The Washington times., 1895-03-15
First Precinct Policemen Place a
Pretty Girl Under Arrest.
MAI. NOOLEY HER BENEFACTOR
She Left Her Mother and He Rented Fur
nished Room for Her Use-Her Sad Con-
to Go Even to the Workhouse in Order
to Enable Her to Become Better Girl.

Edna Hutton, seventeen years Of age,
night in witness room in charge of Matron
Lewis, of the Twelfth street police sta
ton. Edna was arrested for her widowed
mother about O'Clock last night by Sergt.
Moore, Precinct Detective Helan, and
Policeman McCort, of the First precinct.
She was found in a house where furnished
rooms are rented, on f street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets northwest.
The young girls arrest was brought
about by a letter received By Humane Of
ficer Wilson, at police headquarters,
several days ago from her mother, who
of Chester, S. c. She Informed Mr.. Wilson
that she supposed some man was keeping
her daughter and that she was leading an
immoral life.
GENERAL ALARM SENT OUT.
Immediately upon receipt of this in
formation Officer Wilson sent out gen
eral alarm to all the police precincts,
and search was made for her. She was
cleverly located last mig bit by Sergt,
Moore, Detective Helan and Policeman
McCort, and to-day she will either be
sent To the House of Mercy or returned
under guard to her distracted mother
in South Carolina.
The story of Edna Hutton's downfall
her poor broken-hearted mother and in
sane father forms pitiful and
pathetic chapter Five years
ago, when she was yet In short
frocks and barely twelve years of age,
Edna was sent to the Home of the Good
Shepherd in this city by her parents, ow-
ing to her waywardness.
She remained in that institution about
one year, when upon her promise to lead
a pure life her mother secured the girls
release AT that time Mr.. Hutton, the
girls father, was clerk in the Patent
Office Soon therea after he lost his
government position, and became con-
ductor on the Metropolitan street railroad.
1t was not long afterward that his mind
commenced to fail him, and he was sent to
St Elizabeth's Insane Asylum.
BLOSSOMED INTO W0MANHOOD.
After his incarceration in st. Eliza
beth's the mother, with Edna and the other
children, moved to Chester, s. c., where
she had Eriends, aKd up to three months
| ago Edna was there with her as helpmeet
and counsel. She had, however, blossomed
| into bewitching young womanhood, and
! grew tired of the monotony of life in small
| place like Chester.
She received letters from her girl friends
! in Washington and pined to be once more
! in the big city.
| In addition to letters from her girl
| friends, Edna, it is said, also received
| missives from a young man here, when
! offered strong inducements for her TO re-
| turn to Washington. She urged her mother
| to let her come to this city on the plea
| that she was to get d good position inn
mediately upon her arrival. The mother
/ finally consented and Edna came. This
| was three months ago.
Upon her arrival, she sought out, SO it
| is said, Major George Wooley, fifty years
of age, formerly of the Pension Office, but
| who has laterly been doing some writing
for a Southern member of Congress. The
major was also a Grand Army man, and
took deep interest in his ward, particu-
larly as she was the orphan of brother
veteran and G A. r. man, who was hope
lessly insane. He gave Edna employment
as an amanuensis, and engaged a room for
| her at the house on Il street, payrlng all heT
expenses in advance.
THEY CALLED ON EDNA.
Major Wooley was stopping at Gatto's
| hotel, at Eighth and E streets northwest,
| but found il more pleasant to do his writing
in Ednas room, where he was constant
visitor. His son, George Wooley, jr.. also
frequently called. AT Edna's room and
in the station house last night she admitted
by her downcast look and bushes when
asked about him, that she was in love with
the young man. To one of the policemen,
too, Major Wooley stated that Edna was
| his sons bride ELECT.
When the officers went TO the young
woman's room last night to take her into
custody, the major was there, and prob
ably was about to burn some midnight
oil in doing clerical work for the Southern
Congressman with her assistance. he eX-
planned to the police that his room at the
Hotel Cato was cold and cheerless, and
for that reason he sought that of Miss
Edna.
When seen at the police station Edna
Hutton presented a picture of feminine
beauty Her golden hair is fluffy and
fringes fair face. delicately tinted with
red, while in form she is slender and grace
full. Her eyes are large, blue, and expires
sive, and she was attired in fashionable
gown and cape, from beneath whichpeeped