The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-21
A CONSPIRACY UNEARTHED
NOW a CHINCE WORD GhVEA CLUE
TO SHARP DETECTIVK.
Boston Woman who X new Thing or Tive
hoont the Fraudulent Bond Busipe---Us-
ing Collector Thomns Nurpbv,. MIMI.

From the boston Herald
One wintry afternoon, a year aro last
March, while State Detective Hollis G. Plnkb m
was passing along fremont street he chnnced
to he a casual rem Hrlf dropped by n passcr- nv
tn instantly arrested his attention, switched
his Thoughts of into another channel and Vnyo
him u trail 10 follow which eventually brnught
him, through miny Intricate windIngs, into a
perfect labyrinth Of crime.
In tine wear 1879 Moses NJ. Allen was n prom.
inent and wealthy citizen Of Bps' on, owning
houses and | inds and a-sociating with trt1 "a,
contractors. and bankers, He was then living
at the South End. out the chords upon which
hts domestic relations were strung were not
always in tune. Unfort ina, civ for Mr.. Allen. as
will appear further along IN this chapter, he
about this time became acquainted with Helen
l.. James. an aniaJle aud winning, but suOtls
and designing woman. She played upon tho
confidence and affections OF Mr.. A len rs though
he had been wind instrument. MIS- james,
then - or 20 years old was the wife Of Daniel
w. James, bell hanger. Before king the
acquaintance OF MIR. Allen she had operated
quite extensively In stocks. was u thorOugngO-
ing business woman, anu wi,nal s9metnin1 OF
were a NUMBER OF $4,000 houses on Columbus
avenue. Beng anxious % dispose OF one OF
these houses, AND wen knowing Tue business
capacity Of his friend, Mrs. James. he arranged
with ner to find him customer As she WA
then quite intimate with a gang OF conspirators.
some OF whom IRE now In State priaOn, f3O,OOJ
Jon like tins was RIGHT into the hands OF thts
petticoated 1aZo. Her plans being fully ma
tured, and also countersigned 10y her co con.
spirators. she commenced negotiations to get
possession Of this most desirable mansion.
now THE SCHEME WAS WORKED.
Moses @. Marshall. VINO IL now I'm II charged
with perjury, forgery, ana other crimes. and
VINO WAS also one Of Jerry Greenlaws gang Ut
pen Jimmy pilferers, was tho customer that this
subtle woman brought to Mr.. Allen to purchass
his house. The ioO had been handsomely put
up 10y Helen aud hoses. Iheir plans being ma
MR.. james and introduced ~ Mr. James Ham
lin, a capitalist. who was prepared TO purcne-s
tue house with United states registered BONDS.
The price was finally agreed upon, t29OOO Inc
East Boston Savings Bank held mortgage of
$1,000 on the estate. Ihis was to remain and
ma tll NM. he maid bonds.
The bargain being made. Albert +. Butter
worth, ESD, Of 2, school street was engaged TO
act as attorney of record for Marsh Ill, alias
Hamn. Now, ButtefwUrth was personal
| friend ana coworker with Marshall, and also
| IA now under $1,000 bonds for larceny and Tor
receiving stolen bonds. AS attorney for Mar.
| shall, Butterworth executed all the deeds ana
| 1t Is claimed by the Government That he made
| all the transfers ON the registered bonds, which
| were stolen, and consequently worthless. Ia
| signing the transfers On these worthless bonds
| Buttefworth, on some Of them ltney wero
mostly SLOW bonds) pretended to be Thomas
| Murphy, Collector ol the Port Of New \ ork, and
on others he signed "a Chas. Z. Fulton, Collector
| OF the Port Of Baltimore. The persons VINO Ter
sonated the parties from whom the bonds were
| stolen were all members of the Ring. including
Mrs. James and Marshall. All tho psrs being
| properly executed, the property was then deed
ed to James HamIin, alias Matshall.
