Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-05
Mystery of the Young Woman
sl the AlmShOuSe Solved.
:, HALF = SISTERS STORY.
-, rm The Girl that Fully Establish
Her Identity,
, KANSAS TO RICHMOND.
...r-ai,rs About Hor stop In Gooch-
,.,s-What Is Known of Her
Iife tn the West.

.-.laate young girl who for a week
...-. tho almshouse the subject Of
.- .aa part of physicians, reporters,
.. theories have been advanced re-
WHO and what she is and her past
s-.. have held that her story is
.. .- .ar as she has been able to con-
.mand her faculties Of recollec-
.re-. have contended that her
,.--luvo is fairy tale" and that
.- utterly unworthy of sympathetic
..., story Is true in great part. What
-.. tsv, said that is not true may be
fuf halluclnntion OF 1T may be
--. % deceive. How far charity
a.-.r, itself in Judging her the pub
.dc from the additional light
-- oa her case by the DISPATCH this
-.
CLOSE TO THE MYSTERY.
r.. from Lees which the DISPATCH
... >a'urdav morning left little
= ..a- the paper was very close TO the
the mystery. That letter was
rIday. and Friday afternoon
'he DIsPATcH who does business
nd. but lives in GOOchland was
20 gather any further details he
riding the GOochland end Of the
-r.u he went home Saturday night.
'."man and the DIsPATCH's CORE
., 90 Maiden's Adventure put their
fher. and Sunday tho paper re-
... following telegram from Maid
u'uro:
.sTLE o'KETFE HER NAME.
t... .Ircc weeks ago a young lady,
.... % keefe, aged eighteen or TWEEN
nc from st. Louis, Mo. TO visit
Mrs. George W. King, who re-
.eLland county, two miles from
...l.u. Richmond and Alleghany
~ho stated that she hal been re-
rated from a hospital in st.
where an operation had been per-
.... lar for ovarian tumOr, and while
ms had assumed different names.
.....rs that Of Jessie Miller and JeS-
...- ON the morning of the 9th
@ r.le left Mrs Kings on foot and
...rare Of any kind with the in
going 20 Richmond to obtain a
-... a- nurse. and has not been heard
-.r.,. She is believed 10 have taken
FAN Of Lee station. Miss O'keefe's
.a.- said % be much Affected
Y-s. King Interviewed.
- clio .rt.ruoon of Sunday the CORE
-..r, I'D accordance with instructions
-u. UI4rATrH, visited Mrs. King, and
rv,n his interesting account of
IT,. ,'uo 10 the Jessie Miller mystery
.-. 2. Lave oluded the vigilance of
l Angle. Of your city, at Irwin
..... whore he lost trace Of the lady in
..-. and II was left TO your CORE
..r,,Y resume the search and posi-
-.. ..-..yer the identity of the unfortu-
woman now held IN the city aims
V- George ". King was visited this
-,-, ar her rural home. near Licking
..un.r. aUDut two and halt miles from
-r md four from the courthouse OF
county. Mrs. King had read a clip
o. s-.r. d recent issue of the DIsPATCH,
FL. I,--o-dav by a neighboring friend.
-.,..vrl tn, statements contained IN
s.-. r..a,re. vet they were efficient TO
rr.. her that Jessie Miller was no
. chan Ler demented half-slster,
OEerta.
MRS. KINGS JOY.
.W- Kin, freely related everything she
-.w Importance concerning the mat
s,i expressed great JOY at the possible |
.rry u- her sisters whereabouts, and |
.,..-,Is gave vent 10 her feelings of grati- !
'1tl.s- ot the good people OF Rich |
.. who had so kindly ministered 70 |
vlut.. and exclaimed feellngly |
.I " tho kindly offices done for |
- .-rs.r r.r IN whose good hands she |
70. Thank God, katie's good heart and |
.,...- fac. vln friends wherever she goes. |
4 .4-.wa~ bornlu 81. Louis, Mo, in 1872. |
4 8F,a,..r William Okeefe, a painter by |
..-... d.d in Chicago about fifteen |
Il ...c. and the name of her mother was |
uE..fs. Katie lived in Missouri |
i -.. ...v4- u,neyears old and then came |
... comfy 10 reside with her half !
.- M,s. George W. King, who, with her !
-l lad purchased O little farm IN |
land. They camo from Missouri, |
4 ,- Kings maiden name was Annie
4 ..-,. L.r mother having been married
t--- C0crHIAND THRTE YEARS AGO.
i E.a remained in Goochland until |
'-. y..-- u.o. nd becoming dissatisfied |
4 -.l lonely life she was enforced TO |
t.e farm. and having all the long
GA, c1mpaulOnship OF young peo-
...at O. one Of her age, left the |
90 bog kind relatives and went TO
ts,t State of Missouri She has
...' 'rlt time IN various missouri
A.If f.Wu--sOme time In st. LOUIS, !
o.. r Kansas CITY, and for a short Whlle !
r...p.r-. But is she Jessie MilllerI
-'-.- is Jessie Miller Katie OkeeteT
- respondent IN support OF the
y' side ut the question produces
au- narrative fresh from the lips
-.. hing:
Lr-UEYKD APRIL 18th.
t... returned TO my house on the |
3 iprii15, 1891. having come from !
tt..- t'r lv way of st. Louis. She was |
,4r,.l % the latter city by lady |
'- AID furnished with through ticket |
. 8. Irwin station, Richmond and !
-4rr railroad. She told us that she
H.I.lg, 20 20 on TO Richmond, ana
.''y between Lyuchburg and IRWIN !
'.e conductor 10 have the tram
.-.'y-. Il was only after o great dea
'.. l,trarcc that she was induced 10 |
Is, Irwin-the limit OF her ticket. !
| 'r t..w that Katie had been in hospital
. '4..., City. having received frequent |
'..H from Aer.
ELE SURGICAL OPERATION.
,.yefe surgical operation was per-
90 her 80 the SAID hospital some
4 My OF August last. Her letters
.-lei yariously kittie,' matte.
-r ll often Jessie Hopper" Ihere
N.. existed q rooted objection on her
4" ' beng called 0'keefe. but preferred
POI. Katie Hopper--my fathers name
.r. Why she changed this 20 jessie
a.lIt conceive. Her mind has Deen
aud frequently in the ravings OF
lm She imagined herself Jessie Miller.
ua Monday morning. April 27th. Katie
-n '-r.y breakfast and started away on
saving she was going 20 see nelgh-
n -a' very far from nv house 20 INQUIRE
Ter friends. the saunders. who llVeu
.mund, and would be back IN inc
,i-,.u. She did not visit the nelghDOr,
~ va kei rapidly away. as / have SINCE
tlt1, m the direction of Richmond.
.N.l would. If course, have been ne,
..a'.'t station If she had wished 20 boaru
. VAN. Her baggage is oil here ana no.
- was earned with her except an ordi,
:, iack pOcket-boOk which contained
'--' - cents IN money.
4 DESCRIPTION or HER.
-. hate is about medium height, weighs
,..5l.raaiy ll5 or i2O pounds. has light hair
~ blue eyes. At fhe time of her de.
t.-ie she wore a hght-green worsted
re, with green-striped velvet belt, ana
az lace around the neck. On the fourth
',eIu o. her left hand was broad band
,.4l gold ring. There are three warts on
~ 1lek Of her left hand--o nearly on
Alockle Of the ring finger; her nat