The New York herald., 1876-03-13
AN ALLEGED FEMALE swINDLER,

Mrs. Henrietta A. Geyer, propretress OF the haisol
Richeeu corner of Thirtieth street and Lexington
avenue, appeared before Justice Duffy few days age
and asked for warrant the Of Annie c. Klcy,
who refused to pay bill The specific charge
preferred was false pretences she having, as alleged
induced Mrs Geycr to take her in as boarder the
rcprcscn that she had judgment OF somc thou
sands Of dollars coming to her in short time, which
would enable her to meet all her expenses warrant
as already stated in the HERALD refused the Court
being doubt to its power to grant one and sum
mons issued instead. Mrs Kley, being an old hand
in the law business refused 10 appear the summons
and Mrs Geyer again appeared in court yesterday, ac
companed by Colonel Spencer as her counsel Mr.. Spen
Ger called the attention OF the to the fact that
Mrs. Kley confidence woman, the equal OF whom
probably to be found in the country and that
she had swinded some OF the most wide-awake busi
ness men in the community The following list or the
victims names and the sums lost by them was Then
produced:-
G. $ jackson Co, grocers Sixth avenue and Forty
eighth street. 500; Houston Il Stanley, Sixth avenue
and Forty street. $3.50; Mr.. Sherry, Sixth ave
nue. and Forty street $40; John Mcdonald No.
2s Third street; Keller Kculz No Maiden lane, $50;
Andrew Simpson, baker, Fourth avenue and Bowery,
StG Roa g. Peters srsSsG Ko es sS
White street. $7el H. b. Cann Co, $3.50; Mss
Morales, hairdresser, No. Il Clinton place., $685.
judgment debt, s2O2; W. q. McGibbon Fifth avenue
and Twenty first street, $406 DR.. Hall, Journal o.
f aro, Spring H%ss street. s s5O Dr. ScIvan No 50 West
Thirty-eighth street. $500; IL. Ruehl, No GAG Sixth
avenue, SSS; II. NJ. Stratton coal, x0Z; Macy x Co.,
Sixth and Forty-third street. $220; William
bremen, Sixth and Thirty seventh street. $500;
Mrs Lyman, boarding house, No. "a Varick
street, $3.50; Mr.. Elliot, butcher, Sixth avenue
and Forty-third street, $3.50; Eugene Wester-
welt, hardware Sixth avenue and Forty. fourth
street, S70 John Townshend, lawyer $780, Mr..
Spencer stated further that of these persons
were in court but he had believe that they
would appear IL this woman arrested. The
hnay granted the charge OF false pretence
made by Mrs. Gcyer and was gwen to officer OConnel
of the Court squad, for execution. Mrs. Key whost
alias said TO be Bogart) found at No 1873 East
Eighth street, and locked up in the Nineteenth precinct
station house She was arrested once before,
September 25. 1865, charge OF swim.
ding several persons, and arragnod
before Judge Mansfield at the Essex Market Police
Court; but she subsequently discharged 1t 10
stated further that she the wife of German who has
held position Of good salary in Washington for many
years and who sends ner 500 a month. But
this does not prevent her from claiming certain gem
tleman OF this city as the father OF her four i've
children. The gentleman alluded to but recently
married to the daughter OF prominent citizen OF the
Twenty second ward, whose house the wedding re-
ccpton held In the midst OF the festivities Mrs
Kley appeared the and conducted herself ir
such manner that the scandal caused thereby has
yet passed away.
The prisoner will be arragned at the Tombs th'
! morning