The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

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worker, deserved credit for making
her a better girl.
How aid YOU happen to go to Mrs
Masons last Wednesday" said Attor-
ney Montague.
Il told my mother last Monday at
West Point that | wanted to come to
Richmond to go to work" replied the
girl. She said all right. Papa gave
me the money and / left West Point
Tuesday morning, coming to Rich
mond. Wednesday morning met
Ethel Martin, a girl friend of mine,
and she said, Ersie, Colonel Loeb
whisky Is looking for you. He told
me he would give me a dollar if ]
found you ] went 10 Colonel Loeb
witzsky's Office on Main street and
talked with him. He said he wanted
me to go TO Mrs. Mason's and tell
about Or. Buchanan He told me
we're trying TO work Or. Buchanan
out because they did not think ne
y as fit to hold the job Colonel Loeb
whisky and Mr.. Saunders took me 10
Mrs. Mason's."
You believe DR. Buchanan did you
some good by bringing you to the As
ISOLATED Charities" said Mr. Monta-
que.
Certainly. / believe It," responded
the witness Il would rather have been
at the Associated Charities, because
didn't get beaten every morning
I Mixed in Her Dates.
Questioned as to what she knew
about SIS being given TO Pauline
Wade TO stay away from the fnvestl-
CATION. the Lane girl seemed TO be
mixed in her dates She said that on
last Saturday, the day following the
opening session OF the investigation
at which Mrs. Vaughan and Mr. J. IL
/ Goddin told Of having heard OF the
alleged bride, she met Pauline Wade'
and the latter had two ten dollar bllis
and one Ave dollar bill. Il asked ner
where she got IL said the witness
she said a friend had given II, TO her.
asked her who her friends was. ana
she replied the doctor ! asked her
how he came 10 give 1t to her. ana
she said TO keep my mouth shut. she
was dressed to kill, and said she was
I making only 81 a week, paying .sz'"o
a week for board and room, and had
q lot of mony in bank.
Mr.. l., o. Miller. a member of the
Investigating committee then asked the
witness several questions
After trying 10 get the girl 70 al
nit that she left home without her
noon about three o'clock spent the
night at a Mr.. Sands Home and took
the train at Cohoke instead OF west
Point. which she refused 10 admit. MT.
Miller made an explanation to the
committee.
Spent Night at Sands Horne.
! Il went TO West Point to spend the
week end at the club there inc gay
following the opening session OF TINS
inquiry" said he. This witness moth
er and father. are the care takers of
the club Mrs. Lane, whose relation
ship to the girl whose name mad peeh
mentioned here was unknown To me
remarked TO me after reading paper
/ had taken TO West Point I'm sorry
to see my daughters name mixed up
In this thing ] asked her II she was
the mother of Ersie Lane. she re-
piled In the affirmative.
Mrs Lane told me her daughter
ran away from home Monday after
moon, spent the night at "A Mr. SANDS
home and took the train at Cohoke-
MIR. Miller then asked the witness
II she knew a MIR. Undertake. She
REPLIED that she did. He asked her
IL she had a fine box of candy last
week She replied IN the amrmativ'
Asked where she threw the bog. she
said at Forest Hill. r. Miller asked
her IL she threw IL In the woods near
the club. She said she did not. When
asked what she brought her clothes TO
Richmond in. she replied in Mr. TIM
berlakes suit case
Attorney Montague again asked her
II she would rather have been at the
Associated Charities than home, the
girl said she preferred her home be-
cause she got better food
Mr.. Miller asked her IL she had writ
ten To Timberlake since she came 10
Richmond. She admitted that she
had,
"You signed the postal card '5l2,'
did you mott" asked Mr. Miller.
Yes" responded the witness, The
five stood for e and the II for l., my
initials"
She Tells Two Stories.
you say you tried to kill yourself
because of the treatment you received
from DR.. Buchanan" asked Mr. Mon
tague
"Yes. sir" replied the witness.
rs that your handwriting! he IN.
quired, handing her small piece OF
paper with writing on It,
TT is said the witness.
4 Mr.. Montague then read the contents
OF the paper, which was.
II have not but one thing to live
for that is Meade Wade. Love TO
all
ST. URSULA LANE
250s @. street.
The girl lowered her eyes and her
face twitched as the nissive was read.
Wasn't it because OF love affair
with Meade Wade that you tried TO
kill yourself and not because Of DR..
Buchanan's treatment OF YOU" ask
ed Mr.. Montague IN soothing tones.
!, The girl replied Yes in muf-
fed tcre and her face went q tribe
pailid. she was then excused.
Had 10 Get II Out.
w r. Saunders, an elderly man,
who said he had no occupation. but
lived with the Little Sisters Of the
Poor. announced az the outset that
he intended 10 say nothing, adding.
You 20 on and ask me questions;
, you've got 10 get Il out Of me-" he
said he knew nothing derogatory 70
Or Buchanan, bur had some words
with him and left the Associated
| Charities
II know worked and earned more
than ! got here" said Mr., Saunders
/ after much aaestionin. Il saw moth