The sun., 1870-03-21
THE BOSTON CONFIDENCE WOMAh
scene no, rown In the Bi''- Of tho ho-'on
Tbnntrc-A DnaIinu Detective OF her way
TO the House OF Industry.

Fran the RoHon drc'ier Nl'ch ~ .
The won,cd samcncs' Of the dock of the Nuni-
cipal Court Nps varied .his nornins y u presence
o. tic rav and fostivc Ffe !. CcOlitge, Woman :
unknown 20 TIE rolice e Is aud ~ or ciilc- Nhe
~ into the dncN un account OF an unoieas ntnc-
thal occurred at the Boston Theatre last evening,
durirr the ncr ornance Of Donzettis celebrated
nuora " Il Pohutc," In the course OF w1ich unplcas-
antncss Efte Wn- the central iuurc.
Having a taste for the oporl. Efr, in comnany
With another womuu, vistcl the theatre, Oct upy
inc seat i'm die family cirr e-Whcn soon after she
commenced to act uuladyikc. hy snic Ing bill Of
thc rcr orm1ncc rom the sJn LADY. and In
luging ip species o 'r icnaton that wa any
hing but pleasant 20 trc persons seated near uer
TIL. iuierrrrtun called tor n presence Of police
man. and Ofl cr Bennett at once proceeded 10 fo
move tho cause OF the disturbance. On nc way out
Of tie the tire, the Coolidge women disol GO Ger
tain Amazonian uropcrsilice, by level ing ler um
1relia AZ one Of tie doorH cercrs, but instead o.
i'tinr hi " on the head sue scrapct the skin IRON
tic knucllcs Of tie object Of her wrath.
Just ut this scene On rlay not ~ tic trs) 'et.
the cem,e prisoner was taken to the station house,
but not until after good deal OF kicking, scratch
ing, biting. and various eyrations vcfy unbecominR
In tie NUM- ,'a Court this morning, Ere was
charged with drunkenne and her guilt havnr beer
clearly established by tie officer the clerk addfcs. cd
her short speech. tnc gst ~ "hich Wa that the
Court sentences you TO the House nI Industry for the
term O twn Wontns.
mans couuteuaucc. our reporter imagine that nic
expected To be Included in 'Ec si oi sirnlc druuk-
hcn usually calls for the small sum or 81 and costs
md In fact she had intimatod tha, she could pay
sucl 4 fine; but the uncxuccted sentence of the
Judge caused her TO finger the h1nlle OF her nice
.ilk um1rglla quite noryous,y, AMI In n hali.sup.
pressed tone she told tic on'ror that che would APP
zeal. wlcn shc was accordingly required to hnf
In few moments Ene rmisIcd from sirat
through the door that lcadcth do-n to tho Tomb
below
Enie j. Coolidge has been known for a long time
as % otorinu- confidence woman and ;" female dctec.
tive She has PLAYED her part wnl 10 the great dis
advantage Of her numerous victims who can hc
cOuutci In this state, from the hills Of Berkshire
TO The sands of Cape Cod" The woman Is a,oui D
vcnrs OF age, aud her ri'ht nfme IL Enle johnson
She belongs TO Frcdtrick,on, y. y. After coming
g. Boston size manace'l 10 uiln herself oil NJ "dc
tcc i've" cmpo, ed In the service OF the Government
and o. t.e city ui Boston. II has been her p,actct
10 90 10 the best hotels and engage roor- The best
aud indulge To- all toe ct cctcrss. ar tjcn when her
Borlaces that ns soop ~ ~: 20, her quarters
paw, or somcilirs =: that kGd. the demands
against hcr Y .ui.i bc hquintcd.
Hut sc !avari ,hly failed To make financial ron.
...-'icH, and the final result In such that
En,e WIS ordered To lca,c--acr BAGGAGE remaining
as a reminder OF her ingenuity. H. Biston the pro
prciors ol the Parks aud Marlboro Hotels have
experienced the confidence OF this woman. Having
paved ont" at the public houses, shc DESIGNED
u0On several re c,rcctabe boarding houses, aud sue
cceded In failing tn pav her boar' bills. bv her nice
little z me oi being In the detective service" q
course, some clearinghouse keepers placed i'm
p!ici confidence IN the promises anu excuses oil this
woman.
Thee nre Instances where she has done" peon,,
out of ranging from $50 titO In this manner
Divers storckecperS have also experienced some OF
the charming fascination" Of Efie. AtothCr Il Il
Of her doing business Nas TO insert "Petsonll In
the Herdid something like this; A middle. iget
lady would like 10 become acquained with m cldef
| gentleman or means, and one who would Defricn
her. Address -. AZ Station A" This ting has
worked toa charm In soma instances, and, possess
ing happy po"cr Of language and fascinating "a
preston OF H. Enc had trouble in getting u'o {
c nhlence OF her "bcitienders' by telling then
that she disappointed IN not getting money fron
tu3a a story Of that sort. and then take adv mt
"a &c OF the men She beat orc old Gentleman a
the south End ont OF 5000. here are others who
she has yic;d ICED or blackmailed, whose names We
mivh mention.
Oae her peculiari'e- Is that when -,e got drunt
she Always sOugh; out her enemies. Efic has n hnt
education. SEe can talk pretty u ingsGlsO naughty
things, vls illustrated lst evening wi On arrestc
hy Offcer Bennett, TO whom sLe used the vilcst Ian
guarc in'erspersed with the most opprobtions cpl.
tte's. She l. 'he same woman WIN assaulted DEPUTY
STATE Constable Chaplin, Ut Springfield, abou; eni
GEo.
Tho woman is nov in position where she can be
dealt with by the Di-trict Attorney