The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-26

Plumase All at Once-She was Appre-
hended over Glass of Gin and Sugar
at the Stock Yards When the Fiat of
her Name Could Not Conjur Up Any
More Spirits-Her Beauty was All a
Myth and She Chews snuff-she was a
Perry Farmer.
Queen Catharine of Texas is reposing
peacefully in the county jail.
The royal Kate is the self same wom-
an whose doings in Wichita during the
two first days of the week just closed
were heretofore chronicled in these
columns
She came to town a week ago this
morning and represented TO the hack
drivers and others that she was a Tex
as cattle queen who proceeded train
of stock to Wichita by a few hours.
On the strength of this they gave her
the freedom Of the city and she literally
rewarded them with checks on the
Fourth National bank where she had no
money at that time but said she would
have boobies of il in a few days when
her cattle would be sold. She not only
hypnotized the hackmen with her dash
ing signature but she also found ele-
giant subjects among the restaurant
keepers and liquor men.
She was a queen and why was il that
she did not have the right TO issue
money. It was all very well in its way
but when the paper was presented at
the Fourth National bank her victims
found that the parity of her currency
stood a. the ratio Of Is to 0, with the gold
silver and greenbacks of Uncle Sam.
From this moment on the star OF
Queen kittys fortune began to fade
and she went from the brilliancy of the
oyster parlor where the champaign fiz-
Zed and her smiles ratified the glasses,
down TO the dark resorts of Fourth
1Nenue, where as a southern woman she
Ssded hospitality from a cOlored dame
who, at one time, might have been a
subject Of her royal sire's plantation.
1t is not clear whether she was cOmpelf-
ed TO go there to seek charity or shelter
or whether she went there to escape the
wrath of half a dozen hack drivers who
were the dUDes of her pretensiOnS or
the victims Of her base currency.
At any rate when she left the corner
Of Fourth avenue and Kellogg her hos
tess was minus a silk dress and there
WAS great sorrow in that home. The
theft was reported at the police station
and ever since then Officer Forby and
Haines have been on her trail
Being professional cattle queen she
drifted up towards the stock yards
yesterday and after taking a visible
supply of gin and sugar there she be
came laxative first and then cOmmu-
NEGATIVE The result was that she eX-
posed her graft and the police were
notified. They brought her to the sta
ton at 9 o'clock
1t soon became known that the Off
GERS had gone after the noted cattle
queen and the result was that a miscel-
aneous assortment of individuals await
ed her coming a reporter for the Eagle
was on the ground, with the rest, ready
to observe her royal frown as she was
led in before the recording angel. e,
MIR. John Fisher.
Everybody had drawn a picture of the
queen IN their minds eye and, Of course,
she was d majestic and beautiful crea-
ture, something like the picture of Cleo
pat,a on the bill boards. Great Scott!
how dreams vanish. Instead of walk
ing into the station with a majestic
stride she came in with a waning jag
and instead Of being tall and stately she
was short and thick.
She was topped out with a face that
would stop an alarm clock, and, hOr-
TOR or horrors, she was chewing snuff.
The little stick stuck out between her
lips and the brown little blossom
streaked out of the corners Of her am
pie mouth.
Forby and Haines had to make an
affidavit that she was the queen before
John Fisher would receive her as a
prisoner.
Il guess I can take off my hood now"
she said. 4 don't suppose 1 will be out
in the cold air anymore for some time. -
I guess not" said John Fisher.
VIII you get me a cup of coffee p
Observation-Disclosures talits sspi
she said as she tossed a half dollar with
royal recklessness to the policeman.
A boy was sent for and she command
ed him with inlperiOus voice to get her
a cup OF coffee and to keep ten cents for
himself
She then settled down in her chair
and submitted herself TO the reporter
for an interview.
From what could be learned she ruled
over a quarter section of land near
Perry, Oklahoma. until recently when
she was dethroned 10y an usurper in the
shape Of confession. There was a COM
promise and she got few hundred dol
lars of indemnity for her improvements.
When she lost the power of a SOW
ereign squatter she went out into the
world TO live by her wits and she has
left a trail of sorrow all the way from
Perry to Wichita. She claims 10 be
innocent OF every charge brought
against her and that she is a woman Of
superior character. 4 can refer you to
the best men of Kansas and Oklahoma
10 prove this" she said. not for publ
cation. but as an evidence of good
faith" and so she did.
When she had warmed up nicely the
colored woman down on Fourth avenue
arrived and Identified the robe the queen
was wearing as the one that was stolen
from her.
just then John Fisher met the trial
of his life The chief appointed him
chamberlain 10 her royal highness, and
he had the unpleasant duty TO perform
of stripping her of her dress and re-
turning il 10 the COlored woman. He
did his work well. but he had no dress
handy 10 give The woman 10 replace IT,.
He finally rustled around and got one.
To be sure IL was A size or two 100
small but il was better than no dress at
all. She was then taken 10 the county
jail.
GIVES HIS Full VIEWS
II. W. Levy is Interviewed by a II. Louis
PaDer CONCERNING CriT,nle creek