The Washington times., 1920-02-04
PHOTOGRAPH
BANDIT ROMEO
Boy Who Attacked Aged Woman
For Honeymoon Stake Put
In Rogues' Gallery.

teen-year.old Congress Heights youth
who made AN assault on Mrs. Emily
Faithful. sixty.three years old, yes
terday afternoon at her home. at
renth street and Alabama avenue
southeast, was taken TO Police Head
quarters today, where his photograph
was taken and his rnser prints re-
corded. Charges OF assault WIN
dangerous weapon ana roppcrS nave
been put against Perrigo.
while Perrigo was being Questioned
NJ hsadouarters. physicians at the
ca.ualty Hospital were making ev-
arv efyort 10 save the life OF the
sred woman, whose skull is frac-
.ursd Physicians hold out little
bon. for her recovery. II Mrs. Faith
fui dies, Perrigo will face a charge
Of murder.
Victim Was HIS Friend.
Perrixo is a son OF Elmer Perrigo.
prosperous farmer OF Congress
caiThts. Early yesterday afternoon
the boy confessed TO the police ne as
saulted and robbed Mrs. Faithful and
then attempted to assault william
Collins, a boArder at the same home.
The police blotter has the boy charged
with assault with dangerous
weapon and robbery.
To Times reporter theboy last
night confessed the crime, told the
history Of his love affair and out
lined In detail his reasons for attack
ing the woman. who for ten years
had befriended him and who was
close friend of his father and mother.
Apparently the boy does not realize
the seriousness OF his act, for he sat
in the cell rather unconcerned. show
ing every inclination to talk. Al
times he even laughs when some
features OF the crime are referred to.
Only the mention OF his mothers
name will change the boys uninter-
ested attitude, and the lad then will
sit in silence apparently ready to cry.
Got Only $50.
The boys attack on Mrs. Faithful.
the wife OF william Faithful, a brick
layer and well known in Congress
Heights. netted him only s5o--insuf-
fcient for him and his wife-to-be,
Mabel Hill. of Oxen, Hill, Md. to
marry and run away to Fremont.
Ohio. The lad might have taken
So. 900 more, which was in reach, but
for the appearance of Collins. the
boarder.
"I was in love, wanted to get mar
ried, and settle down to housekecp-
ing, and to do this I needed money"
Perrigo confessed last night II did
not know where to get money. Yes
terday I had planned to get married.
brought my girl in from Maryland
and took her to the home of her
brother, at 413 South Carolina ave-
nue..
Then I left her there, promising
to return with a marriage license in
short while. / came back, but
without a license. When left Mabel
I took a car for the City Hall. Ar
riving there, I began to feel i'll. Sew
eral times I started to enter the
building, but / felt too bad. 1 sat
down on the curb, hoping my sick
ness would soon leave me. While sit
ting there a man approached me. He
,sked me IL I were sick. / told him
Of this 1t looked and tasted like
whiskey. Then I felt worse. I de-
cided not to go into the courthouse,
but to go to Mrs. Faithfuls house
and rob her.
HID Bar In Pocket.
"rhe whiskey upset my stomach and
made me dizzy. l got on a Congress
Heights car and got off at Portland
street, and walked toward Mrs. Faith
,urs home. On my way I found an
iron bar which was against tele-
graph pole. 1 took the bar and Sc
;reted it in my overcost pocket.
Then I went around to Mrs. Faithfurs
kitchen door. She met me, opened
the door and let me in. 1t was then
| about IL o'clock.
I'VE talked for a while about the
family. I had known Mrs. Faithful
almost all my life. and she knew all
.nI family After
had been there more than an hour
and we were both sitting down talk
ing, I got UP and ran across the room
70 Mrs Faithful. / grabbed her with
both hands. She didn't know what I
was doing, OF why. Then she fought
ne away. let 60 and pulled out the
bar. Then I hit her across the head.
She fell to the floor and attempted to
get up again. ] hit her second time
IN the same place. She fell again, this
time unconscious.
FINDS Money Bags
"I began searching her, and with
nv penknife cut the side of her dress,
under which she keeps her money. l
found several bags tied around her
waist. opened two of them and
ook some money. I found later II
was only $50. Just as 1 was about
to open the other bags 1 heard .
noise on the steps. Then ! got up
,lowIy and walked across the room,
stationing myself, bar in hand. be-
hind the door near the steps. A man
anne down. struck at him and
missed. Then I ran out of the house
md made my escape into the woods.
7 caught a truck, rode back TO the
city, and went to my girls house.
"I told Mabel / had hit woman.
and the police were after me. I
iidn't, tell her all though, and she
iidn't help me any. We talked for
more than an hour and We decided II
would be best to postpone our mar
rage. was going UP town on busi-
ness, so got on my hat and coat and
started to leave. Just as l reached
he door, I saw a man. He came in
and put me under arrest.
Wanted to Hurry Wedding.
"I have known Mabel for three
years. but I have only been goine
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