The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-05
A WOMAN TURNS F0RGER.
THE CASE or MRS. TUPPER, THE
NOTED nee CUL1 URIST.


settled bv stress Of Business Hcr Arrest.
Prom the Dss MONIES uo,soJ Reyf'pr Jan. 30
Probably no woman in Iowa has been go
prominent % Mrs. Ellen :. Upper, tie noted bee
cultuiist For wears she has heen authority ON
all matters pertaining to the apiafy. she has
been an able and porul writer ON these thames,
the editor for several public journals devoted to
this sut Ject and Lecturer on lees and their
Care in the State Agricultural College She has
also been somewhat prominent AS an advocate
About the last Of December. 1876. forecries Of
the names Of tho Hon. James Harlan. r. bur-
rouRhs, End other prominent and wealthy men
81 Marsh iltown, we're discovered. tDs were
taken to discover the perpstfator of the f1rger-
lea. and they were very soon traced To- Mrs. kllen
s. Iupper. The RoOist,r W s fuliv Informed, 10y
ia Mntshnlltown clrresrondent, Of we ,,r.mn
stances, but reirsined from INCEPTION ot the , IN
tho hope that the mater could be artanReu anu
sgood. name be kent unit rnished, .
Mr.. Harlan knew nothing Of the manner In
which his name mad been used until the Iic0ts-
tter letters were shown 70 hin at ne Sa,cry
Reries was about one thousand dollars. Tho
notes were sold to bank IN that city. A soon
a. the forgefies wee ,iscovered, mrs. upper
was Informed, and Immediately confess Il To
the wrong she d done nd promised PROMPT
reuaration. ia = fow DAYS she paid the bank
$3.50 and subsequently paid the entire amount.
No criminal proceedings were commenced.
other forecriss OF most startling ch irncter
have since been discovered and fully traced TO
the hand OF Mrs. ruDper. The DnOuque T0nCs
gives pprlid account Of these latter 1naltr, a.
follows:
INTENSIVE FoRGERIrs.
For some tine psst II has been known within
th4i the names OF two Of three o. our leading caoai
i;u were bang used ia certain qu'rter. more freely
Nj siSh@ey tie g nist o. iSs T ri, SSii6n,i u *
Suiry ss 70 ,bs, raSnci,l stend'ng Of Mcs'!s john
replied that Their nnanciai siandils was Excellent
s nSr & Gsre ne SoiS nt SsSE H. n Tnsd
jointly BY john Ho9gd9n an Hr' len :. lunper.
sn nS .1sP inquired a. q 'S,, 1 Mr Pa smith
NIB ssssy . 10 to s1n she scs s"t 20 F' m
por-tnat me names Of tn.se gshtemSdn' o., III
sisuisT Io MIN thtt these men large cspitaats en-
"a ed IN iOaning monty and with occasion to Dor
row should have heir notes outstanding shortly alter
Monucello and received similar regie; Aal yesler.
loo ia refcTsnce to $500 note to Shlch he rcpcd ~
Telegraph that ne note. we're good u the nam, we're
come aroused, sno h. wen. to Gen; hod9dons office
eeived IN rep the Information that ne General had
70 nS,es OSt s9s any nS,s 10 be
dVn had PlsO received inquiries In reference TO note
lI the ofcr q sa Sc vpsSr p
smiths name occurs IN connection Win a. these ia.
Of prominent citizens nave been MADE use ~ Ii the
ALLEGED INSANITY.
OF course there Il no cvsdlng the conclusion that
Tor ers 10 fse nare rs p bur ~" specneS Of ,msr
transactions that have been occurring for some time
playci were n pse 81 blsrshalltown and Dcs Mones
5 Taper Ia. long been Regarded a. OF The 40 est
os e9srss ana m9, h mp S .Sen
In her speciality that OF Zee growlng-Ol any person
abe fnes was in Des Nome. few weeks tso The SAD
Tup, er bad become ms ne ev' lion Ter trends had
he under careful suryeilan,e. were learning. 80 as
Character o. those above Jeseo-a ana ,ecoi erng 50
the money the had obtained ny ucn means.
Friday afternoon Marshal Hafner roceivet
TELEGRAM ffm Monticello iii Getting MIN u arrest
Mrs. Ellen :. IuI per on a charge OF selling
forged notes to the Monticello Bank Tor s. 90
Proceedlnc to Cottage Grove, the oiiicer was IN
aNs
on business con,eci ed with her profession
There. at present. writirg, the matter rests
OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
The ri iful story would not be complete with
tine history Of me recent TRANSACTIONS. Ne riy
two Yeas siucs the u ines Of CIV Carpenter
and the Hon. John \. kasspn were found on
commsfci paper end rscTs for Mrs iuOpet.
