Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
WHITE man ARRESTED
AFTER LIVELY CHASE
Is Charged With Accosting Three
Women on Marshall Street
Viaduct.
GIVES POLICE NAME OF CARLO
Breaks From Grip of Bridge Watch.
man, Who Fires Several Shots at
Fleeing Man-Fnund by Search
lights OF Police Motor.

Run down and captured by Chauffeur
Metcalf and Patrolman Hcrtsch in tho
Firat Precinct patrol wngon after
having been shot at several t!m.a By
a. r. Beach. Waterman on the Mar
shall Street Viaduct young white
man was last night locked up In the
First Police Station. charged with
being disorderly on the bridge and
with making indecent proposals 70
three women living In the East End.
me man was held at the station
house without bail, and will be ar
raigred on TIL" charge before Justice
Cru,chfleld in the Police Court to-mor-
row morning.
at the station-house he gave the
name OF Frank Carlo. but the police
are aonottul II that is his real name.
letter was found on him which he
mad written but had failed to mail. In
which woman, supposed to have been
HIS sister. was asked not to tell
where he was located. and to address
him az Frank Carlo. In care Of the gem
mat the man is wanted In another
city.
MAKES DESPERATE. AT'TEMPT
TO ESCAPE CAPTURE
The capture Of Carlo and the Incl
dents which led up to the chase after
him were among the most sensational
which have occurred here recently.
According to the story told the po-
lice, Mrs. ]. E. Butler and n Mrs
Francis, said to live at 3o7 North
Twenty-second Street. with DIiss Ada
Cooper, were returning home across
the Marshall Street Viaduct about $40
o'clock. when they were approached by
the man.
The women fed when he attempted
to stop them. and managed to reach
tho east end OF the bridge. where they
Informed Waterman Beach OF what
had taken place.
Beach at once telephoned tho First
Precinct Station. and Detective Cor
don Smith caught q street car and
proceeded to the west end of tho
bridge to head the man Oft.
The women fingered n few minutea,
reciting tho details Of Jhe incident TO
Beach. and whi!o they talked their as-
sailant approached; The watchman
at once caught hold Of him and told
the man that he was under arrest.
Cardiff that DO his naule--broke
from Beach's grasp and fed back
across the v!aduct toward the west
end. The watchman promptly drew,
his revolver and shot ut the fleeing
man several times.
FOUND RY sEhRCHLIGHTS
OF MOTOR PATROL
In the meantime. Detective Smith
had reached the far end OF tho bridge
and was waiting for the man to ap-
pear. He heard the shots at the east
end OF the viaduct, and, thinking
that the man had been caught and
was putting up a struggle, hailed "a
watchmans tower. He passed Carlo
on the bridge.
But the police patrol. which had
| alao been sent 60 the scene on an
emergency call. had arrived at the
tower few minutes after Carlo had
| fed Chauffeur Metcalf threw tho car
into high speed and set out across the
| viaduct In pursuit. He had nearly
. reach the centre of the bridge when
he saw n Hgure lying close to the
| lions or the yiaduct. The car was
brought OF stop. and Netc51f and
Patrolmnn Hsresch were on Ne man
before he could rise
Carlo had dropped. half exhausted
from running. TO the bridge and into
would not be detected. but the
powerful headlights Of tho patrol had
shown him up. He was placed In the
wagon and taken back to the watch
mans tower Detective Smith had
learned OF the escape and was fol-
lowing the patrol on foot.
IDENTIFIED BY wATCHMAa
AND BY MRS. BUTLER
The three women had not remained
at Beachs house during the chase.
hut had proceeded to their homes.
, Reach however identified the can
ture1 man aB tho person whom they
had pointed out to him. and whom
he had attempted to capture Later
Carlo was taken 10 the Butler home
by Detective Smith, whore he was
again identified He was then locked
in the Fret Station.
Mrs. Butler was the only one OF the
trio who WAS injured, although each
of the women suffered considerably
from fright. Mrs. Butler fell as sho
He'd from the man and suffered sew
eTnl bruises and decorations about tho
limbs.
AT tho First Station last night it
was said that the capture resulted
from one of the quickest trips made
by tho automobile patrol Captain
sowell was especially pleased with
the expediency OF the capture. The
captain said that he doubted II Carlo
had given his correct name, that he
did. not believe him to be an Italian.
and that no thought the man was
wanted elsewhere.
Carlo Is about twenty five ycars old.
clean shaven, has dark hair. and was
we'll dressed at the time of his cap
ture