New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-13
WOMEN HELD ON SUSPICION
srHREE ARRESTED BY CAPTAIN DELANEY
ALLEGED TO BE CRIMINALS

csntain Delaney, OF the East Thirty-ffth-st po-
,,,s station yesterday arrested three women. and
Tvs he is sure he has rounded up gang which
- several weeks has found a rich harvest In this
cag.
-,s,aney. Sergeant Raynor Roundsman Jones and
n.,actiyes Walsh Quinlan and O'Rourke. went to
Ms Miller's boarding house at No 212 East Thir-
-,seoond-st. and made tie arrest. The women
,re registered at the East Thirty-hfth-st station
md are: Miss Mabel Ray, alias Mrs James Bell,
las Mrs. J. W. Crouch. twenty-five years old. OF
So ts7 East Ontario-st.. Chicago; Miss Mary Doris.
,vsnty-four years old. OF Evansville Ind. and Miss
Settie Nelson, alias Mrs. Mollie Mcclure, twenty
.,1 years old. Of Memphis. Tenn.
ON the afternoon Of November G. while riding up
,oun in a Fourth-ave. car, Captain Delaney's at
,s,t,on was attracted by the conversation OF the
-bree women arrested, who were already on the
car when he got aboard. He was in citizens
rlothes and they did not recognize him as a police.
nan They were richly gowned and had many
,svels They would not however, have attracted
more than passing notice from ordinary citizen
their low tones with occasional word used only
ny professional thieves, first drew Delaneys at
,sntlon and for the last half Of the ride to Thirty
ss,ond-st he listened 10 what they had to say.
They were talking OF Their great luck in coming
n town Just before the approaching holidays and
ne caught an occasional reference TO certain dia-
-,onds that had found good markets The women
cot of the car and went 10 Mrs. Millers house at
No as East Thirty-second-st.
Delaney followed and them enter with latch
tovs. He watched the house until one OF his men
,sme along and he ordered him 10 remain on
.uard until relieved. Detectives were sent TO
watch the house front and rear, and a constant
surveillance was maintained until the arrests were
made Yesterday. The women only came out OF the
house on the night of November 6. and two Of them
only were seen.
The three women were in bed when arrested
They protested loudly against the invasion Of their
rooms by the police, but were compelled to dress
and 20 10 the station. The room searched
and several interesting articles were found.
oair Of brass knuckles, which the women called
n the jargon OF the crooks "knucks and
.baby" bulldog revolver. with pearl handle
ferred 10 by one of them as smoke wagon"
were found.
The police also found more than fifty clippings
from the Chicago newspapers The clippings had
10 DO with the arrest and conviction OF James
Bell. the husband of the woman who gave her
ary y last. and received two years at Joliet for
working the paddock game" on a rich Chicago
Burke a bank crook and confidence man from
e Jurors in the Be a Many Sf3q owe we re-
found. Some were addressed TO Mrs James
Nora" In the latter Nora was assured that her
husband and children We're well and happy.
from 50 TO so were found in the prisoners posses.
sion. They were for diamonds. rings watches. gold
and silver plate. etc. There photograph Of
Nettie Nelson. taken at Hot Springs She sat
sstride Of donkey. while a man in big sombrero
or steer was her companion.
The woman Nettie, Nelson begged the Sergeant
not 10 question her about her family: She said she
knew She had erred. and admitted being in the
company Of criminals. She said she had run away
from home and married against her mothers
wishes and III fortune had been her fate. She said
her home in Roland, Mo. Mabel Ray said she
came from Sedaha, Mo The women were sent to
Police Headquarters as suspicious persons; Cap
tain McClusky telegraphed the Chicago police for
full information about them
Captain Delaney says he thinks the women
worked the Knockout drops game" as he found
bottle Of that concoctiOn in their room. They
also had a large bottle Of carbolic acid in their
possession.
Many well-to-do men have lately been robbed IN
this way. but as is usually the case. they declined
20 allow the police TO use them to prosecute for
fear Of the notoriety. and in many instances at
their request the police did not even try TO arrest
the perpetrators of the crime Captain Delaney
thinks one or more of his trio of captives can tell
many such secrets.
The women were cool enough when arrested save
the girl. Nettie Nelson. They said they had done
,oihing. that nothing discriminating had been found
worst. they felt certain OF acquittal.