The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21
TIE SwIEDLING SIRENS.
Libby Doris at the Tombs Police Court-The
Young Men Who Were Left in tho Parior to
wait Till Show the Things to Ny Sis
ter"-How the Oricle was Worked.


About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon DetecINe
Woodbridge having in custody Libby Doris, one OF
the two swindlers whose arrest and the account OF
whose operations reported IN full In yesterdays
HERALD. ana accompanied by Mr.. Charles " Pick
ham, OF 6s7 Broadway; Mr. Williams, OF 773 Broad
way
TWO OF THE MANY VICTIMS;
Miss Sarah sphinx, OF whom the 'ladies' rented
room In which to carry on their operations, ana
two or three other parties who turned out to DO
witnesses appeared in the Tombs Police
Court. Woodbridge carried under his right arm
number OF boxes, containing a portion Of the
.plunderp which he had found at the time OF
making the arrest. and which was subsequently
identified by the rightrul owners.
Immediately the party entered the Court, Judge
Bowling took his seat on the bench ana directed
the !alr prisoner to be brought before HIM. This
was done, whereupon Henry IL. Rosenoaum.
youth In tne employ OF Mr.. Williams, OF 773 Broad
way stepped up ana proceeded to tell the story OF
his adventures with
THE HANDSOME But ERRING MISS
beside him, who, IL should he said, Is a woman OF
no ordinary attractions, intelligence aud education,
and oil whom IL ia dlfllcut 10 force oneself to
believe the enormitles charged, so perfectly
like lady does she deport herself. But then ap-
pearances at times most wonderfully deceiving.
several merchants ana shopkeepers OF this city
But the youth Rosenbaum. lie said he was sent
by Mr. Williams with lot OF goods, the valncof
which was SlI5 80. 10 be delivered TO "Mrs. Ship
ley, at No. l39 wesS Thirty sixth street; that he
rang the bell at that number and was
where he met "Nrs. snp 1e alas LIBBY Doris
who gave him seat by the stove and took the
Wen Of Ase ys a.s neo e
step into the next room ana snow them 10 ner SIS
ter. who was dressing Tor dinner. | made no ob.
would return with the amount Of the
bin, which was aireced to collect;
there by that hre about fifteen or twenty minutes,
without hearing any sound OF returning footsteps.
and, thinking a. was right went INTO the room,
and-well, now, Ju lge, what do you suppose sawr
Not ''Mrs. Shpleys' sister dressing dinner, nor
yet "Mrs. Shipleyr herself; but nothing but the
boxes mad brought III, relieved OF former
contents aud sseWa aooa Inc aoor the door
and IL at once occurred To me that
HAD BEEN SWINDLED.
/ went right down stars into the kitchen and saw
the landlady, OF whom inquired Tor 'Mrs. Ship
ley." ana who informed me she mad not seen that
lady since she left US together In the back paror.
Mr.. Williams next took the stand, ana, having
been shown portion OF the goods DrOught In by
the officer. at once Identified them rs the same he
mad sold on the 9Th day o. the present montn 10 the
prisoner, and winch young Rosenbaum mad de.
ilvered. the articles were:-Sixteen yards OF gull
OF Kid gloves, 50 80; pieces gimp, $24 SO; Two
lace sets, $40 jO two point lace collars S35-toti,
Mr.. Charles FlattIcn, clerk at No. 6s7 Broad.
way was the next witness. lie, TOO,
to the "ways that are dark ana tricks that are
vain" OF the TWO trail swlnders. On the leth inst.
his employer, Mr.. Charles " Peckhanl, directed HIM
to deliver a box OF goods consisting OF two human
HAIR Switches OF the value OF S5I; two long cur5,
$40, ana back curl rs. 10 MRS. Nolan, Of NO. ~.
served In precisely the same manner the youth
Rosenbaum had been at lSe West Thirty-sxth street
on the occasion OF his visit there on the 9th Inst.
