The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
WOMAN S.CLOTHES
In AN OIL CAR
Mysterious Find Made in
Petersburg.
MAY BE MURDER CASE
More Probably the Property Of Dash
ing, Young Miss Eads.
SHE DONNED MALE ATTIRE
is Travelling With Man Named Henderson
on Freight Cars, and 1t IS Thought
That This is Her Cast-Off APP
parel-Was Arrested Ia
Baltimore, but Re-
leased.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch 10 Inc 1llueS.)
PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. John
f. Henry, superintendent of the Stand
ard Oil Company In this city, made
mysterious find while he was unloading
a freight car at the company works TINS
morning. and it may reveal murder or
suicide.
A fright car of. the Union Line, NO.
4075 loaded in Baltimore, the flrst OF tue
week, with barrels of OIL reached here
Yesterday. This morning it was found
that the seal had been broken ana as Tue
nn1oa ding proceeded, a womans shoe was
found. Mr.. Henry became suspicious
and still more SO when later on he found
another shoe.
A wOMAN,S. KIT.
When nearly all the barrels had been
removed a. pasteboard box such as are
used bv tailors, was found, and on .iie
ton was written, IS. hann, SONS q ~
509 to SIS South Broadway, bal.i-
more The following articles OF 1erna,e
annarel were in the box a tallor.iiisioe
tIue serge suit, a. navy plue waist .
bla ok silk skirt, black belt, a Wiiite ' ei''
flannel vest, white body, soiled ha'ioh l,
chief. with D. G. or D: . Harrison a.lo
a petticoat badly torn. "lth oloou stains
an If All the clothing, except the IN
derwear. is new andovery little Worn.
The railroad and police authorities are
n,a,ync a. thorough Investigation 81 the
case. but nothing has yet been hearu
that definitely solves the mystery
The bundle, however, is doubtless the
,ro,,ertv of Miss Clara Green, VINO
proved to be Miss Caltha Eads, Of Spring
field Mass. the dashihg. pretty young
woman who along with Nathaniel len
derson, was arrested Monday IN baiti--
more for masqueradingn IN male aeli .
At Trenton, n. j., the girl doued me-
own attire for suit of men sariheh's
and with Henderson has been traEeiliis
on freight cars
Thev we're released in Baltimore, and
the girl in company with Henderson, lett
there Thursday in proper attire. otH'
nrohablv made a change on the way ana
missed the car in which her apparel hau
been placed Henderson refused TO say
whether or not they had heen
He is 'troughing it, through the
South for his health, anu tEe
girl saws she win stay by nm. MISS
Eads is a graduate of a high school TX
Sprngfield and is said to be a soclety
belle Her parents are declared TO De OIL
the best families there. She was teach
ing school in Springfield when she lett 10
meet Henderson in New Y ork he IS
said to re We'll hllOhli ''l'OA hii'eo
cles.
Special effort is being made for the
production of sham, the Great Tycoon
nv local talent in this city for the beneflt
A. P. Hill Camp. Mr.. Baker, who has
trained several casts in this city and
presented operas for charitable purposes,
is well pleased with the progress that
his new cast is making. Rehearsals VIII
be held daily until January 10th, the eve
ming for the production at the Academy.
The company is especially good and the
character parts have all been well chosen.
MORE PROPERTY PURCHASED.
The Atlantic Coast Line Company mas
acquired the Rosenstock and the burns
&. Campbell property. on washington
| Street, leaving this company but lew. lots
to be purchased before they can erect
the Improvement contemplated on Wash
inrton Street for several years. The city
has delayed Improvement to the south
eide OF the street on account of a request
from the Coast Line Company that ope-
rations be delayed, until spring, when the
co,onany will be in a position to co-ope-
rate with the city in the improvement.
Asphalt pavement has been laid on the
north side of Washington street. and no
| further improvement will be made until
| the railway company is. ready to co-ope-
! rate with the city.
Abner Wills. a young white man liv-
! ing in Norfolk. was arrested here late
| last night on the charge of embezzle-
| n.ent. The arrest was rlade from ltele-
! gram received from Chief Nellines, Of
| Norfolk notice force. Willis was found
ut the home Of Dolly Lufsey and $50 of
| the SIS stolen was III possession of the
woman Willis had taken it from hts
mother She declined to prosecute. him
| and he was released from jail this after
noon on promise to leave the city at
49, FRIsBIE SENTENCED.
/ Mr.. j. A. Frisbie, the financial secre
tary Of the Tobacco Workers Union,
i No. 43. of Petersburg, was sentenced to
thirty DAYS in Jail to-day for misappro-
priating dues paid hum. The Mayor in
sentencing T'risbie told him that sym
| pathv for his family had lessened his
| punishment. Frisbie has wife and four
| children dependent on him. and one of
| the children is blind. The charge on.
| which Frisbie was prosecuted was.
brought by Mrs. Laura Hogwood, q mem.
| Der Of the union. There We're other
! charges anticipated, but none We're
| brought al this time.
The Yourg Mems Business Association
win send a committee to Washington in
tha interest of the Apponlattox River irn-
| movement. Those who will go. will be
I, simon Seward chairman Carter r.
Bishop Alfred Friend. Jr., Robert Caba-
Mss and Charles Hall Davis.
Mr.. stanton Pitcher. of Petersburg,
1viI,'le next week for Springfield,
/ Mass, to attend the annual meeting and
banquet OF the agents of the Massachu-
/ sets Mutual Life Insurance Company.
i There was a slight disagreement among
the female employees Of the Silk Mills
this afternoon, and the girls went out on
] . strike. The exact cause Of this action
could not be learned.
IS The Rev Ashby J ones. Of Richmond
i E1,,ilI address the mems meeting at the