The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-20
UNKEMP TRAMP
TE Rifles GIRL
Miss Ruth Frayser Runs Scream
ing Down Country Pike
From Hungry Hobo,
OFFICERS RESPOND IN AUTO
Make Record Trip to Scene, but
Fail to Locate Unwel-
come Visitor.

Miss Ruth Frayser, alone ct the
nome of her father. w ID. Frayser.
commissioner of revenue for the low
er districts of Henrico County, an
swered the knock OF an unknown
white tramp shortly after 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. and i few minutes
later ran screaming down the country
turnpike to the house OF a neighbor
half mile away. from which place a
hurry call for officers was telephona ed
TO the County Jail
Five minutes after the receipt OF the
message, the father OF the girl. ac-
companied by Deputy Scherns w. w.
sydnor and Joe Lyme were speeding
TO the scene In a high powered auto
mobile maning the four-m!le stretch
in considerably less than the maximum
speed rate inforced by county statute.
When they arrived at the home OF
John Archie. where The terror-s;ricken
girl had taken refuge they found an
hysterical young woman full of the
tale OF a big, unkcmpt tramp. who. it
seems, dld nothing worse than friSh-
ten her out of her wits
Asked for Iinndout.
The tramp. accordins TO Miss Trays
er. asked humbly foi handout to
stave OFF impending death from starva-
ton She left the door open and went
into the interior OF .he house to
scare up a meal for the stranger, when
she heard stealthy footsteps behind
her In the hall She turned TO face
the hungry hobo and ran screaming
from the house.
The nearest house. that of Mrs. John
Archie. was half mile away. ana
MISS Frayser was out of breath and
hysterical when she tell into the arms
Of Mrs w. w. sydnor. wife OF the
deputy sheriff. who lost no time i'm
notifying the County Jail Here. as
II happened. the automobile OF the
frightened girls father was standing
10Y by the curb, and was at once
pressed into service.
Arrest NInn on Suspicion.
The officers made thorough search
of the neighborhood. but failed 10 ana
any one answering thc strangers de-
se'!ptlon. Deputy-Shcrig Joe Lyme
secured the neighboraood for several
miles around the scene and returned
IN the afternoon empty-handed to tho
County jail.
Later in the day tho county officers
We're notified by train uands employed
IN the Chesapeake ana OHIO yards in
the eastern section Of the city that
TWO suspicious white nru had been OBJ
served getting OF ono O. the freight
'''''-'' 49,. q 4tI+t|IA search. th.
oiicers found the men hidden I'm a nile
OF bricks and brough them to ja!l
Iney gave their names as Il. j.
houshton and w. a Taylor. The lat
ter waas badly frightened and tod
conflicting stories to the county OIL
ciais. Honshtor proved to tho salts
faction of the authorities that ne ho.d
dishonorahle discharge from the
United states Army. hu, Taylor was
surley and noncommittal Both men
We're taken before Miss Frayser. VINO
tailed to recognize in either one the
tramp OF her morning fright. The
mon were committed to jail on the
Charge of trcspassing.
Mr. frays-r lives on the Osburne
Turnpike, about four miles cast OF
the city He wa appointed commits
sioner of revenue for the lower dis
'ricts of Henrico county by Judge Il.
Carter Scott to se.wc the unexpired
term OF Commissioner George Wat
who died recently.