The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-01
THAT BICYCLE FIEND
SADIE THOMAS STILL At THE
FdITH NONE.
she Seems 10 Have absolutely No Mora
Perceptions" Says the Matron-Ncws
OF Her Past Life.

InlIN OF lNNN ifNNfRlNAN AAtrfAA"Nt't'f ~
move having been made by her relatives
toward getting her out.
As VIII Doe remembered the girl ar
:ncd IN Richmond Sunday evening
August z5d. coming here from Washing
ton. ana put up at Ford's Hotel. she
role every day and all day. on her wheel
making acquaintance promiscuonsiy
with Young men around the streets. -
already published. she acted so strdhs's
al tne hotter Thursday uieni nhl ''"-l
morning nat her arr' 50 was caDse"' anu
sno was LOGGED in JAIN on the charge Oh
beng OF unsound mind - ~, la.
friday afternoon commission ~ -"
macy was he'd. and she was deciaiel
ssrc Dr ~. S. Gordon. physician 10 the
PAM. tpcn took her TO the faith HOME
wncrc she mas been ever since.
Al the Home her conduct has been
s., n.v-f,foit. as 70 warrant the ''.
plcion that sno is addicted 20 tie use vi
narcotics. she having been pHr'',v'1'''.
anxious 20 visit a. drugstore an1 "''"s
fraDfous when refused that pIN"'s'' -
little latsr she succeeded ln siNl"h N"0
Inatron tho sHp and was gone rom 'ue
Homo about nrccn minutes n'',
returned. her nervousness seemed 10 nave
sho was much more easily managed.
HARD TO MANAGE.
rnouirics at the Home yesterday show
ed mat mo- steps had been taken by the
relatives OF the girl to pro.ide fo- her
future.
"shc is very hard 20 MANAGE. SAID
Tho matron. "and since the publication OF
herself and bicycle n Tho Times sun
dav there is no DOING anything with her.
Every time she hears "a ring at the door
she tries Co. go down and nave repeated
liz had 10 send ncr bach 10 her room.
rho matron went ON 10 say that tho
notoricty Civon 10 the affair was very
annoying 10 hor we do not conduct
tnis home" she Sold. "to give ont sensa-
uonat reports We are hero 10 10 the
Lords work THIS Girl is deprived TO the
last degree She seems % have had tho
control ~ her life from 1n cariY ace. and
scems 20 have absolutely 40 moral per-
ccpuors.'
Nm reply 70 n question rs - whether
aryffing bad been heard IRON tho In's
relatives. the m0tron sail 10. directly.
Sne ir"catcd that somo,h'l2 hal bon
rcard m a roundabout way from Sad'o's
-nofrc~. lu' e0id th.t .ro Young woman
/ declared she had no mother. and would
nave nothing 20 DO with any relatives.
FROM RONCEVERTE.
sadie Thomas is a native Of Romeo
v.rt. w. Aa.. fIom Wnicn place soma
years aco. she won't 20 Washington 10
Anve. ln March. 1895. she went 10 Coving-
hon. Va. and stayed there two months.
4 nj the end of That time she returned 10
Washington whence. as above stated. she
came % Richmond.
ner mother lives part OF the time In
I.IIfH. Ia fTff r.
ton. She IS now no The fofme- pl1ce.
nER BROTHER OK DECK.
lin, Washington Tmcs OF sata:Ily has
the following about the case:
-aI, .4uO4ads ,rouaOiy mans from WI
u.inston. Del James Thomas called at
Police headquarters yesterday ana was
cIoScfed with Inspector HOliinherGer. nc
WIS lu search of his sister. il Is thNiBhl
bv the men on duty al headquarters thdl
the namo of tho missing girl is Sadie
but they were not certain as TO this.
Mr. Thomas stated that his sister dis
appeared about a month ago. She LEFT
nor home at Wilmington without reason.
and the opinion prevails among her
friends that her mind is unbalanced
Last week. said the brother, he received
n letter from his sister. 10 was the irst
news of her which her anxious FAMILY
has received since she left Wilmington
This letter was dated at Washington and
contained the startling information that
the writer had been adiudged insane ana
was am inmate of the government hospi-
tai FOR tho insane.
Tho brother started for Washington soon
after the receipt of this letter. lie went
directly 10 st Elizabcth's but no patient
bearing the name Of Thomas. or answer
ing To- the description of the missing Sis
ter had been recently at The hospital.
This confused brother yesterday, as
stated De- called ON Tho Inspector OF
Police That official promised 10 !nsti-
tutc "a search for the girl and asked TO be
furnished with "a photograph Of her
The brother left headquarters with tho
understanding mat he was 10 return this
morning He could not be located last
night. hut the detectives who know Of the
case doubt not that the girl who is the
subject Of the foregoing dispatch IS she OF
whom James Thomas is searching
WORKED IN WASHINGTON.
The Washington Times after working
up the case. printed the following yester-
day.
Miss Sadie Thomas, who. according TO
dispatches received from Richmond. Va,
has figured in police circles there. is Miss
Sadie Thomas, Of No. 622 j. street, this
city
This young lady created a sensation IN
staid old Rchmord 10y putting up at
Fords Hotel without a chaperone, by
riding a bicycle I'm an up-to-date costume.
forming "a fcrvii attachment for a younS
man in the Capitol Square, and by threat
ching 10 drink laudanum. She was taken
into custody by detectives. and placed in
c.iargc ,of Mrs. Wcatherhousc. Of the
Woman's Missionary Society. pending the
arrival o. instructions from the family
Of the girl.
Miss Thomas IS a native Of Charles
town W. Va She came 30 Washington
three months ago and secured a position
as salcswoman. Then She obtained em-
ploymcnt IN "a tailor shop on 4 street
This establishment shut down and Miss
Thomas rented "a room from Mrs Dyson
Of No CD T. street Frank =. Dyson
a CO.. are the WaFhington managers
Of several publications. end Miss Thomas
secured employment with the company.
She solicited subscriptions on the Republi-
can campaign book. Two weeks ago She
leff Washington 90 visit q wealthy aunt
al Sfauutou Va. she told some Of her
friends here that she woula solicit sub-
scriptlons for the campaign book al Staun-
n ton and would then go 10 Richmond where
(ehe would spend a few days. I'm that Old
l-ify hv The James she expected 10 secure
y number Of orders for the book in which
~ was interested.
y Jnsj why She become SO sensational IN
yUchWoud cagnot 10 Hgurcd out Tho
Nrirnde of the vOuuc iadv iu ,his city say