, 1881-07-20
Her Erratio Career In Various Roles
While q Resident Of Phila.
! delphia.
Arrested, Tried, Convicted, and
Imprisoned on tIlc Charge
Of Theft.
A Streak Of Pioty Prompts Her to Attend
Moody aud saukay Revival
Meetings.
Sho Tries 10 Diattmail ttan in ptttsbarg-
Two Unsuccessful attempts At
Suicide.

3lI!IsAuEl.pllIh+ bHi9 lv,--1llSS 2lAuSA " IL
berfUrEe. who WaAs0 0t1IlcGreIllbnf0uSly thrown
out of am English c0lltt Il few days a9t'. has
a1llost interesting American history, III which
her Philadelphia experiences form most
Interesting chapter. She Iirst appeared here
I'll public In thu inter part Of 1s7b,
at a meeting OF the Radical Club. to wlio1'l
size t0ld tnle Of WI. She was or medium
stature, with light hair nlld complexion,
a'ld she usually dressed III mourning. Her
behavior WIS that OF q reillscd lady, atld
the expression OF her faee gentle and mod
est. SlIu had 1ettars from several t,etnbers
Of Congress md two Or three Cabinet Min
listers, and slIc WIS at once the object nj
found for her, which si,e left OIL account OF
lady who kept tho house. It was tlen
chnrEod that
THE LErrg1.s WHICH SIZE HAD SHOWN wEt.f:
ROi.uEtttEs,
and she promptly submitted further inslorse-
nlent frunl Charles D'CoMor and a number
OF prominent New Workers, whereupon sIe
left tho hotise Of Mrs. Annie Mcdowell,
which had been ope,,ed 10 her when
pitt out Of lLer first boarding.
piace. Tie fAir Evange!lne WAS next
heard Of III u hour.l1ne-h0Iise oil Arch,
abUvn Eleventh. where she represented her
self to be II correspondent Ut the London
1imex, sent over here expressly to
dcscrlbe the Centennial Exposltlnl. Sl,a
even went 80 far Us t0 Gull
up0n n newspaper publisher with lser
sn,le stnry, hut liz informed her that lIe was
well ucquatnteA with tho Eenutuo c0rre-
spoMte,t of the London Ttmc8, wlio WIS u
gentleman. connected with the editorial statf
Of tho Ledger. Fin.ltng her imposition dc.
tectetl, Mrs. Trenlitlt retired In solnU con-
fusion. About tho same time
SHE CALLED UlUN 4 WELL.KNoWS ARTIST
with forged letter OF Introduction, and upon
one occastOn slle brought him two handsome
little oil paintings which alle desired to pre-
sent In him. lie dccilned the Eft, ai,h she
then askeh ii size cnultl lenye thenl III
tile studio fur. Il short time. Tile urtEst
consented, md that wns tlla Inst ho saw Ut
Mrs. Trnntius. but In abuut three weeks II
gentleman called who proved tfAt the pict-
ures lad beelt st0len fran latty friend, md
tll0y ware at O1lcu returned to hfIu. Que tlny
tie boart(ers OH Arch street were thrown
Into state Of excitement by the ttiscovnry
that robbery 1lad bcen committed. One Ut
the r00ttlX haA beon entered and n witch,
gold chain, md SUM Of money wcra st0lc1i.
The case wns placed In, tia hallds Ut tie
pOlfce, and
sttRifci0N SOON FELL UPON Mis-, TKENFrn1.
Her ruonl was examined, and the chain was
found III the liot-atr register md some Of the
money under the bod. The witch was dis
cnveretl under q cushion In u pow 0f st:
Stephens Church, wllere she Ind c0ncealgtl
It, SHE Wns arrested a1td tnkon TO the
sl;ttioi1-house, where she tried TO cnln
nit suicide by strang'ing ,'ersolf with
her veil. She was discovered in tfmo ant
| rescued before lifo WIS extinct, Sllo wis
| triutl for the theft and appealed for ala Il
tic officers Of the St. 7;eorees Society. whom
| she Ind previously decelvGd will her Rtory.
| They sout tlic1r counsel u tlc14nd her. and
| AZ tic udy WHO Inst tlle 1cwelry WnH nnStll
She WIS not heard uf ngn[n IN this city
until tic opet,Tng ut the CIntenhthl ExDost
tiol,, When al,e nlnde her appearance at The
opening ceremonies
.LEAN[Nu Upon THE AIM OF 4 MEsl1ER OF
| COSNtESs.
