The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-04 00:00:00

VISIT OF • SWINDLZR.

A ladylike woman of about 53 pan of pp, who
Passed under the same of Seas Merle Andersoa, took
lodginp al No. 2, York .bulidinge, • were or two sites.
She at fire wanted to et tears the whole horses "for the
family," and said her n mile was Sir Lististay White.
Her determent, and mat .nor were very atonable, alto
managed to work berm/ Into tho good grams a the
Inmates of the Sousa, and bepo to parades the
different tradesmen for all kinds of wattle; Standing
grocery, seal, false tooth, Wm hair, and her
patronage was rather Übstrally:bssiowed. Map went
on smoothly for • few do 11, till the tradesmen mgen
to call apes her for • ettlement of aossanta. She
seemed vary indignant at this, sad sad she always
made • praeles of pylon every ix weeks. That. Sanas
did not mess to suit some of the tradesmen, and their
suspicions being aroused, at the sod of the week, some
were fortunate enough to get some of their good. baoh,.
and a policeman was put as to watch the "lady's
movement& She premed f.lthleUy that the money
should be ford:looming, and a sorted that It was on the
road, and some people begs. tO think sho was • lady
much injured. On Monday let, the went round
to various tradesmen and state d that "the cheques*
had miscarried, but rayment would be made on the
following day. However, she managed to slip over
the Bridge; huts. soon as infot mation was "nought to
tte station of her being gone, people were atzt about
to make onqoiries, and it we found that she had
walked to Upwey etation and ere tam • ticket by
the two o'cioak train for den nester, and there, ill, said,
mho went to a first-class h.dia, stating that she did
not know whether she shoulo return to Weymouth. She
ordered a nice warm room. ~ad thou said she should go
out to call upon some Moab', but instead of that, she
called to ask the price of am no seeeed•hand boxes. By
the 6.55 train she took tick et for Yeovil, and arrived
there, stayed at the Temper anoe Hotel, stating that she
had come to consult ano or about some property
whiWi had been left her. Ste loft by tko morning train,
murying • large paper parcel shout two feet long. It
was aftertained that she permed a sot of teeth for £l,
Is the mane of Halm Gm diner, Wort louring. Her
next journey was to Bath. She is about 51t. 3 in 41111•1
high, with pale thin features, hie to eyes, and dark Ulm
Wr, &ad allow complarioo. She is sad to
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lasliaating in he demeanour ant' MOO MOO.
Her walk Is deseribed as qusek, I tot with • differs Is
: siortitott She was drifted In Mari when ate left bore,
• brown waterproof cloak c vet her left arm, and
had • brown silk umbrella with a g old plate ins into the
knob. She wore also • hat with a . thick Several
tradesmen have made as applimth -0 to Om matiatottnt
for a warrant for her apprehend°. ; but this was at Poet
refused. Bat on eaquiries being mat Is by &mt. Ylidoin7r
our &mite cArf de polite essayed a photograph from
Ipswich of,tie permit. libe has pas sod under the ramie
of Trutob, Tracey, Tremblers, "• the Hoe. Mrs. H.
Treberne," French, and Talook, sad Is supposed to have
been convicted at Ipswich, Chalet ham,' Chippenhain
Exeter, Nottingham, Derby, and • ther places, aad at
Winchester she swindled tee:lmam out of more Ikea
£l5O, The Sept. has comm unheated with tho pollee Is
various plasm, and am has she se been stopped
at ono Of two paid.; but Is a mosquaace of so
warrant Inlag kneed at lira, she was lag
go book. • lull dosoriplios of h we. rosolved