Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-23
THREE WOMEN ARRESTED
ON BLACKMA|L CHARGE
jamie and Christine Jackson and
Mrs. Virginia Kaiser Held by
Police.
FOLLOWS FERGUSON ARREST
Man Charged With Improper Ad-
vances to Younger OF Trio In Turn
Charges Deliberately Planned Eff
fort to EXtort $500.

The three women who Saturday night
charge OF attempting serious crime
against the younger of the trio, Jnnie
Jackson. were arrested last night by
Detective Sergennts Wiltshire and
Bailey. JAMIE Jackson is being held
ut the Juvenile. Detention Home as n
delinquent child, while her sisters,
Christine Jackson and Mrs. Virginia
Kaiser. are mt the First Station under
Ferguson for $500.
So important Is the case. the first of
its kind tn he brought to light in Rich
mond in years. that Detective Wilt
shire arrested r. ]. Lumpkin. an I'm
portant witness. 80 as to insure his
appearing In court to-day, and made
1T necessary for J. L. Pettus. another
important witness, to furnish $500 bail
Tor his appearance before Justice
GriSgs when the case Is called to-day
IT is probable that the cases will be
continued until March 26, when the
case against Ferguson will be heard
This date was set by Justice Griggs
yesterday at the request OF Detective
Wiltshire
MRS. KAISER MAKES
DAMAGING ADMISSIONS
Detective Wiltshire completed the
case In record time, doing most Of the
work yesterday afternoon. He had
learned from Mrs. Kaiser Saturday
night that certain OF the assertions
made by Ferguson ut the time of his
arrest and involving other men in In
cidents of a similar nature, were prac-
t!cally true. with this rs n basis and
making use OF the Information fur
ntshcd by Ferguson. the detective set
to work on the details OF the case
The detective described tho gather
ing OF the evidence somewhat after
tho following manner last night He
said that he first visited the house at
1l6 East Franklin Street, where he
was summoned Saturday night There
he learned from G.. w. Phillips. the
proprietor. that the assertions of Fer
guson. regarding what had taken
place within the room. were true.
Phillips claiming that he had over
heard the conversation. He learned
that the woman had brought the re-
volver 10 tho house and had pointed
II at Ferguson few moments after
he and jamie had entered the room
PHILLIPS SAYS SHE ORDERED
FERGUSON TO WRITE. A CHECK
Phillipa Is said to have Informed the
detective that Mrs. Kaiser did order
Ferguson 10 write her n check for
$500. rs the price OF her sister," as
the man had claimed. \ search OF the
room and the hallway just outside the
door disclosed the chcckbook, which
could not be found Saturday night. and
this Is now in the possession or De-
tect!vc Wiltshire.
Later the officer learned that the
pistol had been obtained from X. J.
Lumpkin. and this man was taken to
headquarters rs soon as no had been
located. There Lumpkin denied thu;
he owned the pistol, but said he had
borrowed 1t from j. l.. Pettus Detoc-
tive Wiltshire had secured the pistol
at the Franklin Street house on Sutur-
day night, and took IT to Pettus This
man identified IT ut once. and said that
he had loaned 1t to I.umpkin when hc
had requested Il. Pettus said that
Lumpkin told him he wished to borrow
1t for woman.
Lumpktn protested against being
brought into the affair and, when he de-
clared that he would not go to court,
the detective had him locked up. Pet
tus was recognized for his appearance
In court. Both OF these men are ex-
pected to provo Important witnesses for
the State. ms we'll as for Ferguson.
After the details OF the revolver and
checkbook had been gathered. Detec-
Continued on Fourth PaEe.)