DISCOVERY.
| Marshall was now owner OF the mansion on
| Columbus avenue, No. OOi "a. and Mr.. Alien, the
| cOnudtng fiend of.the deceltlul Helen, had
| fl4OOO IN worthless ponds that he supposed 10
Os rs good as gold, out II was aftorward learned
that these bonus, with Others, wero purchased
| by the Ring In New York Tor ten cents ON tue
| dollar. The property being now fdilly unIer tho
control of the conspirators, Marshall, James, and
| ButterwOrth. the next thing Was 10 realize upon
| IL as soon possible. For tins purpose they
| nroreed ed 10 Portsmouth, and, calling upon Nr.
| George l.. Ireddwel, President OF the PUtts-
| mouth Trust and Guarantee Company, t0Nu
| mortgage was exc uted on thus properly, nav,
| ing only three nOntns to run. the money pttd
over ana aIterward split up among the gang. Ia
ths mean time Mr. Allen.who mad never dreamed
| Of anything wrong OF crooked in this tralsdo-
| ton, decided To forward his bonds to Warhinf-
| ton and nave them properly transferred or ei-
| changed for bonds running to himself Shortly
| thereafter he received Information from the
| Treasury Department. nOtifylnK MN that tne
| bonds had bee1 caveated aud were entirely
worthless. TINS was great surprise to Mr.. A..
| len. who mad placed so inuch commence IN MS
friend, the tnoroughaoing business woman.
| MIS-. James. He next heard from the bonds
through the agency Of two United suites det"c-
ives. who h ID been sent ON 10 confer win w.
| Allen. End to ferret out tue conspiT ttors VINO
hnd so skilfuy defrauded hm. hey went 70
work in earnest, out we're fOiied In all Their un-
dertakinRs. Mrs. JanoS nau anticipated all inns,
ana taking advantage OF her pecunar relations
with ar Allen. she mad so inundated nim with
threats that he dared not communicate hny-
thiny to tue United States OH ;ers. But, on tns
other hand, they were mlsled, aud hnally thef
"suured" on the job and abandoned It. Mrs.
nss 5 intinid atoms did not all end in threats !;
but IL not long after the arrival OF tue
Washington Detectives before Mr.. Allen. on
dark night, while Oh his way home, was yio-
lently assaulted with club, Oh the street. "nd
very seriously injured. After long aud phhlui
1
snd hnaily went 10 Chicago, where he died ~
l514.
THE RESULT.
1t was a clue to all this villainy that Detective
Plnkham gathered from the casual remark OF
passer by on the street. Persistently aud pa
tently he mas followed on in the wake Of tns
conspirdtors Till at last he has composed Their
whole leid OF ylilainy, secured the worthless
bonds tnat were paid for MIR. Aliens mouse,
and all the accompanying pdpers OF rec I'd and
other documentary evidence. As already stated,
Marshall has been In jail for several weeks
awaiting trial for forgery, perjury, and OonsIhr-
acy with Edgar H. Butterwortn, half orothei
OF Albert +. ButterwOrth. HI2ry NJ. Aims
worth, and Maud W. waterman, to Issue a talss
certincate Of marriage In tue case vi che 20 ~
monweaith VA. Maud w. Waterman. Mar
snail was arrested ny Detective Pinkham
J In Canada. Late yesterday afternoon Albert y
! Butterworth, Esq, was arrested 10y the same
officer) At his office on School street, and at
still later hour MRS. James was also taken into
custody 10y MIR. Pinkham III her boarding houss
At the " est End, she not living with her nus
| band, the bell hanging business not being sum
| cien,ly high-toned for a woman OF her stamp
| Jim zoe was the sort OF man that Helen Il
| James was better suited to Consort with. bott
4 ! parltes were taken 10 the state Police once u
| pembertOn SQUARE, where Mrs. James secured
| bail in the sum oil $500 for her appearance u
the Municipal Court thls morning, but al "A lat
, ! nOur the "attoruey of record had failed " SO
cure bail.
BosIoN, May l9.-Albert T. Butterworth anc
Helen H. James. charged with conspiracy 90 de
fraud Niosrs Allen out Of $4,000, were arralnse'
, | this afternoon hnu were heid iOt examination
, the 10Th inst, the former IN $5,OOO aud III
| latter IN x2,5OO.