The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-12
Police Called to Subdue
Inmates Of Home
at Bon Air.
OFFICER is FORCED
TO DRAW GUN, TOO
Attack on Miss Edna Wright
by Inmates, Who Disguised
Themselves, Prevented by
Mrs. Light and Beverly
Banks-Latter Threat
ened With Lynching.

Incensed at the testimony given by
Miss Edna Wright, special inycstiea
tor. before the State Board Of Chart
ties and Corrections in its probe into
AFFAIRS at the Virginia Home and In
oustrlal School for Girls at Bon Air, n
crowd OF six or seven inmates at that
institution yesterday morning made
bodily attack upon her. With unusual
pluck. Miss Wright drew revolver
from her handbag TO defend herself but
aid came TO her In Il few minutes and
the mut!nous girls were ordered to
their quarters Each OF them had
blackened their faces. and wore strips
OF cloth about their heads 10 avoid
recognition.
Miss Wright. who has been engaged
in making mental tests OF The inmates.
resumed her work Of examination and
concluded IL However. she kept the
revolver in her lap while the last or
the girls was being examined
Call on Police for Aid.
In the meantime Mrs NJ NJ Light
rnatron at the school. had cornrnuni-
Gated by telephone with Rober, Lecky
Jr.. Of tho Bon AIR board. who held a
conference with Rev. J r. Mastin and
DR.. Douglas Freeman. OF the State
board. and II. l. Baskerville, OF the
Bon Air board. Messrs Baskerville
Lecky and Mastin at once called upon
Chief Of Police Werner and requested
thhl ne seDu an OiNCcr 10 Bon AIT for
the protection OF Miss Wright Az all
Of the Chesterfield County policemen
were in attendance at the county Cir
cult Court, which opened yesterday
Probation Oficcr Wheaton, accom-
panied by james II. Drake. Jr. who
represented Mrs. Light in the Bon Air
investigation. was sent in AN automo-
bile.
When they arrived. Miss wr!eh,
was being guarded By Mrs. Light, who
has n remarkable control over her
charges, and Beverly Banks. the col
ored helper on the place, VINO wac one
OF the causes OF the recent invest!-
cation by tho state board
wheaton Drew Revolver.
AS Miss Light left the school to
walk to the automobile nearly all OF
the girls at the school. more than
thirty. gathered In the yard their
aprons loaded with rocks Their at
utude was mcnacing. but as long as
Mrs. Light remained near Miss Wright
they made no effort at second attack
upon her. wheaton had drawn his
revolver. and kept !, displayed to awe
the angry girls.
However when Miss Wright had been
seated In the automobile. tho girls
nocked 10 the fence about the school
and began 10 hurl stones Fortunate
= y. no one was hurt.
ne automobile arrived in Richmond
about o'clock.
4 did not feel the leas, alarm when
the attacks were made upon me-" M!ss
Wright sald last night when seen at
her home al 200 East Franklin street
After II was all over, though. / did
feel a bit nervous"
Had to borrow Weapon.
The second day began work at
the school," she continued. some OF
rt-1-
run me away from the place. even If
they had 10 rock ne. Then. with the
knowledge OF DR.. Mastin. I borrowed
the revolver. which I later found nee
essary to partly use. Had il been
necessary to use II, would have GER
tainly been In pred!cament: the
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