The evening times., 1900-03-10
WARRANT FOR mrs. M'KEY
Papers Placed In the Hands Of
Detective.
The Charge Against the Woman
False Pretences-Said to Have
Lived Under Several Aliases in
This City-Hotel Men Claim Tint
.aey Have Been Victimized by Her.

| Connected with the warrant issued yes
| terday for the arrest of Mrs. C. F. Mickey
| charged with obtaining s11.70 by false pre-
tences, is a story of the alleged swindling
operations of clever woman who is well
| known in this city and elsewhere. That her
name is Mrs. Mickey is not definitely
! known At the Gordon Hotel where she
| had been a guest for the past two months
she was registered as Mrs. Mickey. but at
| the Colonial Hotel she was known as MRS.
Walworth, and at the oxford Hotel she
was known as Mrs. A. A. Wallace. In each
| place she claimed to hail from New York
CITY, Furthermore each OF the hotel pro-
| prietors allege they became victims.
Mrs Mickey, as the woman probably was
| best known, did not confine her alleged
swindling operations to hotels. She aimed
higher and being suave, keen of intellect.
refined and attractive in manner. and above
all of mature years and possessed of ven
| erable silvery gray hair. she appears to
have had little difficulty in ingratiating
herself with such persons as William Jen-
nings Bryan, Speaker Henderson, Senator
Davis of Minnesota. Representatives Sui
ger and Champ Clark. Rev. DR.. Mackay-
Smith. Ellen Terry, Olga Netherso'e. and
others. In fact, it is said that Mrs. Nc
Key interested President Mckinley in her
self and her work
Mrs. Mickey claimed 10 be compiling
interesting volume on the characteristics
of men who had achieved fame and were
known throughout the world.
The power of these men was thing that
If explained would interest and instruct the
universe. There was one way in which to
explain it. Through the medium OF the
hand. The palm with its head. life, heart.
determination, will power. and other lines
spoke plainly of the material of the man.
Therefore the best plan was to publish
volume. biographical. of the great men and
accompany each biographical sketch with
cuts of the hands. AS Mrs. Mickey is said
to have termed them ''the hands that have
built empires
In order to make cuts il was necessary
TO make casts Of the hands and the cost Of
the casts is said to have been So each.
Mrs. Mickey, it is said, so impressed the
dignitsries whose hands she cast in plas-
ter that many paid the S25 when they
agreed to allow her to print cuts of the
hands. To those who thoughtlessly or be-
cause of a fear of wounding the sensitive
refinement of Mrs. Mickey. did not volun-
said to have been presented
Whether Mrs. Mickey intended TO pub
lish her volume is not known. The fact re-
mains, however. that she did make casts
and a valuable collection OF them is now
at the Gordon Hotel where they serve at
least as a reminder of board bill unpaid
and several checks which banks have re-
fused to cash.
Among the casts are those of the hands
Of ". J. Bryan. Representative Sulzer and
others. and one cast is said to be of the
hand of President Mckinley.
Whether Mrs. Mickey is In the city at
present is not known. The warrant for
her arrest which was issued at the re-
quest OF Robert Cohen, a shoe dealer, Is
in the hands of a detective. and he Is en-
deavoring to locate the woman. 1t is said
she was seen yesterday. but that informa-
tion is not positive. She was last seen at
the Gordon Hotel about three weeks ago.
Her return was confidently expected until
yesterday, when her room was finally
opened. II contained little of value. Most
OF the personal effects of Mrs. Mickey had
been removed piece by piece.
Mrs. Mickey came to the Gorden Hotel |
about two months ago. Where she came !
from is not known. She lived economically, |
talked well and created a good impression. !
She made many friends. frequently enter |
toathCNs al Suidti " dg anu lubIt lItQutut-
ly was the guest of her friends. All who |
came in contact with the suave woman |
liked her, women particularly. One woman |
whose home is near the Capitol, stated |
this morning that she was loath to be- |
lieve in the guilt of Mrs. Mickey.
Why" said the woman Mrs. Mickey |
was lovely. She often called and frequent !
ly was our guest at dinner. She was so |
cultured. so refined, so well educated and |
informed and had such a charming man |
ner that no one could help like her"
Mrs Mickey was a visitor in Washing |
ton Just one year ago. She was then reg |
ford Hotel She lived on the European |
plan. After remaining one week she offer |
ed a check for SS7 in payment of her bill |
and received difference of $50 in return. |
The check came back marked mo good"
and when the hotel clerk went to the room |
of Mrs. Mickey she had vanished. No effort |
was made to find her and she was for
gotten until the night of February "a On |
that night Mrs. Mickey a guest at the |
Gordon Hotel. entered the Colonial Hotel
\ snowstorm was raging and she wore no
wraps She asked for room for the night
saying she did not care to venture out in
the storm. She registered as Mrs. Wal
worth. of New York. Three days later a
clerk at the hotel recognized in Mrs. Wal
worth the Mrs. Wallace who a year pre-
vious was alleged to have swindled the
Oxford Hotel. The clerk was employed at
the Oxford at the time.
He communicated the intelligence
to the clerk who had registered Mrs
and that gentleman expressed
surprise that the woman was still in the
hotel He presented a bill and she de-
murred. The bill. she said, was incorrect, |
but rather than have any trouble she
would pay it. She offered check for s31,
but the clerk would not accept it. Mrs. |
Mickey was not at all disturbed. She said
she must go to make a call and would
get the check cashed while she was out
She never returned.
Among those whom it is said Mrs Nc
Key swindled are Nine. Clark, Baltimore
modiste, to the extent of $780, Mrs. Slater,
, milliner. to the extent of several dollars,
and Mrs c. NJ Bell. the photographer, who
made photographs of the casts of the
hands that have built empires"
Druggist Albert Daggett is said to
have cashed several checks for
Mrs Mickey, one for $75. Sew
sral others are said to have cashed checks
ior various amounts.