The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-10
WOMAN CLERK IN TROUBLE
Annie F. Bryan Arrested on a
Charge Of Petit Larceny.
Obtained Senate Stationery on an Al
legged Forged Order From Nr.
Hannn's Private Secretary.

Annie F. Bryan. for the last i've years
a 81. 200 clerk in the Stamp Division of the
Postofnce Department. was arrested last
evening by Detectives Miller and Peca On
charge of petit larceny, and after being
held for several hours al the House Of
Detention was released on S200 bonds far
uished by Robert B Brown
Miss Bryan is charged with having Sc
cured 1888 worth Of property from
Charles y. Richards. the stationery clerk
of the Senate. on an order hearing The
name Of Elmer Dover. the private score
taTy 10 Senator Hanna \ continuance
was granted in the Police Court today IN
til Saturday morning at I0: 80 o'oicck.
Mr. Richards stated this morning hat
Miss Bryan entered the stationery room
Of the Senate last Friday and presented a
card. directed TO the stationery clerh, On
which Was written.
Please let bearer have al the stationery she
wants, and o5llse ELAER DOVER,
Secretary Marx Hanna.
Mr. Richards said that the order ap-
Deared ali right. and as the Iady repre-
scented herself as being the Re Of the
secretary, and as the name IS Dover. -
was written across the end 81 The card N
the same handwriting as that Of the or
der he did not question lis senuineaes$
She selected the following articles, which
were TO be charged to Senator Eanna s
account i p0CketbCok. with little
watch in the corner. valued a $751; &
plain leather pocketbook, & So a pearl
handled knife $2.11: q waste 5asks", All
and two purses worth 90 cents each She
also secured q quarter or q reatu Of hand
some writing paper and 125 envelopes 10
match. After having the things wrapped
up she asked to have them carried u her
carriage, but on reaching the ease front
of the Capitol she is said to have taken
al T Street car. and remarked that the
Senator must have driven away
When Mr.. Richards presented the card
to Mr. Dover to re approved the latter
repudiated the signature and said that he
knew nothing Of the matter. The police
located Miss Bryan in a fashionable up
town hotel and secured a warrant for her
arrest Miss Bryan is a handsome wo-
man. dressed in the height OF fashion and
her hands spaTkled with valuable jewels.
She came here from Cincinnati about five
years ago Miss Bryan is said 10 have
the endorsement Of almost the entire
Ohio delegation, besides numerous promi-
nent Senators and others. She has been
trying. il is stated. to get a transfer
from the department in this ciry to the
Cincinnati office and she declares that
she visited the Capitol last Friday for
the purpose Of inducing her friends to in
terc5U themselves in her behalf
Miss Bryan says that while waiting for
Senator Hanna a young man came up and
introduced himself as the Senator's pri-
yate secretary. After a short conversation
he asked her if she would not Ike to have
some stationery. and on her replying af-
ffrma lively, he sat down and wrote cut the
card which she afterward presented at
the stationery room
Miss Bryan dId not appear at Jhe- Police
Court this morning but is said TO have
rad 4 long interview with Senator Ne
Emery and his private secretary al the
METROPOLITAN Hotel