The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-27
MRS. HENDERSON'S STORY
1uE rEMALE DOCTOR SAYS HE"
TRUE NAME Is C/Rh/DICE'
She Was Born on the Ocean ana rrae'''"
Medicine i'm Jacksonviiie' rio''""'
Denies the Charges Against Her.

PETERSBURG. VA. March 2o'-spe-
cial-The virginia Brick and stone Yum
many has purchased seventy-seVen "o'e'
~ land IN Prince George county, known "s
the Drew tract. The price paid was ten
thousand dollars. The company proposes
10 omen a quarry on the property anu
also establish plant for the manuiae-
,ure Of bricks. They expect to begin
operations about the 1st Of April AMONG
those who comprise this company are
ware T. Gay. l.. II. Gay. and Mr. Flen-
| inc Of Richmond, and W. l.. waters Oh
| Staunton.
The white woman. claiming 10 De
musician. and calling hersef Dr. Anna
! Henderson. an account Of whose arrest
has been given in this Correspondence -
! stuI in iail in this city awaiting the ac-
ton of the authorities Of Waverly. where
| she is wanted on the charge Of drugEins
and robbng Mrs :. y. Spratey, OF mat
place. .,o iau
to-day. and interviewed her in regard 10
herself. She said her real name ~ MIS-
| &. 4. Carradice; that she Is or scotch
| descent: that she was born on steam
e. while her parents were crossing the
ocean. and that she is about Atty years
Of age. The first place she remembers
being at after arriving IN this country
was Toronto Canada From there she
went to jacksonville. Florida. where she
practiced medicine for twelve years. She
saws she has n brother on the police
force at jacksonville whose name -
Thomas Carradice. lie has been on the
force for nine years She then went on 10
give the names Of many prominent per-
sons whom she had met In Jacksonville.
She Wa, Here in 1883.
When / asked her II she knew any one In
Richmond. she replied that she had met
Rev. Robert p Kerr, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church In that city, In lSSS,
at a united service at that church, when,
at her request, a collection was taken
for the orphans at Jacksonville. she
spoke in very eulogistic terms OF Or.
Kerr
When / asked her about her visit to
Waverly. she replied: Il was visiting the
springs near Waverly. and stopped AT the
spratley Hotel Mrs. Spratley complained
Of being sick. and asked me to prescribe
for her. and ] did so. | gave her six
grains Of jalap which is very small
dose. The reason gave her such small
quantity was because she was just get
ting over an attack Of the grip. The dose,
however worsted her. and | gave her
the proper restoratives, namely, beef-tea
and brandy. As 10 stealing any money.
/ never saw cent in the house was
only going to stay one day at the hotel
to look at the springs which are one
mile and a half from Wayery, but Mrs.
Spratley coaxed me to stay longer.
while at Waverly I visited the schools
there In company with Professor Clar-
mock, who is also a Christian minister.
was very much taken with the schools.
A Complaint From Norfolk.
Chief of Police Parkinson received
letter to-day from Mayor Holt, Of Waiver
~. in which he says: II have received a
letter from a lady in Norfolk stating
that our prisoner. Or. Henderson. treat
Cd her while i'm that city. and nearly kill
ed her, and that she is still suffering
dreadfully from her treatment, and that
Dr. Henderson stole u ring from her
while attending her
Mayor Holt in his letter asked Chicf-of-
Police Parkinson TO see Dr. Henderson
in regard 10 the ring. Chief Perkinson
visited the woman at the jail and found
her wearing the ring. She vept bitterly
when asked about the ring. and denied
having stolen il. She says she treated
lady i'm Norfolk and that the lady gave
her the ring.
Inc work Of taking down ST. JoseDh's
Catholic church. on the corner OF Wash
ington and Market streets, 10 give place
to their new church. was begun to-day
The new place of worship Will cost about
$4,000.
Election OF Nestrymeu.
The vestrymen Of the different Episco-
pal churches were elected to-day
During the month ending March 26th
there were forty-three deaths In Peters
burg-whites, II; colored, p.
Mrs. Ellen Hinton, wife OF DR.. ). a.
Hinton. died at her home in this city
yesterday morning after a lingering i'll
ness. The deceased was a lady OF the
most lovable Christians. Her funeral
took place this morning from Grace Epis-
copal church. II was largely attended.
Yesterday afternoon four negroes were
arrested here on the charge or robbinS
a colored man named Benz. Brown. on
the highway near Acree's, I'm Dinwiddie
county, on the Petersburg and Weldon
railroad. Their names are Robert Nc
Lane. Henry Jackson, Charles Williams,
and Henry Thomas.
The music at the Episcopal churches
Easter Sunday was OF a high order. and
the decorations very pretty.
There was rain. hail. and snow here
this morning and it is feared that much
damage has been done TO the fruit.
The Grand Council
The Grand Council. Royal Arcanum, OF
Virginia. will meet in odd Fellows Hall
in this city, tomorrow, at o'clock. The
grand council Will be rendered a public
welcome at the Academy Of Music to-
morrow night at o'clock. The order
of exercises VIII be as follows Opening
prayer by Rev. II. w. Battle, ID D.. vo-
cal solo by MIR. Robert Stiles, vocal duet
by Miss Jessie Boiling and Miss Genie
Smith, humorous reading by Miss Francis
Leigh Starr vocal solo by Miss Tiny
Taylor, addresses by Hon. Chell W. Haz-
zard, Supreme Nice-Regent of Pennsyl-
vara. and Senctor William Lovenstein,
Secretary of Grand Council of Virginia.
Two hundred and fifty-six dollars was
subscribed yesterday by the congregation
of ST. Johns Episcopal church for their
new church building fund.
MIR. OTEY,s CANVASS
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