Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-29

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\ ~ bsrn On along known that 7. J,
tIasssias vas IN this city on January
+. 1es5, and for some time thereafter
~ ~ interview wish Mrs. Dickinson
epkl:sbcd in the Dssposch q scw days
hs<k. disclosed the further fact thai
) Miss Lillian Madison started from Mil
Mo for Richmond on January 9Th.
lillian pretended that she was coming
here 20 Rishmond 6 10 see an aunt"
she told relatives and friends in Bath
es<snty not 70 let her parents know that
~ VAS going 70 Richmond to see he'
suat; that they would be irctted with
ker ssr not coming to see them, &c.
Ytfs needless to say that Lillian never
came here 70 : see her aunt" She has
NO aunts In Richmond, but neither one
NV her when she came here in Jan.
nary.
Jthasbcens mystery where iailan stop
~ VIXEN here then. Probably the fact
81 which the police suthoriues ougn'
5seg ago TO have known--wouid never
hsve come out ~ 81, out yesterday OF 'ne
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sw:ss .r,s tl.ssn That letter stated
thss Nr. Clscctt Jones was in Rich.
we,d an the Eth of January; that he
knew Lillian we'll; shat ON the 9TH he
pet her and talked with her in the Ex-
ehs.re Hotel here.
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A BRIEF STAY.
Miss (" Merton came to the Exchange
before tea on the 9Th, stayed until alter
breakfast on the 9TH, and walked away,
that Is to say, she is not charged Win
smnibus-fsre. -,
IL would seem ,ha' she lei' tue no'e,
very soon aiter oe,ng recog,''Aeu ny anu
tai1ng WIN M JONES' WHO Is ''e"
tered on tne a.h.
NOW ~hether m,ss MERTON VEN
straight BACK 10 Miiiooro rom ',e EN-
change or went 10 aho'hci ho'ei he'e
remains 70 DC seen
HE CALLED.
Miss 90 Merton - having been identi-
fled ms Miss Madison, (she appeared al
the American as Miss " Merton,'') Mr..
Archer, clerk at the Exchange, remem-
bered something about her. lie recol-
lected that a young man, possloiy DC
low the medium helght, nght com
plexion, light mous'ache, ana looking
IKE conntryman' cailed 10 see MISE
"Merton = twice.
AT THE EXCHANGE.
Mr.. Darnell, one Of the clerks at the
Exchange Hotel, says he remembers
that on the 5th of January last the por.
ter for the hotel told him that a young
lady was in the parlor, and that she
wanted a room. He started to the
parlor to get her name and met her in
the Office. She walked up and wrote
the name IF. l.. Merton on the regis
ter and was assigned to Room GO. lie
also remembers that young man wear.
;ur a reversible oyercoat called TO sea
MISS Merton. lie asked MN ioT NE
caro-, ana ne refused 10 give H. ana ASK
ed to DC shown to MISS Merton $ room
a servant was called ana the young maj
was taken 10 the ROOM
REMEMBERS THAT lie CALLED.
Henrietta Wimbish. a colored ser.
want on the floor in the Exchange Ho.
tel upon which Room 81 is situated,
SAYS that she distinctly remembers tina,
a Young man of medium size called tc
see Miss Merton on the 9th Of January
lie wore light-colored overcoat and
black SLOUGH hat. He called twice.
first m the morning. when he asked
the Young lady out into the hall and
had y lenr talk with her. Two hours
later he came back, and this time h,
went into her room, Henrietta says
she passed the door of Miss Merton's
room while the man was standing in
the door talking to Miss Merton, ant
that he closed the door. as il be did moi
want her to hear what he was saying
orr or THE HOTEL.
,yenrietta also SAYS that the las
aight--the night Of the 9th Of Janu
.ars-Niss Merton did not remain il
her room, but that she came in early
enough next day to get breakfast. She
told the servant that she went over Il
Church Hill to see some relatives