Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-05
travagant. talk--imagining herself AZ Soma
one else, &c. ~ eo'ne
RrAiN sHE WAS NOT MARRIED.

CERTAIN SIZE WAS NOT MARnryp.
AS TO Jessie Miller having a husband
! am sure Katie had more. and the husband
anu .ne drug were hallucinations of n die
eased brain, such as she was subject to
nave quiteannmber of letters from her. and
Whle most OF them are signed Jessie Hon
per- yet great many bear the signature
MAUI. ma.le hoppet' She never signs her O'Keefe
her sister. Both Mr.. and Mrs. King are in
dehcate health and quite unable on that
account 70 visit Richmond even IL their ne
cuihary condition would Justify the trip.
put they nave no doubt whatever thnt
Jessie Miller Is Katie O'Keefc. Now the
u@tes OF hatie's departure from Goochland
ano arrival IN Richmond seem to tally.
one came from st. Louis by way of Lynch
ourg, and therefore knew the stations be.
tween the latter place and Irwin. Her
Ifienqs, the Saunders, formerly lived in
troocnland and subsequently in Richmond.
is the mystery solved?"
Jegsie's Letters and photographs.
number of Jessie's letters TO Mrs.
King, together with q tintype Of the girl
when she was very young, have been
placed In the hands of the DISPATCH. The
tintypo resembles Jessie very much as she
now appears. The handwriting Of the let
dresses secured 10y Captain Angle, but not
quite so illitorate.
Some OF the letters are not dated, but IL
IS believed that as gwen below they are in
the order IN which they were written:
Dear sister,-l will send you this little money,
ana am very sorry have not more 10 send you !;
but write soon, ana will try and do better In my
next letter. Nour loving sister, KATIE.
Direct letters 10 Katie Hopper. corner Of Gar
not --- and Allen avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
JESSIE HOPPER.
K.C., Mo.
Dear Sister Annie,-I hope You will excuse my
long delay in answering your letter, which i re-
/ ceived some time ago. have been worse since
| heard from you and the doctor says viii never
recover without an operation performed on me.
| OF course will be liable 70 die in the operation
| thht have 20 stand. have not given nv con-
sent about II yet, but that lawyer wrote and told
| me 20 keep that paper about uncles death, and
| he thought by the first Of next year he would
send me some money and then viii come home.
| so please send me that paper sent you Of un-
| cle's death, for want 20 come home. Don't for
| get Send II when you write. ! am now stop
| ping with a friend on 1899 jefferson street; so
| address your letter 20 Jessie Hopper, for they
call me Jessie instead Of Katie. Your sister,
JESSIE HOPPER.
X. c., Mo.
My Dear slster,-I hope this letter will find
You all well, rs 10 leaves me very sick under an
| operation performed on me These
| people take care of me until get well.
] hope / can soon como home. Write soon.
| From your sister, JESSIE HOPPER.
INTERESTED IN OLD VIRGINIA.
The next letter is on the paper Of the
Kansas City Hospital and Is dated Novem-
Der IL. 1890. Ii expresses q desire to come
home. says the writer will never be salts
fed until she is back in Virginia. Of which
she often thinks, inquiries after relatives,
and says she will be home in the spring.
1t is signed Kittie."
Following this are these letters:
KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL
Dear Sister Annie,--I received your kind
lcttcr, and read IL with pleasure. have
not gone 20 work yet but think ! VIII
soon, and then j will come home, and how
happy we all shall be again. Toll tho
children not 10 got discouraged an waiting for me
o. come for will come as soon as possibly can.
Now Will write TO you and tell you when TO
meet me at the depot. will close with love to
KIrrIE HoPPER.
Kansas city Hospital Kansas CITY, DO.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January 13, 1891.
Dear Sister Annic-I received your kind letter
and also the 81 you sent me. IL was very thank
fully accepted. ] bought some medicine. feel
some better tonight. ! hope this Will hnd you
and all well. Here she alludes TO the nature OF
her troubled a. think will get along all right
! now. Much obliged to you for the money, but
don't skimp yourselves, for think Will get wen
now.
/ will write more next time, From your loving
sister, JESSIE H0fPEk'
IsSy Jefferson street, X. C., No.
hope will be home soon again.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Dear Sister Annie II received letter your some
time ago, and was very glad TO hear from you
and all nt home. j am great deal better now,
but have been very sick; hope this letter VIII
find you all well, but the doctor that operated on
Inc says that II undertake 20 ride on the tfain
now II would kill me. would die before got
10 Virginia. He told me TO wait q few months
until / gOt entirely wcu from tho operation.
Well. will close, hoping this will find you and
all well at home. Keep In good courage, Tor 1
will be home some day. Write s0On-
From your loving sister,,
JESSIE HOPPER,
1899 jefferson street,
Kansas City, Mo.