The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
.RA|DED HOUSE TO
TAKE GIRL AWAY
Police Arrest Two Men and One
Woman on Complaint Of
Mrs. Bernstein.
APARTMENT IN TURMOIL
Nora Austin, 10 Years Old,
Found With Party When Off
GERS Suddenly Entered.

On complaint Of Mrs Sol Bernstein.
OF LA East Broad Street, Robert Will
son, renting apartments on the second
iloor of I37 North Ninth Street. was
First Police Station on a warrant
charging him with maintaining an OBJ
lectionable establishment Mrs. T. j.
stultz and Walter Il. Birchett, found
c N tne mouse oith were both arrested
premises. When the raid was made
Nora Austin, the thirteen year old
daughter OF Mrs Bernstein by for
ner marriage, was found in the room
With Mrs. Stultz and Birchett
The alarm was given by Mrs. Bern
stein because she was afraid her
daughter had been enticed TO the
house for improper purposes. The
ponce pia were called by means of the
Broad Streets. 1t was responded to
by. Sergeant thinner and Policemen
Palmer. Reid and Goldsby, who made
the arrests.
Found Wine Glasses on Table.
At the station, the little girl was
no indignity had been offered her.
Birchett had given her. so cents, tell
Ing her not to say anything to her
mother. She threw the money back
at at him and said that she would never
Keep anything from her mother The
oiilcers making the raid said, however.
that when they got in the room there
were four glasses set out on the
.apie, with whiskey and wine con-
spe ei The Austin girl was weeping
bitterly, and as they entered Mrs.
mitted to arrest very calmly. and all
We're carried to the station.
According to the story. there was
home last night. at which Birchett
and Mrs. Stultz were present. They
took the Austin girl in a back room
and induced her to go with them to
me me, Ninth ,is, Street house. Soon after
child, and fearing that some harm
would come to her. followed the couple
as quickly as possible. Soon after they
went into the house she was there, and
notified the police, Policeman Pal
her not to go in the house alone. 1t
was then that he pulled the electric
alarm, bringing the other officers.
Husband Suddenly Appears.
Goidsby was the first to reach the
back way. Meanwhile, Mrs Stuitzs
husband arrived, and when Birchett
came out 1T was with difficulty that
ne was prevented from attacking him
with knife. which was finally taken
away from him. He accompanied his
wife and the others to the station.
Birchett and the woman We're very
promptly bafled. but Wilson, after
waiting, some time for bondsman.
was locked up. A cab was called and
the women carried to their homes
Btrchett is a married man, and lives
at 100 1-2 East Marshall Street. He
has for number of years been en-
ployed as bailtT in the City Circuit
Court Little is known of Wilson.
After the raid Policeman Palmer re-
turned to the fiat. then empty. and
brought back to the station the glasses
and liquor that were found on the
"a ta pie. BY her own statement the Aus
tin girl clears the couple of any
thing against her, but the charges will
stand In the Police Court, and Mrs
Bernstein will appear as one of the
witnesses, accompanied by her daugh-
ter. The case probably will go no fur
Their in the Police Court than the
present warrants charge.