The Washington times., 1913-12-05
0L|CE KEEPSECRET
OF GIRL s ARREST

At q late hour this afternoon Louise
erris, seventeen years old, woman of
ystery," who was arrested last night
Central Office Detective Burlingame
nder circumstances which the police
.cline to divulge, was still held pris-
aer at the House of Detention without
~ specific charge having been prefer
ID against her. More than s400 in bills
hich was found in her purse is in the
a.e at Police Headquarters.
At 1880 O'Clock a middle-aged man
no claims to be the girls uncle went
headquarters and vas questioned at
ragth. Just before the uncle arrived
tiss Ferris was taken 10 the Detective
ureau from the House of Detention
nd questioned for nearly an hour. What
as learned from the interview also
IS kept secret. Inspector BoaTdman,
n eff of detectives, also had long talk
ith the girl at the HOUSE OF Detention.
he police decline to let any one except
&c detectives talk with Miss Ferris.
The police say that a young woman by
Ie name of Ferris is wanted in India
arolis, Ind, in connection with a mat
mortal bureau scheme. The police ad-
iit they questioned Miss Ferris about
as. but that she eInphatically denied
ne was the Miss Ferris wanted in In
annapolis. She said she knew of the
sSe tncfe- ana lnat Ine woman was a
slative of hers.
II had been thought that Miss Ferris
hight send for lawyer and attempt
, get out on habeas corpus. but up to
late hour. no move had been made
, obtain her release.
All developments in the case today
ended TO lend a deeper air of mystery
, the puZzling case. That the police
ad some reason for the arrest of the
irl can not be denied. but what it
as. they refuse to make public.
Held For Investigation.
one report was that the young wom
Il had been in a fashionable semin-
~ here for the last month or so, but
Ills could not De verified. The police
aid she had been living in fashion
bic boarding house recently. but
-puld not give the location OF the
isce. The Young woman's address
ues not appear on the blottcr at
"GG0uarters. Opposite her name is
r-itten held FOR inycstiEa ton"
Several months ago. Miss Ferris and
ne man who is said 10 be her uncle.
allied at HEADQUARTERS and lodged
complaint against the proprietor Of
rooming house in Massachusetts
v"nUe northwest. where they were
coping at the time. The claim was
IIdC that The landlord was holding
ruubIc was Strengthened out at th-
irac by Detective BurlinEame and
iiss Ferris and her uncle left the
Ice. At that time. il was understood
heir home was in Virginia.
Princeton. Ind. is said 10 be the
onIc address given 10y the girl when
rrcsted last night. Th" police wired
h" Princeton authorities and receiv-
Il 2 reply that she was not known
here
Hysterical When Arrested.
The police say tho girl was arrested
I Eleventh. and Z s:rc,tS, where she
'as found in 2 hystoTical condition
{ Is admitted that several prominent
Washington women had interested
h"nsclvcs in the girl, but their
ar"s arc kept a s"crrt Il is sail
70" ;.F"esi followed information given
he police by woman employed in
''Cvcrnn, nj dcrartIncnt
q lis certain that the police will
-" to show thc,r hand in the cas-.
II" ibis afternoon Cr tomorroy-
l".i,iTc. : speciii" charge will hay.
" bo ri#c,d against the girl to hold
"r. cr the police viii have to re-
ne hcr.
Mss Ferris is unusually large for