The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-04

an effeminate- looking face, painted with
magnolia balm, and stranger here.
Where he came from and who employed
him is not known.
Captain Wright, the conductor of the
train which brought Miss Madison from
Millboro to Richmond on the fatal night
March 18th. said to reporter i'll refer
ence to the dress and manners of the i'll
fated girl:
We were in the ladies' car, and part of
the time sat on the same seat with her.
She had on blue Jersey, and in her lap
carried red crochet shawl, and on her
hands pair of red mittens without fing-
ers. The mittens concealed her hands
and fingers entirely, but had no fingers
like gloves. | remember distinctly that
during the conversation she took off one
of her mittens, and saw on one of her
fingers plain gold ring,
Did she take the ring off to show you?
She did not.
Did she Spe; of the ring?
No, sir. | simply noticed it on her
finger.
Did she make any other remarks to
you beside what you have stated?
Yes, something was said about fast
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she wished the train would run off and
kill her. | was a little surprised at the
remark, and thought probably she meant
it i'll joke. Nothing else was said on
that subject.
Did any body meet her at the depot?
No, sir; the transfer agent of CARRIER S
took her and two other passengers to the
transfer 'busS. | asked him if he was
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wanted to ride up. | did ride up, and
Madison and the two passengers-a lady
and gentleman.
Did she have any money?
did not see any.
Did she have any baggage?
Yes; she had a canvass clothes bag OF
cylindical shape strapped with a shawl
strap. This contained several changes
of underclothes, and was found floating
in the river. l am under the impression,
but not certain, that she had a lady S
hand bag also.
IN DESPAIR.
One of the envelopes addressed to Miss
Madison and found in Ler trunk is writ
ten: Il feel as if my heart would break
tonight"
There were several other expressions
in her writings--when written is not
MISUNDERSTANDING that she was undergo
ing acute mental pain.
A gentleman at Millboro, after making
careful inquiries, telegraphed the Rich
mond Dispatch as follows:
Miss Fannie Lillian Madison left Mrs.
Dickerson's, in whose family she was en-
ploYed as governess, under the preteXt of
goin. as companion with an invalid lady
of Richmond to Old Point, for which she
was TO receive So per day, and, to make
good her pretensions of SO doing, showed
Mrs. Dickerson a letter, purporting to be
from "a friend in your city, in which the
offer was made. She stated that she
would return in a week and resume her
duties. She arrived at this station about
l o'clock IN the afternoon to take the 2:30
train, and when told the train WAS six
hours late expressed much disappoint-
ment, saying that she was anxious to
reach Richmond to see a very sick reia-
tive. She stayed at the hotel here from
her arrival until the train departed, and
her anxiety and restleSsnesS were remark
ed on by several at the time. Although
she must have left Mrs. DlckerSon's at
IL O'Clock a. M, and stayed there until S
p. M, she did not go to dinner or tea
The hotel clerk remembers noticing a
ring on her finger, but not distinctly
enough to describe it. She was in the
habit of wearing plain gold ring with a
slight indentation or small stain on one
side. when the body was found there
was no ring on either hand She car
ried a small porte monnaie suspended
from her wrist. Mrs. Dickerson gave
her sl5 before her departure. In pay
ment OF her railroad ticket she rendered
the agent a one and a five dollar bill, re
ceiving in change fifty cents. She could
certainly have had at least 50, 80 when
she reached Richmond.
She conducted herself in such a man
ner during her residence in our midst as
to gain the entire confidence of all with
whom she associated, and was highly es-
teemed by the family in which she lived.