The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-13
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MAYOR DECLARES



street, Fulton. was charged with dis
orderly conduct. Bennett is a pale
looking youth of about nineteen years.
with freckled face and a retreating
chin and innocent of anything more
than down on his face. He was clad
In light suit and wore a somewhat
embarrassed manner.
Patrolman Goldsby. OF the First Po-
lice Station. charged him with accost-
ing Mrs. r.. c. Williams at the cor
ner OF Eighth and Broad streets about
s o'clock Saturday night.
Mrs. Williams is very striking
looking woman. Her husband is a
railroad maohinist. She was dressed
in dark suit. with a becoming hat
and wore veil. sun. this did not
conceal a pair of swapping black eyes
that nv, no. means locked. With ap-
prevail at Patroiman Goldshy.
Mrs Williams on the witness stand
said she, too, was out on a hunt for
the reward for discovering the mys-
ferinus- advertising iadF-with The
Mother Goose name that caused all
the trouble.
The policeman said that Bennett
stepped UP TO Mrs. Williams and ask
ed her IL she was the woman he was
seeking. He had raised his hat with
his question. Mrs. Williams had
shaken her head and the young man
was turning away when he arrested
him. At the patrol box young man
who claimed to be the husband Of
Mrs Williams. and who afterward
proved to be that person. stepped up
and told him that he should not ar
rest Bennett as he had given him per-
mission TO speak to his wife.
This was denied later on the wit
ness stand by Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Counsel Appear.
The court room was crowded and
when the case was called IL was seen
that the police had sent for Colonel
George Wayne Anderson. of the city's
counsel. S. s. p. Patterson appeared
for Bennett.
Patrolman Goldsby told of arresting
Bennett just before o'clock Sat
urday night. at the corner of Eighth
and Broad streets.
HE acted in a gentlemanly man
ner." said Mr.. Goldsby. when asked
II Bennett had been rude in speaking
to Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Williams said that Bennett
had not insulted her.
He acted like a gentleman and
when shook my heed he went right
away. Then the policeman came up
and said. IN give you a ride and
arrested him.
Mrs. Williams appeared quite in
dignant over the arrest.
Mr.. Williams said he was standing
six feet away from his wife when
Bennett spoke to her He had no OBJ
lection, he said.
Case Takes New Turn.
So far all had proceeded In a very
favorable manner for Bennett but
Chief Werner was called to testify in
regard TO orders that he had given for
the arrest OF those persons who were
annoying women on the streets.
Chief Werner said he had told his
men to arrest any man who accosted
q woman on the streets. or who took
hold of them In any manner or touch
ed them with newspaper or acted
IN any other disorderly manner. 1Ae
said ne had received numerous COM
plants and that he himself had gone
to the corner OF Eighth and Broad
streets Saturday night. the scene where
the Mother Goose girl was to appear.
Chief Werner told OF crowd Of
thousand persons gathered here. He
told how 1t took sixteen policemen to
keep the crowd in order and the side
walk clear.
The crowd began to assume the pro-
portions of q mob and Colonel Ar
derson and Mr.. Patterson began 20
talk about riots and rioting. Mr.. An
derson rot back to the Gordon riots
In London and these riots, their causes