The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-30
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Tie young lady has proven 70 De qui'e
O. puzzle TO the matron al tne an"
Home. Her manner has set them buoas
ing AT the institution, ana tn'y u"u
NV, what to think of her. She Is very
NJ" .'.'' s,d crr.,tic. and makes state
,nents only TO contradict hciaeH u'"1
iator and nut her hearers TO guessing.
MET ebo said she was from Washington
a,d eypresssd a. violent opposition 10
returning 10 that city, where, she s. Iu
har exucricnce here had been punh9l'v'l
d. ,he ronors. and had evidently been read
h,. ALI her relatives and FRIENDS. SHe
IA her norcnts resided in Washngtohi
.etorv,aris when questioned by the mat
r,n Of tho Home she said she reslueu III
Charlcstown. w. Va, and that her pa
rents were now in that town. ouDae
ouentlv she stated that she had resided
in Ronceyerte and I'm Aldrson' W. va
and afterwards admitted her mother was
now in Covington, Va. she ata'eu lha'
she had not seen her mother LOT more
than a year. and also remarked lhal sno
did not wish TO see her mother any more.
and did not want her people 10 A"o" VI
her whereabouts.
In mis- rambling sort OF contradictory
stvle she has been conyersing ever since
she was carried % the Home, ana the
impression is there that while she not
orazy. as Dr. Gordon stated. stu her
mind Is Eighty. and she is not altogether
responsible for what she says.
Is SHE AN OPIUM EATER1
The question has arisen at the Homo
whether or not the young lady Is addict
cd 20 tho habit OF eating opium, or using
some other sort of drug TO influence her
mind.
she was extremely restless all the morn
ing yesterday. and repeatedly asked 10
be allowed 30 90 out saying she wanted
81 .-nt some medicine. She was told that
ehe could not leave the building. but
mat AZ she was 800 or felt the need OF a
doctor a physician would be summoned
promptly. No. she said, she dld not
want "A physician. but wanted 10 go our.
The rnatron OF the Home refused 20 let
her go. arguing that the gri haa no
friends I'm tho city. and it would not be
rroner or prudent for her 20 be wander
Inc about che streets az random. The
unatron had occasion 10 80 over TO Church
TTm ON some charitable or missionary
work and during her absence Miss Ihom-
os sneakcd out OF the building ana went
10 a neichboring drugstore. Nnether
ehe secured any oniates Is not known
tbo,ph y was noticed that when the
roatron refused 60 let her lcave the build
in, ehc was exceedingly restless and ner-
vois and that shortly after the girl re-
turned from the drugstore she had quiet
ed down and became perfectly calm IN
her Ynanuar. These facts suggested
the idea that the young lady was IN the
habit Of taking some sort OF drug ana
the belief was expressed that she usea
morphine or opium.
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED.
Tnis canno; ho stated as q fact Il rom
ltne strange behavior Of the young lady
she theory has boen advanced that dur
Ing ho- wandcrlugs about the city she
may have been drugged. IL IS a we'll
known fact that she carried IN her card
cIU-s ;he cards OF number OF young
men .n this city. Besides these she seems
- have hod a mania for making the
scquaintance or every fxyOsscsVslng
yo unz man she saw. and she Is said 90
hnve spoken 20 number of young men
While out on her wheel When she re-
turned 20 the hotel while she was stop
ping AZ Ford =. IL was noticed that when
ever she came back f-om a spin on her
whCci she appeared 10 be detected. and
epoAe in melancholy sort OF WAY
" retner THIS wss Che result OF a love
nrs sir real or tancied Is not known
Trsee who have talked 10 the girl srv