Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-05
ALETTER FROM FRIEND.
Irs. King also received the following

Mrs. King also received the following
letter: ,-uo 100,
Mrs. King:
Dear Lady,-I will start your sister, Jessie
Homer. 10 you on April 18th. WIN you please to
meet her at the station. / suppose you VIII
think that am taking quite hand ia this, DuI
,Jessie will explain all when she arrives nome,
sncctfrIly. Mrs II. PRESLEY.
The only mark Of any of Jessie's cl0thing
when she was received at the almshouse
was the name PRESLEY stamped on the
inside of the band of her undersklrt'
Violent Again Sunday Night.
Jeseie or uerhaps, more properly Katie,
snept q ouiet daY Sunday, but Sunday
nieht had pretty bad recurrence OF de-
mentia or hysteria. during winch she sang
a Good deal. Yesterday morning by ordeT
of DIR. Irevilian she was dressed anu
walked about the porches OF the aims
house. When questioned as TO having
been IN Goochland county she proiessed 10
have no knowledge OF her ylsl5 tneIe. I.
A DIsPArCa reporter VISITED the AIMS L-
bouse Yesterday afternoon and tound her
SITTING in the hospital dining-room IN com;
neny with her nurse, DR.. Hooson, and
Officer Walton.
A CHARITABLE VIEW.
The latter has taken great interest III
" jessie,sn case. both in his capacity as
semi i.detectivo on this special occasion anu anu
90 the bip- hearted man that he ls. lie mas
hold a Charitable view OF all the circuin-
stances and tho girl has recognized MN Do
her friend from the beginning.
"Jessie." or Katie, was dressed, ana heI
1ross and the lace in her neck were un-
dnnLtedIv those described 10y Mrs. King as
having been worn by the girl when she ieIt
Cooobland The three warts reteIreu 70
NV Mrs, King as being on her lett mana
we're also distinctly noticeable. .,oioh
She showed plainly the signs OF ner sloh.
moss. aud at the request OF Dr. HoOson NJ ~
nuss, L!HS,',,. - ,,'os made to question her. The
noctor GAYS she seems 10 have lost All ldes
&C time aud that she told him she telt as .i II
ebe had been IN a long sleep. AS yet tho
s,;rI hos failed to give by word or demeanor
80 -eason 10 cause the slightest Suspicion
that she is not thoroughly rehned IN leeI-
inc. While she was promenaulEg gos.1h, ~
dav she met o little boy running 49, ~, ~,
building and took a great IanGS ~ har a., of
remarklng that ms cSVS+i
her husbands.
Her Life In the West.
Jrnor tho receipt of the interview with
A. King the DIsPAToH telegrapheu an
ontiine OF Jessie's story to the Kansas CIoy cs
Ti,aes with the request that whaI Was Was
i,nnoyn of her in that city be wlred 70 tLo
IaaS,er and last night received tho loiIo"-
ing: rorIov
Iessie Miller. alias Jessie Hopper aus @
Kate O'Keeie alias Kltte HOPPER
heen we'll known iu police circles ~ HHn ca
sas CITY during the past three yGr;o;,h in
vas onerated upon 10y Dr.. u. uintdi,iI, uIiln.n -
Was sha Kansas CITY Hospital for oyariat9my
ahont SIX months ago. She IL ABOUT Ell goa
49, ,,aars of ace and was never martleu'
Syen Sbd - the daughter of an Episeopai miu.
;ster Of ST. Louis. Her mother uloV nr Vis
years AGO and her father died ABOUT h;Ia sJrIa
ycars AGO. About four years ago, W. mnae he,
she was at her aunts IN St' LOUIS rna eno 10
came mentally doranged. She calno oo ~
Kansas and went 70 WotA III
east Twelfth street.
sHK SHOT MAN.
.r,arct d,d not ex,ite suspicion
.I ~, nc dav she made an assault on the
li.,.,ato, untn IL of the laundry with a reVoiyel'
NJ ,,aan was wounded, but dld hVt uio.
~. no sh;a ahe was taken TO an asylum IL
ai'Ti ~ To,';s last summer she made her es-
oana' from this institution anu S',nSov
Eansas CITY. She arrived mere gu sIIaS ouS ~
That night the police patroi was s, 0aI 90 Get a
the eastern portion OF t1e o,S o,SSr,m;t am
woman that had attempted 70 .ssway e The
ciuo s,sg an was Kiffie Hopper. hhe was .aao 'os
woman c;tS hospital where oyarIaton,y ,SaS MaS
10 tue etsS t.Sl,' nerformed and her disturpeu
TueoSslIdi ,nsntsl condition was nearly restored
ln'" oUEsrrosABrz STORY. .o,,,
- sha was taken 10 tho coun-
Aie Aieeis ss,n and about her connneulsS,ns s,
~ " ave tells Questionapie SUI. ~. 49,, 4.
tneIe ,hat ~ a hurly oyerseer strung ne. W as 80
sas S,naon s for two hours. Ids nia..v,d IVA A he
heen investigated by 1T os
The Doctor says that twsilo hlsi IN q her right
telling strange st0Tnsil, ssntlv very nice young
mino ssS sSa - lsi here several months sg1 oS 70
isa{ ~ her balf.sister, Mrs. KING: a. ass- en-
,ac pieson. Her right name = III hoRpss pssss City
IL will be observed tnst WV