The Washington times., 1895-03-24

With the stately air OF queen, Mary
Delaney, the suspected incendiary, STROBE
into the police court yesterday morn
ing. She smiled pleasantly at Bailiffs
Kendig and Cole, and was given q seat
in the corridor near the cage for female
prisoners.
''What horrid place this is," she
said to the cage officer, Patrick Madi-
gan, as ne was IoIming the motley pro-
cession of vags, drunks, disorderlies and
suspects, of every color, size, condition and
nationality, to be taken into the dock Of
Judge Kimball's court.
She was particularly interested in a
very black young man who was singing
1.-THE Sidewalks of New York." and re-
marked:
''What splendid basso voice he has"
SHE TALKED DIsCONNECTEDLY.
She still maintained her innocence and
talked disconnectedly about concerts and
entertainments.
Soon after Miss Delaney's appearance in
the police court building, Detective Joe
Carter went before Warrant Clerk Wash
burn and had issued warrant charging
her with arson, in setting fire to st.
Dominic's and st. Patnck's Churches.
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney then
went over the case with the detectives, and
decided to postpone the hearing until next
Wednesday. Bond was fixed at $4,000,
but Miss Delaney was unable to procure a
surety forever a much smaller amount than
that named
Miss Delaney shows in conversa ton
her weakness on religious subjects, and
while referring 20 the time she attended
st. Paul's Catholic Church In Milwaukee
SAID: The folks out there used TO call
me a religious crank and fanatic"
The police believe Miss Delaney is re-
iigious crank of the dangeous sort, and
Prosecutor Mullowney has decided to have
her mental condition examined into be-
fore she is bought to court on Wednesday
morning. Speaking OF her alleged incar-
ceratIon in a Milwaukee madhouse, she
said:
II was never really crazy, but I did
suffer from bead trouble, caused by an
attack of fever"
shortly after the noon whistle had
blown Miss Delaney heard the cry:
The Maria's come
THEY SAW HER DEPART.
Then she was placed in linewith the varie-
gated culprits and marched down past the
dungeons and out TO the sidewalk, where
the prison van was standing. A large
crowd OF curious people had assembled
to see 1.-The mysterious woman I'm black"
and there was an animated buzz as she
passed into the vehicle with the line of
handcuffed couvicts.
Less than an hour later Miss Delaney
passed into the grim old JAN and the great
doors creaked as they were closed by
Capt. Crooker. the turnkey.
Miss Delaney has developed an abnormal
appetite since her arrest, and almost as
soon as she arrived at The Jel che asked
If dinner was ready. She was informed
that o'clock was the Official Hner hour,
and mace the best of il until she was
tatoes and soup.
After she had been assigned TO cell
in the female department, Miss Delaney
strenuonsy objected TO having The iron
barred door locked
There Is no danger OF me escaping
from here" she SAID Il am not a bird,
and only bird could get out Of this
structure"
Detectives Carter and GalIaher are not
idle while Miss Delaney is awaiting a
hearing. They are collecting evidence
against ber and putting it together, link
by link, until strong chain shall have
been encircled about her They have Sc
cured the names OF several additional wit
nesses. and should she be adjudged sane.
they believe the evidence in hand is suf-
ficient to convict her