The New York herald., 1876-11-22
THE CONFIDENCE QUEEN.
THE STORY or MRS. cAssELLMAS-HER INsAN-
ITY DEEMED cKRTAIS--sxETcH OF HER


THE STORY or MRS. cAssELLMAS-HHR IHsAN-
lrY DEEMED cERTAIS--sKLTcH OF HER
CAREER.
Sarah wisner, alias Sarah T. Casselinan, otherwise
Sarah Beauregard alias Mrs. Banker alias Nfa su'h-
erand. the alleged confidence operator, arrested by
Captain Kennedy, OF the Ninth precinct was arragned
before Jus ice Bxby the Washington Place Police
Court, yesterday morning and remanded TO the Tombs
until Friday morning mex, to await the result OF
medical examination in'o her mental condition Dur
ing an Interview with superintendent wailing yester-
day that Official informed HERALD reporter that In his
opinion, the unfortunate woman undoubtedly In
saDe or At least afflicted be hardly responsible
for her actions. Justice BIxby before whom sho
brought informed the reporter that from her appear
ancc actions and the extraordinary stories sho told,
shc must havo been abcrrated In mind In per
son tho prisoner is woman about thirty-1ve years
old with attenuatcd features about Gvc inches
IN height, and OF generally carcworn appearance.
For several days past various newspapers have repre-
scnted her as a brilliant aud dashins confidence
operator. When arraigncd In court yesterday she
was atiirod in mcau apparel aud according to
the statement OF Mrs Smith, the wifc Of the Ninth
precinct palroman who searched her In the station
house, her condition Is deserving Of pity than
condcmna alton. so mscrnbly wrctchea did her cir
cumsnnces provo on examination that Mrs. Smith,
touched by her wretchcdncss, offered 10 give her
portion OF her wardrobe, which the prisoner
fused In an eccentric manner stating that she owned
houses anu lots and that she needed assistance. II
has been asccrianed that The real OF the prisoner
is Sara wisncr. that she is native OF stockton, in his
State and that she distant relative OF Judge WIsner
OF Enira aud not his daughter, as sho said 10 have
represented herself 10 be. She 10 be woman Of
culture. broken down by adversely The circumstances
connected with her arrest arc OF ordinary character
On saturday last she camc 10 the boarding house OF
Mrs nungeriord, Nos. J42, ,3il and BAG West Four
teenh street. and repre- scncd herself as Mrs Suther
land niece of Guy Judge Sutherland ana daughter
Of Judge wisner, OF Elmira. she sad che was pos
scssed OF ample means, ana that hc- baggage would be
iorwardcd by The Hudson River Railroad in lew days
Mrs Hunger. ord ut first di>Incncd 10 receive her
into her house, but finally; aeceived by Tue
acquaintance with prominent families III Eimra,
with whom Mrs. Hungcriord acquainted, she
ford suspected that her Mrs. Sutherland in reality
y e woman who, under the name OF Mrs. Banker, Mrs
Cusseliman ami Mrs Bcaurcgard had been engaged IN
swindnng the various boarding housc keepers the
uptown portion Of the city Shc called AIRS Eleanor
r. n'snop o. 10 no 70 - fn M Avenue a VINO, WIN hrs Put
vlctimzcd by tho woman passing under the name OF
Mrs. CassclIman. Mra Dsnop notified Mr. Taylor,
private detective, whom she had employed,
and he, being powerlcss to make ar
rcs brought the ladies TO tho Ninth precinct station
Detective Bush, on Monday evening proceeded TO
tho residence OF Mrs. Hungcr.Ord ana thcro arrested
tho prisoner, Sarah wsncr, alias CasselIman, alias
explanation at tho time OF her arrest, but went
quietly 10 the Charles street station and locked
up She Is charged by Mrs Bishop, Oi 81 Fifth avenue
with having represented herself as widow lady who
possessed Of immense fortune. that she owned
rotting horses including the trotng gclding Victor
for which shc had been offered $4,000. BY Robert
Bonner wore their way to this city, and sho SO far
imposed on Mrs Bishop as TO have master mason
and carpenter prepare plans TO NJ box PADDED stalls
in Mrs. shops stables Tor tho reception Of her stud
ot horses Alter running up board blli Of $475 in
BiShOpS
Putnams house where she attempted the samc game
her arrest. When she was arrested slip cut from
tho Now York San was found in her possession which
gave history OF similar imposition practsed by her
boarding house at No 10 West Fourth street The
statement read as foll0ws:-
An elegant woman an calling herself Mrs c:s.sman, bar,
street pomsns 70 pay ssG week l"r her own and her
Ing Mr. cs..eilmnn way EaloSs' She
had ine plano brought ia but did MT play Is
xSs%; :S %,si.s S; called KIN
ranged always readiness uss
She would she said take her first ride the when
cashed Before thi. trip however, she asked ursson
have the money. He .sid he would nssisassd 20
s ss would viii her ssusu judge
the carriage and went to tue hank At is sowery Mr
Cssssman entered Leaving Mrs Gleason in tho cnrase.
dram had made the President timoreas and that he had
Ss the
boatder letter GurportIns to have from Mira
notifying nsr o. the sending OF her eo.ne After several
ase.on. last he i"aasdy s%paysda dsies:i1s f. who
learned that Mrs Cassellmnn not known Judge
Sutherland and TINT she had prepared repeat her exploit
Back thu piano which she had got from h e.,asin%en
and Weber will send the which she engaged
Eleventh street room.
In Jersey City she attempted to practise similar
game by hiring magnificent brown stone front house
fraud AID elected. when brough. before Justice
Bxbv yesterday morning DIR. j. Z. Carter, OF Jersey
CITY stated that he knew the son OF the prisoner who
was young physician In Elmira, n. Y. lie was
firmly convinced she was insane, and requested the
Judge to have mcdico-lcea inquiryinstituted TO
her mental condition. Mrs. Bishop unable to bo
present IN court through sickness Mrs Hungerford
and Mrs. Putnam were present in attendance Mrs
Hungcriord, while N the corridor OF tho court. sad
ssWhy Is this woman driven to the wall2 l will not
send her TO prison. think she has been made crazy
by persecution Justice Bixby rcmandcd the prs
Tor medic al cxaminaton shortly after HERALD
reporter saw her. During tho interview the following
conversation cnsucd:-
RxronrrE-,Irs CasscIlman. what have you to say
regarding the charges against your
Mrs. CAssELLMAN-I have nothing 10 say except that
am innocent and am misunderstood.
REPoRTrR-Do you deny having madc the false repre-
senlattons charged against you?
Mrs CAsssLiM MI have TO say that all representa-
tions ! ever made are true. l am tired and wish
could die.
REroRrEn-Is your husband alivcG
Mrs CAsssLLMAS-fes, he IS clerk, believe, at
No. 25 Frankfort street
She then turned her hoad away and seemed disin-
cliucd 20 give any further Information.
On inquiry at No. 2j Frankfort street 1t found
that Philip ifake the former proprietor OF tho STORE
had removed to the or William and Ann streets
where Mr. Cassciuan was found. Hc stated that he
had been obliged 10 separate from hs WHO four years
by reason Of her msconduct and further than that
statement refused TO Afford any information.
Last evening Captain Kennedy lodged tho prisoner in
the Tombs To-day M inquiry into her mental con-
diiion will DO made by Professor James 7. Wood Dr
William II. Shine, Dr. William I. Ncas and Dr.
Brekcs, tho city physician.
RAPID TRANSIT.