediately the idea cam
> : to him that Mitchell had been follow
! Ing his daughter, and he hastene,
home.
! Arrived at his house, he foun
: Mitchell seated on his front porcl
. Tie latter said something about pur
= chasing a farm from nlm tRichardson
= In Louisa county, but the father q
- the girl said he did not want to sol
= Mitchell then arose and walked swa,
=. Mr. Richardson told Bindey to go tc
=, the cows and that he would folio,
- her. Securing the yokes for the COW
y Mr. Richardson presently followed h
?. daughter through the fields. and al
=, = rving at the cowpens, with Joh
- Wright. who boards with him, the
- proceeded to yoke tho cows. Viii
/, lin the pen Mr.. Richardson addresse
~ his daughter, warning her again!
"a talking with Mitchell,
er Richardson in Hiding.
ns Just then. said Mr.. Richardso
be Mitchell sprang from a hiding plai
'stins the bushes nearby. and. tumpr
o. -Fover the fence. declared that he WI
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