Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-07
FEMALE DETECTIVE.
The Only One In the South, AMI
Verv Charming Young Person.

The Only One In the South, an I u
Very Charming Young Person.
Luvena Mabry Is one Of the notable char
acters CT Auanta, Ga, says the New York
Sun.
LuvcnS is flaxen haired, cherry-lippcd
girl OF twenty-five, with u form like Heoe
She enjoys the distinction Of being the only
female detective in the south, and has
history that is as romantic as it has been
adventurous Her father lived in Haral-
son bounty, whore he was dealer in moon
shine whisky. One day Deputy Marshal
Mark Scott appeared on the scene for the
purpose of arr sting the old man, but found
the daughter instead. She gave him such
tongue lashing as no had never received
before. She was brought 10 Atlanta pris-
oner, where she met United States Mar
shall helms, who saw at once that she would
make "a good detective 81 could strike "a
still-house like a hound pup docs slop" sac
said.
The most notable case in which she WAS
engaged was that Of jim Mccoy. Jim had
murdered Deputy-Marshal Kellett and IA
companion The murder was peculiarly
brutal. In recoutrc ton years before
Kellett had wounded Mccoy. Mccoy eX-
tracted the bullet and kept it for ten years
when he sent il whil4ing through keLctcs
heart AS all the mountain people We're his
friends it was found Impossible TO spot him
There was a neighbOr with whose daughter
Mccoy had Illicit relations, and with her
Miss Luvena was intimate. She went there
on visit, and whom she was shown into
her room she quietly slipped out of the
window and into hcr friends room, where
she secreted herself un Ter the bed. About
midnight Mccoy entered and spent the
night. Before leaving he made an engage
mcnt To return next night
Miss Luvena watched the first Opportuni-
~ 20 slip out and into her own room. few
minutes later she appeared at the breakfast
table as though nothing had happened. She
returned TO Atlanta in time to give warning,
and that night the officers arrested Mccoy
at the appointed place.
In order TO carry out her schemes Miss Lu-
vena appears ahead as II fly" young lady,
and thus makes friends. She then gives
the pc nts away TO officers, appearing with
them herself in male garb, % unlike her
self that those who know her could not de
tect her.
on another occasion sic had 10 spot an
illicit distiller in Randolph county, Ala.
She learned that the moOnshiner had
comely daughter. Miss Luvena, therefore,
attired "a a handsome male book eddler,
presented herself at the moonshiners house.
The stranger was all smiles for the young
girl, and soon began making love. Next
day the affair had progressed far enough
for the girl TO take the stranger completely
into her confidence, and she pointed out the
still house. That night the establishment
WAS rallied. and the girl has never since
heard from her lover
in one of my trips into Cherokee, Ca
she said, II made quite a mash on sweet
young lady, and ] am now engaged TO marry
her. Size sends me the sweetest letters t
You ought TO see them. | had TO play the
part of a man up there, and went in male
attire This Young girl took To me at once.
and l could not shake her of. So / just
made love TO her after the most approved
style. We have been corresponding regu-
larry. My greatest difficulty with her is
having the dates for marriage postponed.
She is a sweet young thing, and ! hate 10
break the illusion in which she is 50 happy"