The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-04
SHE LIKED cigarettes
And Enjoyed a Filtration as
Much as Anybody.
THAT FEMALE DEFAULTER
Who Ran Away with slxty-flvc Hun.
drcd Dollars of Government
Moncy-The Missing Lady"
Deputy Isevcnuc Collector.

HARRrsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 3.-The talk Of
the town to-day has been the embezzle-
ment of Government funds which caused
the flight Of Miss BoIetta X. Hnge, for
many years in charge Of the collecting
department of internal revenue in this
city. AS the young lady visited rela.
tiVes in Norway several years since, ii is
believed that she is now on the ocean
making her escape totEuropc. Miss
Hage was always known as adventurous
and had the reputation OF being less re-
served than the weaker sex generally is.
She was n little disposed to T.. filtration
with men TO whom she took fancy,
and created opportunities to enable her
to indulge her cOnvivial tastes. She be.
lieved in having ms good time as the
men, and in many oi her ways reminded
one OF a representative OF the male sex.
She did not think IL repugnance to good
manners to indulge in the smok.
ing OF cigarette. She had but few
associates, but those to whom she took
kindly were royalty treated by her. The
government position which enabled her
to appropriate public moneys she has
held for many years, and the clerical
duties pertaining TO it We're skillfully
performed. She was naturally and by
education bright and executed remarka.
bly, fine penmanship. Her brother,
highly respected young man, was for q
number 0i years assessor, OF internal
revenue ut this point, and she assisted
him in performing the duties of the
position. He was removed 10 give place
10 n Democrat, but she was permitted TO
retain her place, principally because she
was u woman. She took no part in
politics except to make bet at the last
election Of u box OF good cigars against
several bottles OF wine with gentleman
that Cleveland would be elected. In
making this wager she bet against her
political iavorite, but remarked at the
time that she would be willing to lose II
Harrison were chosen, and she prompt
ly ordered and paid for the cigars
which she lost, 1t is supposed by
her friends that her extrava.
CANT and convivial habits led
her to speculate In margins, 10 which,
owing TO general failure, the embezzle-
ment Of $500, to which she has con-
frssed, is due. After Clevelands cleo
tion she sought and obtained, through
the assistance OF her brother, us security !
two Democratic brewers OF this city,
with her brother. These bondsmen
Henry Fink and George Boehne) made
good the loss sustained by the Govern
ment. Mr.. Hage, not being prepared to
pay his share, took judgment on his
property consisting OF a good house.
The young woman's brother says he
never had the least suspicion OF her dis
honesty. A short time ago he loaned
her $3.50 and she paid him back with
money she stated she received from Nor
way. This story, in the light OF her dis
appearance and the discovery OF her
he does not believe. In
the letter she wrote from Philadelphia
her crime, she asked him TO
see young lady with whom she had
associated and she would give him u
sufficient amount OF money to Compen-
safe the Government for its loss. This
lady is worth about $4,000, but the
brother considered this request moon
shine and paid no attention 10 il.