Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
EUGENE H. FERGUSON
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Charged With Improper Advances ia
SiNtceu-Iear-Old
Girl
HE SAYS 1T Is \ FRANtE-Up
Claims Girls Sisters Planned to Hold
Him Up With Pistol Until He
Signed Check for $500 - Says
Others Have Been Held Up.

+ Surprised N q small room ON the
second foov Of the house At 7l6 East
Franklin Street by two sisters OF the
/ six,een-year Girl ne IS alleged 10
/ immoral PURPOSES" Eugene II Fer
susou. manager % the Richmond
Window Cleaning Company OF Gel
/ North Eighth street. was arrested last
{ n!Sht by Detective Se-Eenn;s Wiltshire
{ and Bailey Mrs Virginia Keiser.
/ sister OF jamie Jackson. who was found
/ 81 :he room charges Ferguson with
( the crime. and also with aSsaulttnG and
choking her when she attempted 10
proven; hts escape from the room be
fore ~. police arrived. Ferguson
characteristics tNc charge against him
as ; "t-ac:le-up" ana AS an attempt on
;he par; o: the sisters 20 force him 10
pay them $500
pe,ec::ve Se-gean; w,ltsh,re was
summoned 20 the house about II
ocioch last nish; by <. W. Phillips.
whn maintains boarding house u;
;Na; address. and who complained 70
headquarters that = man had been dis
covered in his house attempting 10
commit c.ine. He informed the Po-
lice ;ha, the man carried revolver.
ana asked that ;he creates; speed Be
used IN getting an officer 20 the place.
The patel was summoned from The
First station. WIKI several men. while
Detective Wiltshire hurried 10 the adj
dress from headquarters There he
found three Young women apparently
urever;!nc the escape OF the man.
STORIES TOLD ny PARTIES
VARY GREATLY
stories told by the various parties
connected with the affair vary.
Mrs. keiser maintained ,hat her sis
tors. jamie and Chris;ine. came TO this
city. searching for work. about a month
ago Christine arriving here first. Later
jamie came "a the City from, her home
iH Goshen. and was followed by Mrs
Ke.ser. who intended keeping watch:
ful eye over Them. She maintains tina,
Ferguson succeeded III inducing jamie
80 come and live IN his family. Later.
Ms. keise- SAYS he employed he- 10
help MIN IN MS Office and then sug-
gesicd that, As he could no longer
keep her Al his home. he would secure
her room elsewhere. This was done
yesterday, according to the sister. and
during the afternoon he- trunk was
taken thor
Ferguson and jamie Jackson left the
Nome OF Mrs Ke!ser COOS East Leigh
Street. about $40 o'clock last night :or
tho furnished room. It Is claimed They
are said TO have arrived in good time
However. before the departure Mrs
Ketser claims 20 have discovered a
note which the young girl had tossed
Into stove. and which is said TO have
been written by Ferguson. This note
Is said 20 have fam!l.a-!zed the elder
sister with unexpected details OF the
arrangement. She took her other sis
Ter, Christine, with her, and started for
the room.
TUSSLED WITH FERGUSON
FOR POSSESSION OF REVOLVER
According TO their statements TO De-
tccti"e wiltshire and Captain Sowell
last night, they arrived IN time They
claim 10 have found Ferguson insist
Ing on remaining At the boarding
house They claim that when permits
sion was refused him by jamie. he drew
revolver from his pocket and threat
ch"d her life II was jus; a this time
that the elder sister arrived While
Mrs ks!s": tussled with Ferguson for
possession OF III. revolver, Christine
dashed from the room In search Of an
officer. Mr.. Phillips, in the meantime
heG heard the disturbance. and tele-
i!'Htt headquarters.
The story told by Ferguson is vastly
different from that told By Mrs Keiser
ana witnessed by her sisters The man
claims that ne took Christine jackson
from house of questionable character
on West Broad Street and brought her
into his home for the purpose OF Civ
ing her more Christian environment.
ina; Is SAID TO have occurred before
Mrs. keiser or jamie came TO R!cn-
Mond. Later they arrived and Fer
Ruson found that he was unable TO
care for the extra burden, he claims
Mrs. kc!ser sent jamie to the house
when Christine left. he claims. with
the plea that she be allowed to remain
Tor two weeks. as she was unable TO
care for her
FERGUSoS ALLEGES
EFFORT TO EJToRT MONEY
This time Is alleged 20 have been
overstayed Ferguson claims that he
secured work for the girl at tho Pich.
mond Press. and that she QUIT inter
working two days. He then suggested
mat he secure room for her until
she was able 10 get other work, and
'hls Was agreed 20. The man made no
mention OF taking her into his Office
He claims that the appearance Of the
s'sters IN JAMES room last night WIS
oy 3rearrangcrn"nt. with the idea OF
Forcing him 10 pay them money.
We had hardly arrived" Ferguson
exclaimed, when Virginia, Mrs K.iser
ho!t"o 'nto the room with n revolver In
h"F h"nd and ordered me 70 write her
check for $500. asked her WHY
o"en hef none and shc replied. 'as
mo price Of my sister told h.r
""un pa her nothing. as had done