The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
MAN ALLOWED TO co FREE
TO PROTECT GIRLS NAME
Young Woman Lured to Disreputablc
Place, Believing II a
Party.
POLICE MAKE PROMPT RAID
No Charges Arc Made, as Innocent
Woman Would BE Forced to Ap-
pear AS Witness-Mnkcs Pathetic
Appeal for Protection.

hidden away in an attic room OF a
mousse in disrcputable section OF the
city. the child OF some anxious mother
was last night discovered by the police
and rescued before the man who had
lured her 10 the place had injured her
She had been almost dragged To the
Informed the police. and on whose word
the officers raidcd the house. aud had
been Induced to drink two glasses Of
And because it was necessary TO pro-
teet the innocent girls reputation and
characier, the man who was foilcd
There are no charges entered on the
books Of the First Precinct Station
House. to which the girl was taken
and none viii be entered against the
man. There is none against the wo-
man whose house they were in. Should
any OF these charges be made III. g!rl
"A witness, and she would be the real
Girl SAYS Sue THOUGHT
IT WAS \ PARTY
Il didn't know where was until
the officer told me-" the girl told the
police sergeant before whom she was
taken after being rescued. II thought
was going TO party. and made
many excuses because had not had
IN opportunity To dress after leaving
entering the house. and some one
brought in sandwiches and something
10 drink II was while We were eating
to!d my companion and myself to come
into another room.
We did so; aud she lief, us alone.
closing the door. II was not long
afterward tina, the policeman came to
the door and demanded to know who
was and how long had been there.
panion assured me that II Was all right
and told the officer So lie telcphoned
somebody several times. and then told
US that We would have to go to the
station house. We had not been in
the place more than fifteen minutes
thought II was party. and had
MAKiss PATHETIC APPEAL
TO POLICE FOR PhoTECTION
said, appealing TO The sergeant. who
was trying 10 make up his mind to
let the guilty man 20 free In order
that The innocent Sirl might not suffer
further.
YES. am"
Then YOU Will try to help me and
10 protect me, won't YOU"
That insured her freedom, SO far as
the sergeant was concerned, and APP
healing 10 his captain. he was upheld.
cute the guilty.
But for the fact that some man
noticed the pair on the street as they
thought perhaps something might be
wrong. the police would have been
none the wiser, lie did notice them
ana Ht ibliOWeu lntm 10 inc mouse.
He then Immediately called the police
station, and although refusing to give
him Same, informed the sergeant OF
what had transpircd. The police were
dispatched at once, and the raid and
rescue followed.
MAN GOES FREE TO
PROTECT GIRLS NAME
The pair were walked to the polio.
station in order to avoid the publicity
OF the patrol wagon. but in spite OF
every precaution the news of the incl
dent spread like wildtirc. Even while
they were closeted with the desk ser
geant at the station house. several tclc-
phone calls We're made as TO the ac-
curacy OF the information.
lawyer telcphoncd and attempted
to exert his Influence toward saving
the man. Others who knew him also
telcphoned. and one man came TO the
station house
As the girl and her companion were
being escorted to the station house,
the man. In low, almost inaudible
whispers. tried TO lead her to believe
that the police had nothing on Them
and that she. not he, had picked out the
house and had been the conductor
Hardly once during the wait at the
house from which she was taken or
during the walk to the station house
did the girl open her mouth She was
frightened and her senses were dullcd
by the situation in which she found
herself, She WAS returned to her home
some time before midnight. And the
man went free