The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-29
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
JEWELS FLASHED FROM BER
FAIR FINGERS AND EARS
As She Listened to tho Opera. but a
Detective shattered Her Enjoyment
and Broke the Hearts OF Club Men.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The woman with
golden hair and large, baby blue eyes was
pretty, indeed, and her presence dimmed
those of the women near her. Her neck
was white, firm and graceful, and from
her delicate pink ears large diamonds
flashed iii trcmulous br.lliancy.
She evidently knew that shewas attract
ing attention, but she welded her fan In
well bred Indifference, and every move
ment OF her hands showed the scintilla-
tions of the diamonds on her fingers.
Who Is she? That was the question
that dozens of clubmen and society fol-
lowers asked one another as they lew
elled their glasses at the stunning crea-
ture. Who was she? For OF all
the women gathered in Mon
day nights carnival of beauty
brilliancy and melody in the Metropolitan
Opera house, this woman with the golden
hair and baby blue eyes stood out in a
meteoric blaze against the Others.
Inspector Mclaughlin followed the
direction Of many glasses and asked
himself the question. He looked
at her long and intently, but he could
not fix the face in his memory, yet he had
seen it somewhere. He mused for a while
and suddenly started. "Ah!" said he
under his breath. 'It is she, sure enough"
Then he motioned to a handsome man
in evening dress. 1t was Detective Ser
geant Armstrong. There were few words
Of instruction and the inspector left the
house.
Invited Her Outside.
Detective Armstrong tiptoed down the
aisle leading to the row i'm which the
goldon 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 so low that no one
near could hear him. The woman bit her
lips and finally said, "Why, certainly"
She smiled, too, as she walked up the
aisle with the handsome detective. They
made fine looking couple. Half of the
audience craned their necks to divine the
cause of the unusual proceedings.
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 Mulberry street,
where she was ushered into the private
Office of the detective bureau.
The rest of her attire seem to be in
keeping with her diamonds and
gorgeous fan. Her dress was of
delicate point lace and her feet were in
cased in satin slippers. She displayed no
emotion, although evincing seeming dis
appointment that her evening was so un-
pleasantly terminated.
"You might have let me hear the opera
out" she said half petulantly.
1t was with some reluctance that she
admitted that she was a dressmaker, but
in order to hold out against big odds
she was obliged to give some account
of herself. Her address was stolidly re-
fused and she declined to state for whom
she acted in the capacity of tradeslady.
Her name she gave as Annie Smith, and
her age as thirty-two years.
Papers on file at police headquarters
show that the lady with golden hair is
"Dolly" Reynolds, alias Alice ,Coady,
whose operations so far as known have
been confined to cities across the water.
sto.e Diamonds In London.
''crook" in London, where, in company
with Alonzo Hem, better known
as "Dutch Alonzo," George Williams,
nicknamed"TheD Diamond Swallower; ;"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 fiv
years apiece and the two females eighteen
months each in the Wormwood Scrubbs.
Ella Roberts was released, 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 a
suspicious character, and her presence at
the opera house smade the inspector
believe she was there to ply her business.