Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
MISS MADE0S's RTSG.
SOME NEW FACTS ABOUT TT.
Srws srsra wsssbsra'-wszs sssssy Decr.se.s
ssa--rse Hsserrsir Rsyssss<a- Notes and
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aftsr making careful ingnries yeSter-
day, last night autographed the D,s-
patsa as follows
Miss Fannie Lillian Madison left Mrs.
| DickersonFs, IN whose family she was
employed as guyerness, under the pre-
text Of gong as companion with an
invalid lady of Richmond to Old
Point. for which she was tO receive
two dollars per day, and. 20
make good her prrtension Of 50
DONG, showed Mrs. Dickersan a letter
purpGrtIng to be from friend IN your
citY IN which the offer was made. she
stated that she would return IN week
and resume her dnties. She arrived At
| this staten about clock IN the after
noon 70 take the 80 tram, and when
told the train was SIX hours late ex-
pressed much disappointment, Saving
| that sine vas anxious tg reach Richmond
to see a very sick relative. She stayed
I at Che hotel here from her arrival until
] the tram departed. and her anxiety and
| rpstlessress were remarked 0a by-seye-
| raj at the time. Although she mast
have eft Mrs. Dickerson : ar Ii o clock
A. ~. and stayed here until P. NJ
/ 1i1c did not 90 70 dinner or tea. The
Motel clerk remembers noticing a ring
on her finger. bur not distinctly
I enough to describe H.. She was N
he habit of wearing a PLAN gold ring
/ with a slight .ndentstiOn 1r small STAN
sa one SIDE. When the body was
[ fcnnd there was 40 ring on either
I hand. She carried small black
I porte-msnnaIe suspended from her
wrist. Mrs. Dickerssn gave her sl5
before her departure. In payment for
/ her raIlroad ticket she rendered the
agent a one and ive-ioilar bill. re-
ceiving IN change iftv cents. she should
( certainly have had IT least 800 when
she reached Richmond.
7 She conducted herself n such a man
ner during ner residence N our midst
as 20 saln The entire confidence sf Ill
/ with whom she vas assOciared. lnd was
highly esteemed by the family IN winch
she lived.
ssaRamear sf Canauesor Nrfgnt.
Conductor Wright. N the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway. arrived N the CITY
last night 1t q:Ij. and vas at once seen
by a Dispatch reporter. % whom ne
! maue the following statement
vas the conductor OF Train No. q
March Eth. winch vas due n Rich
mond at g:I5 p n. but vas ate. lnd
did not arrive here until March 18th At
/ 30 A. N. Miss Fannie Lillian Madi-
son took nv tram At Miliboro depot.
I-6 miles from Richmond. She had a
ticket from that POINT 20 Richmond
Shc vas travelling alone. When -he
( irst got Oh the tram. winch was At
..45. she ,aid down IA the seat
lnd remained lyng down most
OF lie amc until reaching the
/ Virrnia Midland Junction. where
she had 20 change cars. assisted
her rom one traIn 90 the other. After
leaving Charlottesville she asked ne
.eyeral questions as % whar time the
-raIn would reach Richmond From
this question We entered INTO a conver-
satinn. she telling me thar aer name
vas Fannie Lillian Madison. and that
she was rom kIng William. 4nd | re-
plying chat [ was irom Essex. ana that
nv name vas Wright. She remarked
thar she Knew of the virgins. amt that
size went 20 school n King and Queen
al Mr.. Garllck - % BruIngton AcaGe-
nv. and mentioning The names ot Sev-
eral parties VINO we're related 20 her
ana with whom was ACQUAINTED.
wHy SHE CAME.
~aid CONDUCTOR Wright nave ~
recollection OF her mentioning the name
of Cmverus. IT -he did -hink
would have remembered It. >he told
ne during The conversation that lad
with her on nv train tlaJ -he VIZ com
lng To Rschmund 20 see SICK iadv.
asked her II any one would meet her At
tie tram n Richmond. and 'ne sald
that some adv friends or relatives who
.lved 10 on enable street would meet
her and n case thew did n0t meet her
rhev would call Tor her at he American
Hotel next morning.
Are Won sure she -aid iaay trends
Yes, she sald ladv friends.
Daptain. where were you when you
had thus conversation with Ter. ana now
vas lie dressed
". were n the .adies car. anu par
of the time [ sat on the same seat v'th
her ~he had on A blue Jersey. lnd N
her lap carr7e,I red crochet-shawi ana on
her hands a pair Of rc,i mlttcns without
fingers. The mittens concealed her
hands and fingers entirely. nut had no
fingers ike gioyes. remember ills
tinctlv that during the conversation She
took off one of the mittcns- anu | saw
on one ri Ser fingers a pialn goid ring.
THE hing.
CAPTAIN. nd me rake the ring OF q
show you
She iid not.
Did she -peaA Of the rng
No. SIT. simply noticed lt IN nei
finger.
Did she make lnv other remarks Ca
Won besides what YOU have stated
Yes >smethng was SAID about ias'
running. when she remarked % me tha
She wished the tram would run of and
kili her. was little surprised a
the reInarA. ana ,hought probably sh'
meant Il N ! Joke. Nothing else wa
,ald on that subject
D'd ANYBODY Meet her at The depot
NJ. SIR the transfer agent 81 Ear
ber's tsok her and two other passenger
10 the Transfer bus [ asked mm If a.
was gong by the Exchange Hotei ina
wanted to ride up. l. aid ride up
ana got cut at tse Exchange, ana lei
Miss Madison and the two passeugers--
a ladv and gentlemen.
Captain. did she have any money
lid NOT ser any.
Did she have Iuy baggage
Yes She had canvas ciothes-os-
OF cylindical shape strapped with
.barl-strap. Tins contained -everA
changes af underclOthes. and was tount