The Washington times., 1925-02-02
DENY
ASSAULT
ON GIRL
Leaped From Auto Because
She Was Scared, They
Plead in Court

Emphatic that they had as
saulted pretty Teresa Beck.
twenty two year-old Powhattan
Hotel telephone operator, after
inviting her for an automobile
ride, was made today by Lawrence
2. Harry and Francis S. Poore,
named by Miss Beck in a com.
plant against the two youths.
According to Miss Beck. she
mistook them for friends and
went for ride with them.
Their version, in Judge Schuldt's
court this morning, was that "she
just got scared and jumped"
Both entered plea of not guilty,
and were released under $500 bond
to answer the assault charge, after
demanding jury trials.
Took Car by Mistake.
A second charge Of joyriding was
dismissed by the court after it was
testified that the two boys had
rented Drive t-Yourself" car,
and had by mistake gotten in the
wrong car after the leaping episode.
1T is quite possible that you
might have gotten the wrong car"
the judge declared, but the assault
charge must stand"
81 thought every minute they
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kin us ALL" Miss Beck declared to-
day, in describing last nights cpl
sode, which she characterized as an
attempt of the two boys to kidnap
her.
Sped Toward Country.
1.-THE car was speeding and
headed for the country" she con-
tinued. They tried to hold me.
But 1 wouldn't stay in that car
for anything in the world. They
were driving at a reckless speed.
II managed to get away from
them and jumped out of the car.
l hurt my knee and got bruises all
over my body, but l would rather
have been seriously hurt jumping
out that continuing with them"
Two Boys Accused.
Miss Beck did not appear per-
sonally in Police Court to make
charges against Harry, nineteen,
of 49O7 Howard street northwest,
and Poore, eighteen, 1927 Chapel
Lane, Chevy Chase, who were ar
rested following the girls wild leap.
"I was about to board a car at
Eighteenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. about Z o'clock Saturday
night" Miss Beck said. II saw
an automobile pass with two boys
In 1t. / was sure / recognized one
Of them as a boy ! knew who
lived in Georgetown. AS l watched
them, the car skidded and they
nearly ran into another car. I
yelled to them they had better be
careful.
Discovers Mistake
"They came back and asked me
if they could take me home. ! was
still sure l knew one of them, the
driver, so I said. alright" and
got in. / was just about to tell
one OF them l hadn't seen him for
long time when | discovered l
didn't know either of them.
II told them to stop the car i'm
mediately and let me get out. In
stead, they put on more speed. We
drove down Pennsylvania avenue
and l know they purposely skidded.
was scared and tried to get out,
but they wouldn't let me.
I'VE went down the Avenue past
the Treasury and then turned
north. They seemed to go fan er
every minute. l yelled and scream
ed, but it did no good. They
wouldn't stop. We went out Yer
mont avenue. around Scott circle.
then around Iowa circle and up to
S street.
Badly Frightened.
II was frightened almost to death
and no matter how hard I pleaded
| with them, they wouldn't even slow
up. We continued up S street,
| skidding all over. Finally, we
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