The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-05
MURDER In A BROTHEL.
FOUND UNDER BED COVERBD
WITH BLOOD AND DEAD.
An Unknown Stranger Meets . Sad Fate
aud the Manner Of His Dsath 10
. Strange Mystery.

was the sad fate OF an unknown stran-
ger, who looked too long on the cup
that is red. yesterday.
The tragedy. IL 1t be such. was enact
ed In a small room In low frame house
fronting on Tobacco alley, small. paved
alley crossing Locust alley between Main
and franklin streets.
The only knowledge Of the case at 3
o'clock this morning was the evidence OF
Mollie White, who keeps the house, and
Mary Johnson. alias Lee Andrews, alias
MolIie Seay, who occupied the room.
The latter was arrested vest rday at
Jocobs' pawn-shop on lower Main street.
while attempting to pawn a gold watch
which she offered in the name of Mollie
seay, and gave the same name at the
FIRST police station, when taken there.
saw her in the cell at 3 o'clock this
morning perched up over the door, look
Ing through the grated transom, and she
confessed that the watch belonged to
the man In her room She states that
the man called at the house about :
o'clock In an intoxicated condition. ana
they drank several times together after
wards; that she left the room at
o'clock, locking the door after her Al
that tine he was asleep on the bed.
Mollie White states that about l'9'
this morning she attempted to get INTO
Mary johnsons room for something she
wanted, and finding the door fastened
pushed it open. When crossing the floor
she stumbled over something, which
proved to be n mans hat, and getting
a light, found the man, face downwards.
under the bed, that she took the bedding
OH and turned him on his side, when she
discovered that he was dead. instead OF
being only drunk. as she at first thought.
When | arrived the house was in charge
OF Sergeant Whitlock and Officer Otey.
ana the women of the house were sitting
In a room, with agtated faces, waiting
Tor the arrival Of the coroner.
The man was evidently farmer. His
clothes were good, but of coarse texture.
lie was apparently about six feet high,
thirty-five or forty years old, and the
possessor Of regular features. He wore
a long, full, brown beard and moustache.
The Man Identified.
LATER.-Whiie waiting for the coroner
to arrive n more thorough search Of the
iVNh III WHICH INC man ihg Ndo
made by the newspaper men and police
men present
The mans coat and pants were found
folded up in the wash-stand. but the
only article in the pockets was n business
card of Samuel IL. Parrish, lawyer Of
this city.
The vest was still on the victim, and
after turning the body partially over
several papers were found In the pockets.
There were two bills both Of which
were made out IN the name of c. s.
Thomas, Columbia. Va. One was from
Savage. Beverage &c Company. for one
barrel of seed, and the other was from
y. r. Venable. for Dixie pillow.
bruised and Bieedinc.
on examination the mans face was
found to be bruised, and he had bled pro-
fusely at the nose and mouth.
All OF the women in the house were
terribly frightened and professed to know
nothing about the man, or when he came
to the house, but they all said that the
one who had been arrested was from
Columbia. and that she intended to go
back there today.
Finally one named Mamie went into
another room and called Sergeant Whit
lock, and there in the presence of the
newspaper men. she told about talking 20
Mary Johnson about the man, and having
heard Mary Johnson say that he was her
fellow from her home in Columbia.
Mary told her that she had no money
the night before out that the man had
fixed her all right.
who Killed Him?
Mamie had seen the man in the after
noon in. the hall. and he had spoken 10
her The officers VIII hold the whole
establishment until more is found out
about the mystery.
The murder now points directly 10
Mary Johnson. for he was in her ROOM
under her bed. his clothes in her wash
stand. and his watch was offered for
pawn by her.
Besides that. Moliie White says she had
TO break open the door, and Mary. when
scar. he'd at the station, had a door key
I'm her possession.
From the conversation Of the women
In the house Il is evident that Mary was
very unpopular with them. and as she
was very drunk all day yesterday II IS
nossible that when she went out to pawn
Tho watch some Of the other inmates may
have murdered the man. Molly White
expressed frequent and earnest desires To
kin Mary for committing murder ana ieaV-
ing her the bag TO hold
Coroner on Hand.
coroner TAYLOR arrived about 3A5
o.c,ocl and made a partial examination.
He will complete his work this morning.
lie says 1t is possible that the man came
20 his death from a henorrhage or the
lungs. though it was hard TO say VIVA,
caueed the hemorrhage. And then now
ala the man get under the bed?
One element OF difficulty in bringing
offenders against we
49,, Noyico Is the ties OF race and Kin
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