Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-21
A FAIR WOMAN.
She Was Found intoxicated in a Low Saloon.
Good Looking, Finely Dressed and Evi-
IDENTIFY IntsIigsnt-Shs Tells COnradici-
DRY StOries--A Puzzle

CLEVELAND, O., December 20.-A
we'll dressed woman OF progressing
appearances was q prisoner at the police
station from last night until this morn
ing. She was found In an intoxicated
state IN a saloon on Center street, and
until night was In no condition 70 tell
much about herself. When she did
talk her stories we're meager>in detail
and contradictory. Sac said to one
that she was from No. 81 Park Place,
| Boston, to another she said she was
J from New York, and st skill another
time she said her home was in Youngs-
town. She claimed to be q travelling
salesWoman for q wholesale grocery
house, but would not say In what city.
She said she had no friends 10 CleVe-
land and that she came to this city the
night OF her arrest. She had no bag
gage and gave no hotel or stopping
place in the city. The mstrons az the
police station say that all they found
upon Der person was change OF under
wear wrapped about her body.
THE POLICE ARE SUSPICIOUS.
Her reticence and her contradictory
stories excited suspicion and she was
subjected TO close questioning by Cap
lain Bradley, Captain Madigan, Judge
LOgue and others. She would say
not q word, however. In Police Court
The was fined 81 and costs, both OF
which were RENTED. She signlhed her
Intention OF telegraphing for money,
but would not let the matron go with
her, She gave the name OF Ellen Smith
nc the station, bot that is not thought
10 be her right name, She left the
station unaecompanied.
A woman, who may be the one above
referred to, Of rather progressing Ap-,
pearance presented herself at the Bethel
Associated Charities Office few days
ago, and asked for temporary shelter.
she said she had come from Boston, and
had no money. She gave Superintendent
RAYMOND her baggage cheek, and he
had her large and we'll filed trunk OBJ
tanned at the Erie depot. The woman
said she had just arrived, bat 1t was
found that the trunk had been 81 the
station since the 10th inst. While en-
gagged ga conversation she suddenly
complained OF being i'll, and Mrs. Sea-
ger and Miss Palmelee, Of the Bethel,
assisted her to retire. They then dis
covered that she was very much under
the influence Of liquor. She
PLEADED WITH THE LADIES
TO replenish her supply OF whisky. In
the meantime, Mrs. Hull telephoned
from the Women's Christian Association
rooms that she had been at that place.
She gave her card 10 Mr.. Raymond, and
IL was found TO bear the name Of Mrs.
L. A. Stevenson. as representative Of sn
art firm In New York, with Offices In
the World building.
Tuesday night she disappeared sud-
denly, and some Of the police were re-
ouested to look for her, as IL was feared
she would come to grief. They could
not fad her, but she appeared at the
Bethel yesterday morning. She Is a
sort of puzzle to the Bethel people, as
her actions do not at all correspond
with her personal appearance, nor with
her clothing, which is all Of very good
material and make. She is said to have
IN her possession some of the stationery
OF the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, and the officers Of that associa-
tion are afraid she will not make proper
nse Of it. She was ct the Bethel again
last evening, and had arranged TO re-
main all night. She is apparently about
thirty-hVe years old.