Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-11
O|SROB|NG ACT HAD
CENTER OF THE
DEPOT STAGE
.DUSKY BELLE MAKES
SAPH0 LOOK CHEAP
Embraced Station Master With
Enthusiasm When He At
tempted to Lead Her 270
Pounds Gently to CaIabooSe,

The santa Fe depot was the scene
Of a d|isrobing act last night that for
vigor Of action and startling realism
put an Of the Sapphoistic stunts Of the
modern stage distinctly in the Has
waser class The heroine was a dusky
belle from Cerrillos. who tipped the
beam in the neighborhood Of 270
pounds. barring raiment, while sta
ton Master W. y. Field. Of the Santa
Fe. was the somewhat unwilling hero.
The heroine. who arrived on No. l.,
~westbound train from Cerrillos, in
considerably declined 10 give her
name for the benefit Of an admiring
audience, but she administered a wild
and somewhat vivid assortment Of
names 10 Mr.. Field, and to every one
else on whom her eyes rested, which
was entirely satisfying.
Il may be said without exaggera-
ton hat the lady arrived in Albu-
querque accompanied by a life-sized
Jag. II grew with startling rapidly
during her stay here, during which
time she managed to supply herself
with a large bottle Of whiskey and a
ticket To Gallup. Just before the
train started for the west the lady. her
bottle and her jag mounted the chair
car. Of which the trio Immediately
took full possession. The a WAS a
trifle small for the lady. without ron
sidering either the bottle or the jag,
and she was plainly cramped for
room.
The station masters attention was
called TO her by IN outraged passen-
ger. who found the 270 pounds rest
ing sweetly on his hat When invited
to move. the lady responded in dull
Get tones that all Hades couldn't
move her, a statement which the sta
ton master was presently quite ready
60 swear 10. Nevertheless. with cour-
age born of incxperience. the officer
! attempted To do the job, and In a
measure succeeded. for he managed to
get her from the chair car into the
smoker. where she subsidized Ions
enough To- get her breath. Then. with
the restoring effect OF a swig at the
bottle. the lady from Ccrrlllos started
the fireworks again, and ever a hall
dozen Hungarian lahorers who occu-
pied the front end OF the car found
20 necessary Ia get out. Then the Of
ficcr. with the assistance Of a station
cmploye. attempted 10 arrest the Ger
rillos lady and take her TO the cit,
Jail
Ry this time a considerable crowd
had congrcgated around the car and
interest WIS becoming intense The
crowd looked on with much joy whil'
the officer and his assistant pricd the
lady loose. first from the ear seat
then from the door. then the car steps
aud finally landed her on the station
platform.
N WAS u thrilling moment, for IN,
lady showed a constant determination
10 III down and 2IO pounds seated b
q somewhat serious problem Arrived
ON the station platform her ladyshiI
took onc long. lingering look az the
station master. then threw her arms
around his neck in an embrace that
would have made NcthersOlc look like
On iceburg n was "a clinch. and al
though the station master yelled
Break Il was necessary 20 pry the
lady from Cerrilios loose once more
Then began the GROWING scene Of IN,
performance. ON the way from IA,
train TO the station the lady shed hel
skirt. Arrived M the depot she SAT
down on the floor in front Of the
ticket windows ana again announced
her intention TO remain seated unit
the nether regions CONCEALED. sud
denly she changed her mind and in.
formed the station master that he
might take her To Hades, and tina
she'd be only too pleased TO sta,
there
At his point some progress was
made across the floor toward th'
First street door. and at prcCisell
this psychological moment another
skirt became detached, and the lads
was thrust head first into a waiting
cab. while the crowd turned its head
discreetly away, n Was a thrillinl
episode and one which it ~ safe Z,
assume the officer will not soon for.
get. Az last reports the lady was rest
ing peacefully against The bars OF q
cell iu the city inii.