The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-25

A tall. stoutly-built, long. haired man cali
ed at the Central office on Wednesday night
and said that his name was John Long, OF
West Virginia. He expressed wish that
the police should aid him In his search for
his sister Emma, who had run away from
bone four years ago. She was not in her
right mind, be said. Officer Mccormack,
accompanied by Long. called ut No. 58 east
Ninth street, and found there the missing
young lady, living quietly and respectfully.
She was yesterday arraigned before Justice
Kilbreth at the Tombs Court. She was attired
plainly but neatly, and has an attractive face,
with blue eyes and light-brown hair. Her
speech has the accent Of the south, her
manners are those OF a lady, and her con-
versation showed her to be educated and
we'll read. Her brother looked rather like
a backwoodSman. He said that the girl was
native OF West Virginia; that she had
been one year in the State asylum there !;
had run away from home four years ago.
and lived in Philadelphia two years, leaving
suddenly then for New York. Hearing
that she was in this city, he came after her,
and hoped that the magistrate would have
her mental condition examined. In an
Swer 10 this the young lady said that her
mother and father were both deaG-the
latter died when she was quite young
and her mother married again. Her step
father bad been q rich slave-owner. Her
brothers often treated him with contempt. so
when he married her mother he said be
would make them suffer for their conduct.
He proved, she said, to be drunkard and
wiie-beater, and scenes OF violence often
occurred in their home. She said that even
now her own arms would show the blows
then inflicted. DefenceleSs and miserable,
she pretended to be insane, and had her
wishes gratifed when she was sent to the
lunatic asylum. There she remained two
years, and was then discharged. On her
| return home she found that her mother had
died the year before. This was ID 1915. At
the first opportunity she ran away and ira
yelled toward Philadelphia. On the way
she met Miss BIackman, who, on learn
ing her story, took great interest in her.
When they reached that city Miss Black
man introduced her to the landady OF n
fashionable clearinghouse, who took COM
passion on her and kept her for some time
as her maid. She was recommended to a
Christian society, who helped her along in
her struggles for maintenance. She also
enlisted the sympathy Of the Philadelphia
Society tor the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children, whose president promised her
| that il her stepfather tried to have her ar
rested as insane he would see that she was
defended by able counsel. She then came
on to New York. Her early school-traning,
her years OF study and taste for painting,
enabled her to make small sums OF money
by coloring photographs, writing short sto-
ries for weekly papers, and furnishing fash
ion articles TO out-of town newspapers.
The Justice, after hearing her story, de-
cided that she was fully capable Of taking
care Of herself, aud told her she was dis
charged. In conversation with the report
ers she said that she had found New York
and Philadelphia far better places for a
young girl to live in than that part Of the
country from which she came. II am en-.
titled to some property at home," she said
"and they cannot defraud me OF it by re-
turning me to their lunatic asylum. II an
insane let them have the examination made
here by New York physicians, who are I'M
preiudced. p Yesterdays NeU York He
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