Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-25
DR.ANNEHENDERSON
ine Female Physician With Aliases
Arrested In Petersburg.
CRAVE DOUBTS As TO HER SEX.
Her Treatment of Mrs. sp,a,,ev NJ w.
ver'y-kxcitencnt There Intcnse--vio-
ience Feared-Coun,erfeitcr Caught.

100 ~ BOWMAN Henderson alias DIR.
n L. Mcleod 0he latter name appear
a'g upon her CARD. has excited n great
seal ot interest. Tho accused presents
very masculine appearance. and doubt
expressed whether she is & man or a
woman She refuses, Il IS said. 60 be
Examined except by a regular physician.
una prominent physician to-day de-
shhed TO perform this service DR.. Hen
terson alias Mcleod was arrested last
night as she was about 10 take the north
Bound train at the Union Depot on
warrant issued by Mayor Holt. Of
Waveriy. charging him with unlawfully
Ind feioniously administering certain
medicines unknown to Mrs. s. Il. Spr3tley
At Wayorly. and. while the latter was un-
conscious from their effects unlawfully
md fcloniously breaking and entering
her trunk and stealing about $50 in
money. After her arrest ut the depot
The woman was taken 10 the Police sta
hon, followed by large crowd OF curl
busly-inclned people. where she was kept
Ill night under the eyes Of police officer
She save her age as % years, her business
rs q doctor OF medicine, and said she WAS
from the State Of Vermont. She said she
had pTacticcd medicine for the last cigh-
teen years, and denied most cmphatically
MAT she had committed any crime at
W6vcrly, expressing her Willingness TO
3 back to that place and stand the most
critical examination. Between II and
o'clock this morning Constable Grammar
Of Waverly. arrived at the station-house
and Identified the prisoner as the woman
wanted at that place for the crime men
Toned in the warrant.
HEROIC TREATMENT.
Constable Grammar made the following
statement relative 20 the case:
"pr Henderson alias Mcleod arrived IN
Waycrly on Wednesday and put up at the
hotel She said that She was from Rich
mond. and came down To Wayerley 20
attend patient: that she was the trusted
assistant OF Or. Hunter Mcclure. Of Rich
mCnd and was always sent by him to
look after such cases he himself was
unable 10 attend TO. She seemed wen sup
piled with monoy--in fact. exhibited
large roll Of money at The hotel. While
there she was asked WHAT was the pa
tents name that she was attending. but
declined 10 tell. saying that that was
secret.
Just after breakfast yesterday morn
ing Dr. Henderson alias Mcleod. in
conversation with Ms. s. r.. Spratley.
the vide oG the gentleman who keeps the
hotel Cind who has been in feeble health
FOR some Tins told her she looked worse
than usual. eHd should take some modi-
cine. and catching hold Of her took her
70 her chamber. a negro Eirl followed
them. but as soon as the doctor got in
side the cham lcr she locked the door
Tho nei.ro was determined 10 see what
was being dome g. her mistress ana got
chair AMI looked over the traus0m
Their she saw he Doctor pour something
out Of NUI and force it down Mrs
spratley's mouth after which she laid
Mrs Spratley On the bed.
The negro woman at once gave the
alarm. and MS. Atkins. a ueighbor, went
10 Mrs Sprati.y's room and knocked for
adnittgnce. ard was finally let in the
room. Mrs At,ssas asked the Doctor
what she had done 10. Mrs Spratley. and
ATTEMPTED o. We ke her up bur the Doctor
intmfCred. kaylug: Let my patient
alone. don't disturb her. Will not al
low outsiders 10 interfere in any case
where ! am called in 10 prescribe Just
about this time the train from the East
arrived az Waverly and the Doctor. with
the remark ] am going 70 Petersburg 20
the room and boarded the train"
Constable Grammar says Efforts were
ar once made % arouse Mrs Spratlev. and
the local physician az Waverly being All.
sent, DR.. DeTany. Of hor, and DR.. Beard
were telegraphel for
II WAS late in the day before 2 phvs,c,an
could be gotten. and late In tho afternoon
before Mrs. Sprntley was revived TO con
sctpusfl6ss
MRS, SPRATLEY'S STATEMENT.
Constable Grammar also stated that
when AIRS. Spratlcy was restored TO con-
scioususss she made a statement in sub
stance. as follows:
"W'heu was taken to my room by Or.
Henderson, was conscious as soon as
we cot into the room Of her holding some
thing 10 my nose. which she moved ra-
pfdly Backward and forward. and lust as
I was losing consciousness she forced
something down my throat which swal-
lowed"
A search was made Of the chamber and
q bunch OF keys which Mrs. Spratley al
ways carried with her was found 10 be
rxssing. An examination was made of
the room. and the keys were found in the
lock OF the trunk OF Mrs. Spratley which
had boen opened and the sum Of $50. which
she had Ia there. was found to be missing
EXCITEMENT AT WANEILY.
Constable Grammar brought n letter
from Mayor Holt to Chief-ofPolice Per
kinson, In which the Mayor says: 81 DO
not think IL would be advisable to bring
Or. Henderson down TO Waverly at pres
mt. as the citizens of our usually quiet
village are wrought up TO fever-heat
against her. and l could not prevent vio-
fence being done her. and ask that you
keep her In the Jail in your city until the
excitement cools down."
Constable Grammar further said that
from what no heard when he left Wa
VERY he was confident that the woman
would be- harshly dealt with, II not
lynched. II carried TO Waverly to-day.
ne further stated that the physicians in
attendance upon Mrs. Spratley were con
ident that she had been given poison, be
rides being chloroformed.
A DENIAL FROM DIR. HENDERSON.
Upon the representations made in Mayor
Holt's letter and personally made by the
constable. the woman was this morning
takea TO the Jail, where she will be kept
subject 10 the Sussex authorities She
stoutly denies al OF the charges against
her, and declares that she only gave
Mrs spratley light cathartlc. She ex-
pressed the regret to-day. however that
she should have been caught by "a
country sucker" This woman has been
in Petersburg before when che passed as
"Dr Bowman Henderson" she says she
intends 10 make the county OF Sussex
suffer for her arrest and the indgnity put
upon her
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER AR
RESTED.
Po'lce-Onlcer Richardson this afternoon
arrested negro man. who gives his name
a. John Jones on the charge OF passing
counterfeit inOncy-a very bad imitation
OF SILVER dollars. Upon his person was
found plaster mold for making half and
quarter dollars. Jones claims TO be a resi-
dent OF Petersburg. but nobody here
knows him. \ lot OF counterfeit money
was taken from his person. lie is In Jail
70 awaig trial
WANTED NO PER" IN HIS.
Among the recent applicants for a POI
puon on the rlne OF the Petersburg Base
Ban club was "a gentleman In the North.
whose name is withheld. who is known 10
nave played with several prominent clubs
ouiing the past several seasons The one
expressed cemand he made OF the Peters.
burg club. In the event OF tho acceptance