Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-10-28
SHE HAD ADMIRERS
How Beatrice Collins Escaped
from Reading Jail.
OFFICIALS ASSIST ED HER FLIGHT
They Had Become Enamoured of the
Beautiful Oounterfeiter.

The Recent investigation Causes Much
Adverse Criticism-The People Don't
Believe that Anything Will :be Done in
the Matter-Beatrice Known to be In
New York-Detectives on Her Track
READING, Pa, Oct. 29.-There is not even
a little abatement of the intense interest
in the mystery surrounding the sudden
leave-taking from the supposed to-be
county stronghold of the slippery Bea-
trice Collins and "Butler'' John Miller
week ago. Nor is there as yet the
slightest clue as to their whereabouts
1t is not that the outraged public is SO
extremely anxious to have either or both
of them back, but there are at least a
few people who would like to know just
how Sticky they got away.
Much adverse criticism has been heard
OF conducting the investigation in secret,
and, in view of the many repeated in
stances during the past ten years where
wrong-doers in Berks County failed to
get their just deserts, there are few people
who have any hopes of thes matter ever
being thoroughly investigated.
The refusal of Waterman Rhoads to
appear before the committee is but
natural, and it is a mooted question
whether any one can be compelled to
submit to examination. Of course his
refusal was by the advice of his counsel.
1t IS known that Beatrice had goodly
number of male callers during her So
Journ in our midst, and within the past
few days there have been many rumors
connecting her name with those of a
number of well-known and more or less
prominent officials and others. Some of
her jewelry is still in the city, and there
are people who know where to lay their
hands on it. One of the rumors was
that certain parties are greatly exer-
cised over the fact that the police are on
the trail of "Butler" John and thew are
afraid he may be captured and give the
whole snap away.
OF course, Rhoadssis awaiting trial on
the charge of aiding the prisoners to es-
cape, but there are not many who would
bet their last dollar that anything more
than talk will ever come of the whole
thing The people have lost confidence,
and it will require great deal to re-
store it. To hear that the whole bust
ness was cleared up would sound like a
fairy tale.
Beatrice in New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The reward of
$1,000 offered by the authorities of
Reading, Pa, for the arrest of Beatrice
Collins, alias Mrs. Ada Culbertson, alias
Ada Nein, the beautiful young woman
who escaped from d Reading Jail a
few days since, has excited the interest
of the New York detectives, who are
searching high and low for the counter
feiter.
Mrs. Beatrice Collins has been traced
to this city, but the clew to her where
abouts has been lost. The police are
reticent about the case, and it is likely
that they have more information then
they are willing to make public.
1t has been definitely learned that she
boarded the o'clock train at the Read
ing depot, and went to Philadelphia,
alighting in the latter city at Colum bia
avenue. Here she inquired as to the de-
parture of the trains for New York and
boarded one. She is undoubtedly safe
in hiding in this city.