The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Young Woman Charges
Cousin With Attempt
ed Criminal Assault.
Z PUT vi JOB, /"
MAN DE CLARES
Street Car Conductor Arrested
While on Duty and4L Locked Up
Without .Bail---Boarders De-
clare He Threatened
Them When They
Entered Room.

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0AarTed with attempted criminal as
sault on his first cousin. Miss Bessie
Mingee. Of Phoebua Va. seventeen
years lold, Edwin Heck, aged eighteen.
q conductor for the Virginia Passen ger
and Power Company, was arrested yes
terday evening by Sergeant German
and Bicycle Policeman Tominson while
he wns running a Laurel Street car.
and was Immediately taken TO the Sec
ond Police Station, where lie was
locked up for the night without bail.
Though Heck. who is an Innocent
enough looking boy, bearing the marks
OF one Of good character, loudly and
atrenuously protests his innocenee.sand
declaring that the wurrant served on
him Is a eput-np job" the circurn-
stantial evidence surrounding him
seems strong.
i, is charged by the young sirl that
he held her up at the point of re-
yofver and forced her into such COM
promising position that she speaks of
It to her nearest relatives only with
the greatest fear and trembling
Though the alleged attempted assault
occurred Thursday night. the warrant
was not served on the young man
until yesterday evening. Miss Mingee
* staying with Mrs. w Fl. Godsey,
Of No. 2li South Harrison Street, where
Heck called on her Thursday night.
Threatened Others.
Almost In the midst of Heck's threat
ening demonstrations toward the young
lady Mr. w. Q. McHim. also boarder
I'm the house. entered the parlor In
which the two young people were sit
ting. and discovered Heck. 1T is al
/, Sed. flourishing his revolver in the
face of the girl. Heck immediately
turned the revolver on Mr. Mckim.
and. when others appeared. threatened
to shoot any one in the crowd who mo-
Tested him.
notwithstanding all this. he was al
lowed to depart in peace Miss Mingee
irunle6!a acquainted Mrs. Goosey
with the facts. and letter was dis
patghed the FOLLOWING morning to tho
girls father. S. N.sMlngee- in Phoebus.
who. not receiving the communication
until latt Saturday. arrived on sunday.
ComIn9nwealtii's Attorney Minitrce
FoiIses vas consulted by the anxious
andhenraged parent. and 1t was de-
citied that "a warrant should be sworn
out.
Mr.. an.: Mrs. Godsey and others in
the house at the time are much
wrought up over the affair, as is Mr..
Mingec, father OF the young girl. who.
however, would have nothing at all to
say. about the matter. Miss Mingec
first informed Mrs. Godsey of the trou-
bic, and Indirectly through hergt WAS
learned. according to the testimony to
be adduced against the young man.
that he went To extreme lengths In his
criminal attempt.
Hearing To-Dny.
Mr.. Alingee is staying now with a
relative at Thirty-frst and o Streets,
where he was seen last night He de-
l,,,r n I,
nor could he be drawn into discus
sion OF his plans IL he has any, for the
prosecution of the case.
1t is understood, however, that If
1t be deemed necessary he will enl-
kloy COUNSEL ito aid Mr.. Folkes in the
conduct Of the prosecution. Heck has
employed Messrs. Harry NJ. Smith and
isaac Diggs to represent him.
q The case will be called in the Police
Court this morning, and 1T has already
been arranged to give the matter pri-
vate hearing. as the young lady, who
Is n pretty blonde, will be fhe chief
witness Though the basis OF the evi-
dence against her cousin depends on
her testimony, Mr. McKim and Mr..
John Tyler who live in the same
+ house the latter bs:as brother sot
Mrs. Godsey, will be also very impor-
sant witnesses, as both, according to
their story, were the victims of Heck $
Wild threats. his curses and abuse. a
second warrant. charging Heck with
+ being disordcrly and trespassing on
the premises of Mr.. Godsey. was sworr
out. and both cases are SO intermngled
and connected that the evidence In the
other
What Heck Says.
Securely locked lupsin the Second Po-
kCSA- IL, ~,
when seen last night, and 1t wasSwitl,
some difficulty that lie was awakened,
Atti1rst lie declared that he would MOI
talk, but 1t was represented to him
4 that Al might be wei to. say something
IN his defense. Thereupon :haIvehe,.
mently denied the saccusati ion, and de-
ciaretl that it was all a ..put-lp job
q He declared he had taken from the
young girl q card, on which We're
which he showed TO the reporter
Heck claims that 1t was over tho quar-
rel resulting from his taking this card
from the girl that the trouble 8ensued
and he seems to have no fear Of the
ronsequences.f II iE4}ii4 & &ss 2s2
He IS n ilnst cousin TO the young
4 lady, their Respective mothers being
sisters. IIel Was born and renped In
Richmond, but has known Miss Min
Z gee al MS $lffe.ti t1e$ has q brother
Fred Heck, who lis emploSed bySa fu,'-
nitnre store here, Iwolof his broth
ers attempted last night to secure bali
for him hut Judge1Wltt refused,
Mr. Altngee is the proprietorFof the
n Phoebns M Transfer Company, Ills
daughtersgllas been here about tw,
months, and now employed in a to-
bacco factory. S rs s 'l,s {, ,gs i5
Is, 3i v Il 'sgs3l
s, Did Not Mako Ascension.
@ PITTS ILL, Z Ass. NOV. The as.
ceisionhof the, big 8bal loon, "a -.america ii
which eight persons, With Leo stevens us
( pilot, had plnnned TO 90 up from here to-