Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

Miss Dulaney.
statement that, in her opinion church peo-
pie have not aided her as they should, and
that they ought to be punished for their
neglect. She is woman with a griev-
ance," about which she wishes to talk all
the time. and says that her enemies are in
league to annoy her and make her life one
long series of trials and fluctuations.
When the first story got out yesterday
afternoon to the effect that attempts had
been made to burn Catholic churches in the
city one theory was started to the effect
that it was the work of enemies outside of
the church, and while the affair was I'M
fortunate enough, as 1t was, there are
plenty people who are glad that the matter
has been sifted SO quickly.
Thinks She is II Singer.
Miss Delaney, according to her own
story, has been in Washington for about
three months past, and during that time
has lived at number of different board
ins houses and hotels, each one of which
she was compelled to leave, 1t is said, on
account of non-payment of board bills.
She has been taken with the idea that she
is marvellous singer. and has organized
a number of different musical entertain
ments since she has been in the city, all
of which were disastrous failures from
fiji ancjal point Of view, and also from an
artistic point of vfew so far as she was
concerned. People who have known her
during her stay here say that she has alb
solutely no voice at all, and even less
knowledge of music. They do not think
she could sing even If she were hypnotiZed.
She talks volubly about her past life and
experiences. and now that she is behind
the bars Is only too willing to talk about
her grievances to any one who will listen
to her.
Detective Work.
The arrest of Miss Delaney was a clever
piece of detective. work, and was made by
Detectives Carter and Gallagher. Yester
detectives were notified of the incendiary
attempts, and were directed to use every
effort to apprehend the guilty party. a
number of circumstances pointed to the
possibility of the Milwaukee woman being
the one who was wanted, and the detec-
tives, knowing that she answered the de-
scription of the woman who was seen at
St. Dominic's yesterday morning, devoted
their attention to locating her. When Miss
Delaney first came to Washington she
went to a small boarding house, and, after
trip to Hampton, Va, where she gave
musical and literary entertainment was
asked to leave because she had not paid
Ter bill. While there Miss Delaney bought
sewing machine and tried to get work
as seamStreSS, but in this she failed, and
rear before the Washington public as
song bird. She went from this boarding
house to the National Hotel. then to
Wormleys, to Pages, to the Randall to
8,
where she had been staying for some days
past, and where she was put under arrest
at an early hour this morning. She left, it
is said, unpaid accounts at each stopping
place, and her trunk is still held at the
National Hotel.
Concerts That Failed.
Miss Delaney attracted some little atten-
ton to herself about month ago in an ef-
fort to give a concert on Washington's
he
Hall, but finding that she would have to
make cash deposit threw up the contract
and took the hall at Carroll Institute for
an afternoon performance. She interested
several musical and literary people, who
agreed to assist her on the promise of the
payment of a handsome sum. The enter
tainment was a complete fzzle, and it is
said that only one ticket was actually sold.
Advertisements for the entertainment were
inserted in the daily papers, and the adj
vertising bills, it is stated, were never liqui-
dated.
all the time, Miss Delaney at once set about
organizing another entertainment of the
same sort, which was to have been held at
Grand Army Hall Wednesday evening. Miss
Delaney says she Is the daughter of an old
soldier and thought that it was only proper
that she should be "patronized" by the
veterans of Washington. She was unable
to pay anything for the hall, and the enter
tainment was Indefinitely postponed. Mr.
Israel w. Stone of the G. A r. was present
that evening, and it is said that when she
was informed that the entertainment could
not take place she made quite a scene, and
stated that in her opinion kerosene and
matches would furnish the proper treat
ment for people who would treat a defense
less woman in such a manner. This and
number of other incidents of the sort were
in the knowledge of the police, which con-
WINGED them that If they could only lay
their hands on the woman of the concert
they would have the woman of the church
fires.
Suspicious Circumstances.
Yesterday afternoon a woman went to
Woodward & Lothrop's on two occasions
to see about dress skirts and some other
articles of womans clothing. The woman
attracted considerable attention from the
clerks because she smelled SO strongly of