Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-13

Russell, the actress, says she would rather be interviewed by Mrs. Tupper than by any other reporter, for she never misrepresents. Mrs. Tupper's own anus ing estimate of the trials and difficulties attendant upon interviewing women is in itself worth quoting. She says:
 Having received an intimation that the lady will grant an interview. one must fortify ones self for delay. disap- pointment and continual torment, for rarely is the interview obtained at the appointed hour. When you have gained an audience, you will wait until patience ceases to be virtue. Then she comes to you with languor, indifference, conde- scension or cordiality, as the mood may be. The successful business woman is a capital subject for the interviewer. She is yet novelty-not a back num- Der, like the actress and the agitator. She is educated, broad, original, daring in her advertising methods and often possesses unique and picturesque per sonality. She has luxurious surround ings, handsome jewels and gowns, and knows all sorts of famous and interest ing persons. She is rich mine to the jealous digger for gossip, and from the
  uses for her daily massage she furnishes invaluable material for the assiduous interviewer"
 In 1890 Mrs. Tupper had an experience which was decidedly sensational and quite as unpleasant. It is well worth recounting. She went to Toronto to visit relatives, and when she reached that city she was placed under arrest on the supposition that she was one Mary Wilson, who was wanted by the Buffalo police for robbing the house of her em- ployer of property valued at $3,OOO. Mrs. Tupper had through ticket, return coupon and various letters and other evidence with her that she was not the person wanted, but the inspector of police of Toronto declined to release her until he heard from Buffalo. Mrs. Tup- per did not answer the description of the thief in many important particulars, but in spite of this, however, she was de- tained two hours before she was allowed to go and treated in an extremely brutal manner. Her own account of the affair is in part as follows:
 What is your nane?'
 Edith Sessions Tupper," answered, with a violent effort. What was the matter with my
 
 You travel under tho name of Mary Wilson, do you not?' he demanded.
 ''No," said. "I do not"
 "You got the check, didn't you:" he asked the detective who had brought mo in.
 "Oh, yes, I've got the check all right enough" he answered.
 'Sho answers the description very we'll" went on Sergeant Reburn. reading dispatch he held in his hand: "'Arrest Mary Wilson. Wanted for stealing goods. About 70, blue eyed, brown haired, ladylike in appearance"
 interrupted him. But I am not Mary Will son. You must see for yourself that am over O, and am by no means slim. am no thief, and if you will send for Dr. -" naming a woman physician who stands at the head of her profession in Canada, and whose house was only few blocks from headquarters, "or Mir. -, prominent business man, "or Mir. " a well known journalist, a member of the staffs of the Toronto Globe and Toronto Saturday Night, any one of them can and will identify me-
 hcemen who believe that the best way to ex- anime person under suspicion is to yell at them. This he proceeded to do.
 Understand me now" he savagely roared, you are a prisoner. You might as well under stand that first as last. You can no more get out of here than can move the stones of this building. The chief of police of Buffalo wires me to arrest the woman presenting check No. son, dressed in @ greenish dress"-
 Well, see, mine is navy blue"
 That's a sort of green" he strapped. Be ndes, here's another message saying you have changed your clothes on the way over"
 'Oh, well,"I said wearily. "I see you are determined that I am the thief, and you will not give me an opportunity to tell you who and what am. wish to prove to you that I am aot Mary Wilson, but Edith Sessions Tupper." Where do you come fromT" he demanded.
 From Panama. N Y-," answered "I left there this morning with my father, who accompanied me to Brocton. From there I came along to Buffalo,"
 Who is your father?''
 Walter L. Sessions. man well known in New York state"
 Have you any business2'
 II am a newspaper correspondent"
 "A newspaper correspondentm with an air of utter disbelief.
 Yes" said determinedly, for I was begin hink to get little courage. 'sYes am well known in Buffalo. If you will wire any of the newspaper ofIices-Thc Express The Courier. The Times, don't care which-any of them will gladly identify me. have worked for The Express Telegraph this Buffalo chief of police to send to The Express and find out who am-"
 Mrs. Tupper was not permitted to communicate with friends. nor did the officers act on the suggestions she made that would prove her identity. Her trunk was searched, and the detective. finding nothing which by the widest stretch of imagination could be termed valuables, restored my keys. To broth CT detectives who had come in and were staring at me as if were some new spe- cies of wild animal I heard him say, sThereia absolutely TseSSisssus aoainst her