The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-24
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SERIOUS CHARGE
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WHEELING, Aug: 4-Edward
Hayden, a well known young man Is
facing a serious charge as the result
Of being found in the company Of a
young girl by the name Of Leola
Doyle, about one o'clock Friday morn.
Ing. On hearing the statement Of the
girl, Prosecuting Attorney schuck i.
sued warrant for the young man
charging him with attempted assault.
The warrant was secured before JUS
lice Hobbs and Hayden was released
yesterday afternoon upon furnishing
bond in the amount OF $1,000.
Friday morning about one o'clock
as ohcer Walker was rounding the
corner near the Second ward market
house he found Hayden and another
young man in company with the Doyle
girl who says she is less than four
teen years Of age and Ella Owens,
who Is past sixteen years. The oti-
GERS suspicion was aroused to the
fact that something was wrong and
he accosted the two couples.
The young men had ordered hack
to take the girls home and they we're
standing awaiting It's arrival. Tho
officer did not hint that he would
place them under arrest but after the
cab had arrived and the two couples
got in, he climbed on the seat with
the driver and instructed him to
drive to police headquarters.
The girls said that the young men
had attempted to have intimate rela-
tlons with them against their wishes
and the four were held until this morn
ing for an investigation. The Doyle
girl stated she would not be fourteen
years old until next June and on ae-
count Of her being under the age of
consent Humane officer Creighton
was called into the case. He in turn
notified Prosecuting Attorney schuck
who made an investigation which re-
suited in the holding of the young
man to the grand jury.
Both girls said that they had met
the young men on the South Side and
who invited them to take street
car ride. They had never seen the
boys before but accepted the invita-.
ton and boarded a car for Mozart
park. They took another car to Nortn
Wheeling and when they reached the
end of the line, the girls say they
got off the car with the boys to get
a drink of water,
The statement of the Doyle girl
was to the effect that Hayden at
tempted to have relations with her
although he did not succeed in ac-
comprising his purpose.
The cars had stopped running by
this time and the two couples walked
down the street to the market house
where the hack was ordered to haul
them to the homes of the girls on
Twenty-fifth street.
The young men did not deny that
they had attempted to have intimate
relations with the girls but claim that
IT was with their consent.
On account Of the Owens girl be-
ing over the age Of consent the young
man who was in company with her
was released.
The investigation was pushed by
the prosecutor on account of the ten
der age Of the Doyle girl and a ply
stefan was called to make an examina'
ton but found that she had not been
ravished.
Both girls reside on Twentytifth
street and it is said that Miss Ovens
is the cause Of entlcing the younger
girl. Her mother, who came to the
building with the mother Of the
younger girl said that she had been
in an industrial school on different
occasions.
The serious feature Of the accusa-
ton is the fact that the girl seems
to be under the age of consent If
proven the charge placed against him
means from one to five years in the
penitentiary.
He is young man who has enjoyed
a good reputation and his friends In
sist that the charge is groundless.
The Wilson Produce Company hav-