The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-14
THE CONFIDENCE WOMEN.
RFDsCCi e. JONES, THE HTLLTdMs-
BtRGH 4DTENTURESS.

large scale Of perfect magnihcence b. female con-
fdence operators, and which apparently eliminated
yesterday in the reported death by suicide Of the
strange and enterp'ising woman to whom rns Sun
has given the title Of tue Confidence Queea, be-
ginning 10 assume romantic mystery, almost be-
yond parallel in tie records OF criminal affairs In
this city. Just we had congratulated trc public
that tie adroit swiudler had placed herself beyond
the power of imposing further upon their cicdulilJ
and the confidence Of honest and benevolent people,
the plot changes. and the heroine becomes dyisblo
into throc. or rather
THREE DISTINCT orRRAroRs
a?rca, cd upon the scene each In her own way per-
forming her 16ls OF leading character In = series
Of sNiniles and attempts at the same. In the trasc
coa,h OF IN, Brooklyn woman, Mrs. ReJecca C.
Jones. and in certain other developments which
tie SJ-s reporters unfold day, are enabled TO
Distinguish these women. who have hitherto been
cen ourd,i both in their persons and transactions.
hut tfc reader he pcruses the strange narratives
wi observe that. Whle a singular similarly exists
In t,o general features Of tie operations OF these
s~ihders, hey clch proceed by different methods,
and rctrgy essentially different traits OF character
rrey resemble each other somewhat In pcraona
utesrsncc, and have q certain uniform fouudation
to work uton. sni each seems to pursue the same
Grand scheme of vilny; bat there the resemblance
ce,ses. In order tbs, the public may bo on their
,uard .painst tue -u.siyinz duc,t, who may lie en-.
couragtd TO rccona rucc their operations the
suppo. iiiOu th.i tie death Of Mrs. Jones will aay
.usi ition we give tle brief outlines OF their per
sons, characters. ard style OF operating.
Tny qrpEN PAR EacgLLrNcE
The most adgo,t and accomplished o. the three
1uE StN has brought 20 HIGHT is Mrs. a. Faltcrion,
alias Mrs. A. Warren, TIE original and only genuine
Queen Of Confidence. This is the woman WHO yer
ormcl itc series OF operations upon Miss Thurston,
and the Rev. Mr.. Pierce, OF Rutgers Female Col.
cee; Dr. Cobb. the Harlem school teacher Mine.
| Damorcst; Mrs wa,ng. Of West Twelfth street,
| lr heild, President OF the staten l,land Dytiu-
Works: Nj Homer Morgan King the stah'cuan /;
the Reunion and hsi land Hotels. aud seversi other
| persons that hrvc been noticed at length. lhis
| woman sul lives and is most accompli hcl sw in
| dior She has invariably given one or the other o.
tho sb We nalics--rIi'crson or Wurtcu--lni COO
fines herse to the story OF the wealthy and bcncYo
lent old Boston millionaire who dicI aiict giving her
rAprlous SUNS or MONEY.
her forte lies iu positive deception. She IL we J.
| read and iutcll"cnt woman, charming converse 4
| uoualst and Wirs the sympaihcs AMI confidence
| Of these Sic addresses, without scemin; ciott
| TO that end She il most remarkably scl'posscssed
and ready never hetrays herself by slip Of the
| tongue; has her story aud plan 20 thoroughlJ ma
|
| licts herself however closely she may be quss-
| toned, and under Circumstances becomes en-
b.iras.ed or confused. BY her mastery style she
puts herself en- tCpgdtt with her intended victim,
and manages to make herself seem the OBJ gcr rather
than the Obliged. Her dupes glad to 10 her e..
| vors. She has nrfle-s way, even IN borrow ing
| money. Of avoiding auy sacrifice OF her di-uty ami
| 4. sunu. any attitude OF surpcation. She IA mil.
pTs'Smn; only go, gPon Gs sros IsSopwsdssI %
| al lVT IfNy
with hcncvo'rucr, .swtrtnc-S and Christian rr'Cr.
II i OF known iiGj hc ever ulluwr trr, II to -'csi.
but confines ltraei TO 'pIrON ug.Wh no u cation ui
returning and pusc 7.iuS with no purpose OF pa!
