The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-12
YOUNG LEO KIDD
AGAIN IN Tolls
u ARRESTED r0R SECOND TIME
FOR ALLEGED OrFENsE
AGAINST GIRLS.
MOTHER Balls HIM
YOUTH WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN
POLICE COURT ALONG WITH
JAMES ANTHONY AND EN-
NETT MEsCOE.

Following a general consultation in
which Major Werner, Police Commits
sioners w. Douglas Gordon and DIR.
william Fl. Parker. Justice crutch-
field and Commonwealth's Attorney
Ainitree Foikes and members Of the
Juvenile Protective association took
part, Leo Kidd, now under bond for
hts appearance before the October
term Of the Henrico county court.
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detective Sergeants Wiley and Kellum
and Detective q. r. Smith on war
rants charging him with committing
Offenses against two young girls. The
girls named in the warrants are
Naomi Clarke. seventeen years old, OF
1914 West Marshall street, and Grace
Kramer. fifteen years old, Of 222o
Taylor street.
The arrest Is the outcome Of the
scandal which followed the arrest
Of James Anthony and Emmett Mes
coe early Sunday morning in the
home of Charles T.. Cannon, one of
the operators Of the Police signal
service. who heSd them in his front
parior at the Joint Of a revolver un-
I'll the arrival OF Detective Smith
whom he had summoned by telephone.
moral conduct towards his sixteen
year-old daughter. Grace u. Cannon.
whom they brought home at t:20
o'clock in the morning The father
was so enraged that II was with diff
ficulty that ~he-was refined from
tnHieting personal Injury on the two
young men. and Mrs Cannon was so
Z overcome that a physician was called
In to attend her.
Kidd was in Psttsburg. rsassing under
assumed name. when arrested for the
Hsnrico county authorities for alleged
crimes against young girls. and was
brought back by Deputy Sheriff Webb
Sydnor. who had trailed him through
every city he had visited.
Arrested I'm Factory.
He was arrested yesterday in the
factory OF the Pin Money Pickles.
Bowe and Marshall streets. where his
mother has built up a big industry
: II II here that he. with other COM
panions. is alleged To have brought
ifle young girls He was visff3iy tIer4
vous when the detectives approached
him. and refused to talk except to
inplicats others
Mescoe. foreman in the pickle fac
tory, was present at the time. and
upbraided the officers for not arrest
Ing MIR. Cannon for pointing "A pistol
AZ him tn the Cannon home early
Sunday morning.
Kidd was taken 10 the Second sta
s ton. ~here@he-KaT his age as
twenty-three. His mother was sum-
moned later 10 bail him. which she
did in the sum OF 81 ,0e0. which makes
the total bond In which Kidd In now
held $4,000. The offenses with which
ha was charged yesterday were. II 10
alleged, committed subsequent TO the
crimes with which he lis charged in
ifenrico county, and may result in
the forfeiture OF the first bond. as
: ifr-was tf1rn r~uttt- . to Ii eff-tae
peace and be of good behavior to-
wards the Commonwealth" until such
time as he should be tried.
His Age Twenty three.
He gave his age az twenty three.
'.You know you are older than that,
said Mrs. Kidd when she bailed him.
He Is said to be thirty or more years
OF age. Mrs. Kidd appeared to be
greatly upset over the new troubles.
and excited the sympathy OF the po-
lice.
In all, the detectives have ten war
rants In their possession for the ar
rest of the men and the young girls.
The latter, as they have arrived at
the age of consent must be arrest
ed, too: but will be Immediately
parcled for their appearance in the
Juvenile court All of them are
within the age which requires that
children must be tried in the Juvenile
court. and II is proposed II they be
punished. merely TO place them under
probation. -.-------------
The men will he tried In Police
court. onditis proposed. If they be
he fined, hut there Is no maximum fine.
and every endeavor will be made TO
have the fine made 80 heavy that II