Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-12
CREATED A SENSATION,
Former Belfast Girl Heard from AZ
Maiden, Mass.

Boston. Mass, Aug. ia Maiden
dispatch to the Herald saws:
MISS Adelaide Quincy, alias Julia
feck, the tall, handsome blonde who
created sensation, Tuesday night. at
the mouse of Post Office Inspector
snow, on ROckland avenue Maiden.
| making rumpus because she was re-
FUSED loan of 5000 by Mr.. Snow, comes
| OF very respectable family and has
| 1rlends I'm Maiden. A business man near
'ity hali says he has known Miss Cur
hey since she was child. There were
seven children In the family, and the
| rather, the late Richard Quincy, was
well-known business man and a mill
| owner ut Head of the Tide, three miles
from Belfast, Me.
Mr. Quincy died five years ago, and
| left his family n large property. One
OF the girls married a government off,
ciai, and Adelaide has spent the past
Few winters with them I'm washington
where she became well-known and non
ular in society circles.
| Alter Mr.. Gurney's death and his
| property had been sold the family
moved to Roxbury. They have usually
passed the summer in Belfast and
Northport. Me-. where they are recog-
'iZed socially by the best people of the
towns. Acquaintance there say that
MISS Gurney is eccentric In many WAYS
she has one brother I'm PHILADELPHIA
and another in Montana.
The Maiden business man referred IN
says that Inspector Shows wife and AIDE
laide were classmates in the Belf.st High
school and. SO far as he knows have
been good friends ever since He has
never heard anything derogatory to her
reputation. He says he cannot account
house.
The police had a long talk with her.
Tuesday night, as she remained over night
at the police station She refused Ia ha
admitted to bail and said she knew what
she was doing. She gave no evidence OF
being mentally unbalanced -.
Miss Quincy disappeared from Maiden
yesterday, without loss of time whittier
nobody seems to know. On second thought
she decided that she didn't care to fulfll
her threat to show up Inspector Snow.
charge of disturbing the peace and paid
her fine of 81 without protest
When Judge Sweetser asked her II she
wished TO say anything she answered.:
Nothing your honor" From large roll
of bills she drew $40 note and quietly
handed 1t to the clerk. Later she went to
a mitlner's and bought a stunning hat
and then took the train out of town.
inspector snow SAID, yesterday, that he
had known Miss Quincy for n number of
years. When he refused to loan her the
$500 she became hysterical. .She acted
said Mr.. Snow. like an insane woman 1
reques ted her to leave the house. but she
refused and finally was obliged to escort
her TO the door She stili refused to go,
so / called an officer. telling him the cir
He tried to persuade her to
leave. hut she would not listen to him. As
he was talking with her she drew a long
hat pin and attempted to stab him with 1t.
The officer then arrested her. r.a
THE case Is q puzzle to me and / am
entirely In the dark. for know no reason
why this woman should bother me. 1
know her only as an old schoolmate.
Her talk savored of blackmail, and
this is the startling feature of the whole
experience. Should this affair be repeat
ed In any way" continued Mr.. Snow.
land should she give me the slightest
I shall take steps TO have her put
under proper restraint by the authorities"