Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-21
A SWEET SvvlNDLER
Who Worked Bsston's Boarding
Houses for All They're Worth,
BUT SHE COULDN'T FOOL BEN svTlER.
The Champion Skatress Of Bostsn is Also
TIE Champion Liar, an Accomplished
Thief and 4 Professional
Dead Beat.

BosToS, February eo.-Mary n. Camp.
bell, an exceedingly beautiful girl. twenty.
one years old, has been arrested for the
larceny Of dress. Her youthful figure
and particularly innocent face are we'll
known to the young men Of Boston, With
whose hearts her sparkling black eyes have
played sad havoc. Almost every night she
could be seen either on the ice or at the
roller rink, escorted by proud admirer.
for Eot only WAS she
The Nost Expert skater In BOSton
and claimed the championship Of her sex,
but her conversation was brilliant and her
intelligence remarkable.
On her arrival here In November last
she WAS Immediately driven 70 the Parker
House. She registered there as Miss Nc.
Donald, Of Mexico, and limited in conversa-
ton that she WAS nearly related 10 Sir John
Mcdonald, Of Canada. She had thorough
knowledge OF Canadian affairs, which 10
not surprising, for she really come from
Halifax, n. S.
When sue left the Parker House she neg.
lec,ed
The Formally sf Paying Her BIN
and was sbsent.ninded enough TO take
with her silk dress belonging TO ano,her
lady. Alter being refused admission to
two other hotels wher re her true character
was suspected, Miss Mcdonald engaged
beard with Mrs Colburn, No. 81 Oak street,
where she yet owes for nearly three weeks
board. She had so fsvorably impressed
Mrs Colhurn by her manner and conversa.
Iion that when that lady caught her in the
sttempt 10 steal her valuable watch she
simply
Turned Her Out Of Doors
ard refused to prosecute.
Miss Mcdonald, after passing few days
in three other boarding houses, from each
of which she stole dresses and jcwelry,
hnalIy turned up In house In Springfield
street. She won the iandlady's heart at
once, and made the capture more secure
ty representing that she would come Into
poss, ssion OF "a, coo in two weeks. Gov.
ernor Butler" said she TO the credulous
lady, "is Just about winding up my uncls's
estate. ! have q letter from him here.
which cannot show you yes for private
reasons, but you recognize his signature:
every one knows that"
This RisHsesve was 0cauiae.
and the letter was on one OF tho eS.Govern.
or's letter.heads, but the contents that Miss
Mcdonald could not show was character.
istic refusal from General Butler 10
Your claim writes bluf Old Ben, "is
refreshing but false
Miss Mcdonald. growing tired OF Spring
field street, moved 10 another on BuckinE'
ham street, taking with her several six
dresses, which seemed 10 be her peculiar
passion. At the latter house she intro.
duced herself no the personal friend Of
Mrs. Chadwick. one OF our most prominent
and philanthropic ladies. She showed
forged letter from Mrs. Chndwick, saying
how dear she had become to that lady and
her daughter dunng Ter brief stay at her
home and hoping that she would soon re-
turn TO them. This letter Was written BY
woman In Oak street at Miss McDonAids
The police have found that Niss Mellon.
aids fortune 10 . myth; and they bslisvs
that she has q male coufederats In New