The Washington times., 1895-03-30
Detective Told How Miss Della
ney Was Captured.
FERRETED OUT By THE TINES
The Church Burner Is Held to Be Insane by
Judge Miller and She Will Be Confined
Mr.. Mullowney Showed That the Oil
Can Gould Be Concealed in Her Satchsl.
Her Mind Evidently Clouied By Troubla

In he case o. Miss Mary Delaney,
charged with attempting to burn st. Dom
inic's and st. PatrIck's Catholic Churches
last Thursday, Judge Miller decided yes
terday that the defendant was not in a
mental condition to be held responsible
for her acts, If guilty and certified her
to the Secretary OF the Interior as an in
sane person. She will, therefore, be
placed in some institution where she can
receive proper medical treatment.
An oil can which was found by the jani-
tor of st. Patrick's in or near the church,
and the satchel which figured in the pre-
vious hearing, were produced in court. Mr..
Mullowney showed the court that the
can could be carried in the satcheI Ell
tirely concealed.
Miss Delaney repeated her former state.
ments in regard to the manager OF Carroll
Hall, and denied that she had made use
of any threats TO use coal oil s~nen the
trouble at Grand Army Hall began
Detective Carter was next placed on the
stand, and was cross-examined by Mr. T.
A. Lambert, for the defendant, in regard
to the arrest Of Miss Delaney. He stated
that he was not armed with q warrant,
aud explained the manner and time Of the
arrest.
Upon what information did you pro-
ceed, Mr.. Carter" asked Mr.. Lambert.
Mr.. Carter replied that he and Mr.. Gala
her Were detailed on the case, and received
their rinformationfr from Mr. German, ofpolice
headquarters. They were told by him that
the prisoner answered the description of the
woman. he said reporter told him where
the woman could be found.
How did he claim TO know" asked Mr..
Lambert.
CREDIT GIVEN THE TINES
We'll, III tell you the whole story if you
are so anxious to know, !" broke III Afr Carter.
"A man named Monroe, who is in the habit
of dropping into the detective office in the
evenings to read the papers, happened to be
there Thursday night when a gentleman
came in and asked 10 see the Inspector. Mr..
HoliDberger being out, he told Mr.. German
about Miss Delaney's actions at q. A. K.
Hall, and stated that he thought She might
be the woman who set fire to the churches.
Mr. Monroe overheard and evidently gavethe
information to a reporter, who worked the
matter up"
WHO was the reporter asked Mr. Lam
bert.
'Mr. Walter Mitchell, of the Washington
Times"
Mr. Carter then said that Mr.. Mitchell
came TO hishouse in a cab about three o clock
Friday morning, accompanied by Detective
Gallaher, and told him that after several
hours of hard work The Times had located
Miss Delaney at the Elsmere. Monroe was
also with them and the detective told Mon
roe that he had better go home to bed. Mon
roe, however, who up TO this time had not
known OF the whereabouts Of Miss Delaney,
got on the box and accompanied them to the
Elsmere where the detectives waited until
morning and then made the arrest. The
reporte rstated that he kept Monroe withhim
TO prevent the story from leaking out, as,
while Monroe did not know where the woman
wa slocated, he did know hername.
DR. Shute, physician at the jail, testified
that had examined Miss Delaney and had
come TO the conclusion that she had liked
defuSiun that she was being prosecuted by
Catholic priests She was an exceptionally
bright woman in other respects, but he
thought that in connection with the present
case she was unable TO distinguish between
right and wrong.
Judge Miller said he was satisfied that
the defendant was not in proper mental
condition 10 advise her counsel in the case.
1t was very evident in his mind, he said,
that for some time during the afternoon
on which the fires occurred her mind was
a blank Whether she committed tie Of
fense during that time he could not say.
She was in a strange city, trying 10 do
that which she could not do, as il was
apparent that She had 10 musical talent
and he thought it would be best and proper
that she Should be placed where she could
receive proper care. He would, therefore,
certify to the Secretary of Interior that she
was an insane person.
Miss Delaney VIII he detained at No 6
station-house until the action of the Secre-
tary of the Interior in the matter is known