The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13
OUT ON A LARK.

The Propriotress of Fifth Avenue Boar ding
House Playing the ole of Detective
She Visits Woods Museum in Male Attire
and Lands In the Station House-strange
Conduct Of the Police.
Mrs. Bessie Ross, o handsome young widow, and
proprietress Of the fashionable brown stone board
ing house No. 2Os Filth avenue, opposite Madison
square, has, 1t Is said, for some time past had her
chances fixed on some worthy object about whom,
or which, or what she was determined to lind
something" II possible, and, calling two lady
friends to her assistance, impaired to them
her plans and invited their cooper alton. The time
agreed upon was Monday night at past seven
O'Clock and the trysring place IN the handsome par
lors OF Mrs. koss' house. At the time appointed
the two female friends (whose names are Withheld,
dressed In the height OF fashion ana ornamented
with magnificent display Of diamonds, put in an
appearance and found the charming young widow
nslormed into fashionable and dasaing young
man who invited thcm to accompany ner to Woods
Museum.
The proposition was accepted. and the would-be
"young man." sandw.ching himself between the
young females, took their arms In both OF his and
laughingly proceeded TO the Museum, at the corner
OF Tnirtieth street and Broadway, when the 'young
man."
for moment. stepped up TO the box once
ticsets rejoned MS companions and escorted
iion Of the curiositss, occasionally induiging IN q
laugh that caused the persons present gaze upon
them and remark they were happy trio After In
ceeded to tne performance room and, handing their
checks to the usher, were conducted to their seats
AS the performance progressed the party seemed to
'FEEI. so AWFUL JOLLY"
especially the "young man," who attracted the at
they occupied Superintendent Eentha of the
Museum, OBSERVING the situation. closely watched
"young man" was none other than a female dis
suised In male attire ana impaired his suspicious TO
S hp 70 Oh sa0 e
citizens clothes The Sergeant, after watching
e lop he 70 .e on the
whisperingly informing aim he was police ofncer,
ms M rS
jumping from his seat followed the oncer outside,
the c Sas % mis- Ss The
finally confessed to the sergeant that
HIS SUSPICIOUS WERE CORRECT,
her companions who had heard the Sergeant's re.
marks and followed them from the theatre; bur TO
no purpose however, as the Sergeant accompanied
her TO the station house, where be found Sergeant
Mullen IN command and preferred complaint OF
tained, and alter entering her name, age, occupa.
ton and residence on the Dloter, she was held pre-
the Jefferson Market yesterday morning.
After leaving her companions the latter became
Sought for 'nuence'' to nave ner discharged from
CUSTODY. They were successful, and certain nigh
oacial rumor has 1t q Police commissioner was
driven to the station house, and, opening Court,
repentant Bessie. who was bathed in tears
and mortified at the Illuminating position
she was placed IN. A HERALD representa-
tive learning the facts OF the case, visited the
Twenty ninth precinct station house yesterday
morning and found sergeant Taylor in command,
who reluctantly informed the reporter that there
ON THE STATION HOUSE BLorrER
an entry to the effect that at ten O'Clock the previous
night person by the name OF Bessie Ross, board
ing house Keeper at 20S Fifth avenue mad been ar
rested Dy Sergeant Hutchinson and discharged from
the station house, but claimed to be unable to tell
BY wnom, how and at what hour, although IL must
have been In the "wee sma hours, ~ as she was
known 10 be in the station house at twelve O'Clock.
The manner In which the police endeav0red TO keep
the facts OF this case from the press Is cause for
suspicion that some underhand means was re-
sorted to In procuring the discharge OF Mrs. Ross
from the station house. the police also Jailed TO
make an entry OF the on the watch returns at
the above cQnrt Yesterday morning.