The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-30
INSANE FROM PRLYATION.
Mrs. Rosa l.. Bradshaw Found Crazed In
the strsets-Her story.

A woman was found on Broad street on
Friday last, near the corner OF Seventh
street acting in such queer way as TO lead
10 the belief that she was crazy. She was
singing, praying weeping ana raising
noise generally when the police remover
her To the Second station and sent for the
ambulance The surgeons in charge found
her suffering from acute mania. Last night
/ yVent 10 the almshOuse and was allowed TO
see her and talk TO Der.
She is not bad looking. with regular
features. and has evidently been IN better
circumstances. When allowed 10 talk Win
out interruption she spoke clearly ana Wen.
Refusing 10 tell her age, she SAID her
maiden name was Rosa Norton, and mat
She was born in Mississippi. Her father
WAS she AYERS, once q United States SEN
ator from that State, his name being Col
onel II w. Norton. She does not remem-
Der any dates. for her mind, as she puts 1t,
il clouded on those subjects. Married
when very young 10 Dir. bradshaw she
was LETT a widow with two cnhdren-one
boy and one girl; Her husband wllIed us.
some money aud land and died az or about
the time of the great floods in that section
of tbs Valley OF the Mississippi she THINKS
about ten years ago ~,
She then came from Holly Springs MISS.
~ Winchester. Lincoln county. tennessee.
10 be near TO her sister. She IS Metno-
dist. aud tells the name or her late preslu-
ing elder as Rev. Green Peay Jackson ana
her pastor as Rev. j. K. Jones. she reInem-
bered hearing Sam Jones preach ia Nasn,
Vile. and when asked her now she hsea
him. replied not at all, no talked TOO much
slang. and was too undlgnined.
She came away from Winchester. Iennes-
ace. because she lost everything IN tho Hoods
referred 10. and since then had been 30 poor
that she felt sure she would do better III the
Fast. Just here she remarked that she re-
membered her guardians name VINO, wen
her father died. took charge OF her AFFAIRS.
and II was Mr.. Baxter Mcfarland. She
vent on 10 saw she reached here Oh or about
The nth Of August from Winchester
tennessee, and wandered about TIL size
came TO church, which. from the
description she gives Of its neaTness 70 the
police station and the orphan asylum after
wards referred TO, was ~. James chuFch.
Fifth and Marshall. Here she gave OUT
from fatigue and inquired the way 70 some
place size could pass the night with the chill
dren who were with her. The passers-oy
directed her to the asylum. corner Fourth
aud Marshall, and 10 the statIon-aouse'
Sixth and Marshall. o.,
Hating 20 go 10 the police-station II she
| could help it. she went first. she declares.
To the orphan asylum and rang the Dell.
asking 10 be allowed 10 stop the night OUT
with the children, but they would not admit
her, she says. Then she went TO the Second
station. where the ofticers heard her story
and made her as comfortable as they could
| on a lounge In the ONCE.
Then they went the morning after
10 a Mrs. Knight, living in Henrico county
where they stay ed five days. thence TO Mrs;
| Msynard's on Fulton Hill. where they stayed
some eight days. The balance OF the time
till she was taken 10 the alnshouse, at
! Mrs. Cawthorne's.
The boys name is Edward Thomas Brad
shaw. about ten years OF age. and Is at Mr.
Knights, in tho county. while the girl. Mar
| tine Bradshaw. thirteen years old, Is with
Mrs. Maynard. on Fulton Hill. These ladie'
have all called on her at the almshous,
since she has been thsrs, aud nrs. Msyna-S