The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-31
The Royal Confidence Operator.

THk CASE OF SENOHA DONNA PEDkO-THE VICTIMS
OF A PRINCEss-ANOrIIER BATCH or INTEREST
NC AFFIDAvITs-THE PRINCESS HAS BEEN NINE
YEARS IN TIE BusISEss-sHE IS A NATIVE OF
NEW YORK AFTER ALL, AND Is KNOWN BY TIE
NAME or SARAH ]. coNKERY, ETC.
The Of Sonora Donna Pedro, the bogus Portuguese
Princess st occupies tho attention Of Justice Connolly
Yesterday another batch Of complaInanis appeared at
the police court and made sfidavts against the fair
prisoner, charging her with being q impostor
and swndler Tho sufferers, who are chiefly boarding
house keepers and livery stable pcprieors, claim 10
have been defrauded out Of sums varying from S25 to
500 each. For description Of the manner In which
they were done brown would refer readers 10 the
dispositions Of tho victims themselves, as follows:-
Mrs. Susan Ramsey, proprctrcss Of the European
House, 1877 Broadway, deposed-That she knew the
prisoner Sonora Donna Pedro that she rs knew her In
month Of September 1852 when she came 70 her house
ROOMS that shc represented herself TO be OF roya
blood the daughter Of Don Pedro OF Portugal and thai
she bad nne place. which she Owned on Staten island
which she proposed TO let I, dcponcnt that deponen
actually leased Of her the said place for 81 900 per year
said Pedro dcponcnt down 10 Staten Island
showed her fine house tho hill short distance from
Vanderbilt landing, but when deponent desired 90
and IT, said Podro objected under the prcencc that
che did not wish 70 disturb the tenants occupants
that il the house occupied wDed, dcponent
70 informed, BY . Mr.. Thomas Monroe, merchant;
that said Pedro by this and several other representa-
tons, up Bill al deponcnts house OF sl2j and then
cft Without paying the same or any part thereof that
she had horses and carriage driven before the door
which she represented were hers, except tho carriage,
and that her carriage was being rcparcd dcponcnt sub
scqucnty learned that the horses and carriage
hired at the stables Of Mr. Phbun in Eighth street. that
she could ascertain that sad Pedro had any pro-
pcry responsible for dollar that she has taken
particular Isins ASCERTAIN the fact, anil all that she
can learn Of her that she goes from place TO place IN
this city among boarding house keepers aud livery stable
keepers obtaining credit by telling about the same story
she told dspooent that deponent went with Mr.. Van
Icon and M Grggs and pointed out the hca.e staten
tHand above referred
Frederick w Deetsring Of No 30 Hcw street. deposcd
that he knew the perssn calling herself senora Donna
Pedro since 1851 ta shc represented TO depoEcnt 10
November Of that year that she the daughter Of Don
Pedro and very wealthy sno had several rich friends
In New York-suoh A. Belmont John Van Burcn, the
Costar family, &C tina, snc had rcmtancos comlg from
her father that by such representations she obtained
nom deponent s3co In money that saId Pedro. as fur
thcr Involvement 10 obtain said money, stated that she
owp,d the furniture OF the house she lived In at No O.
Seventh street, and paid for y $1,000; that dcponcnt
afterwards ssceriaincd that all the above Teprescn.
ions were false; that she owned furn ture;
that she never paid said money, snd as delonen,
Is informed and believes, she has no means Of
tor several years that deponchi informed by reliable
pcrsons that Pedro born IN New York and that
her pnmo is Conkery-sarah j. C1nkery-and In 10
the neghboi hood Of forty years Of age that 1851 she
Icpcsented 70 deponcnt that she had ne Staten
Inland. worth SIS o00 and diamonds and jcwery worth
$4,000 all presents from her dear isther who was the
Emperor Of Portugal.
Martin Philbun stated that he knew the prisoner that
she hired horses and carriages at tie stable known no
Finbegans No 12t Clinton place. while sbe board
ing at the European House, No 'eI Broaiway that Dc
The h OF said Sonora Donna Pedro, but s unable 10
cotc anything aud upon inquiry hnds that she has
Thomas Munroc, being duly sworn, depoeed that Mfs
susat Ramsey (of the European House, described ~ him
ihe house on staten Island, near Ianderbts aedns az
being the Sonora Donna Pedro represented n said
Mrs Ramsey Der property that the house az described
by said Mrs. Ramsey, is owned by dcponcnt, who pur
chased the about year ago that deponent under
. uGs that a man By tho OF Eaton formerly owned
sail NJ uery and that previous TO that u was owned ny
go 's: Emerson, who owned Il for several years
~ a. s,rar, - not know person By the name Of Sc
- ma p,e. - said place Is about milo aud
hsu. or over. from SAID vasteroilt,s landing.
Mrs Mary Anne Trrmnu, Of 81 Iweniy seventh nrses,
!e.,. hnns 10 ,ss, = Mr. Griggs that she came 70
dc;oncnts house about the IN o. tcorlary ,soo aaa
sabtcd TO stay few days; that a. ..is.nS nca, Srx
nent that she had enc place stats, 80. ,ra ana
B. ghtoa that she LEFT her house Cor a,'-h,an 10
While she was absent deponent went 70 Nes 90, 10
end the house of said Pedro, described 10 her ssa
fonent searched moet Of Staten Island that she ING
every person she four and every bousc she pass
No at AZ lhe houses q, new gntou, and Of The Asscs
cr and Collector Tor person by the nane " ssgcrs
nor m Pedro or OF any property owned snsaod by
such person that tbe could sccrtan nothing Of apy
pciscn BY that name, or Of any property owned
% sn Ser any such ps rsoa Ss, se
'ilgent search and inquiry all the neghoorhocf OF
Sew Brighton and staten Island for some person who
ssid redro and was unable 10 ni any person who
Oh person or who ever knew her that deponent
ound by the Collector that person Of that
axed for any property in that town
Mary Bcllinger depoecd thai about three year, ago
he prisoner came 20 deponents house Of No. 81 West
fourteenth street, 10 remain few days, that she
raned there four weeks that she 0certaned Afterwards
hat sad Pedro from the 81 German Hotel 10 her
lor,e that the clerk OF the "a Germau came " depo
ient's house 10 collect board bill OF the
aid Pedro, but unable 70 collect The same;
hat said Peiro went away from Opponents house with.
,u, paying deronent her bill which she has col
eclod that deponent unsbe 10 collect anything o.
- tt.te Ina N haze
Dr means Of any Kind.
Hofad I. Knight, Of No eis Broadway, deposed that
be proprietor OF the Planters Hotel that the prison
r. calling herself scnora Donna Pedro, came 70 BIS house
about sir months ago. and remained there about TWO
weeks that che brought with her q man and woman,
ard hN owing dcponent about 80; that she y WohM
q whom ieponeut has tnovn by reputation iQr seVerA
years but did not know her when che ca ne " bis house
that after be found oui who she w@, he turned
her, the sah Pedro. away that be has heard 81
ler COR several years aud knows several persnus 20 View
Totk Who have been swirdcd oui ot money, bard &c,
by the lsd Pedro; thet che Z noic mpos'or oy tern
tan who pays hing and has nothing 70 pay WITH, ~
depouent knows or bsa been niormed' as genera