The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-26


for Home In Custody OF an Officer.
Yesterday vcry@early Detectives Wren
and Knox received telegram from T.. X.
Woodson, OF Pamplin depot, which read /:
"Find ont il Joe Price is in the city, and
IL he has a lady with him." The detec-
tiyes Mt once ascertained that day before
Yesterday the register at the American
Hotel bore the following inscription: 81.
J. Price. Virginia.; "Miss Lee Hamlet,
Virginia. Inquiry elected the further
fact that they were given on the first floor
rooms Nos. 10 and 10. This information
was promptly telegraphed to Woodson; (;
who replied: please keep watch over the
girl with Price at the American until can
send for her this evening. Price says she
will be home to-day"
UNEASY.
The assurance OF Price, however, did
not seem 10 be satisfactory, for about mid
day the police authorities OF the city re-
cefved a telegram from the Town Ser
geant Of the town OF Burkeville asking the
arrest OF Price and the girl, whose full
name Is Maggie Lee Hamlet, on warrant
then in his hands.
The officers went at once to the Ameri-
can Hotel and found both parties and made
the arrest. Miss Hamlet was very defiant,
and said :" II policeman placed his hands
upon her he would be dead man." Not
wishing to die, and knowing that they
could serve the city's interest just as well
without doing so, the officers informed the
young girl that it was not necessary for
them to take hold OF her il she would go
without il. She refused to walk through
the streets, and Price sent for hack, and
in this the party went down to the First
police station-house. Here Captain James
Il. Peasants allowed them to take seats in
the space in front Of the desk in the office.
"a CHILD OF NATURE"
In answer to questions, Miss Hamlet
stated that she was only eighteen years OF
age, and that she graduated ut the Lynch
burg High School last June, and for the
last two months had been living in the
family OF ,Josephlls J. Price, at Meherrin
station, on the Richmond and Danville
railroad, in Prince Edward county. She
said she was the daughter Of DR.. Hamlet,
| formerly resident OF Lynchburg, but
living now and practicing dental surgery
at Pampln. Prince Edward. She said
| that her mother and grown brother were
also living. The young girl is strikin9ly
pretty. She has profusion OF very black
| hair, worn in the approved bang-style,
and shading a pair Of bright, expressive,
and large brown eyes. Her mouth is
round, and set off by cherry-red lips that
seemed inclined 10 pout. Her figure is
well formed and her size little above the
medium. She wore fashionable dress OF
| invisible green color, the body OF the
basque-madc Overskirt being embroidered
with profusion OF richly-colOred flowers
OF the Oscar-Wilde style. A gold cham,
to which was attached heavy cross, hung
around her neck, and was partially hid
| I'm the ru1fles OF large lace collar, while i
pretty foot, neatly encased in a No. . but
ton gaiter. peeped from beneath the folds
OF her dress. She spoke iluently, and
seemed to look upon her position as being
the result OF accident. Sometimes, when 4
pointed question recalled the awkward
ness OF the affair, 4 painful expression
would pass over her face, and once she
said. 81 am the most innocent thing
IN the world, and perfect child OF
nature" She said she had never
seen Price until she came to his
house to teach his six children, and
that she came upon the recommends
ton OF Rev. Mr.. Bristow, superintendent
Of public schools for AppomattoX county
Her wish was TO become teacher, and as
she had no experience, she did not charge
Price anything for her services. she SAID
she had some words with Mrs. Price
short while ago, and as the remarks had
reference to Mr.. Price, she determined to
return to her fathers home at Pamplin
Price had always treated her kindly, and
when she got ready to start he proposed to
come with her a. far ar Burkevillc. Ar
irving here, he told her that Richmond was
"a PRETTY CITY,"
and, rs she had never seen il, he would
take her there and show her the sights
She came with him, arriving here about
O'Clock Tuesday evening. She had been tC
the Theatre and 10 the Wig Office Will
Price. and she said she was not afraid 10 70
anywhere with him. While she was talk
ing Price, who seemed TO be considerably
under the influence OF liquor, would fire.
qucntly break in. and sometimes with very
odd expressions. She at one time rebuket
him, and recommended that il would b'
better il be were TO stop talking.
After remaining at the station-hOuse un
ill nearly train-time Price and Miss. Ham
let, in charge OF Officer Jeter, walket
down to the depot, and in custody OF tha
officer were taken to Burkevile on th'
i:O5-o'clock train, and there turned over t.
the custody Of the town sergeant.
Mr.. George Price, OF Meberrin, arrived
in thc city yesterday in search OF his bro
ther. it is said, and Mr.. Dodson, proprie
tor OF the American, told Joe Price earl.
in the morning that he must go home.