The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
Thirty Inmates at Indus
trial Home Charge ON
j. w. Wheaton.
HE FIRED TWICE
TO SCARE THEM
Then Takes to Heels and Hides
in Woods Until Mob of Thirty
Pass-Telephones Riot Call,
and Detectives Rush to
institution-Beverly
Banks Quits.

Probation officer j. w. Wheaton
was chased yesterday from the vir-
sin!a Home and Industrial school ror
Girls b. thirty OF the unruly inmates.
one OF whom held a double barrel
shotgun after he had gone there TO
return Marie McNemar. VINO had cs-
capped.
Although he drew his revolver ana
fired twice over the heads Of the girls
who were charging down upon ham,
this act did not have the effect of aS-
ing them but merely seemed 10 further
incense them. and they Increased their
speed in running toward him.
Fearing that might injurc some or
tho girls, l thought the bee, thing 10
40 would BE to take 20 my heels"
wheaton said. u down the road
about $40 yards and into the woods
sa, down by branch and waited UNI
III the girls had passed Then has
tened 70 the home OF nr. c. II Rudd,
near Bon Air. and teiep honed 10 po-
lice headquarters for help
Second Riot CnIl In Week.
This IL the second time IN less than
. week that :, riot call has been sent
10 the police 10 queli an outbreak at
The Bon Air Homo. Whealton's mes
sage was received by Acting Captain
OF Detectives Bailey, who At once CON
ferred WIN chief OF police Werner
and Mayor Ainsiie, with the result
that he, Detective Sergeant Wiley and
Bicycle Policeman Ryan jumped into
an automobile and made 4 flying trip
to Bon Az! but they could and no
trace OF Wheaton, En- route they
picked NJ Count. Policeman Flynn.
and were later Joined ~ Policemen
farrell, Cousins aud other officers in
another automobile
Could Not Find wheaton.
At the home Of IN Rudd they were
Informed that Wheaton had yun
there made the telephone call. ana
left Immediately afterward Though
they searched in all directions for the
probation officer. he could not he
found. Bailey telephoncd Mrs NJ NJ.
Light, mniron Of The home. who said
the girls had returned after their
chauc % Wheaton, and were quiet.
She requested that the police not come
10 the home. for she was afraid the
sight OF them would cause a further
DEMONSTRATION. A. there was appar-
emily no need of the services or the
rescue party at the home, the return
trip 10 Richmond was made without
Wheaton, who arrived on a train
shortly before o'clock. after what he
described trying experience.
Fired ms Girls Advanced.
Il lief, on the 80 o'clock train for
Bon Air to return rhc runaway girl"
said Wheaton,. From Bon Air We
drove to the gate OF the home. and
turned the girl over TO Mrs. Light |
stood At the gate for n few minutes
when one of ihe girls opened 1t and
asked me 70 come in, saying that the
girls were going 10 hang Marie NC
Nemar. thought that was u matter
for Mrs. Light 10 deal with. and did
not go In.
Then tn. gate hew wide open. and
saw the crowd of about thirty girls
running toward me- one OF the number
holding . double barrel shotgun.
was later told the gun was not loaded.
but at the time did not know IT, /
fred two shots over the heads OF the
girls hoping To check them, but this
had the opposite effect Not wishing
to stand up and be shot. nor desiring
TO injure any o. the girls, | deter
mined TO take flight.
Il have been told that the girls do
not like me because some of those who
have escaped and who have been re-
turned 10y me have made false charges
against me, and this was the cause OF
snyx they Resent Change.
Wheaton also said that tho girls
were in bad temper because Beverly
Banks, the negro overseer about the
place, will have 10 leave there to-
morrow and his place filled by white
man
girls were quiet and were sleeping.
Referring to statements made yes
terday ,norninse by the McNemnr girl
just after she. had been located By
WbeaItou. thai she had been ill-treated
al the home and feared TO return. Rob
Air board, said Mrs. Light had expert s"
enced considerable difficulty with This
girl. who claims to have once been
married
Cnme Here ON MotorcycIc.
she VAS Was emp PIC 6e III ne So iannary