Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
TAKEN AT UNION STATION
About to Board a Train Wearing Un.
paid-for Finery.
RECEIVED GOODS AT HOTEL
Mrs. Ellen Ryan and Mrs. E. Reid
to Be Arraigned in Court on
Christmas Morning.

arrested last night in the midst OF the
holiday throng at the Union station just
| as they were about to board train to
carry them home for Christmas, and
| were charged with grand larceny. Christ
mas day they probably will be arraigned
| in the Police Court.
One of them, it is charged, was wearing
at the time of her arrest Persian coat
valued at $3.50. and carried a handbag
containing less expensive coat and
other articles of wearing apparel valued
at $40 All this clothing is alleged to
have been obtained from an F street
store.
The women said they were mother and
daughter, and gave their names as Mrs.
Ellen Ryan and Mrs. Ellen Reid. Mrs.
Ryan registering as thirty-eight years
old. and Mrs Reid as twenty-one. House
Detective John Stewart Of the Raleigh
Hotel and Detectives Horne and Sears
arrested the women. The elder, the po-
lice say, was not known in the trans
1t is charged the woman made the pur-
chases, representing herself as Miss
Reid of the National Park Seminary,
Forest Glen, Md, and shortly after the
goods were delivered at the Raleigh
Hotel she started with them to Union
station. At the station the women met
and went together to the ticket office.
Detectives reached thf station just in
time to apprehend them before they
boarded a train.
Younger Woman Unruf1ed.
Mrs. Ryan seemed somewhat agitated
over her arrest, but the daughter was
cool and collected. and was anxious to
do the talking for both.
MY husband is boss painter" Mrs.
Ryan told the police. Mrs. Reid stated
that her husband was an architect.
They refused to further discuss their
identity.
The women reached the Raleigh Hotel
Friday night between il and II O'Clock
and registered Mrs. Ellen Ryan and
Miss" \ subsequent perusal Of the
register. it was thought, indicated that
the Miss" was meant to mean Mrs.
Ryan's daughter. At the store, it is
alleged. the young woman selected the
expensive articles and asked that they
be sent to the Raleigh Hotel, directing
that they be charged.
Her name was asked. and, it is stated,
she gave it as Miss Il. Reid. When told
that the only customer the firm had of
that name was Miss Reid Of the Nation
al Park Seminary, it is stated, the wom-
an quickly assumed Miss Reds identity,
Shortly after the goods had been deliver
ed it was ascertained at the store the
police say, that Miss Reid Of the SINH
nary had not made such a purchase, and
the police were called in to make an
investigation.
Room sol at the Raleigh Hotel. the
room the women had occupied, was visit
ed and a baby doll found on the bed.
The door was opened and the closet found
The closet in the room was locked and
the key missing. The door was opened
and the closet found to be empty.
The one whose name appeared on the
register as Miss had been seen to leave
the hotel carving two h0XpS and
ing the attractive coat. A taxicab con-
veyed the detective and one of the hotel
managers to the station. The women
were seen in the vast throng. looking
about as if they were expecting friends
or others, but apparently paying no at
tention to one another.
Call in an Attorney.
Finally they met and walked to the
ticket Office. Stewart approached the
older Of the women, addressed her as
Mrs. Ryan and asked If she had not for
gotten something.
why, no. she responded.
Didn't you forget to pay your hotel
bin?"
That's paid"
Just then Detectives Horne and Sears,
who had been watching from distance,
approached and informed the women they
were under arrest. Stewart took charge
Of one of them, while Detective Horne
took the other.
The women were taken to the sixth
precinct police station, where a charge
of grand larceny was registered opposite
their names. They later were taken to
police headquarters and questioned. but
all they told the police was the names
and addresses stated.
Shortly after reaching the house Of de-
tention and being turned over to a ma
iron, the prisoners asked to see lawyer.
Attorney William l.. Ambrose was sent
for and conferred with them. He prob
ably win represent them when they are
arraigned in the Police Court tomorrow
morning.