The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-20
Pair Of social Parasites with sso,er

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Dolly Agnsw an. her mack. RiTsy Wood
ward. were arrested in bed IN tire MYRTLE
house. corner % Third ard Cherry st-es-s
yesterday Ene-nlng by Officer Sam Corhe,r
On search warrant issued on the corr
plant % Kitty Thompson. who charges
that Dciiy and her mar rchhas h@~ ~
over sis worth Of clothing al wHkesorl.
Kitty accompanied the Officer. and on
Dolly raising up IN bed she SAID:
why. she has on one OF nay night
gowns"
Dolly admitted the soft Impeachment.
ard said.
That's right It's yours an. alone
10 hlArsle. I've gct su your things Billy
here had nothing 20 do with Il. Take ms.
but let him 20 free
For answer Sam ordered both 90 s.ree
up and dress and come along and said
II In tone that Isft 10 room for further
argument
While the lady" was making her .os,s,
CoFhett busted himself searching the room
for the stolen goods lie had no Diligently
IN locating many OF the articles that Ktrfy
had lost. ali Of which she Identified. Tire
lot was short. however. bat Dolly Insisted
that IL was all she had. Al this poin. The
woman OF the house told the officer sh4re
was box ii an adjoining room claimed
by the man and woman This was found
10 contain an additional iot OF the missing
goods. Mere were wanted, however. hu.
Dolly denied having any more The faup-
dry was suggested and both admitted
having linen In the hands of the wash
woman. These were secured by the OFF,
Ger. and with his big bundle OF dry ana
wet clothes and with Kitty bringing ur,
the rear. he marched his rwo prisoners 10
the station near by.
At the station Dolly gave her age as y
She Is tall. rather good looking OF dark
complexion, black hair and eyes. with a
rather prominent nose.
Billy Woodward il typical mack. tall.
dark. wearing a black mussache and gen
orally good looking. On him was found a
large Russia leather wallet. black outside
and white inside, with the following writ
ten with Ink on the inside:
Feb. =, ISIS.
Chas. A. Mason.
Los Angeles,
Calf.
Chas. A. Mason,
Bethel.
Me,
Christmas. 1886
Return 20 y So Spring.
Los Angeles.
Calf.
On the woman were found three pawn
tickets. covering articles which Kitty al
ieges were stolen from other women Two
tickets are from Tacoma pawn brokers
ana one from Seattle. The two first are
dated December and g. and cover a ring
and pin: the third is for dress pattern.
which Kitty says was twelve yards OF
velvet stolen by Dolly from Mrs. Sicker-
man al Wilkeson. The two prisoners were
locked up awaiting the arrival OF an off,
Ger from Pierce county.
The story as told by Kitty is interest
ing, representing Dolly 10 be most un-
grateful woman and a common thief
having robbed every person with whom
she was brought I'm contact. Kitty was
In Niikeson about six weeks ago and oc-
cupied "a room at George Borone's On
leaving there about three weeks ago she
left her trunk full of clothes and went TO
Tacoma. Dolly ard Billy came to Wilke-
son and occupied the same room in which
stood Kitty's trunk. II was an easy mat
ter TO pick the lock and empty the trunk
Both then came TO Seattle and took up
quarters at the Myrtle Kitty returned 10
Wilkeson last Saturday and at once dis
covered her loss. From inquiries made
she located the thieves and followed them
here. Last Monday she found out where
they were rooming and, securing the
search warrant, lad the.arrest and search
made.
Billy Woodward also has a history
Kitty says that he left wife Ia Port
land and skipped out with Dolly, both
going to Tacoma. There the injured wife
followed them, but Billy got wind of 1t
and escaped 10 Wiikeson, while Dolly re-
manned to face the wife. The latter Sc
cured a warrant for the arrest OF the two
on the charge OF adultery and had Dolly
jailed for two days. at the end OF which,
she would not divulge Biliy's where
abouts. and as the law for adultery is not
binding in this state. Dolly had 10 be re-
leased, and there that matter rests for the
present.
When Dolly got out of Jail i'm Tacoma
Edith Thornton. former friend OF hers.
took her 10 her house. clothed. fed and
housed her and gave her money 10 leave
with. In return Dolly is said TO have
robbed her OF a toilet set. her chili's
dress and other trinkets These articles
were found yesterday among the things
captured by Corbett.
Among other victims OF Doliys dexter
ity Is Kitty Hedges. of Wiikeson. who
mourns the loss Of a big black silk hand
kerchief. This also was found yesterday.
a white muifier, the property OF Frank
Spear. a fiddler at Borene's. is also one OF
her trophies. 4 lot of fine underclothes
were taken by her from George Borene.
and among other things found In her pos
session but unidentified are a lot of fine
baby clothes. She Is said to have Dor
rowed money from almost every woman
she was with, none OF which has ever
been returned.
Woodward is said TO be gun man."
hut Officer Corbett failed 10 find any gun
on him or in the rooom yesterday. Kitty
said that when she was at Wfikeson Billy
acted strangely, Disgusting himself IN
different manner almost every evening.
and going out 10 the depot. She says che
is no good" and has been living OF the
woman ever since the two left Portland.
Chief Of Police u. o. Smith. OF Tacoma.
telephoned over 20 Chief Rogers last ev
ening that he would send an officer for the
two prisoners.