The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-20

pr. Minnie Curtis is at the Woman's
Christian Temperance union home oil
South Market street.
The good women OF the home and some
of the ministers are II quandary concern
ing what disposition 10 make OF her or
how to treat her according to her rank
and standing in social life. They don I
know whether sic IS al adventures or a
real object Of charity. The fact Is 1t Is
nard to tell for DR.. Minnie gives random
account OF herself in simple aud plain
way, though decidedly Inconsistent
She came to Wichita last week and put
up at the Carey hotel on the 80 day plan.
Next day after her arrival she telephoued
for Dr. Purdue to come aud see her. The
doctor did so, thinking she needed medical
treatment She told the doctor that she
was a physician aud a trained nurse aud
wanted tue position OF matron Ii the City
hospital.
The doctor asked her for credentials and
she referred him TO Or. Wheeler of Cana
dian, Hex, who was in the city. DR..
Wheeler was not visited. but later in the
day man presented himself al DR.. Pur-
dues office and announced himself as DIR.
Wheeler 1t was well that he did for there
was nothing about him to Indicate that
( lie was physician but Santa he railroad
/ pass.
DIR. Wheeler said that DR.. Minnie Curtis
| had a good moral character but as 10 her
/ diplomas he knew nothing about them.
! Next day she presented herself in person
/ to DIR. Purdue in his office and seemed to
! be much agitated. She said that ID 3.
! Wheeler had borrowed SIS from her and
returned TO his Texas home. This draft
upon her purse reduced her finances
until she said she was going
to cheaper hotel. Before leaving the
| doctors Office she exhibited Il diamond in
! the palm Of her hands and said she found
il in front of u jewelers. store. The doctor
looked at it aud mechanically pronounced
it very fine indeed.
Tie next heard of her she was at the
| MetropOle, having engaged there under
the 81 day rate. She remained there
about two days when she went broke and
moved over 10 her present quarters, the
! w. c. L. l. home or reading room which
/ is operated on a charity basis.
Yesterday she claimed that she received
"A telegram through the Santa Ee freight
Office that her mother was dying at Kan
| sRs City, aud IL was TO enable her TO 20 ia
the bedside of her parent that the good
people were rustiug around last
night. They did not, however, like
the way the statements dovetailed to-
gether aud she is still in town. She told
them that she Travelled two years for a
! jewelry house and that owing TO the fail
ure of the house she was out OF work. She
! told others that she was dining room
I girl at the Sutherland hotel at Canadian.
. Texas That she lived at Canadian there
! is 10 doubt for in speaking with a repOr-
ter for the EAGLE she seemed 20 he well
acquainted Win promineRt people there
such as Sheriff Tom McGee, Temple
| Houston, Mr. Baker, the well known at
! tOrney, ana District Judge Willis oi
| Mobeetie.
Miss Curtis is young woman about
| "a years old, and is not only compare
| lively good looking but is educate ed. She
! has, however, rather drowsy look. She
/ looks like woman who might use drugs
/ to excess.
! There might be material in her life for q
| clever romance, but there Is also posi-
| bility that she is deserving of sympathy
and hence entitled to the benefit OF the
doubt. Her statements are certainly very
| inconsistent. but that fault is sometimes
! popularity or people who use drugs 10 eX
! cess