The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
CLOTHES OF
A SOLDIER
Woman disappearing in this
Attire.
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED
County officers at Work on the Case
Young Girl Found at 2 a. NJ. Yes
terday at Reservoir in Com
pany With Two Men.
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED
Possibilities of further developments Of

Possibilities of further developments OF
an interesting sort hang about the case
of Leslie Thompson, the young and come
". but wayward girl, who, In company
with two men, was found at the Rescr-
yoir in the early hours OF yesterday
morning mnsqueradins IN soldiers attire.
Both men, and the girl as well, are
confined in the county jail In default OF
a sum sufficient to meet the fines I'M
posed upon two, OF then, and the security
demanded OF the third. Tie girl was ex-
amined yesterday by DR.. Lorrimer James.
coroner of Henrico. and 1t was easily
apparent that she had been drinking
heavily. The important result Of the eX-
animation, however, was the arouslns OF
a suspicion that she mad been drugged,
Or. James Is positive that she had been
given or. had taken an opiate OF some
sort. The Henrco officers are now IN
vestigating this point and may succeed
before very long in clearing up some
things.
IN SOLDIERS CLOTHES:
According to report, the young woman
Is about nineteen years of age and attrac-
tive, the daughter of worthy parents.
who live near the foot Of First Street.
Her family wished her to become train
cd nurse, but she fell into wild and way
ward habits, with the result, 1t Is said,
that she was sent to the House OF the
Good Shepherd In Baltimore for safe keep
ing Prom this place she escaped and
managed to make her way back to Rich
mond.
Early in the morning yesterday-about
Q o'clock, perhnps--Policeman Kelly, sta
toned at the Reservoir, discovered two
shadowy figures in the park near the
old pavilion, just off the street along which
10 OF pot tod n re-
suit that he placed the two persons under
arrest along with third, who was loiter-
ing near. One of them was the young
woman-Leslle Thompson. She was ar
rayed in a full suit of the Virginia militia
and was evidently in a pitiful condition.
The man with her in the park was r. Il.
Chester, a conductor of the Passenger and
Power Company. The third man placed
under arrest was w. ]. Faudrey. Under
his arm was bundle done.np loosely In
paper. In the bundle were the clothes OF
the unfortunate young woman.
Yesterday morning all three were
brought before Squire James I. Lewis N
the Magistrates Court Of Henrco. The
girl was still in her brave uniform but
was made 10 djsrobe and don more suit
able apparel. She wept bitterly Mt times.
Counsel for her would not allow her to
appear on the stand in answer to the
charge OF being drunk and disorderly,
The two men made statements to the
court. Chester said he vas protecting the
woman; that she was apparently intoSi-
Gated when he saw her about 2 A. NJ.
and was wandering about aInlessly In
her soldier clothes. and that he went
after her to see that she kept out Of
harms way. 1t was while he was thus
looking a fter her that they were arrested.
Faudrey said the girl asked him to hold
bundle, which he did, The bundle got
him arrested.
Squire Lewis saw nothing In the testi-
rnony that would relieve the accused Of
the charges brought against them. he
fined the girl $50 and Chester $50, Fau-
drey was asked to give $500 security for
his good behavior for twelve months
Neither the fine nor the security ooulc
be produced and all three prisoners wen'
to jail, whore they are at present,