Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-05
ADVENTURES EXTRAORDINARY.

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ADVENTURES EXTRAORDINARY.
Arrest Of a WaIpan in Man's Attire
Her Career at the Watering -aSlaccs
and In NeW KOra&-FOur Years in
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+ 2 = From the New York World. June l.
For some four years past young female,
the particular prOtege of a wealthy and
prominent banker of this city, has been
praeticing most surpassing and successful
deception on the community at large, by
assuming the dress and aping the manners
of one of the steFner sex, but unfortunately
for herself she came to grief yesterday by
an ignominious arrest at the hands of a
lynx-eyed Sergeant of Police This young
woman, known 10 her intimate female
friends as Jalia, but rejoicing in the cog
nomen of Charlie Morgan among her de-
ceived male aequaintances, is a beauty of
the brunette order but her features are, as
may be supposed, of the masculine type,
yet not sufficiently soto render her At all less
s,ood-looking. She IL of the medium height,
we'll formed, yet has none of that peculiar
ity of form which renders deception in such
cases almost impossible. She wears her
hair cut short, and parted at the side and
back, and usually has it brushed we'll for
ward. If the stories about this remark
able woman are to be .credited-and
they come from authentic sources-she
has not worn the usual dress of her sex
for nearly four years past, but has con-
stantly appeared, both in public and pri
vate, in male attire of the latest style and
most expensive materials. During all this
time she has been in the compary,o of the
wealthy banker mentioned above, who has
lavished large sums of money upon her to
crafty her peculiar whim of counterfeit
ing fast young man. As the nephew of
the banker, she had been introduced into
some of the best families in this city, and
has necessarily been on intimate terms
with the fast young bloods about town, and
has been their companion in many
"spree." In the character she assumed
she spent her money freely, drank cham
pagne cocktails, and smoked cigars with
the fastest of her boon companions, and
occasionally, indulged in "sWear." Her
"uncle" supplied her with the needfnl to
CRAFTY her extravagant tastes, and many of
the blOods about town will remember the
champagne snppers succeeding visits to the
opera at which Charlie Morgan" acted the
host with such natural felicity that her real
sex was not for a moment suspected. Dur
ing the summer, the uncle accompanied
by his charming nephew" made the
rounds of the watering places where the
nephew paid such court TO the fair ladies
as to cause many a heartache, Her team
was the fastest and the most stylish on the
road, and she handled the ribbons with
such mastery hand that a ride behind
her spanking team was considered SO great
boon that the ladies almost fought for the
privilege. I....f t-.f.'.rB o.. ID
Another angular phase of the case is,
that Charlie Morgan was always a favored
and acceptable visitor at the fashionable
"maisons de jOie" in this city, and there is
no doubt that some of the queens of the
demi-mOnde were in her secret. 3 { grci
Bnt her career was doomed to an abrupt
termination. Some time ago this enter
prising young female was guest at the
New York Hotel, registered as Charles +.
Morgan, and was frequent visitor at the
h&unts of the demj-ROBde in the fifteenth
ward. During her pelambulations by night
and day, she attracted the attention of
Sergeant Lueien p. Fields, of the fifteenth
precinct, who theneefOrward kept strict
watch upon her movements whenever she
went abroad. Becoming conyinced that
Charlie Morgan, who was we'll Known by
reputation throughout the ward, was a
woman in male attire, he determinedto ar
rest her on the first opportunity, and yes
terday afternoon the Sergeant carried his
resolution into effect. Charlie" had lust
left the fashionable resort kept by Louise
WalcOtt, in Nelson place, when she was
seen by the Sergeant, who at once arrested
her. She treated the arrest very coolly,
laughed at the absurd idea that she was
anything but what she appeared to be, and
so nonchalant was she, and 30 perfect her
disguise, that the Sergeant was for mo-
ment staggered. He, however, took her
to the stationhouse, where she gave
her name az Charles +. Ward, to
which the police added the aliases
of Morgan and Julia. By order of
Captain Caffrey, she was locked up in one
of the rooms of the stationhouse. She was
attired in a black broadcloth frock coa.,
dark vest, cut low, to show broad plated
shirt-bosom adorned with handsom dia-
mond studs, light cashmere pantaloons,
patent-leather boots, and fine black Derby
hat. All these articles were of the finest
quality and most exquisite cnt. She also
wore heavy gold neck-chain and an ele-
CANT gold watch. Her entire outfit was
perfect, and her appearance would stand
the closest scrutiny. She really appeared
to be a fast beardless youth of perhaps
eighteen summers. She persisted for some
time that she was man, but on PROPOSE
ton being made looking TO a personal ex-
animation she admitted the truth. In the
meantime her friends had heard of her
mishap, and were making extraordinary
efforts to procure her release. Miss Lonise
Walcott called and had a long interview
with her, and numerous other friends
called. Finally, the services of Justice
Ledwith were procured, and that official
called at the stationhouse to order her
discharge; /; bat that being contrary to pO-
lice regulations, the Magistrate proceeded
to the Jefferson Market Police COurt
where he opened court and ordered the
prisoner TO be brought before him. Captain
Caffrey produced the prisoner, and. after
hearing the complaint Of Sergeant Fiel ds,
the Magistrate reprimanded Julia and dis
charged her. She left the court room ac-
companied by bevy of friends, and it is
thought will not be caught in such scrape
again.
This is one of the most remarkable cases
Of the kind on record, and it Is almost in
credible that the girl could have practieed
the deception to such an extent and for so
long time without detection.
Miss ELLEN K, WHITE, of Cleveland,
Ohio, had anaTrow escape from that horror
of hnrrors nrpuoafure burial last week