She stood upotl tho Kr1lnt StRtld, fllhetlatGl,
slIscoycre1l BY the husband of tic Indy who's,
watch sle lad stolen. llg was apeec.!les
| with indignation for 4 moment, and tlieil
% sa'nE , aa s''{ssr 4s tssa, srs to ss, ', "R ts a
uloi, by twa Uicers, WIN lIustlGl ller out u
tie grunttis. Iii tlie cnurse u taay OF tw,
she went to tile. e0lllil,alHlcr, OF tho CcntHt'
nlnl Guat.l a1ai complained that tie tw, y,
DtlIeers who elected ller Ind stolen VI
fruul l,er. The squad w4lell was OIL duty Il
tlle stand WIS drawn up lt,l alIa WtlA tUl'l tt
pick 0Mt tho Offenders. Shc llnnledlately sg
lecteu two i'lel. wl'1 woru lot On TUG grnund
UPON tie opentnE day, and her story WAS
PROVED TO lie UTTERLY FAIssE.
She then went to board on. Chestnut street
ab0yo 'rhlrty.secnnd, mud frequently ylsltet
the I1otal Aubrey, on SpruGe street nbov.
Tlltrty-t!llrti. Ona day i Indy IN tho l1pte
sRaG d / @ @asa''X d Xteto 6 y%'""9ls e tsfe ssS "
ssI'o looEe.i l for It later Tie iacs, i!aG iisaI
puaret. Search WIS 1naiu tor It withoAtsuc
Sess. but tn few days tl,S owner rscSys ra
iili's p0ssesslOn. Her rounl WIS searched
the missing property found concealed, Nt,t
slle WIS ,aRaln arreated. blio Wn
tried a..4 sent to ,al0yaMensals Il,
str, sSEt ''ns sssIsst I % oi ts ae 1fs bea1 s Il
sportors IT. tise County pslseu. expressed Y
"soon had tue place completely denIora
lied"
SHE TOLD FAIsEuoaps TO THE NATION
about The other prisoners, wroto inns letter
int released ale would "royeat the lhsi!t
history Ut ,aioyaMoNs!Mx,n fascinated u;
keuparS al4 then lied about tiielll, nllt 1H1Q
things uncomfortable generally. 10 tllat ~heE
sha iyns discharged they sYero NIL Klaa to 81
Biz agM!p sank Into obscartty, When u.
evening i W0ltnn attempted to commit 81
aItlu upon n ferry.b0at b1twealt FhllhuGlpli
| nlN} EuWt1eN, 6hb WAS conveyed to t.
; Pennsylvania Hospital, wlIero 1t was fuull
that slin llatl tallun M overdose 0t cIIlura
Skt!!fHt tYaat,m9Mt brought !.ag nraul!1 SUIT
~, etl4 sllo K0un after lett tho city. anl,1ul
cilK In tho iatt.st lMlnalsureA tcF!laa tho lcl
sofia WIN l,ass bafEie..tlel !ler,
Nothing WIS heard IT. her t9r .Soyars
months, Wl,on wOrtl WIS received that VII
WIS playing Il eu.,t.lv..ca Esnr.e IN PlttstluEs
Wllurp alle paxse4 llEld1r tho iinlll0 OF Ss4u
1lraW... IT was atterWarI ascurtalhod tlla
| Ait lIRll
ATTEMPTED TO 1I1acEMA1L AN OLD oE.
- -: (. T1.EAAN
IN the West out OF q lur4o sllIA Of NONE,
nItl st,lce then ulH peraois WIG kilew At
lser1 tavu llUt heArtl Of her llnnl ytster.!a!
wlIelI 1t was discovered that sll0 WIS tlHAtlci
will MabUl 'ayllberkorvu. ! They wgru NJ
sllrprlso4 10 hvar Yl tAa inll,!clcu sl!o ilu
aaliea 0ver Uld pF.tlhtlp. aud QUO nt uaei
tAlS oyBIlllx toltl chaFacfcr!stlu story !
lier lt!taoeAltt appaara1lee, ny tH!!ows: a
l.ese Mrs, Treut4A wRA Yary eonspluuaua i
tier earnest attention ut tue service