Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-06
Singular Affair-A Female in piseui,e


correspondendent Of the Stratford &C. w
Beacon, writing from ST. Mary's, sends the
following:
rather curious affair, attended with some
curious circumstances, has lately transpired AZ
81. Marys. It seems that for more than A
week past number Of strangers were observed
iounging shout the plsce without any visible
onlect In view. On the 18th Of July suspicious
we're aroused that these parties were no bet
te, .nsn they should be, and the venders ofle-
gal equity and justice caused the arrest Of
three OF the unknown worthless who had favored
our town with q visit, and upon an examine
tlon OF said parties before Magistrate Cont.
20 the astonIshment ofall, the handsomest one
pt the prisoners was young lady about IL
years of age, dressed in male attire. travelling
under the special protection Of and cohabiting
with certain individual who gave his name
as j. p. Dopp, ajail-bird of blaekIey notorie-
~, and who was a natural genius for elu-
ding and escaping from jusioe, in the United
states as well as in Canada. and with whom
she had lodged at the st. Mary's Hotel. eaten
with the boarder's. played at bagatelle in a
neishboring saloon, &C., and oil without her
sex being once suspected.
Inc other party arrested deposed that he
was Mr.. Hollyhand. formerly a resident of
lngersoll, G. W, and whose clothes the lady
was then wearing. But now for the justice of
the law After the young lady. admitting her
sex, disguised in the bifurcated apnarel of the
=" lords of creation" and travelling Illegally
with notorious villain, our kind hearted. be-
nevolent, and justice-dealing magistrates, in
consideration OF her youth and innocence"
quietly paid her passage out Of the UNITY
funds and sent her TO her parents, after appa-
rel suitable TO her sex had been furnished her
by one Of the - fraternity" who had not been
arrested. But after riding a few miles her
feelings If delicacy prompted her 10 leave the
gentleman who had her in charge, so she
sprang from the conveyance and escaped into
the woods
Mr.. HnlIyhand and the notorious J. p. Dom.
whose villanies arc well known in almost eyery
village in this part of Canada West, we're bound
over for their good behavior for q year and set
at liberty The prisoners had scarcely re-
gained their liberty procured in consequence
0f The morbid sympathy Of some Of our tender
hearted tOwnsmen, who were silly enough to
90 their bail-when some new discoveries were
made, new susnicions were aroused. and j p
ID. was again placed urder arrest, (Hollyhand
and others having sloped.) in consequence OF
the lady having confessed that her compan-
iOhs were thieves ard robbers and she had
been persuaded TO join them as an accomplice.
popp vas iTmediately convicted and on
Sunday right he was started for Stratford iail
pinioncd and IN charge Of two or three of our
best cOnstables armed with reyolvers. but when
In sight of Stratford, taking notion that he
had Travelled at the expense of the Queen long
enough, be either overrowered or froirhfcncd
the cOns:ables, and elec ed his escape. aud has
not been heard of since, although it is we'll
known that one of the gang left here next MORN
ing with the intention Of meeting DOpp NJ or
near Straford On the same night one of the
- brethren vas taken from has bed-and he
was about TO suffer one Of the extreme penaI-
ties Of mob law (tar and feathers) when some
Of our law and order loving citizens interfereI
and persuaded the mob, among whom were
some of the cOnstabes. TO wait till morning.
and deal justice legally to the unknown stran-
ger, but he very shortly left on suspicion, leav-
lng his board bill unpaid. and none of the gang
have been heard of since.