The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
RUM0RS OF ANNIE ORR.
POSSIBLE THAr SHk AND TINE
FEMALE TRAMP ARR 7HE SAME.
Some Light on the Temple nystery-fe"
Trosa n Traib and Broke His Leg-p'e"
From His Injuries Personal.
Mlxcrrf1rr Buryhu RIcnNoSD TINS
Iial Hufr sTHrrT. BEhrTia BLOCK.

Iiai Hu1n sTHTfT. BkhrTfs BLOCK.
Il has been runored IN roundaDout
vav that the female tramp. dressed IN
male attire. who was arrested N 'hi9
citv last Saturday as a suspicious
character. and confined In the stat'oh
house one might. after which she was re-
leased and was afterwards arrested IN
Petersburg. may possibly be none other
than Annie orr Of Bridgeport Conn.,
who disappeared from her home ana
has not been seen since. The femaie
tramp gave her name as Jane orr ana
stated that she was from MariOn,Ind'
AID was en- route to Florida where she
c.pectcd 10 get employment plchlns
oranges this winter. After leaving Man
chester. she discarded the female appa-
rel which was given her IN TINS clty'
and when arrested IN the Cockaae ci''
wore male attire. 49,. o..o
A Sew York paper OF a re" uay w.
published an account OF the mysteiiy us
disappearance OF Annie orr from ~,
boroe In bridgeport. Conn. on the nsht
"a td,, 18th and stated that the bHi
was believed 70 be somewhat denleIl,ou
beiny under the impression that spihS V.''
was after her to Cut Off her halF' Dh "'0
night Of her disappearance says the az
-, ahnve referred TO. she broke from
- slotar leaned from the window anu
disappeared After a diiigent search iV'
miles around. no traces Of her WheItd
bouts could be discovered some u'l.S
she has ben murdered, while others holu
g., ,,,o,v mat she was stolen by gypsles
~. orr family live in a handsome
home near bridgeport, and are people ol
,,rl.ntncnce I'm the community Whe'htr
ra,e orr and Annie Orr are one ahd t"e
-. fe unknown. There was nolhlhh
about the female tramp 10 lead one ~
believe that she left home on account On
her stepfather ~ may yet be discover"
that the female tramp is none other Una"
The missing Annie orr OF BTldBepoIf
Conn. 81, - LUuod
The run name Of the old man hlleo
near Temple station last week mas hot
~. 10, aeccrtained. but II Is believed
mat the authorities who are at WORK on
the case. viii soon discover his idehtlty'
Mr. Burlelgh Anderson Jr- or TINS Guy
Who is a postal clerk between WaShlhs
ton and Wilmington, was IN boiuSp"'o'
n G wednesday. and while there gain
.,ea a bit Of informg ion In conecuon
with the mystery. II vii be remembered
that I'm the pockets Of the dead hdn
were found some scraps OF paPeT
them 81 DILL NFdn VI - -
n merchant Of GOldsborO. Mr.. AndeIs"''
In a letter TO the Leader. says
~ had an interview with Mr.. J. -
Ham 81 this city, to-day I'm reg ira TO the
,nnrder cage near Temples. Mr.. nam
Re n distiuct recollection OF the Oh man.
,,,ho he GAYS has a brother IN Boston,
Ntass and a daughter living somewhere
IN the West. The old mans wife Is dea1,
Mr. Ham could not recall the mans lull
name. but remembers him as man cal l'.1
.Tohn' who was here about two mohlhS
ago" ....o o,a man
was about five feet ten inches hlsh' iai
coronlexion blue eyes, gray hair wore
chin and side whiskers and weighed
about I65 pounds. IL is believed that MS
identity will be established soon
w q. Farmer. a young white man from
pe4ersburq. fell from moving ualu
near where Maury street crosses the rali-
road ohout II o'clock Wednesday Night
sustaaning a painful fracture Of his right
th,sh tust above the knee. He bosrdeu
an II 30 train for the Cockade Clty' anu
hsing without a ticket got on the forward
platform OF tho baggage car. me nag
rare master discovered him. and tolu nm
he had better get on. He was dlscoVe ~
Inv man on q shifting engine soon atter
the accident. ,.
The broken limb ives set by Or. Ingram
ana the unfortunate young man was "a
ken 20 his home in Petersburg' on the
noon train yesterday.
MIR. j. b. Wheeler. one OF the men "ho
MAS badly Injured in the accident al
Grove Shaft. in Chesterfield, several DAYS
ago. died "wednesday. after much suueI-
ing MIR. Wheeler came from the North
His wife survives him.
The Broad Rock road. which Is more
Familiarity known az Goodies Ridge ROAD
Is said 10 be In a very bad condition Just
above Lockett's bridge. IL is said tnat at
che place referred TO no work has been
done on the road for about two years
The protracted meeting which has been
en- progress at Mt. Hermon church, IN
Chesterfield. closed Tuesday night. There
viii be baptizing at this church Sunday
morning about 9 o'clock. near Mrs D.
Nj. Goodies. -
A regular meeting Of the Council Com
mittee on Fifance will be held at .
O'clock
Mrs. Charles II. Sharp has returned
from the Worlds Fair.
MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Toney' OF TINS CITY
ara visiting In Powhatan county
Miss Lula Gressett, Of Baltimore, IS
visiting Miss F'lorrie Leonard. OF ms
city.