Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-12

Ihe woman answering the
description of Mrs. Phillips
asked the police to be locked
up in dark cell and the police
took the precautioon to place
her in one of the strongest cells
in the city jail here.
As soon as she was placed under
arrest the woman closed up like clam,
refusing to answer any questions as TO
where she came from or who she was
She carried a suitcase filled with cloth,
ing, but there were absolutely no let
ters or personal addresses which might
enable the police to identify her. In
the vanity case which she carried there
was only a powder puff and rouge.
There were no cards or other matter
which might assist the police in any
way
She asked Chief Nisbet, formerly po-
lice head in Denver. that nobody be
permitted to See her tonight Early
Tuesday the police expect to start to
cross examine her.
She is described by Captain Clayton
as woman of about medium height,
1Oc pouluS.f
fairly good looking, dark complexioned
and dark hair which was not exactly
black. She appeared to be about IS
years old. She was weH dressed and
wore fur neck piece.
Photographs Aid
When shown a photograph of Mrs.
Phillips, one of the most life-like pic
lures of the many published in newspa-
pers, Captain Clayton felt reassured
IN his belief that the woman held in
the Jail is the real Mrs. Phillips. He
said that she answered practically
every detail of Mrs. Phillips descrip-
ton as given them in the information
sent out by Los Angeles authorities
The woman arrested, now held sim,
ply on an investigation charge, was
hollow eyed as though she had expe-
rienced number of sleepless nights
recently. This made her appear con-
siderably older than she actually is. in
The opinion of the police captain
Captain Clayton even verified the
rather dropping mouth characteristic
of Mrs. Phillips as being the same as
that OF the woman under arrest.
Because it had been reported in
Idaho Falls, Ida. that a woman an
Swering the description of Mrs. Phil
lpS had been seen there, two motor
,ycle officers have been meeting the
hight train from Billings. Mont, reg
llarly.
Their efforts seemed to have proved
fruitful Monday night when they saw
, man and woman alight from one Of
he Pullmans. The woman's resem-
,lance to Mrs. Phillips was striking.
The two officers watched the couple
separate, each taking different taxi
abs. AS soon as the woman got into FL
Ter taxi, she lowered the blinds.
Follow Taxi
The two officers started after the
axicab on motorcycles. A block from
he Burlington depot, the car III which
he woman was riding turned off on
ide street while the other taxicab
ontinued down the same street. The,
'ohcemen followed the woman's taxi,
atching up with il at the next corner.
The woman did not protest being
laced under arrest and asked few ~
ny questions. Arriving at the police
tation she refused to answer any
uestions put to her by Captain Clay
on.
Because the police matron is sick, ii
fas impossible to search the woman's
lothing to find any mark of identifi-
alton or to learn where the clothes
ad been purchased The fact that no
lentifieation mark could be found in
he woman's personal luggage, and that
o railroad ticket or stub of one could
e found, strengthens the police belief
hat the weman is Mrs Phillips.
The police have been unable to To-
ate the man who drove off in the
econd taxicab His arrest may aid
he police in identifying the woman,
ger ~