The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-10
WARRANT FOR mrs. M'KEY
Papers Placed In the Hands of a
Detective.
The Charge Against the Woman
False TreteBces-Said 10 Have
Lived Under Several Aliases I'm
This CIty-HoteI Men Claim That
4sey Have Been VictImized by Her.

Connected with the warrant issued yes
! terday for the arrest of Mrs. c. F. Mickey
charged with obtaining $l1.7O by false pre-
fences, is a story OF the alleged swindling
operations Of a 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 wc-aAr probably was
best known, did not conhne 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. aud possessed q ven
/ cradle 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 il is said that Mrs. Nc
Key interested President Mckinley IN her
self and her work.
Mrs. Mickey claimed TO be compiling an
interesting volume on the characteristics
of men who had achieved fame and we're
known throughout the world.
The power OF these men was a thing that
II explained would interest and instruct the
universe. There was one way in which TO
explain Il. 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 "A
volume. biographical OF the great men and
accompany each biographical sketch with
cuts Of the hands. AS MIS-. Mickey is said
TO have termed them tho hands that have
built empires
In order to make cuts II was necessary
10 make casts Of the hands and the cost Of
the casts is said to have been So each.
Mrs. Mickey. it Is said. 50 impressed the !
digntaries whose hands she cast IN plas-
ter that many paid the $25 when they
agreed to allow her TO print cuts OF the !
hands. To those who thoughtlessly or be- |
cause OF fear Of wOunding the sensitive /
refinement OF Mrs Mickey did not vOlun-
teer advance payments gentle hints are /
said to have been presented.
Whether Mrs. Mickey intended 20 pub /
liSh her volume is not known TIE fact re- !
mains. however that she did make casts /
and a valuable collection OF them Is nov 4
az the Gordon Hotel where they serve az /
least as a reminder OF a board bill snpaid /
and several checks which banks have re- 1
fused TO cash.
Among the casts are those OF the hands /
Of ". J. Bryan. Representative Sulzer. aud /
others. and one cast is said TO be Of the /
hand OF President Mckinley
Whether Mrs. Mickey is IN the city az /
present is not known. The warrant FOR l
her arrest which was issued at the re- /
quest OF Robert Cohen, a shoe dealer. IS i
in the hands of a detective and he Is en-
deavOHng to locate the woman II is said ]
she was seen yesterday. but that informa-
ton is not positive. She was last seen al
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 Gordon Hotel
about two months ago. Where she came
from is not known. She lived economically.
talked well and created good impression |
She made many friends. frequently enter
tanned. in a small way. and more frequent
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 McKev /
was lovely. She often called and frequent
~ was our guest at dinner. She was so !
cultured. so refined, 50 well educated and |
informed. and had such charming man
ner that no one could help like her"
Mrs. Mickey was a visitor in Washing
ton
istered as Mrs. A A. Wallace at the OK
ford Hotel. She lived on the European
plan. After remaining one week she offer
ed check FOR $3i ia payment OF her bill |
and received difference OF $50 in return !
The check came back marked no good"
and when the hotel clerk went to the roor,
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.
\ SHOWS Drm was raging and she wore no
wraps. She asked for a room for a o 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
lie comm unlcated the intelligence !
TO the clerk who had registered Mrs
Walworth, and that gentleman expressed
surprise that the woman was still in the
hotel He presented a bill and She de-
INJURED 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 I
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. a Baltimore
modiste, to the extent of 5000; Mrs. Slater
a 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 SO. Sew
eral others are said to have cashed checks
for various amounts.