Bu:GLING rRrTEsDLn
No. il, singuary enough, Mrs. Patterson also
or at lcI,t th.t H. one " tie names under Which
she has been carrying on her orerahons and hence
| the CONFUSION tlat as ensuCd. 1Lis woman IS
sea &C as Old the Queen, who is pro.a ly about
81; he ne Ohe refer to l. ro'resented - 70 III
| ~ to -. SIZE is n weil-iormtd woman, hardly a'
porly a- ihe other, AMI Lacking mucl OF the refine
| racterize the original Yet she has gcntcel pres
ence and msnner, and winning conversational pow
ers. but che - an ignorant NCman aprinG the Cirs
of gcntIy. sac has shabby genteel wardrobe; o.
exceedingly limited extent. Sic passes as Mrs. Pa
| trT.on, Mrs. Ingham, Mrs. Gen. Allen, or Mrs
smith. The last is her real name, which sLo nc
quired by dul,ns Mr.. lie uucl G. Smith, the rcstsu
rantcr at the CommunDaw terry, into a marriage
with her, as restcd In lnE sun Of Wednesday
| When she made the acquaintance OF Slr. smith she
represented herself as !ne widow OF mythical Gen
| Allen, OF the eI-Soutnern army. and daughter o
| Gov. Bernard, OF Louisiana. OF tnis woman a more
detailed account is given cscHh in this connec
| tIon, II viii DO seen that she IL not
rHE DIGgIrIsp AND ADRoIr swSDLER
| tiat Mrs Patterson. Allen is, but rather clumsy
| awkward bungler In the art. She prctends TO grea
| wealth. and then stoOls to affect beggary: sne he
lies herself in her stores aud then beirays her con
fusion in her face; she loses her seif possessoi
| easily and gives way to passion and tears; she 4
not content with deception but abuses he hospital
sGn.Smi,h, moreover has not tho tact TO comm,
herself to one story or one plan Of opera
| tions. When the confidence dodge fails her
-le resorts to something else. She i
| "A srit ualisi mesmsrist, reader OF character,
medical stuuen', or uo|th otT'f i o., ~,
other never betrajs Ahs. Patterson warren, how
ever pressed, managed with coEsummote case an'
tor, or connections. Size is olui not to lcayo h'
slightest cue by which her stories can he proved o
| dsprovcd. She never under any eli ciicumstanceS
| gives the names of any relations OF friends, or an!
former place OF residence, rave only hen shc Ioi'
hastily from Providence, r. |. Mrs Patterson
Smith, cn tho contrary. not only gives ppcos. bU
mentions n.mes and IN ono instance e'scWhele
| lated, brought 'vO sisters 10 the pace where ~
was sJayins. Thus leaves oren u door by Nhlcl
ashilfuI detective could enter and quc"'y run he
| down.
SUPERIOR AuRon%Ess OF ruI QurES
| Mr. P0ttCrscnW ucn never encumbor, l,rsc
win baggage or otfcr mnrcdim'nts. II 9hc moke
ans cspuro, ns her orcgu'iousas The furniture, TO
| instance, wnci she led dchvered at the 81 Cl II
| IIut,l-she At once disposrs o. II In a secret an
mysterious manner leaving hcrselt perfectly free L
Ms. Patterson smith not Only cnhl er' horseli 4" T.
| ordinary baggage, Int with furniture "a vel nnd
thu, forced to make sacrifices IN the hour of danger
Ihe Queen cSctia them all ~ having
AN INVISIBLE AccoMPLlcE,
who manages to keep her fully acquainted with y
that IL gong on, upd aids her in eluding pursu
when necessary thus she was informed OF King
IrOceedirss nguinst her even before the Nnrral
was issued aud u us she was enabled TO slip trou-
, Henry C.ews q CO.'S banking Onice ia Wall strc'
nEd escape even while sharp detective was atcl
| ing at the door for her exit
TuE BROOKLYN WOMAN DIFFERENT PERSON.
The confusion Of the Brooklyn woman, Mr.
Jones. with those two, was due altogether to . ct
cied resemblance OF figure, age, address AMI mrto
! | Of procedure. closer investigation, foweyc
| proves that she was an entirely dheTcit WOma
She nrs been oyer ting ter series OF years In Loui
> vile, Cincinnati, Washington, Brooklyn, and els
where, but to no great extent IN this CITY, She vi
| older than either OF the Others, lcr n"o aprrOIim
ting to fifty, nnd much heavier and grosscr u
OF the PateT,oLs have scar on their acos by MhiC
s | they can be Identified. This woman had none
@ Mrs Jones pretended to great wealth, and had
. | u,ncllnt Tor purchasing large amounts OF proreii
4 | \ cicUustaIcu that led to her cOniu'ion with 4
- P.ttcrsons Eat hcr principal lay as bccn anon
- | public men aud in pretended "hiskey speculation
IL was undoubtedly the lear that tho keen rCputtoi
| If TuE SIM were on her tran thIt brought mp