Whlle this examination was going the counsel
for the prisoner, Mr.. Edward Price requested
JUDGE BOWLING
TO postpone the case sc veral DAYS, as he had but
just been engaged by the defence aud had not had
the Judge said that as the other prisoner.
Eva st. Valerie, su IN the hospital and unable
to attend the examination, lie would do as requested
by the counsel, adjourning the until sucn time
she appear. He. however. directed That all
the witnesses present examined at this time.
Under these circun stances Mrs. Sarah Sprink was
| called.
| that on the 10th inst. the prisoner came to her
| house and
She did not pay for II IN advance, Is customary
After engaging II she went out and was gone about
| an hour. When sne returned she told me chat If
any came there with a package ana inquired for
| Mrs. Nolan TO please show them INTO the paror. A
few minutes later Ill answer TO the bell, found q
voting lnan-Mr. flatticli-aG the door, with pack
WANTED TO SEE MRS. NOLAN,
and conducted him to the parlor where the LADY
| was sitting, and then returned 10 my household
duties, About twenty minutes. or perhaps haf
had admitted came down STAIRS and asked
me where Mrs. Nolan was told nm had not
on gong up stairs found tie lazy had lett the
house taking WIN her the package the gentleman
had brought. Mrs. Sprnk said she knew nothing VI
the prisoner. and mad never seen her before She
came TO her houss for rooms.
Detective Woodbridge testified to having found ali
the above mentioned property secreted IN the room
occupied by tue prisoner at No. $50 West Twenty.
second 10 street. where nc made !he arrest me
found sewed up Ia pillow, ana on opening them
in Court tiley bore unmlstakaDle evidence OF this
TACT, the feathers and down which had clung "
them on their removal from their hiding place
FLYING IN EVERY DIRECTION
about the room. greatly to the CONSERVATION OF
those present VINO CHANGED TO be alfred III costly
apparel, and to none more than The lair prisoner
herself who continually employed her Tiny glove
encased hands In removing tnem
The witnesses present having all given their test
mony, Judge bowling issued order OF commit
ment, which officer Woodbridge took, together win
his prisoner, TO Police Headquarters, where she Will
be confined until her conheJ'e Is abe 20 leave the
hospital when the case Will again be brought up.
Lib5ic Doris In Her Lonely Cell.
Last evening HERALD reporter paid visit to
the alleged confidence princess in her cell at Police
Headquarters, by permission OF the lawfully con.
stituted authorities. He found sitting on an oid-
fashioned wooden chair beautiful girl, OF about
nineteen years oil age, whose handsomely sci and
tne figure was arrayed in black skirt and bodice
OF gray SILK The girls eyes are OF grayisn blue
and her teeth like OF pearls; her chin iu of
dimples and ner smile Is most winning one. She
Is evidently person Of good education VINO has by
RAISING and unfortunate situation There nothing
In her story 10 indicate depravity guit; on the
contrary she seems to have been selected by
Madame st. VALERIE as dupe, for it Is pretty posi-
tive that she never gave an order to any snopkeeper
10 send goods to any house IN which she resided
although she ala sometimes receive goods
In person; but she says she never received
a dollar from ner companion, who besides lDelng
little insane on the suujecJ OF spIrltuasm Is con.
firmcd In crime, having been for many years en-
gagged In these confidence operations The girl
hDDie DOTS Is not an Irish girl nor OF
Irish parents; on the contrary, she Is OF American
mrtn as she states, and she has not given her real
name. That the girl has father ana mother In re-
spectacle circumstances there can be doubt
whatever. as she limited much last evening TO a
HERALD reporter; but the poor girl. from sense of
shame, declared That she would sooner die than
give the names Of her parents or disgrace Them py
publishing their whereabouts. she Is In good spirits,
| simply because she does not realize her position,
never having been In the hands OF the law before.
| The st. VALERIE woman Is the prime mover In the
scheme as it IA SAID that she was the habit or