Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-05
IN STRANGE ATTIRE.
A woman Talks of the Church and
HaFFiSOn.

A woman Talks of the Church and
Harrison.
At half-past O'Clock yesterday even
ing the few people who happened to be
near the corner of Main and
Second streets were very much astonish-
ed by the sudden appearance OF a mask
ed woman dressed in a most fantastic
costume. She halted under the electric
light and proceeded to rig up a tripod
which she was carrying. 1t consisted of
three sticks arranged very much like an
artists easel. Across the front of it was
stretched a large plaid silk handkerchief,
in the center of which smaller blue one
was sewed. On this blue background in
large gilt letters was the inscription
"Pro. ect The Q Church." The tripod ter
minated in a long rod, at the top OF
which was small white cross made of
pasteboard.
Having rigged up the apparatus and
opened the book which she held in her
hand, the strange creature began to
preach. A crowd instantly gathered
about, and in short time had increased
to something very like a mob. The
woman spoke in a low tone, which was
inaudibse at distance of few yards.
Those nearest, however, heard an indis-
tinguishable jargon concerning the church
Cleveland and Harrison and the rights of
men and women.
Several officers who had noticed the
crowd, came to the spot, and one of
them brought her to the station. She
came tripping lightly into the reception
room of that institution laughing behind
her mask as though she had performed
some very amusing feat. On her head
she wore turban made of a material
with large checkered pattern. A long
blue cape was gathered about this hang
ing down to her shoulders in Egyptian
style. A mask of white tarletan hid her
face. holes being cut for the eyes, nose
and mouth. Over her clothes she had
put on a robe of red, white and blue ma
terials fastened togeth er in the most fam
tastic pattern. One by one as the officers
came up to look at her they started back
and said, "What is it?"
She was conducted into the office,
where she had long interview with
the Chief OF Police. She said that
she was recently from Baltimore,
and had been in the city but few days.
She declared, however, that since com
ing here she had been so firmly inn
pressed with sense OF the awful calam-
tiles which would fall upon the Nation in
case Cleveland was re elected that she
had thought best to start out electioneer-
ing for Harrison.
The woman talked very intelligently,
and after she had removed her mask she
showed the features Of a well-bred lady
of 30 to 40 years of age. She persisted
in declaring that the church and other
institutions Of the country would be en-.
dangered by Cleveland's success, and
that something must be done. The
Chief gave her to understand that there
were good and sufficient reasons why she
should not carry on her part of the cam.
paign in that sort Of style; and after she
had removed the more striking features
of her attire she was allowed to go free
She did not give her name, and moth.
| ing is known of the cause which led tc
her peculiar form of insanity. There were
rumors that she had been seen the night
before at the Republican Wigwam, listeR.
| ing to Billy Williams speech, but these
were not confirmed.