The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

Armed with a bouquet OF long-stemmed
white chrysanthemums. which she coddled
IN her arms and rubbed against her
cheeks, Mrs. Edythe Oliver. a widow OF
twenty-three years, invaded police head
quarters last night and told OF thrill
ing experience. which. she said. should
be warning to all young women.
Perched on the corner OF a desk, the
pretty widow held a corps Of detectives
and as many newspaper men in blissful
captivity for more than half an hour
while she told the story OF her arrest on
charge OF larceny. removal to Phila-
delphla in custody Of ''mean" detectives.
! "cruel" trial, and then complete vindica-
ton OF the charge against her and an
overwhelming victory over the man who
accused her.
| It was dramatic story she related,
and her witty repartee and flashing
/ brown eyes threw CONSERVATION into tho
Office force, so that the routine OF police
/ headquarters was shaken, almost upset
/ Several valuable papers and a book OF
! oflcials records were misplaced, and 1t
was several hours after the young widow
departed before the regular procedure OF
the Office was re-established.
Seemed a "NIee Man."
Mrs. oliver lives az 900 II street north
west and is the daughter Of Peter
Rudolph oliver, an employee OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad About a year ago.
she said. she met William Greenwald, a
travelling salesman who stopped over IN
Washington. Greenwald appeared 10 be
a nice man." asserted Mrs. Oliver. and
! when he left this city he wrote her let
ters She answered. and then he wrote
he had obtained a desirable position for
her in a Philadelphia department store.
Wouldn't she come over to PhillyT'
asked Greenwald; and the ofrer was so
hatterlng Mrs. oliver went
/ Greenwald gave her a diamond ring and
saw her properly established In re-
spectacle clearinghouse. for which she
thanked him very much" but the travel
ing salesman said something TO her which
she did not Ike. She even felt hurt, and
decided TO return 20 Washington, mo
money and no friends here" contemplated
Mrs. oliver. probably pouting prettily.
What must 1 do?'' with an emphasis on
the must"
"Oh. ] know she decided and straight
way pawned the ring for $25, purchasing
a railroad ticket and returning home.
Greenwald felt rather bad about 1t and
asked the police to arrest Mrs. Oliver,
which was done. Two mean" detectives
went 10 her home, told her she was under
arrest. and asked her to go to Philadel-
phla to answer a charge OF larceny.
| Mrs. Oliver wanted TO stay in Washing
ton. but she consented TO accompany the
detectives. and Friday last saw her IN
the prisoners dock before Magistrate
Scott. in Philadelphia. Greenwald took
the stand and said mean things about
Mrs. oliver. but she said they ''weren't
true" and Magistrate Scott believed her
Magistrate WAKES Angry.
The magistrate waxed angry. and said
to Greenwald:
You brought this girl from Washing
ton, and she pawned the ring you had
given her to return home. All for SO you
come here and hold yourself 20 public
lridicule. You don't seem TO have bit
OF shame. What kind Of a man are you.
anyway"
Then the magistrate turned 20 Mrs.
lOliver and told her she was released and
could go home. She tainted Two po-
luCeulen plChtu UP tne IMP AOl II anu
| carried II from the courtroom Mrs
Oliver became hysterical but her father
soothed her and brought her home. She
had no sooner reached Washington than
she started for police headquarters.
She first convinced Inspector Boardman
that detectives were mean men," and
then she started 10 convince the detec-
tives. When every man IN the Contra
Office had been convinced" the young
woman commenced operations on the
newspaper men, and found them easy
victims to her clever arguments.
When she finished talking TO the re
porters Mrs oliver babe a smiling adleu
swept out Of the Office with a wave Of
her chrysanthemums, and catching VI
her blue tailor-made skirt. strolled Sc
renely out into the night