The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-19
ENGLISH WOMAN'S
ROMANTIC STORY
Arrested in Baltimore, She
Tells of Her Life.
HER FATHER SAVED SEMMES
Rescued the Captain of the Alabama
After the Fight on CherbourE.
Fran~e-A Secret Marriage and
Life in India.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 19.-ImprisOned at
the city jail for want Of S2.45 with which
to pay a fine and costs imposed for disor-
derby conduct yesterday afternoon by
Justice Ogden, at the Southern police
station is an old lady. past the meridian
Of life, who declares she IS the daughter
OF the famous John Lancaster. Of England.
who. in 1864. in his yacht. ne Deerhound.
distinguished himself by saving the life
Of Rear Admiral then captain) Sen.mes,
Of the Alabama. sunk of Cherbourg.
France, by the Kearsarge. Mrs. Rebecca
White is her name. She says she is fifty
two years old and has Travelled over much
OF the world
Yesterday afternoon Patrolman George
Lamar was attracted by a large crowd Of
boys and girls gathered at William and
Cross Streets. In their midst was a wO-
man, with a saw in her hand hitting out
right and left at her youthful torment
OTIS. who were pulling at Mrs. Whites
skirts and crying: "Hurrah for the Beers"
and Down With England"
Lamar promptly took the woman into
custody. and at the Southern police sta
ton laid the charge OF disturbing the
peace against her. when arraigned be-
fore Justice ogden she said she had for
years been annoyed by the boys and girls
Of the neighborhood. who leased her be-
cause Of her nationality.
The justice imposed a fine Of 81 and
costs. Mrs. White could not pay, and
turning TO the officer cried out, as she
shook her fist at him
II hope you may be struck dead for
this injustice"
story of Her Life.
To a reporter Mrs. White told the fol
lowing story
Il was born a. the country home of my
father John Lancaster. in Radclin. near
Manchester, England. My mother was
Lady Catherine shaw daughter OF Sir
Jonn Shaw Lee, an influential member Of
the Liberal party, as was also my father.
Ny youth was a happy one and nay three
sisters and myself mingled wih the
children Of many noble families.
In the winter we would 60 TO London
and in the summer stay ar the grand old
country estate OF my father. When very
young ] married John Powell, a Govern
meut pilot I had met him on my father S
Yacht. the DeerhounB-
Married in secret
Ny parents were opposed to the match,
hut We loved each other and We're Sc
cretly married. shortly after the we'd
ding John was ordered 20 India and
went with him. breaking dway from both
social and family ties.
I'VE went 70 British Burman and lived
there for two years, my husband pilot
ing the British ships After two years
ne was ordered 70 Calcutta, and for five
years we lived there. He was away much
~ the time. ! became interested in do
nestle pets / soon secured a fine col
lection Of snakes and trained them 10 do
many marvellous things.
Ny husband died and left me with
two sons. Thrown upon my own re-
sources. / bethOught me Of my pets. the
snakes. / went 10 Bombay and there for
nine years I managed TO exc out an eX-
isteuce as a snake charmer.
Comes 60 America
Well. I finally got some money to
gether and decided TO come TO America.
II seems ages ago when / used 10 sail
with NY father upon his yacht. l was a
little girl then. / remember hearing him
tell Of the part he played when the Ala
hanna was sunk by the KesTsaTge OF the
coast Of France"
Mrs White is rather a gOOd-lOOkinE
woman for her age. Though stout she
has a pleasant. smiling face. despite the
marks Of age about the corners Of her
ewes and mouth. Her voice is refined.
and she speaks with an English accent