The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-23
TWO JOY RIDERS
 COME TO GRIEF Bridgeport Chauffeur and a Young Insurance Man of
 That Place Put Un- der Arrest.
SPENDING A WILD NIGHT
Fellows Take Dr. Godfrey's Automo- bile and Enticc Two Young Girls to Ride---Iatter
 Use Hntplns.

Bridgeport, Oct 2s.--EIiram W. Kirk, 6 chauffeur for Dr. C. C. Cod frey, is out under $500 bonds until 1 Saturday for using the doctors auto mobile Tuesday night and early We'd ncsday morning on a Joy" ride with i out permission, and Benjamin II, Rob i ertson, 22 years old, an insurance agent, was arrested to-day in connec- l ton with the case.
 A More Serious Charge.
 The men are charged with more serious offense. Minnie Edwards 1 aged IT, who lives with her aunt at | No. 700 Lafayette street, and Lizetta ; Lane, 16. who lives with hcr parents at No, 121 High street, relates wild i experience with the two men carly i yesterday morning in touring car ! Miss Edwards was assaulted, and be- lieves that her life would have paid l the penalty for her ride had 1t not been for the timely appearance of Theodore DeGroff. who lives with his aunt at No. 1869 Park avenue.
 On a "Joy" Ride.
 tt appears that Kirk had date I with the Lane girls to take them out on Joy" ride Tuesday night It was understood that he was 10 take 1 Miss Ijzetta and her two sisters, also Miss Edwards, a friend of the Lanes, It also appears that Kirk has been q 1 frequent visitor at the Lane house. | A.. would he anything improper in taking ride,
 Mir, Kirk and the machine were latc In arriving at the house on High street. It was about i0:30 and when ] Inc did arrive he had a friend with him. whom he introduced as MT. Bishop" fictitious one. Kirk ex- pIained that he could not take fonr girls on account of his friend being present and the capacity of the tour ing car but would take two girls. So it was agreed that l.'aetta Lane and Minnie Edwards would take the ride.
 Nr Kirk shot the car speedily to- ward Trumbull and the girls.say that tho two mon began to press their at tentiors on them when they left tho city limits The girls became thor oughly alarmed and fought off the men with hat pins.
 Tho auto arrived z | the Plant house, hotel kept by Mrs. Samuel Clark. and the two men went into the house and left the two girls shivering with fright and cold in tho car The wait in the cold Was very long and tedious, and the girls finally got so cold that they knocked at one of the side doors and were admitted by Mrs, Clark, who gave them hot milk to drink to offset the effect of their exposure to tho chilly night. From an adjoining room tho girls heard the voices of the men mingled with the voices of women
 1t was after midnight when tho four started home from the Plant house. Both the mon showed signs of drinking. On tho way home the men renewed their attentions and Kirk it is said, was the most violent of tho two. tie became so excessive in his endeavors that he svore, and the Lane girl began to cry. Tho Ed wards girl had her hat pin in her hand for emergencies.
 Jumped Out of Machine.
 Kirk. after explaining that the girls could walk home. finally decided to take the Lane girl to her home on High street This he did, which was then about 3 in the morning and at the same time he assured the Ed wards girl that he would take her home also After the Lane girl jumped out of the car at her home, Kirk drove the machine to Park ave- nue, but instead of going southward, turned his car in tho opposite direc- ton, shooting up Park avenue, and then up the Park avenue extension In to the country Near Jackson ave- me, Miss Edwards managed to jump out, and vas thrown to the ground. but picked herself ID and ran into tho fields and hid behind a big tree.
 The car stopped at tho corner and Bishop jumped ont and began his search for Miss Edwards. Finally the insurance man esped Miss Edwards, and tho latter began to scream as loud as she could.
 Help Arrived
 , The screams of tho girl aroused Mir. DeGron out of a sound sleep. He jumped out of his bed. and raising his 1 window. shouted to tho girl to keep up her courage and he would be out in q minute. Az soon as he could put on some garments DeGrotf ran out, and the insurance agent and the ma chine ran away.
 Miss Edwards was taken to De Groffs house, and she was later cs- cortcd to her home carly yesterday morning. The girls face and clothing was a sad evidence of the brutality of the usage given her by tho men, Both Mr DcGroff and tho girls were at headquarters yesterday and laid all the facts before the police
 Kirk had been arrested. but on an- night, Dr. Godfrey was informed from the Franklin garage that hls auto had not been returned, pr. Godfrey sup- posing that Kirk had taken his ma chine without permission for n "toy' ride, telephoncd 10 the police to ar rest him as soon as he showed up Patrolman Tvers was at the garage when Kirk showed up at Q o'clock aud promptly arrested him. The chief ac- tor in tho wild cscapado of the night before was in a cell when the two girls and DeGroff appeared to lodge com- plaint against him, kirk was quite surly and refused Co mako q state mont
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