The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-06
.FLOSSIE THOMAS
FOUND BY POLICE.
Woman Who Left Caroline
County Home Says There Is
No Mystery About It,
HAD BEEN AWAY BEFORE.
Declines, However, to Tell Why
She Is Unwilling to Re
turn This Time. y

Though she had taken the utmost
pains 10 conceal her identity and her
whereabouts. Mrs. Flossie l.. Thomas.
who left her husband. w. $. Thomas.
of Caroline county. Wednesday, morn
Ing without saying Eood-hy. was
found by tho police last night at 2S2iA
Cha1in street. where she has taken up
lodgings. With her is her siN-year- old
daughter. .tddie She said there was
no mystery about her departure.
Mrs. Thomas would give no cNpla
nation OF her sudden lcavetakine. ex-
cert continnally TO retterate He
knows. lie knows"
Don't you know. too?' she was
asked. 84
nc knows" She replied, and it Was
finally believed that he must really
AMI actually know.
Mrs. Thomas left her home. five miles
from Bowling Green. while her hus-
band was in Fredericksburg, whittier
he had gone with load of truck. she
walked TO Rowling Green. and from
there took the stage coach to Milford
and at Milford bought u ticket Tor
herself and daughterato Eiba station.
here Mir. Thomas learned of this after
he returned home and found supper
uncooked. the Kettle empty and the
house deserted except for the tomcat.
lie caught the next train for Rich
mond. and spent a day here in fruit
less search He is supposed since TO
have returned home.
Iins Left Homo Before.
Although Mrs. Thomas would vono h
safe no explanation which seemed 10
az tho decd. she is said to have let fall
several remarks which would appear
to give the reason for her hasty de-
parture from the things she had for
merly held dear. She made vague
reference TO some property she owns.
There was also some talk OF jealousy
on his part.
This is the second time she has left
her husband Mrs. Thomas confessed
The FIRST leavetakinE occurred severe
years ngo. when she went TO Bowlin;s
Green and remained away from home
and husband exactly three days. Then
he came for her, and she, listening to
his call, returned. NOW, she declare $
she Will return no more. She would
not say that they had uuarrcled. tina
he had ever il-treated her or done
anything else calculated TO mar do
nestle felicity. She did say, however
that The knows
The first night OF her arrival N
Richmond. where she had never been
before. Mrs. Thomas called on friend
But the welcome seems not 10 nave
been oycrcordial. and she required &c
the Associated Charities. where she
remained for the night. II was while
looking for an uncle. Frank Douglas
that she accidentally secured lodSins
where she now is. she paid Il sinai
amount of money in advance, ant
promised to pay the remainder ;t'tc'
She had procured employment She eX-
poets 10 get work IN a tobacco f''c-
tory She brought only SUITCASE
containing few clothes with her
WILING to give Up Child.
plsposi,ion of the child seems TO b.
of no great moment to her, for she SALE
that Mr. Thomas could have !Addie
he SO desired.
Mrs. Thomas has been married ciEh
wears Before her marriage she wa
Miss Douglas Her widowed mother
Mrs. Maria Douglas. is living. havins
her home only half mile from ih'
Thomas homestead; and there arc thre'
brothers and two sisters living. Sh'
Informed none of them of her contcm
plated departure, which. she says. sh'
had considered for week and wa:
waiting only for the opportunity Z
effect.
The police have located Mrs. Thoma
but they nave no power to make he
return.