The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-27
HER MANY BOARD BILLS.
MRS. LATRi r. TAYLOR. THE SPIRIT
UALIST, FAILED TO PAY THEN.
Tried to Get Real Estate Men Interested,
but They Didn't Take tn Her-stiil
Spinning Strange Yarns.

There are stnl further facts in tne
case Of ars. Laura f. Taylor, the spirit
uanstic medium. who is searching for
hidden treasures in Henrico county, an
account Of which was published exclu-
sively in Wednesdays Times.
The new facts in the case are Of such
a nature as TO leave but two solutions to
Mrs. Taylors actions. Either she APP
pears to be Of unsound mind and per-
fecuy irresponsible. or else she seems
to be a victim Of monomania.
In making further Investigations into
the matter yesterday, | talked TO a
number Of people who had come IN con-
tact with Mrs. Taylor. and they were
all of the opinion that her mind Is un-
balanced IL appears that the woman
has been living here for over TWO years,
and during that time She has managed
to contract a number of debts, IN most
instances for board. She has failed 10
settle with several hotels.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
on my first visit to HRS. Taylor, at
the City Farm, she told me she had
only been in the city since last June, and
Yesterday | ascertained from the manage
mont Of Ford's Hotel that she boarded
there during the fan OF 1893. with her
two sons, one the boy Leon, who talks
10 spirits. and the other grown man.
She left owing 800, and four o. her trunks
We're attached.
She has failed 20 pay her board bill
at the Dodson Hotel and she also left
the Valentine House last summer about
1896 IN arrears for board. The hotels
mentioned are not the only ones that
have suffered.
Wherever she has stopped she has al
WAYS had some wild. weird story 10 tell.
II was either of the hidden treasure that
she is now engaged I'M digging for or
else it was some large tracts Of land
that she claimed TO be heir 10. In each
instance she varied her story. and so
mixed up her statements that the dis
crepancies I'm them we're easily detected.
REAL-EsTATE YARNS.
Mrs Taylor approached number OF
real-estate men i'm this city with her
various schemes. but they Invariably saw
through them. and placing no confidence
i'm what she said. would have nothing
TO do with her. one of the real-estate
men approached by Mrs Taylor was Mr.
w y. Pizzini. She told him OF the
hidden wealth. and wanted assistance.
paid no attention to her. she also
claimed that all the land running out
from the city along the Brook road be-
longcd 10 her grandfather Major Pol
lard Reincs, and was rightfully hers.
She is reported to have interested a
we'll known rcal-ostate man in her
scheme, and TO have not only secured
his services free but also some financial
aid from him before ne found her out
and dropped her. In nearly every in
stance. the woman has had some wild
story OF fabulous wealth TO tel. she
told the management of the Valentine
House that she was daily expecting her
mother from the West. whom. she said,
was very rich. yet she told me that her
mother had been dead for number OF
years.
SENT LEON TO SCHOOL.
About two years ago she entered her
son LeoN at a wcll-known school for
boys in this city She made a small
payment on his tuition. but never
finished. and finally the principal Of the
school refused 10 take the boy any long
er. lie said that Mrs. Taylor appeared
TO him 10 be the victim of some one out
West. who had her in their power.