The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-16
COUNTRY GIRL IS
SAVED BY POLICE
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD HALIFAX
COUNTY GIRL DIxULGEs
INTERESTING STORY.

CLYDE COX Is FINED 500
RAID ON CHEAP RoOMrNG HOUSE
RESULTS IN CoNNICToN OF MAN
/ FOR CONTRIBUTING TO JU-
! SENILE DELINau ENCN.
/ How she was enticed from her home
7 in Halifax County to Richmond by a
tmGn clerk who daily smiled at her as
he shot by her romc on his run on
the Southern Railway. and how she
+ was saved by Il lucky raid made by
the police on an East Main Street
boarding house. was the story recited
In the Juvenile Court yesterday by
r Carrie SAaH4s;ef a -- iifteen-year~old
Halifax County girl
The story was one of the most inter-
estne that mas ever come to light in
Richmond since the esta blishment of
the Juvenile Court Under the new
State law, Clyde Cox, a young mail
clerk. who registered the girl and him
rooming house Of Mrs Nettie Lip
sconb. at l545 East Main Street, was
fined st0o for contributing to juvenile
delinquency.
Miss Seanster was the only witness
against MIN. ssae told Justice Crutch~
field that her home was in Halifax
County She was accompanied to
court by sister who lives on Ven
able Street. She said That for several
months She had been in the habit of
( hanging '1e bag of mail out near her
+ home an the Southern Railway. Tor
/ her father. who was a mall carrier
/ In that county. Each daT she would
stop to see the train go by, and 20
see the smile with WHOM the mail
clerk each day greeted her Later,
she said, she misSed the smile. when
for some reason Rme other member
of her family carried the mail out to
the railroad automatic hanger.
Got Letter From Clerk.
one day ssne got letter The mail
clerk signed his name aS clyde Cox.
! He asked her why not come to Rich
mond. and when she did so why not
let him know SO that he could call
mpou her The girl was carried away
with the idea, and she, that night, se-
cured the permission of her parents
10 visit her elder sister in Richmond
She came on to Richmond about three
weeks ago, and at once notified the
mail clerk that she was IN the city
That night he called.
He suggested that they take a cal
ride She consented and with he1
sisters permission left. She did not
know where they were going. but
trusted the young rrtttrr fully
They road awhile. and then he
suggested rnat they leave the car
She soon found herself In q lionel,
deserted park. They walked abou
for awhile, in silence, Presently Go,
said something that made her cry
ard as she said this. between sobs
Justice Crutchheld believed sler story
She asked Cox to take her back to the
car line.
While waiting for car Cox asked
her to marry him. She begged hin
To take her home. He did not wan
to do this. bat finally consented. They
got on tho car and started back to-
wards Richmond They got Off some
where she said. and Cox stepped III
to door and rang q bell. She asked
him where he was taking her. but III
said never mind and kept ringing
COX told me to go with him, tina
we would stay at the house that night
license and be married the next day
On this condition | consented to sta,
there. and we followed a woman who
answered the door bell up a pair O
dusty stairs into room.
Miss Seamsters story stopped there
Again, as tears flowed, her converse
ton was broken with sobs. She said
I'VE had not been +'ere long hefor'
there was a knock on the door and 4
a. L.
net finished dressing before there
came knock on our door, and som'
one said. open up, this is a police Of
ficer at the door"
Cox during this time, she declared
seemed badly scared and startet
across the room as If sle intended
jumping out of a window. However
he appeared to think bette of this
! she testified, and recrossed the room
to the door. After waiting a mo
ment he slowly unlocked the door
apd2a policeman walked In.
They were taken to the First Polio
station
Later when they discovered ts1a
my age was only fifteen" Miss Seam
ster continued. they sent me to tn
Juvenile home, where I have beer
ever since"
Here she stopped and turne,
, around She staggered across tn
room and fell upon her elder sister
Her little head was smothered wits
kisses as the sister, who had also beel
crying. tried to wipe away the tears
Cox was fined 500. Mrs Lipscoml
was released on the girls testimon,
that nothing improper had occurred
VIII ie she ard Cox had occupied
room in her house, and 81 far as tn
Juvenile authorities are concerned tn
case has been disposed of, The CIR
was sent back TO the home of he
Parents last night over the Southern
Patrolmen Sweet and Waldrop VIII
made the raid. said that they saw TIL
couple enter the house. and suspect
ing that something was wrong, fol
lowed.