Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-15
plRADING IN NIGHT ATTIRE.

Yesterday afternoon a woman, aPPar-
emily aborl 80 years of age, reached The
union depot on Southern Railway pas
seneer train. 1t is said that che came
from Catlett's station. She directed
man having charge Of a carriage to take
her to a public house. Upon arriving
there she paid the landlady weeks
board 10 advance, aud soon after started
to make herself at home by going from
room to room and occasionally using the
piano. Afer dark her actions savored
of the cratic, and the stranger became
an annoyance to other persons in the
house. She was noisy and after retiring
to her room knocked on the door at times
and succeeded in keeping everybody else
in the house awake most OF the nlght'
Between 8 and o'clock this morning.
the woman, attired in her nighigown, ana
with that partly butioned, lett the
house and started for walk through the
streets. The police station was notined
and Lieutenant Belts and Offcer Young
started in search of the woman. Some
time later the officers saw her gliding
like a phantom down quiet street al
most in The centre of the city and took
her in charge. She was very loquacious
"a long as she was allowed to do all the
talking, butt was impossible to obtain
from her any information concerning
herself. She refused TO give her name or
TO state positively where she came from.
The officers conducted her back to the
public house, and as she WAS in highly
excitable condition, it was deemed ptu-
dent to send for q physician. DR.. Smith
responded, and UPON diagnosing the
case Immediately ordered moderate
doses of the chair of the dog.
The woman improved as soon as abe
swallowed the first dose. Between Z
aud 8 O'Clock this morning Lieutenant
Smith had an interview with her (the
mistress of The house being desirons OF
getting rid of her as soon as poSSIole)'
The woman received the lieutenant in
her nightgowu, and was as loquscious as
ever, but refused positively to give her
name She said che was born in Pitts.
burg. Pa, but had lived in Richmond
most of her life. She mentioned names
of several prominent people in the latter
place, giving the streets and the numbers
of houses in which they resided. she
also said she had been married and YVES
| the mother Of one child, but did not say
where her husband and child are located.
The woman claimed to have lost about
$50 while in the house, and Lieutenant
Smith later found Sl2 in a stocking she
had left on the floor Of her room. In re.
DIV TO questions concerning her convivial
propensities, she said when she drank
stimulants she preferred straight whisky
At times the woman gave vent to gen.
Auiue "cuss" words. Lieutenant Smith
later found railroad ticket from Cat
letts station and bottle containing g
pint of whisky under the bed clothes OF
| The room occupied by the woman. She
| had q prayer book on the bed with her
| in which was card bearing The name
IofG A. Massie, who is said TO be con-
nected with an association in Washing
ton which procures employment TOR
females. Lieutenant Smith later IN the
day took the woman in charge and, plac-
| ing her in a carrisge, conducted her to
police headquarters. The landlsdy oil
| the boarding house had previously re-
funded the money she had paid in ad-
vance for her board. a minor charge
was made against the woman, but it is
understood that when she is in a proper
condition she will be dismissed upon
promising to leave the city. The pre-
scription of DIR. Smith is still being
cautiously served the prisoner.