Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-28
BIG LOTT.
The Latest Freak Of Former
Wheeling Woman.
The Most Recent Act in the Career Of lottie
KeIIs, of WheeIing-A Woman Who
Has Ruined Several Fam
lilies.

Our Wheeling and Steubenville readers
will not have forgotten Lolita Kells, or Big
Lott, as she was called, noted woman OF
the town. who figured quite prominently
in both cities, some years ago. That she is
still on the turf is evident from the follow
ing, from the Kansas City Star, of last
Wednesday, $3.50.
Lolita Kells, alias big Lott, has again
been heard from. Lotia has faculty OF
making her presence in the city known
quite frequently, ard has, on more than
one occasion, furnished the melancholy
reporter with news of a racy nature. She
seems TO exert a won derful influence over
easily tempted men, and it is the result OF
this influence that now places her before the
public.
John Wetzel, a barber doing business on
Fifth street, is mourning as one In distress;
mourning because the captivating L0ta
disposition TO hold tss.. John says he has
been a fool in Welding to the seductive
smiles of the woman and will at once pro-
coed 10 shake her.
Wetzel went 10 the police station this
morning looking sheepish enough, and
told Chief Speers, in the presence OF re-
porter, the cause of all his sorrow. de
saws he first met Lolita about year ago
and Of once fell in love with her. He took
her out buggy riding, filled her with beer,
TALKED swEETLY TO HER AND,
didn't let his wife know anything about it:
On one occasion John and his beloved got
full and were thrown out Of the buggy aud
sadly bruised, a punishment, as it were, for
Johns domestic infidelity About live
months ago Werzel took the woman home
with him intending to reform her, but she
got the underhand of him aud nearly de-
stroyed his domestic happiness. ms
morning he fired her from the house and
swears the serpent. shall return no more
John SAYS the woman has apowerful power
over men. He thinks the woman will re-
turn and insist on staying in her old quar-
tiers.
THIS WOMAN
has had a strange existence, and has been
a thorn in the flesh OF more than one hus-
band and father. She native OF Wheel
ing, W. Va. where her sister still lives.
Lolita married man named Mathews and
settled in Steubenyille, O.. where she lived
a fast life. She succeeded in stirring up
several divorce suits, and finally ran away
with Jack Kells, policeman, aud relative
of her husband.
Kells had wife and child living at the
Time, WDOIl nc ucSclltu lOt WV
adventures. The two came to this city
and lived together as man and wife for some
time. One day Kells' legitimate, wife
swooped down upon him and took him
back to Steubenville. Lolita then took up
with several men in this city, and strange
enough they were all married men.
butcher named Ike fell
VICTIM To HER CHARMS,
and ultimately got thumped By his wife
for his scandalous conduct. a man named
German also came in for a share OF her
charms.
When Iemons's bawdy house was pulled
Lolita Was captured and fined, but escaped
the work house through the fidelity OF
Wetzel Shortly after this raid she went
to live in Wetzcl's family. The woman
now nightly haunts the Vienna garden
where she drinks heavily and displays a
strong inclination to fight every man she
does not fancy at sight. She has frequent
~ been engaged in rows with sporting wo.
men and displays the scars of many hard
scrimmage. Lolita is described as fine APP
pcaring and attractive woman whose fight
ing weight is said to be about 200 pounds.