The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-19
OTHER ARRESTS
ARE EXPECTED
RIG MON ID, VA-Specia

X j G III NJ o y ID, NA.-Spccial.-
Other arrests are momentarily an
ticipated in the cases Of grave offenses
against young girls. a condition which
has assumed proportions no less than
appalling. 1t is understood that war
rants have been sworn out for ten
young men and girls who have not
figured, in instances that have ALREADY,
come to the public notice.
Information has been received bv
the police since Saturday. following
, the arrest Of Emmett Mescoe and 1
j. Anthony for alleged serious Of
lenses against siXteen-year-Old Grace
Cannon, which will, i'm all probability,
lead TO further disclosures.
Since the arrest of AIescoe and An
thOny, the police. spurrcd forward b,,
the interest displayed by Mayor
George Ainslie, the Board of Police
Commissioners, Chief of Police Louis
Werner, the Ministerial Union and the
Juvenile Protective Association. have
been diligently at work securin, evil
dence against set of young men
alleged TO be guilty of Outrages against
young girls, some Of whom are said to
be under fourteen years of age
The situation as regards this nature
Of omenses is hourly becoming "a
menace, and sentiment is strong. and
steadily growing, against Leo Kidd
and other young men alleged 10 be
responsible for the debauching OF
young girls.
For fear the prevalence OF these Of
fenseS-crimes, the police say. is not
too strong a term-would assume an
palling proportions. those in authority
are, and have been. insistent that no
stone be left unturned TO bring the
guilty to justice and eradicate the an
parenuy growing evil.
Leo Kidd Again Arrested.
Leo Kidd already under bond of
a aslI~ 20 mo-
next grand jury in the Henrico County
Circuit Court on charges Of this ma
ture, was arrested yesterday on two
additional warrants, alleging grave
offenses against young women.
This latest arrest grew out of evil
dence collected by detectives against
Mescoe and J. J. Anthony. both of
whom are being held under $500 bond
each for alleged attacks upon Grace
Cannon, of 712 North Thirty-fourth
Street.
The young women I'm the latest
charges against Kidd are Naomi
Clark, of SO4 West Marshall Street.
and Grace Kramer, of 222O Taylor
Street.
Detective Sergeants Wiley ana Kel-
lum and Acting Detective Gordon
Smith, who have been in charge Of
the investigation, yesterday afternoon
! had unearthed evidence enough TO
| justify them in swearing out war
rants against Kidd and others. some
OF whom, 1t is expected, will be taken
into CUSTODY today.
Kidd was arrested at the PIN
Money pickle factory, at 1900 West
Marshall Street. The offenses for
which he was arrested yesterday are
said to have been committed on Sep
TENDER 2d-Since his arrest in Pitts
burg, Pa, for reported attacks upon
young girls.
The man collapsed when told that
I he was under arrest. He declined to
talk. other than to express the desire
/ that the newspapers be kept in ig-
norance of this latest arrest
lie was bailed in the sum of $1,000
| by Mrs. r. G. Kidd. his mother. He
VIII be given hearing with Mescoe
ana J. J. Anthony on September 2Ist.
Other Charges
| Kidd, who will have to answer 70
the county authorities on two charges
| of crimes against two young girls
| both of whom are said to be less than
| fourteen years old. was captured in
Pittsburg last month and was brought
! back to Richmond by HenricO DeputV
| Sheriff w. w. Sydnor. He waived n
preliminary examination before n
magistrate and was released under
| $500 bond for his appearance be-
lore Henrico county grand jury
A. II. Anthony, a brother OF J. J.
Anthony, involved in the Cannon
case. is also awaiting n hearing he
1ore the Henrico grand jury on the
same charge.
saturday night J. J. Anthony, with
Mescoe. who is employed as foreman
at the Kidd pickle factory. was ar
rested by Acting Detective Smith on
complaint of Charles +. Cannon. sir-
nal operator at police Headquarters.
and father of Grace Cannon. Cannon
| held the two men at the point of n
pistol when they returned home after
midnight with the girl. While he
covered" them, he telephoned for
the police.
Joseph GiannOtti w A. Butter
worth and Charles V. Gullett. Jr.. are
awaiting hearing before the Hus-
tlngs Court grand jury for offenses
OF a like nature against young girls.
me ages OF the girls i'm the several
cases range from less than fourteen
to seventeen.