National Republican., 1882-04-08
DIR. MARY waINEn,s ARREST.
she IL Taken Into custody Rt nn EARLY
Hour thIa Morning.

A REPUBLICAN, reporter dropped into United
Stntcs Commissioner Bundy's Office on Louisiana
avenue yesterday afternoons and asked him IL he
had issued n warrant for the arrest of Dr. Mary
Walker
mo" said the Commissioner, very decidedly
" have not done So and would not unless the
evidence was strong enough to Justify IT,"
" Then that account of your having issued Il
warrant in morning paperi is incorreot2' queried
the reporter.
"Yes 1t is, and shall write a letter to the Post
to might correcting the misslatemont" was the
reply. II appears, however, that last Wednesday
Mrs Bauman made q complaint before Post Ofice
Inspector shnllcross charging DR.. Mary Walker
with tampering with the formers mail. Upon this
information Inspector Shallcross
swoRE OUT WARRANT
before United States Commissioner 8. G. Mills
charging the Doctor with violating section 3s9o,
Revised Statutes, by opening letter placed in the
mails before 1t had reached the person 10 whom 1t
was addressed, the penalty for this offense being
fne of $500 or one years imprisonment or both.
The warrant was placed In the hands of deputy
United States marshal, but up to midnight he had
not succeeded in finding the Doctor. A REruBn-
CAN reporter went out to No. 65 II street northwest
to interview the participants in the affair
Nobody was at home when he arrived but af,er
waiting little while Mrs. Bauman, accompanied
by gentleman friend, returned and invited the
reporter in. In answer to his inquiries she said
that Dr. Walker came to her and asked to be taken
in. She bergcd so hard, and said she couldn't lnd
anywhere else to go, that Mrs. Bauman finally re-
Tented. She said that since DR.. Walker had been
living in her house she had been very much an
noyed by the notoriety she created and the way
small boys clustered about the house
TO SEE THE WONDERFUL CREATURE.
Mrs. Bauman found that having her unwelcome
boarder in the house prevented her from renting
her rooms, and accordingly on the 9th or 2sth of
last month told her she must leave her house in
thirty days. This seemed to anger her very much.
Yesterday morning the Doctor came out and
abused Mrs. Bauman in very shameful manner,
then she retired to the privacy of her apartment.
Mrs Bauman left to go to the Government Print
ing Ofiice where she is employed, and
saw nothing more of her boardcr until
evening. She returned TO her house
about eight o'clock in company with gentleman
and as they opened the front door rustllng noise
was heard behind it. Mrs Bauman and her escort
started back in alarm, when they discovered the
Doctor crouching behind the door, enveloped in a
waterproof her pants tucked up so as not to show
her bifurcated garments the hood of the water
proof drawn over her face, and a handkerchief
tied over her jaws as to almost conceal her fea-
lures The gentleman thought he had burglar
to contend with and
GRAPPLED WITH THE DOCTOR.
she managed to elude his grasp and run down the
front yard to the gate, whsre she was again caught
and held Quite crowd had by this time col
leoted. Finally the parties returned to the house
where DR.. Walker said all she wanted was 10 be
alloWed TO so to her lawyers unmolested. po-
lceihan was sent for, but as he putin no appear.
ance the Doctor was allowed to go down town, thii
| time in her usual garb. Mrs. Bauman said she
thinks that the Doctors motive in opening herlet.
ter was curiosity, as she always was very inquisi
tive about her doings. THE REPUBLICAN, reporter
having thanked Mrs. Bauman for her information
withdrew and prepared TO roost on the stoop until
the disciple of Rsculaplus returned. The pencil
pusher waited until near midnight, but she cam,
not, so he gently folded up his paper and stol,
away. About one o'clock this morning DR.
Walker returned to her domicie and was arrested
| by an officer of the Seventh Precinct, who con
veyed her to the station house. She was provided
with chair aud such other temporary accommo
dations 0s the place afforded, and will remail
there until this morning, when she will be take
before the United States Commissioner.