Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-17


again. The clerk told me to show this
gentleman to the parlor, which | did.
| went to 81 to see the lady. She was
not in. j asked the boy on the floor
had he seen her, and he told me she
left between G and 7 o'clock. | went
back to the parlor, and before got to
the door saw this lady with an old
gentleman coming up the steps.
Question by Coroner Taylor: "What
did the old man look likef''
lie had on grayish suit Of clothes
his boots were muddy; the pants were
stuck in the boot-legs. lie had full
gray moustache his beard looked to be
two weeks old. He looked like coun-
tryman. lie spoke snappishly to me,
and said - Here is lady brought;
she wants a ROOM" replied to him
"I reckon she can get one" | carried
her to her room NO. 2l), and | took
her bundle with me. 1t looked like
gum-coat with strap around it. She
had on red shawl. During this time
the young man was in the parlor where
the old gentleman and lady was. After
the young lady had been shown to her
room returned to the parlor, and the
young man said that was not the lady
that he wanted to see, and that he
thought it was the young lady that
went to school with his sister. | then
went back to q, and told the lady what
he said, and she said that she thought
she knew the young man, and that he
was the young man that was to have
called for her that morning. She asked
where he was, and if he had gone.
told her did not know, but would go
to the office and see, which | did, but
he was not there. About ten minutes
| after this he came into the office.
said to the gentleman that the young
lady in 81 said that you are the gentle
man whose sister she went to school
with, and he replied, "Yes. / thought |
knew her, " and he then asked me if she
had gone TO bed. told him | did not
know, but would 60 and see. ] went
| to the room and she had not. | told
her that the same young gentleman
wanted to see her again. She asked
where he was. l told her he was in
| the office. She told me to tell him to
come to the parlor, which | did, and a
few minutes afterwards left them both
in the parlor. That night about half
past II was in the hall lowering the
gas. In her room the gas was burning
brightly. | raped at her door and
there was no answer. ! opened
the door. | saw no one in the
room. then put the gas out.
The young man had red scarf
had the appearance of country
man would know him if saw him
again had on Derby hat and brown
suit of clothes. lie was about half
head higher than am, spare built, and
medium height. locked the parlor
door at 10 O'Clock. She was not in
there at that time. When she reached
her room she gave a deep sigh. When
| told her the young man wanted to see
her she seemed to be very cheerful, and
said "All right; will be in the par
lOr in minute
William Grattan, when sworn, said
am the floor-man at the American Ho-
tel. Friday evening about o'clock
she rang the bell for me to get some
postal-cards for her. ] got two postal
cards and delivered them to her. She
was in her room about 6 O'Clock. Twas
lighting the gas on the floor when |
saw her with a bundle going in the
direction of the ladies' entrance. 1t
appeared TO be very heavy, and asked
her if could carry it to the parlOr for
her, and when | reached the parlor |
asked her if she was going away, and
she said she was not going out of town,
but that she was going to see a
friend of hers, and that her
cousin was coming for her. She
seemed to be in good humor, and
gave me a pOstal-card to mail for her.
did not read the direction upon it.
carried the postal across the street, and
when | returned | met her going in the
direction Of the st. James Hotel.
About halfpast s O'Clock the night
watChman went TO her room and
knocked at the door. told him there
was no one i'll there. He then asked
me where the lady was. | told him
that she had gone away. As we were
going down the passage we met the
lady and a'gentleman coming up the
steps. have not seen them since.
She gave me a silver quarter to get the
postal-cards with, and gave her twenty
three cents back in change.
William Tyler recalled March 22d)
heard Cluyerius talk. He looked like
the man who was at the American
Hotel. | saw him at the American
Hotel about $50 O'Clock Friday night,
March 18th. He was with a young
lady, the one who occupied 81, and who
is now dead. ] am certain he is the
same man. recognize his voice. He
looks the very same man. i am abso-
lutely sure he is the same man. re-
cOgnize the overcoat. He wore the
light side ont. Saw him last about
twenty minutes to 9 O'Clock Friday
night, March 18th.
The skeleton satchei.
There has been no new information
obtained as to last Saturdays d" find "
on the Clarke-Spring ground, and the
general opinion is now, as it was then,
that the skeleton of the satchel. the
spool of thread. pen, &C., have no con-
nection with the Madison case.
Mr.. Brown, who was present with
the Arkansas Traveller" detective
on that occasion, went by the latter's
request. He lives in the neighborhood,
is familiar with the ground, and has
taken deep interest in this case. When
applied to by the detective Mr.. Brown,
therefore, went out there with him to
assist in the search. He was present
when the find was made and picked up
some of the articles. That is all that
Mr.. Brown knows about it, and it is
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