The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05
The Operations of Abby A. Goddard, n Fec
male Einancier.
[Eron Me- Boston TrsYeller. Julr 80

From the Boston Traveller, July 80
Miss Abby A. Goddard. the woman wno has been on
examination at Roxbury charge OF obtaining $500
false pretences from William R. Huston the carpenter
and builder has by any of the police since
she left the court Wednesday morning giving bail in
$500 for her appearance at cur; next Wednesday II
turns out complaint been ysterously
lost the had right require bail her on that
complaint and that abe does not appear the boad
be collected
she had dealings in this city other than those before
toned. Mr. BROWNE the manufacturing jeweler opposite
the Old South church. exchanged checks With
twice, and check OF his for $3.50 obtained by her
in possession OF Lee Can Esq., but payment o,
tested at the time Of its reception Her operations with
Mr.. Clafin who, as all know is OF shrewdest
business men, have reached nearly $4,000 and how
much Of this re loses cannot tell. Mr. Barry
Of the City Bank, also bear big testimony regarding
how much he has dealt with herio the extern, OF several
hundred dollars are informed.
large commission house one OF our whArves ex.
chargsd checks with her long time since. on the
strength Of her references and apparent ,adpg-s prime
mode of operation, which has been repeatedly success
fai-and they finally had one OF Ter 70. $3.50 re-
tnrped unpaid. HIS Honor Mayor OTIS Of Roxbury, has
claim Of several hundred dollars for rent which ne be-
ieves utterly vaueess. Another gentlemen this cry
the sgen Of very large busne,s, being touched
slightly, wrote to friend in Troy 70 ascertain what -
could regarding her, and received answer from When
make extracts, aud oy special reQuss; nit eyera
names-names OF men standing very high among the
business men OF Troy
-, sq -DEAR SIR-Iours Of tne 18th Is at han1
and hardly know who 10 apply to for Complete history
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stood to have extended considerable Eirsce of
country II is immediate vicinity but some OF than are
Of such common talk that csn give them oaly
SAP, without vouchng FOR their entire trutH. Many pr
sons have been vlctmzed by her who have cuie sub.
mit'sd to the swnde, and said nothing, less ney might
be rdiculed by those who had estsped without loss
heard this morning that the she re ,a5 aa from
the Shakers at Niskay S. 0e instead o. 900 IS
had always underst until this morning Ny rnorms.
ton u this matter was from yocnS lady who board
ing With her al the time the TRANSACTION took place
Robert G. Fox,a file cutter a. Marshss factory WIS
nal hay ~
his signed blank), and she hed them out A. her
convenience ard used them at her will. he indus
trous mechanic, but was obliged 10 assign protect his
creditors and many those checks are Still, in the hands
OF people along the streets, TO what amount known
and was told ey = r yesterday tat - (te-
ceased now had endorsed her notes aai checs to the
amount Of SO COO and that suits had been com-eucsc
against his estate and the consequence OF such
mortgage 10 that amount
wss also informed this morning that shs succeeded IN
obtaining IS goo from Quaker ladies or Lowell stating
that unes she could raise tha, sun her seminary would
pass into the hands of the Romanisu, they were
anxious to purchase 1t. The game argument used
with the Shakers understand in order to crack them
One OF our bank presidents stated last evening that the
Of $50 600 would the amoun. Of ner swlnd
ing that had come 70 bis knowledge.
p hear holds come securities for sums advanced
ana endorsements made by him, 70 what amount do
know, but not far from 81 500
she got D. Appleton & Co TO publish book so- her
called " Gleanngs; some Wheat, some Chaa.r They
published one thousand copies believe, and got only
par. Of their pay, and think they have Judgment
against her for part Of the their bill Youn.
is COW used by the ssie-s Charity as day school for
children.
by II. name OF we,more was tod that she
wished him 70 endorse her note for $780, which he did
without looking al IL aud il was protested and read
81 eco instead Of $780, understaui tha, p was Also
on that note p told me this morning ,ha. he s on,
between S. 900 and 81 GEO. he nas been coapronis
ing with parties, 90 that he will no. lose very large
amount He stated 10 TIA, he had 5000 Of the
Shaker money in the shape OF check on savings bank
in Albany; and also thai she had received 81 400 from
aaien lady ort IL one OF the county towns Leaving her
almost perness her brother intends 70 20 before
the grand jury and hopes to have her indicted for fase
pretepcee. Yours, &c,
From City Marshal Merriam Of the Roxbury police force
we learn that Shaker ladies' Lowell we're victim
lied By MSS Goddard, who induced them TO believe
that she greatly pleased with the Shaker life and
convinced Of il superiority, and her wish to have
perence, By which means she gained their confidence
merchant o. Lowell states that there other cases
in which Mss Goddard has acted her part. She Vas
formerly, seems, connected with "a church IN Lowe,
over which Rev. Ar. Blanchard 10 pastor and fifteen
sixteen yeara ago the superintendent OF the nian,
department o. It's Sabbath school, AMI much lse By all
iks.q.i.: