Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-24
AROUSED
BY ARREST OF LOGON
Parents AnNiously Question Children
Who Frequented Shop OF
Basket Maker.
BOTH MEN HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Police Captain SoweII Has Evidence
to Show That Others Have Been
Enticed Into Shop-Carver ImpIi-
Gated by Lozon's Confession.

Anxious mothers ana angry fathers
of Church Hill were yesterday uucs-
tioning their little girls in an effort
TO discover ii any other children of
that section had been subjected To the
indignitics which Cha lcs Lewis LOGON
AN old basket maker of 235 North
Twentieth street, admits in.liCting upon
it'll" Ethel Avis, 200 North Twentieth
Street
Tho little girls mother. VINO had been
desperately i'll for days, died last night
She had not been informed of Lozons
trca trcut OF her daughter
The reputation of tho man In that
vicinity IS not one which an honorable
citizen would willingly bear. accord
ing To persons In the neighborhood who
were interviewed yesterday. Nor Is
the dinGy. dirty shop In which he
weavcd his baskets one which children
would use as a playground--unless en-
ticcd there by gifts of candy, cakes
and bits OF money. rs LOGON admits
"nticing them into the place"
MOTHERS HAD HEARD RUMORS;
TOLD CHILDREN 70 STAY AWAY
Mothers Of the neighborhood had
heard rumors concerning the gifts of
f"rcd the children. and several of them
had instructed their little ones to stay
away from the place. Hut In spite of
this il is said the intluccrnent of the
candy proved too much aud that a
number OF the neiGhborhood children
are known to have been going to the
place frequently. Police Captain SowelI
yesterday intimated that he had evil
dcnce to show that several had been
cnticed into the shop during the last
few months.
The cases against LOGON and ] r.
, Carver. 10 North Nineteenth Street
who was implicated by Lozon after his
arrest. were yesterday continued unit II
March by Justice GriGEs. The dcs-
perate Illness of Mrs. Avis caused the
Police Justice TO grant the continuance
TN account of the seriousness Of the
charges against the men, they were
committed to Jail without bail, and
VIII he held there until given u pre-
l'minary hearing. Colonel NJ l.. Spotts-
wood will represent LOGON. IT is said.
ana Attorney Gilbert *. Pollock is en-
pected to represent Carver.
DECLINE TO GIVE NAME OF
MAN WHO SUPPLIED INFORMATION
The police refused to dvulge the
name of the citizen who first Informed
the authorities OF his suspicious as to
what was taking place in the basket
shop. and it liz not thought probable
that he will he brought into court as
n witness. However. several of the
children In the nei9hborhood are re-
ported as having Informed their mar
ents of suffering indignities Mt the
hands OF LOGON. and IL liz expected tina,
they VIII be used as witnesses when the
case is called for n hearing.
Actual accomplishment OF the crime
is not necessary for conviction in Viz
Sinia: the attempt ia considered lust
as discriminating. with the accusing
fingers Of little children pointed Mt him
and their evidence backed by his own
confession. made to the police immedi-
hteiy after his arrest by Policemen
l'uifv Matt and Kidd. the police be-
!ieve their ease against Lozon to be
complete. TIL" evidence against Car
/ yer, however is not thought TO he so
conclusive. Carver was implicated by
I.ozon. who claimed thai the little
Avis girl had Informed him OF treat
ment received ut the mans hands prior
To his own crime. Carver cmphatirally
denied any such attempt. Lozon later