Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-10

Most of His Life In Skirts, Has Been on
 the Stage as a soubrette and Was Locked
 Up Once For Wearing Mems Clothes.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-Detective Mo Ginty of the Central park police force while patrolling the Ramble last even- ing about o'clock, noticed a well dressed woman acting suspiciously. She carried a satchel in her hand and paced anxiously up and down the walk.
 She wore stylish silk skirt of a slate color, with polka dot silk waist and tan shoes. becoming sailor hat surmounted her black curly hair She was pretty and well formed. McGinty sauntered up to her and passed some remark about the weather. She smiled and answered him. Htr voice was rich and musical. Then they fell into conversation, during which the detective asked her what she was do. ing in the park.
 Surely not to be catechised by stran- gers, she said, with laugh. She never, theless told him that she was Estelle Law renee and lived at 551 Third avenue, with her mother.
 For park policeman Detective McGin. ty is very suspicious man. When he told Miss Lawrence that she would have to ac- company him to the arsenal, she nearly tainted. Then she protested with flashing cycS, DuU JuSO t1lG SStilc Before Sympathetic Sergeant. When arraisned before Sergeant Hodg ins, she declared her arrest an outrage and made such q fearful picture that the ser geant seemed touched.
 Hodgins is . gallant man. The distress of Miss Lawrence was so genuine that he was about thinking that McGinty must have made a blunder He scratched his head in perplexity. Then the detective stepped up beside him and whispered in | his ear.
 The sergoants face frightened. My l dear miss, " he said suavely, "I am pained | to put you to any inconvenience. can appreciate your anxiety about your moth CT, who will be awaiting your home com ing tonight. Go with the detective, and he will do the best to get you out of your un- l pleasant dilemma"
 Miss Lawrence, smiling through hel tears, said, "Oh, that's so sweet of you!' and followed McGinty out of the station. He led her over to Lexington avenue, and | between Sixty-sixth and Sixty seventh streets entered a building It was the | Mount Sinai hospital.
 Sergeant HodgiHs was meditatively bit ing the end of a penholder when the de- 1 tective and Miss Lawrence returned after l about an hour. The detective looked tri- I to his shrinking prisoner, said gruffly:
 ''Now, tell the sergeant the whole busi- ness"
 She hesitated a moment, and then, nerv- ing herself, said firmly:
 My right name is Reginald Culton. ] ! am 21 years old and live at 551 Third ave, nue. was born in Nova Scotia and uI to my eighteenth year wore girls clothes ] I associated mostly with women, cultivat Zl l~.,.. they did. 1 then came to New York and discarded female attire. From here went to Hartford, where I was taken for q woman by a policeman and arrested foI maSquerading iii male attire AfterwarC l went to Boston, where 1 resumed skirts and passed under the name of >Estelle An gel.
 Lady's Maid For Three Years.
 II applied at an office for situation and was taken into the employ of Mrs Henry Paul of Newton Heights as lady'l maid For three years held the position They knew me as Estelle Dare. A quarre arose over some trivial matter and left
 Subsequently I got several small posi- tiOns on the stage under the names of Vio let Dell and Violet Beacon. did not Hkt this sort of work and got out. While or the stage used to act as a soubrette, sing popular ballads and occasionally dance.
 A couple of days ago went to Odeli! intelligence office, in Forty second street this city, and was recommended to a posi-
 tion at Mountaindale, N. Y, as a cham
 bermaid The air did not agree with me and left Wednesday and returned to thi city. For the last two days have bee1 spending my time in the park Sergeant Hodgins listened to the stor! with amaZement. In the satchel Cultol carried q quantity of perfume, powder powder rags cosmetics, soap, toothbrush and other articles. He was locked up ant was arraigned in the Yorkville court thi. morning.
 Seven Bodies Recovered.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Further work or
 the collapsed eight story building at We; Third street and West Broadway, while i did nothing to throw light on the cause O the disaster, added new horrors to tn scene by revealing the mangled bodies 0