The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-28
ONE UOMaN's FREAKS.
Unweleome la the Hotels and lnwelcomc In
the Police Central Once.


On Tuesday night last an old lady drove
to the Police Central once In a cab that was
fairly covered with her trunks aud, In q tone 10
which disdain for her hearers struggled to mss-
ter her desire for their assistance, she demanded
that Inspectors Thorne and Speieht forth with
use their authority to have her lodged accord
ing to her means aud quality In some hotel.
She described herself as Madame Regina
Bruehl. sDinster, of Berlin, traveller for pleas
ure In America. She said that although nothing
could be urged against her character, the hotel
keepers would not receive her. or II they did.
IN face OF the fact that she did not dsmu ur at
fair charges for her accom- IN odation, tn ey al
ways doubled their rates after her soju IN with
them for day or two. OF else told her fatly that
they would not entertain her longer. On the
afternoon Of Tuesday the landlord OF the Win
chester Hotel turned her away, and she had
spent most OF the afternoon IN unsuccessful ap-
pi cations for entertainment.
Tho cabmun who had driven her around rue
fully cOrrobOrsted this story.
lnspector lhorns thereupon sent detective
Win The lady 20 secure her admission TO the
Grand Central Hotel, and the landlord, In view
OF the late hour,~as persuaded to accomln odate
her for the night she would have nothing Dut
room with south frontase, and one sucn was
shown her. She swept msjesucally into II, and
after silent survey OF It's furniture declared
was told TO make the best Of that or look
further. and she che SO the Latter alternative re-
turning to the Police Central Once, complaining
bitterly. Then detective accompanied her to
another hotel, but III n few minutes Police ON
Ger Contoy, trunks aud hack we're again at the
Police Central once.
1hereat Matron Webb OF the Police Central
| Once orsreu her nights lodgiug In her apart
ments, and while the two went up stairs to zee
Tho rooms the trunks were TAX eh into the police
| building, aud the hackmdn was dismissed.
Madame Bruehl WAS Indignant at the offer of
such rooms as they have IN the Police Central
Ofhce, but she became reconciled on learning
that ner mack was gone. In the morning she At
tired herself undeI lrously, all the time oemOan-
ing the absence of her maid. Atter she had
crossed she ordered y rs. Webb TO serve ner n
treu kfsst OF cocoa made with milk not more
than nfteen minutes from the COW" sOft-bOiled
eggs, and French rolls. Fifteen eggs were cooked
before Mrs. NeD s guest was ,uiteu Hnd turee
trips to the bake shop were made To mud rolls
that were neither too new nor too crisp.
Despite her complaints, Madame bruehl
showed no lneinatlon 10 quit her distascful
lodgings. She was deaf to all hints. She eX-
acted tue most scrupulous attention from Mrs
Mebb, who good uaturedly assisted ner IN IN *
ing her elaborate toilet aud listened with
gravity, II not interest. To the stDries OF her
wealth ana high family connections M dame
Bruehfs only absence from MatrOn WeDo's
rooms IN the Polio. Central ONCE was ON thurs
day. when she spent half a day shopping for
white Md gloves lined with lambs wool.
YESTERDAY tue officers IN charge Of the Police
Central once requested tue German ConsLl to
take care Oi MadalDe Bruehl and that Ofiicial
sent his cird w TO her et ii A. ".
" Whlt does the man mean by calling upon
me at SUCH ~ unseem,ngiy hour p sue cried In
passion. " lie ought 70 know that ladies' Of
fashion see no Que bus the hair dresser at suob
time.'
Madame Bruehl W would listen to nothing. and
at last Detective Ferris was sent to her TO eK-
plain that she Was to be handed over to the
Consul, whether she would or not, aud after a
scene she consented to be taken TO Supsrin-
tendent walhng. He told her politely but
way. aud then sue consented TO aooept the Con-
suiar protection and disuainfully depaIted.