Both signatures were forror,es. On one ~ the
notes az least money WAS ootained out theDi or
was taken up before IA iturity. More recently
tho ,me Of MIR MdUlsby Of Cottage Grove y
Similarly tGniOere with; Ihet note was also
redeemed, Lut not until exposure had taken
Aoout the sane time the name OF one of the
wealihie-t men In ID N.oines vas forged. The
forgery was discovered. uut out of req rd
for the e. uiih. nothing was done in Tue matter,
and the persOus whose nane- were illeg lily used
sustained IN silence some loss IN connection
with the transacttOn.
Aside r. IN raising money On notes In th. man
ner, she mas reVeateulv drawn through banks In
tho northern and eastern uurtlnn- of the state on
the SMte National Ci i7cns' National. nd otner
Drs M"ines banks where che mad ~ iuHds nor
Yesterd " morning a draft drawn by Ellen s.
Iupper, on j. Johuston, at lhomas's Savings
Bans Des Molnes, WAS sent to the Iowa Ma
t!on.l nank for collection. Being presented AT
Mr.. ThOnhs's counter 70 was found thIt no man
by that name ever h q any funds At tins bank.
nor could q man OF tn name he found IN tho
City The draft had been indoT.rd by j W. Bull.
and coming WITH rus Endorsement, throuih the
Geo lt1nds M must nave been ,eal'zed
upon The amuunt Wd- Sl3j. List evening
Train bore the protest to Cedar iaDds.
rnr PLAN or OPERATION
app 'srs to have been brought about uy some
eHIN deus, but ol what mount Is not now
known. II j. supposed that tue debts were Uaid
Unauthorized drafts. A these fril due. the
WerS reblhcrl 10y other ltper ot aHini al char
Acter, in different portion Of the : aye. Inns
went on unlll the nusl and sad termination
Yestcrdav All rnoun Intelligence was received
To Des M"lpes ttct Mr@. iup er was danger
Dusly M Al state Centre, and sumnoning ned
lcal AID from Des Muines. PhV icans havr
stare for there hv the Narrow Gauge Ro d.
Hor faii, l,hYsici n Yss,erday INFO. med The
undoubtedly teen to Greater or les, extent
deranRed Tor two yrsrs. An unusual ment J
I'r"in, cpnnecled WIN ner large business and
havs weakened her mind until SIZE has not
longer perfect use Of her faculties. and IN her
helrium, cunsrq lent on this stitr, she has done
Things wni' h hsr real moral worth ana sense
vi right In more vor'd moments. would have
tau2ht hei were Wholiy tnd climlnallJ wrong.
LATER.
List evening Intelligence WAS received IN Das
hoines thai MR. upper Tad neen ,irr ted and
ticelio forrefies /. 81 u.s. A iull descrnl1n , OF
tue notes Il as follows;
One note fortaiO, dated Dec Q, Is7b
one note Tor 500, date Dee. s. 1873.
Both these notes are signed by John Hodgdon,
Dubuque,
one note Tor Aio. dated nee. 3, 1878.
one note ttr silh, q 4 "a Dec |, 1875.
One note tJr 80, Daled Dc /, 1915.
These three are signed by John hodgdon and
endorsed by Plat Smith. Both signatures nre
torsories. The no es were iurCna. ed by the
Monticello Bank between Jan. II and 20.
For the family in the ere distress that has
fallen upon them through the wrong doing or
The mnther there IL the deepest syn Iathi here,
where they are known 30 well and 30 nIchlv re-
iprcted. Two OF her daughters are now with
her. II Ia sad, sad story, and its excuse can be
found only In the supposed INSANITY Of this I'M
haLpy woman. That sac " mentally uusuund
has been iui long time considered test IN hY
those VINO knew Mrs ruppcr best. Many Of her
Ait"ns In D,- NOines .pri y To tbs discovery Of
these occurrences, have furni -Eed the aln plsst
proof OF her moral unaCOOuntauilitV.
SKFTrH or MRS. TUPPEHs IITE.
SDsca' C'rr 'ord,Ic, QfNs Ch'c1go 9r,huus
DEs NOISES, Va Jan. 3l.-No woman In the
state has hor. e. hlpL ~ reputation iui wOnIanly
virtues and lrpi1ty ot character than hha MIs.
1uIper. he separation r. AZ wide as the Union,
am eVsrNwtefe she has been admired for her
culture "on"uN WAYS, energetic conduct Of
ouslhess' ana nothtilb care OF and attachment
TO ner children.
was horn nj provtdsnoa IL Ia to1, 49,.