, 1876-11-20
A FEMALE sW1NDLER.

ltIcf, Widow, md Obtained Quartcra In
fashionable ffousc4.
Hto lort TINES. Nop ia.
For several weeks a number OF complaints
have bccu received at Police Headquarters from
the proprctors OF fashionable boarding houses
In this ctty In relation 10 the operations OF
most accomplished female swinller. From
what has already beeh developed by the detect
Ives It appears that the accused makes spec
ialty OF ttcfrauding bonrdtng-l'ouao keep
ers by hiring tho best suite Of rooms
III their establishment, and, after roma'n.
Ing week or two, she disappears, leav-
Ing nothing but her unpaid bills behind. In
this manner nun,l'cr Of hotels and boarding.
has tIits adventures covered her trucks tint
tho detectives who have been searching for her
hare thus fur failed to trace her. She ID appat-
sntly M about i f9rt{ years Q; age although al,o I,
aik,ut five feet two Or three inches in height,
rather slim, and quito stylish fl appearance;
has q sal1ow complexion, thin lips, and the
manncss G, and I liHlegt . ct sonther woman:
shabby, consisting chiefly tf hlack cashmere
dress trimmed with black silk, considerably
woln. She claims to bo n daughter Of ex-Gov.
Bell, o. Texas, ailtl is supposed to be probes
sDnal lobbyist, as she showed remarkable
familiarity with persons rcsIltng At Tue national
cupttat.
/, Onc Of her chief victims Ia Mrs e. F. Dfshop,
tho widow Of tho late Nathaniel c. Bishop, wlio
keeps fashionable boardlng-fousc Mt No. 03
Fifth avcnrc. Mrs Bishop, It will bc remeH-
bcrctl, gained a great deal Of unfortunate no
toricty through . litigation with lsor husband,
which continued for q number OF years before
Mrs. Bishop also came beioro tho public as an
clocuttonlst and exponent of spIrltnalistm. Her
llouse Is fitted up In thu most elegant dtylo and
her gncsts are tic most select that ca o found.
&t,nft 0n4. +1xn~
to nbove called oti Mrs. Bishop and expressed n
desire tn l.iro tic handsomcst and most ex-
pcnsiyo suite Of apartments in the house. She
gave her manu- as Mrs. CastlcmAinc, and repre-
and Of. tho highest social standing, md
that Bhe aIal son WHO was a phys-
clan, but who followed l,js profession, Us
n moro pasti.no. Tic wah married and Ind ono
sho stated that slo had been spending the su1n-
il,er at ller country seat near PoughkccrsIc, and
as sllo had determined to pass tlle winter in
ing-houss, such Is Mrs. Bishops, rather tllan 80
to public hotel. Her shabby appearance dill
not preposscss Mrs. Bishop 1n her favor, but
sllc talked so glibbly ahout her wealth and
enres Mrs. Castlcmatne spoke Of her intimacy
with August Bctmonr, Commodore Vanderbilt,
the navcmcycr aud Guuther families, and many
OLIEE FE0InlDEnk pcESOu6 III LEllH ElLJ HUI N48n-
ingtol. Mrs. Bishop believed l,er and cams to
the conclusion that her shabby toilet was
merely an indication Of a rich woman's ccccn-
trlcitY. Tho woman represented TINT she would
require accomtuodations for live horses in Mrs:
Blshop's stable, one tEottsr, for which she had
been offered &10,0 900, and the other four full
bloodel carriago l,oraes. These wcrc on tho w0y
from her tarm ncar Poughkccpslo In charge Of
the groo,ne, as they were far too valuable to DO
trusted to tho railroad, aud Mrs. Bishop corr
scntcd that her stable should bc altered to ac-
cosnmodate her new boartler's equine treasures.
She also desired tho best rooms In tho house Tor
herself and her family, AMI Insisted upon o pr-
by tho magnificent requirements OF this clever
adventures, md DECEIVED by lEcr talk and MAIL
ncr, placed her entire household at the disposal
OF tho new boarder, who subjected tile promises
deal Ut supcrcilious crtIcsm Of the rooms and
their appointments, finally selected tho rooms
having tho choice lpcatlons md the landsomest
furniture md apPointments. The pr.cc for tho
accommodations Nas SETTLED at $500 l,cr week,
aud tic rUons were taken from that day. Az
Mrs. Castlcmaine, having concluded all tho ar-
rnngesnents satisfactorily, arose to take her de-
parture, ello complained Of tho bal weather,
Hotel, where she stated she had y room. sl,o
said that she felt aloat afraid to s1cep alone In
TINT larEe hotel, and finally asked Mrs. BlssioD
i she cnuld not accommodate her With room
full into tue trap, a,tl Mrs. Castlcnaino was
installed III handsome bedroom for tho night.
Mrs. Bishop wns so impressed with her lIcw
boar,ler that slso did nut send to any Of the per
the fAtuf defect to tho whole rasc ft,r, had she
taken that precautltti, the true character Of The
ricll widow would have been discovered. Mrs.
Tor ton days, aud during tho whole Of TINT time
Mrs. Bishop believed III the truth mud Integrity
OF her magnificent 1oardeE. A new trouble,
however, now arose, and WIS source OF cum
renlcmbcretl tl'at When she eamo to Mrs.
Bishops house sho l,aa ,lo baggage, not
even Change uf clothing. sho, lad left
orssurs at roughkecpsie to hare her
sic Was afraid that rascsly Victor, bur coacl,:
% ar wts VII sns st. sfs. 'uiS sop hp ssn Ha "
snsoothea this difficulty from hrr i,atf, BY ope,i-
m,f!nu to ciooss ior herself: shsa selected scv-
cral changes u llndercfotling, und In the nleau
ts1no she Wroto and tylegnptrtl to her faithless
scrvauts, at p0uglkcepsic. to grnd on her
tnss ass o .tay t sY ta ous ps'E III Hshop S'ss rss
rubbed Of n largo quantity of stlyerwarG, thir-
teen pairs Of lnce curtains, which hal been
brought from Paris, and which cost $l,000
; a t s.e't F"s Fsse e sobss}s sss anG 0ss wss
ssfSst. in VERY tao aass aa ~ 'efe ts
curtains n1M! nearly a. tue Bl!serWarc hayG beeIt
recovered. II IL nHt believed that Mrs. Castle-
lnaipe lad anything to do witt, those rohbertcs,
although o,,o tllitig which occurred looks as
though slu contemplated something fur boltcr.
I}y soulc ,neaus sc induced the too con.ldiug
Afrs D!slIop to open her snfo ID which shc kept
number uf her guests WHO were Waiting tho
Centennial Expost!on,. which ,valuablcs llal
bccr tntr,lsted 10 her for safe-kceptng. Mrs.
CMtlrlnalnc examined this safe with great curl
oslty, aul subsequently, by spccous prctoxt, OIL,
tancu posscss!otl Of tnu Key to, tho receptacle.
sse kept possession Of tlsls koy, aud when
aho ruturilcd 1t, .tllcTo adhered to tile
key small particles "t wax or soap, which , lad
an ] ianpressio mer stsy y ut Sirs. bishops : houso
was nost pleasant. She occupied handsome
parlor and hetl.roun,, and was served with meals
composed Of tic choicest tho lnurkot afforded.
She appoared to hnyo q. great and abiding ai1cc-
t!on for champagne and brandy, OF which shu
drank freely, mud ordered the Items to be put
down In her bill with q sang froid not exceeded
BY. Montaguol In hls "CharEe it to Hustcr." In
tits manner ten days rapidly passed; the Only
thing Whlr1l Antfnnu tn mar thu ADlEnaUrG nf