The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-23
WOMEN WHO ACCUSED

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owned the pistol and that Lumpkin
borrowed 1t from him, after explaining
that he wanted it tor a friend OF ms.
The detectives also learned early
yesterday that "A prominent young
lawyer Is at present paying monthly
Instruments to Constiene jackson.
This girl, the police allege, will soon
be a mother.
Held at Detention Home.
jamie jackson, who seems tn have
been the tool of her older sisters. Is
beng held at the Jusepile Detention
Home. Her testimony promises to be
sensational AS proof OF this fact
private agencies were at work yester-
day trying to secure her release under
bond. Should this move prove sue
cessful, It is claimed by the police
that she would never appear as a
witness against Ferguson, as the two
older sister would probably arrange
to have her leave the city. At least
one magistrate was called yesterday by
parties who refused TO give their
names. They claimed to know the
Jackson girl and asked If she could
be released under bond. Their re-
quest was refused.
Mr., Ferguson was arrested shortly
before IL o'clock Saturday night by
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire, who
was called To a house at Il6 East
| Franklin street. He found Ferguson
there in a room with the three wo-
men. Mrs. Kaiser and Const!ene
! jackson told the detective that they
| had come into the room and had
| found Ferguson there with their
younger sister jamie. They said that
Ferguson objected to their presence
and pulled pistol on Mrs. Kaiser
and ordered her to leave the room.
A scramble for the weapon began
Mrs. Kaiser said that Ferguson chok-
ed her, but that she held him until
the police arrived. Mrs Kaiser ex-
planned her presence by the fact that
she had found a note which had been
written jamie by Ferguson request
ing that she meet him at the room
at $50 o'clock. She said that she
went there to protect her sister.
Said 1t Was BIacsSmaii.
When taken to the police station,
Ferguson. at once characterized the af-
faT as DISCRIMINATING scheme" He
stated that jamie Jackson had asked
( him to go to her room, and that she
stipulated that he meet her there at
$50 o'clock. Five minutes after he
entered the room, Mrs. Kaiser and
Constiene Jackson appeared in the
doorway. He said that Mrs. Kaiser
covered him with "a pistol and ordered
him to write her a check for $500.
He at fret agreed to do this, but
catching Mrs. Kaiser off her guard he
grabbed the weapon, which she had
kept pointed at his head. He said
/ that scramble for the weapon began
and that he wrested 1t from her after
IA scuffie.
Ferguson was arrested on two war
rants sworn out by Mrs. Kaiser charg-
ing him with assauiting her and with
exposing jamie jackson to immoral
influences. When the case against him
was called in Police Court yesterday 1t
was continued at the request of the
detectives who desired additional time
in which to work on the case
The pistol In the case was held, and
headquarters men traced down the
ownership of the weapon yesterday.
proving that Mrs. Kaiser and not Fer
guson. had the weapon. Other facts
lead the detectives to describe the case
as one OF the worst Matchmaking
schemes that has as yet come to light
In this city.