The New York herald., 1870-01-05
a STRANGE WOMAN.
The Alleged Female Swindler at POugE-
keepsie-She Lives One Week on
Two Crackers Who ia
She i-WhOA Are Her
Friends?
PouaHKEErsIE, Jan. 4, 1870.

PoUdHKEEPsIE, Jan. 4, 1870
The HERALD last week contained full account
OF the arrest Of comparatively young and beautiful
GIRL who gave her name a. Florence N. Kelly. The
arrest took place at Cooperstown, 0tsego county,
tho complainant being Rev. Mr. Synott, OF st. Pauls
church. Poughkeepse. He charged her and q male
companion with swindiing MIN out Of twenty-five
dollars by representing that they were the children
OF the Bishop Of Newfoundland. Miss Kelly was
arrested as stated and brought TO this clry.
Since then letters have been received from diner
ent parties by Recorder Taylor which show that
nearly every county In this State and places In New
Jersey have been visited by the alleged swinders who
have obtained large sum OF money from unsus-
pecting parries 10 sums ranging from $25 TO $50.
Bishop Potter has been mulctcd for SIS; w. Bene-
dict OF Cortlandt county, $2s the Masonic Lodge OF
Plattsburg, $50; the Flushing Lodge Of Long Island,
500: Mr.. Vedder, OF Duchess county, $50; and
the pair also operated successfully In Owego, N. Y,
II letter from W. L. Hoskins, OF that place. may DO
credited.
since the incarceration Of Miss Kelly in the Jail
pertinent has been singular indeed. The cell which
she occupies is large and airy one into which the
good ordinary bedstead has an ingram carpet on
The n0or, and contains two chairs. Hearing that
she was III visited her In her cell tins morning
blankets, her hair down and strewn about In
profusion, q handkerchief held 10 her mouth
ID
Kenw0rthy, who accompanied me, approached her
and asked her II she was sick. She replied In
whisper. and evidently with great difficulty, that
when she was arrested she was SO frightened that
something came up In her chest and had been
there ever slnce bur it would soon 70 down, and
then she would be well with emphasls), very WELL"
SDe was asked II sne wanted anything, when, IN
another whisper aud with her eyes still closed. she
replied In the negative BY the side Of her bed stood
chair, on which were apples, oranges and pitcher
OF water, neither OF which had been touched. The
jaer, Mr.. Samuel Palmer, informed me that she had
IN . WI aQEe era 0np
Dr. John X. Cooper, the jail physician has called on
her number or times, but she has positively and
determine1ly refused to take any medicine whatever
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens OF this city, have also visited
her and administered sOmcWnat " her wants. IL IS
stated, too that Rev. Mr.. Cady IS conducting cor
respondence for her and that on the ls OF January
she was to have been married TO q gentleman IN
New Brunswick. She has no money, nor up to this
time has anything been heard from any one who
claims to be her friend. Ex-Judge Wheaton and
Daniel w. Guernsey Of this CITY, have been assigned
by Recorder Taylor as her counsel.
There Is report thar she was formerly domestic
in family IN England. where she was seduced BY
the man who has deserted her and brought her to
this country. Her hands. however, have q very
delicate appearance, and her general bearing ana
department are those OF person not used to the
Dunetings OF The worlo. Her case - considered q
very singular one.