Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-30
is 1T A FAIRY TALE Z?
STRANGE HAPPENINGS At MURDERED
CHRISTIE WARDEN'S OLD HOME.
An Upbldden Guest Arrives TO Stay All
Night-Is It DIR. Mary Walker f-Tnc
Family Alarmed.
IPy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

HANOVER, N. H.. September 29.-Last
night at 9 o'clock the door-bell Of Farmer
Wsrdens house was rung by q woman
who said. as the door was opened: Here
Is lady who wants to stay oil night.
The visitor had on stylish hat. with q
veil drawn over her face and wore a long
circular reaching to the floor. She stepped
forward at once into the house and with
out any preliminary said: II came up
here to stay tonight. l want to see
Christie's room and sleep in her bed.
come as q friend" The family were
startled, but requested her to sit down.
They asked the object Of her VISIT. out
she said she was very tired then ana
would explain all IN the morning.
Suspicious AROUSED.
Oscar Warden. of Monroe. N: H.. a
brother of Ii. Warden, noticed that the
visitor had q somewhat masculine ap-
pearance, and his suspicious were aroused.
While sitting on the sofa he suddenly
seized her hands. and after struggle, IN
which the intruder developed muscular
power unusual for O woman the circular
was removed. disclosing person dressed
in a Prince Albert coat. vest. and trousers,
with white-bosom shirt. The IN
truder then declared that she was
n woman and that her name was Dr. Mary
Walker. The woman. who had become
much excited. finally became quiet. but
would not explain her business further
than to say that she had come to save
Andrew Warden's lie and would make
further statement III the morning.
Neighbors were called In and sat up with
the woman until morning.
SHE, HE, OR IT2
The family this morning could not be
convinced that the person was not man.
Oscar Warden said that no woman OK her
size could possess such strengt h. and be-
sides the large neck, hands, and feet. the
voice was masculine. He felt so confident
of this and that there were confederates
| about that be and neighbOr stood guard all
night before the house, armed with shot
guns. The members of the family were so
excited that they also sat up all night.
| About 2 A. VI. steps were heard by the out
side watchers, but the bark OF the Ward
| denis dog frightened away whoever made
them.
THE STRANGER Described.
The alleged DR.. Mary Walker is about
| five feet FIVE inches tall. forty years old,
| with very dark hair. with traces of gray !;
| has short face. with no sign OF beard, and
wears steel corsets and spectacles. She
| utu NTlltSu <uLs ''''iHA A'@s -
| 10 identify herself she showed two receipts
| for registered letters dated September
18th. bearing the name Of DR.. Mary Walk
er, and some baggage-checas from Bos-
| ton hotel also S7j in money. Two or
three persons who claim to know DR..
| Mary Walker claim that this person is not
she. Solicitor Mitchell has teegraphed to
| have her held until hls arrival this eve-
| ming.
THE DOCTOR LIFT BOSTON WEDNESDAY.
Bosros, MASS, September 29.-At dime
museum here. where Dr. Mary Walker has
been delivering lectures, it was stated this
| afternoon that she finished her engage
ment and left for her home in Oswego, N.
| Y, Wednesday last.
| INFORMATION FROM TIE INTRUDER.
The intruder later volunteered the in
formation that this Almy they have ar
rested Is not the man who killed Christie
| Warden She arrived from the North on
the & o'clock train last night and was
taken to Warden's house by u local livery
| man.
FRANK ALAY ARRAIGSED.
WooDsvILLE N. H.. September %
Frank G. Almv was arraigned and plead
not guilty of the murder of Christie War
den This afternoon. He Was brought tc
| cour. on stretcher. but lie looks as vel
Us if in good condition. lie was entirely
| uncOnCerned.