The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

For some four years past a young
female, the particular prOtege of q
wealthy and prominent young banker
of New York, has been practising a
most surprising and successful decep-
ton on the community at-large, by as
Stunning the dress and apeing the man.
ners of one of the sterner sex, but un.
fortunately for herself she came to
grief on Saturday by an ignominious
arrest at the hands of a lynx-eyed SER
geant OF the police. This young woman,
known to her intimate female friends
as Julia, but rejoicing in the cognomen
of Charlie Morgan among her deceived
male acquaintance, is beauty of the
brunette order; but her features are, as
NAV be supposed, of the masculine
order, yet not sufficiently SO to render
her at all less good looking. She is of
medium height, we'll formed, yet has
none of that popularity 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 we'll brushed for
ward. If the stories about this remark
able woman are TO be credited, and
they come from authentic sources, she
has worn the usual dress of her sex for
nearly four years past, but has con-
stantly appeared, both in public and
private, in male attire of the latest
style and most expensive materi-
ais. During all this time she
has been in the company of
the wealthy banker mentioned
above. iwho has lavished large sums
upon her to crafty her peculiar whim
OF counterfeiting fast young man. AS
the nephew ofthe banker she has been
introduced into some OF the best fami-
lies of this city, and has necessarily
young bloods about town, and their
companion to manga "spree." In the
character she assumed, she spent her
money freely, drank champagne cock
tails, and smoked cigars with tbs fast
est of her boon cOmpunfons, and occa-
sioually INDUCED in u ''swear." Her
"uncle" supplied her with the needful
to crafty her eXtravagant tastes and
many OF the bloOds about town will re-
member the champagne suppers, sue
ceeding visits to the opera at whcih
"Charlie Morgan" acted the host wi IN
such natural felicity that her real sex
was not for moment suspected. Du-
ring the summer the uncle" accompa-
MED by his ''nephew" made the rounds
OF the watering places where the ne
phew paid such court TO the fair ladies
as 10 cause many heartache. Her
team WAS the fastest and the most styl-
ish on the road, and she handled the
ribbons with such mastery hand,
that a ride behind ner spanking team
was considered so great a boon that the
ladies almost fought for the privilege.
Another singular phase of the case is,
that Charlie Morgan was always ia
vored and acceptable visitor at the
fashionable "mGiSoItS dc jOie" in this
city, ard there is no doubt that some of
At. II. 10 In
her secret.
But her career was doomed to an alb
rupt termination. Some time ago this
enterprising young female was guest
Ht the New York Hotel, registered as
Chas. +. Morgan, and was II frequent
visitor AT the haunts of the dentt-Ho1lde
i'll the Fifteenth ward. During her
RECOMMENDATIONS by night and day, she
attracted the attention of Sergeant Luz
Glen Z. Fields, of the Fifteenth Pro-
cinct. who thenceforward kept a strict
watch upon her movements whenever
she went abroad. Becoming convinced
that Charlie Morgan, who was well
known by reputation throughout the
ward, was Il woman in male attire, he
determined to arrest her on the first
opportunity, and yesterday afternoon
the Sergeant carried his resolution into
effect. "Charlie" had just left the fash
ionable resort kept by Louise Walcott,
in Nelson Place, when he 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 nonchRlant was she, and SO per-
feet her disguise, that the Sergeant was
for moment staggered. he however
took her TO the station house. where she
gave her naIle as Charles +. Ward, to
which the police added the aliases of
Morgan and Julia. By order of Capt.
CafTfey she was locked up in one OF the
rooms ofthe station house. She was at
tired in black broadcloth frock coat,
dark vest, cut low to show broad
plated shirt bosom adorned with hand
some diamond studs, light cashmere
pantaloons, patent leather boots, and
fine black Derby hat. All these arti-
Giles are of the finest quality and most
exquisite cut. She also wore heavy
gold neck chain and an elegant gold
watch Her entire outfit was perfect,
and her appearance would stand the
closest scrutiny. She really appeared
to be beardless youth of perhaps
eighteen summers. She persisted for
some time that she was man, but on
proposition being made 10 personal
examination, she admitted the truth.
In the meantime her friends had heard
of her mishap, and were making extra
ordinary efforts to procure her release.
Miss Louisa WalcOtt called and had
long interview with her, and numerous
other friends called. Finally the servi-
ces of Justice Ledwith were procured,
and that official called at the station
house to order her discharge, but that
being contrary to police regulations,
the magistrate proceeded to the Jeher-
son 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
Fields, the magistrate reprimanded Ju-
liza ard discharged her. She lett the
court room accompanied by bevy of
friends, and it is thought she will not
be caught in such a 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 prac-
ticed the deception to such an extent
and for SO long time without detec-
ton.
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