Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-30
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ne WoMan WliU SOIueH uaiF allt
large, baby blue eyes was pretty, in
deed, and her presence dimmed those
ofthe women near her. Her neck was
white, firm and graceful, and from her
delicate pink ears large diamonds
flashed in tremuous brilliancy.
She evidently knew that she was at
tracing attention, but she welded her
fan in well bred indifference, and every
movement of her hands showed the
scintillalions Of the diamonds Oh her
fingers.
Who is she? That was the question
that dozens Of club men and society
followers asked one another as they
levelled their glasses at the stunning
creature. Who was she? For Of all
the women gathered in Monday night
carnival Of beauty, brilliancy and melo-
dy in the Metropolitan Opera House,
this woman with the golden hair and
baby blue eyes stood out in meteoric
blaze against the others.
Inspector Mclaughlin followed the
direction of many glasses and he asked
himself the question. He looked at
her long and intently, but he could not
fix the face in his memory, yet he had
it somewhere. He mused for while
and suddenly started. "Ah," said he
under his breath. 1T is. she, sure,
enough
hen he motioned to a handsome man
in evening dress. 1t was detective
sergeant Armstrong. There were a
few words of instruction and the in
spector left the house.
Detective Armstrong tiptoed down
the aisle leading to the row in which
the golden haired woman was seated.
He touched her on the shoulder, which,
however, is hardly good form at grand
opera. but bowed very politely. The
woman looked shocked and surprised.
The detective spoke 50 low that no one
uear could hear him. The woman bit
her lips and finally said, why GER
taiuly =
She smiled, too, as she walked up
the aisle with the handsome detective.
they made IL fine looking couple.
Half Of the audience craned their nccks
to divine the cause OF the unusual pro-
ceedings.
There was cab in waiting outside
with Inspector Mclaughlin in it. The
woman was also induced to enter and
the vehicle was driven away TO Null
berry street, where she was ushered
into the private office Of the detective
bureau.
The rest of her attire was seen to be
in keeping with her diamonds and
gorgeous fan. Her dress was OF deli
cate point lace and her feet were en-.
cased in satin slippers. She displayed
no emotion, although evincing seem
ing disappointment that her evening
was so unpleasantly terminated.
"You might have let me hear the
opera out" she said half petuantly.
1t was with some reluctance that sh G
admitted that she was a dressmaker,
but in order to hold out against big
odds she was obliged to give some ac-
count of herself. Her address was stol-
idy refused and she declined to state
:or whom she acted in the capacity OF a
trades lady. Her name she gave as
Annie Smith and her age as thlrty-tWo
years.
Papers on file at Police Headquar-
ters Show that the lady with the gold
en- hair is "Dolly" Reynolds, alias
Alice Coady, whose operations so far as
known have been confined TO cities
across the water.
She first came into prominence as a
''crook" in London, where in company
with Alonzo Hem, better known as
Dutch Alonzo," George Williams,
nicknamed The Diamond Swallow
err" Ella Roberts and Frank Irvine,
she is said TO have robbed the jewelry
store of Robert Alfred Wright, OF
Cheapside, Of diamond brooch worth
$3.50.
Hem, Williams and Irvine served
five years apiece and the two females
eighteen months each in the Worm
wood Scrubbs. Ella Roberts was re-
leased, but ten days afterward she was
arrested for stealing a brooch valued at
$50, She is now serving five years for
it.
What record "Dolly" Reynolds has
made for herself since is not known by
the police of this city She was taken
as suspicious character, and her pres
ence at the Opera House made the In
spector believe she was there to ply her
business.
In Jefferson Market Tuesday Justice
Martin concluded TO hold her so that
detectives may investigate TO find
whether she is wanted for work ,
here or in the viciuity.-N. ]. Herald
IMrupESr NEGRo.-on Monday night last
as the northbouud train reached the Rich
mond and Danville depot, negro passenger
went into the restaurant. and seating himsel