The New York herald., 1922-01-23
Jaunt From Buckingham Hotel
in Fifth Avenue to Cabarets
Ends in Harlem.
CHAUFFEUR KEPT IN CELL
Mysterious Child With Bobbed
Hair Tells of Virginia
Home and Husband.

? A girl, calling herself Dixie Dixon
of Danville. Va. died last night at
Harlem Hospital, following a trip
about the city late Saturday night In
a taxicab driven by Martin j. Ryan,
26. OF 252 West 10th street. Death
was caused by an overdose of some
drug. according to the physicians at
the hospital.
The girl. in occasional moments OF
semi mi-cohsciousness before she died,
said she was married. that she was
90 years old and lived for a time at
the Hotel Buckingham, F'iftieth street
and Fifth avenue. With dark bobbed
hair and blue eyes the girl looked like
child.
Ryan told the police after his arrest
early yesterday morning that the girl
had entered his cab at Fifty-ninth
street and Fifth avenue, saying she
wanted to make tour Of the city.
According to the police he said he and
the girl made a round of numerous
cabarets and cafes. and that at 2
o'clock in the morning. as they were
near 124th street and Eighth avenue,
the girl suddenly became III. Ryan
says he stopped his machine and en-
tered a drug store which was open
and called the clerk out TO look at the
girl. The clerk advised Ryan to drive
to the Harlem Hospital.
Ryan Held without Bail.
When DR.. Vincent McAulifYe of the
hospital saw the condition OF the girl n
patrolran stationed there was called In
and after questioning Ryan. called De.
tectives Shields and McGrath from the
West 135th street station. Ryan was
arraigned later before Magistrate Ober-
wager In the Washington Heights Court
and held without bail for examination
tomorrow.
The hospital doctors said the girl had
none OF the symptoms OF an addict. II
was apparent, they said. that she had
had something to drink on her trip in
addition TO the drug which she had
The nature OF the drug could not be de-
termined.
Before her death the girl continued to
have periods OF semi-conscYousness all
day, In one OF which she said she had
given her wedding ring and other rings
to Ryan. Her husband. she said, was
in Chicago.
Negro Woman Identifies Her.
At the Buckingham IL was said that
the young woman had been there about
three weeks and had seemed Of a quiet
unobtrusive sort. She left a few days
ago TO 30 TO Boston, but had returned
and registered again. Nothing further
about her was known at the hotel.
Among her belongings was found the
name and address of Mrs. c. r. Hill, a
negro. of 233 West i3fst street. This
woman said that the girl was Mabel
Dixon and had lived In Danville Va.
and that she had known her since the
girl was a baby.
According to Mrs. Hill. who met the
girl again while on a visit to Dsnville
last December. she received telephone
call from her last Friday. asking that
Mrs. Hills daughter 60 to the Buck
ingham to do some sewing for her. AT
the time. Mrs. H.ii said, the girl seemed
10 be rather respondent over some-
thing.
In ncr scmi-consc,ous moments tho
young woman spoke OF Andrew Sage"
"Dick Williams" and OF a family named
"Tcrrill.' who she said were her reia-
tives. Efforts 70 reach these relatives
in Virginia were inavailing.