The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26
SOCIETY MAN IS
HELD ON GIRLS
STORY
John S. Larcombe, Jr., De-
tanned While Police Probe
Jump From Window.
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roadster came to head last eve
ming when Elizabeth was discov.
cred by Harold Weaver, the Royden
night janitor, lying semi-conscious,
clothed, but nearly frozen, on the
pavement, several yards away from
Prints in the sward. made as
though by person crawling, show
how she progressed to the street.
DR.. Charles w. Allen, 1851 Rhode
Island avenue, and DIR. Newcomer,
of the Chastleton, were hastily
summoned and took Elizabeth to
Emergency, where she was placed
in a private room as their patient.
superintendent Dalton, of Emergen
cy, gave optimistic reports as to
her condition today.
Angered ut LarcOmbe.
This morning Washington
fines reporter at Emergency Hos.
pftal encountered a powerful youni:
sellow in naval uniform. He was
John Rhodes, the brother, who was
coming out red-eyed and angry
against Larcombe from visit at
his sisters bedside. When he and
the newspAperman entered the
Rhodes domicile, the mother burst
into a flood Of tears. Then. par
TALLY quieted, she told her story as
follows:
elizabeth is a good girl. She
told me last night when / saw her
at the hospital: Mother, If I've got
to die right now, can face my
Maker unashamed 1 jumped from
that window to save myself from
an attack
Daughter Learning to Drink.
"This man Larcombe met my
daughter several months ago.
didn't like him from the first. and
l soon found he was a heavy
drinker, and was teaching my gir
to drink. She came home severa
times intoxicated.
Finally, l appealed to Mrs. Nina
Van Wrinkle, Of the women's bureau
of the police department, to dc
something for Elizabeth and make
this Larcombe cease his attentions
to her Mrs. Van Wrinkle went sew
eral times to Larcombes apart
ment, but found nothing. AnC
there was little she could do in
Elizabeth's case, because she Is Over
eighteen.
Never Entered Girls Home.
"Larcombe used to call up here
three or four times a day. Often h
talked as though he were drunk, apC
repeatedly he threatened me. 'Yol
keep yourself out Of this he woult
say. It's nothing to you Nothing
to me, and / Elizabeth's mother!
I'VE forbade him the house a goot
while ago-he never came in any
how, but parked his yellow wheeled
roadster and waited. Things got 81
bad I determined to take matters il
my own hands. Once 1 told him
If you don't leave my girl alone IL
come down to that flat and drag you
i'm the streets by the hair of you
head And / could have done 1t"
Threatens Use of Fists.
And if the courts won't give vi
any satisfaction in this thing" in
terjected the son-in-law, while TIT
sailor nodded assent, we'll attent
to Larcombe. There are two way'
of handling such fellows; crimina
proceedings and a good pair o
fists"
Il just wish I could find him,
burst out the tow-headed John.
Elizabeth was operated on fol
a trouble with the frontal sinus
some time SINCE" continued Mrs
Rhodes. She hasn't been stront
since and she seemed to be easily
led. She hasn't been herself. Blu
she's good girl and she wa
ready to die rather than submit tt
what would have. been worse thar
death in that flat last night"
When first taken to Emergency
Elizabeth was most anxious to hide
the facts of what had happened
She declared she had been strucl
by an automobile. But later, hel
mother says, she sobbed out hel
statement about the leap that mean
the salvation Of her honor.
Admits Girl Was His Guest.
The police investigation was con
Quoted by Detective G. II. Tram
nell, Sergt. w. G. Balderson ant
Private w. F. Steele, of the Eighth
precinct. They say Larcombe ad
mitted to them that Elizabetl
Rhodes had been his guest during
the evening, and he is further al
legged to have declared that sh,
took fright when a knock SOUNDED
on the front door of the suite AM
leaped out of the window.
They further quote Larcombe al
saying that she had been trace
to Larcombe's flat by agents O
the Women's Bureau several months
ago, and was in fear that it wa
an operative from this police brancl
who knocked last night.
No Charges Preferred.
Larcombe was taken to the pre-
cinct station, but his name was no
+ entered on the blotter. nor was an,
charge preferred against him.
John Rhodes is stationed at tn,
Naval Hospital to which he wa;
transferred from a Pacific coas
station just one month ago.
Il only wish he had been il
Washington when this thing com
menced," said Mrs. Rhodes.