The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
Sequel to the Mysterious Copart-
nership of Detectives.
ANOTH Err WOMAN
Her Statement Concerning Walker end
the Florida General

Ono of the m ost remarkable stories concerning
attempted abstraction OF valuable papers related
10 HERALD reporter last night By lady, TO
whom, 1t is claimed, they belonged. Shc who
wished her name to be withheld for tho
present, states that not only robbery
but tho ruin of her reputation and her add ucton
were eoptemp plated. suit for damages Will be in
suted on charge OF conspiracy against the parties
whom she believes bs guilty The lady 10 question
says that she Is highly connected and well
known throughout her native State, Massa-
chusetts She pronounces the story published
in yesterd .y's HERALD OF the alleged legacy for
Mrs Walker, which was asserted to have been taken
IRON that lady by Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes, ono Of their
tabrcatons. The motive she assigns for II IS that
they were deeply concerned in tue alleged con-
spracy against her and wished to throw the police off
the scont while they could escape from the country 10
AVOID arrest
TheIady lived several years ago in large town in
Massachusetts with her husband, from whom she has
since been divorced She states that many years ago.
during the war. she loaned her husband 50, 76S TO
ssst him up IN the lumber BUSINESS" as
he explained 10 her. She claims that she aftcr-
ward found that the business he engaged
In was that .ibounty brokerage" AS security Tor
the loan she says her husband her the notes OF
quite q prominent man. formerly Senator and oncc
Auditor OF the State Of New York and residing
In q neighboring State. Some OF these notes have
not as yet been paid and form part Of the property
which tho conspira,ors, she alleges, attempted TO
tax from her.
HER FIRST DIFFICULTY.
Last April she says she called upon the maker OF
the notes and asked him for the money lie denied
THAT no the an, but on presentation OF her
proofs he confessed. He then said rrLt he had
ureudy paid 81, 500 aud would settle for the offer
owed her s,il 1895 The $500 had been paid 10 an
~. thn IN nae thn tn
dew days Two years before she had tried TO get The
money but failed. She has not, she says, got more
pay day until the 10Th OF July, when general from
FLORIDA. who connected IN some way with the
10 settle with her in full II she would give days
more She agreed, sho says, and waited until the 21st
she Metropolitan Hotel. She said that she would be
ready TO see the parties on Monday morn
Ss' f, Sy General called ''O ana sa sSsg
quite ready, but would settle by hve o'clock
na. .ns hs General did 'A not make his pei
Al quarter 10 six there came rap at her
door, and Mr. Walker, the private detective
said that The General was waiting in the
parlor 10 sec her she sa,d. why ola you not send
me his card y, Then she went down, aud the Gen.
oral said be had been waiting an hour for her and
sent her several lines Then Walker stepped
into the parlor and said Ab 70 have found the lady
you sent FOR" Hearing Of the Generals having sent
up his card he went away and soon returned. say.
ing, ~ Just turned three darkies right out OF
Ibis house The General, after say ing he was not
yet prepared to settle, IN MI walker Informed
= respectaDIe man II know him 10 be otherwise"
what would you do II should tell you that you
werc blacKmailing?" said lie.
II should DO Inclined to call the proprietor up and
know who you are sue answered.
Then, she alleges, Mr.. wniKer'y manner changed
snd ne ss,a shs vas cute xn. IN her estimate Of me
winch he wished 10 got possession o..
ii don't believe that, because know my claim Is
Legitimate, she responded.
Inn gno IN
Identity, stamped with tho seal OF the Common wealth
OF Massachusetts, "Does that look Ike blackmali-
Then she went on to say that walker became conf
Dental ana told her great deal about the conspiracy
sganst her; that they woro TO get her arrested Tor
bIackmainug. steal her papers and get her sent to
PRISON, he wanted TO be rsmpnerated, she declared,
II nc 10 her side The lady states that she
gave ham $40 'Just SO as 30 handle him."
STRANGE ADVENTURES.
That very night some tried she believed, to
enter hor ronua the boicL A sepiadder laced
against her door, the au-iight removed the bolt
woke her up and the perpetrators OF outrage fed
Tho next morning Mr. Wake. was coming into Der
General was to come, but a, noon she received ,ee-
gram saying he would be theio ut i've Then she be-
oS sIe roSs q 10.
Fortunately, before this she had taken them
snd o. and IN. - :ss %ns OF
look the telegram from her, she said, ana read H. Ho
ihen apparently entered INTO her confidence con
PIRACY. Then no asked her where she kept
Scr papers She answered that IL
zone OF hts business He said II she would place
idsnce In ham he would project her she SAID that II
se earnest she would MI some envelopes with
,sehss papers and lot them steal them, thcn
Walker could have thcm arrested This he
souid not agree to- and the lady felt con
rinccd that no was working for the other
ade not her. She said she to Police Headquar-
crs and obtained dstectivs TO protect her. Previous
o this Forbes been given room No. $50 on
ame flo with nor and she found that he was watch
ng her. AS soon ms the real detective arrived he
moved away
The manager OF the hotel very angry said
n she had applied TO him she would have been pro.
,ecteu, Last Frday ana Saturday Forbes. snc says,
followed her every place she vent ON saturday
ana the mnker OF the notes IN Murray street.
and 'suposes" he got some money from them.
sno positively declares that Walker had shown her q
key, which, he SAID. nued nor trunks. waser rh.
theu threatened with arrest Tor conspiracy and he,
through lear, made an affidavit setting forth the
Whole THIS was made In tho presence Of
bcrset aud another Witness both OF woom also
made afIdavits These afdavs. the lady statos. are
In the possession of Mcssrs. Fullerton, Knox and
sbouto arrest the maker OF the notes ana the Gen.
fral tor conspiracy. Forbes, one oil tho Witnesses
she says sailed Tor Europe saturday 10 the steamer
Adriatic.
she also says that the Office IN Dsy street, whore
Dor papers were, entered the night OF July 20
DO ana all the papers that could be found were
sacked. Her own papers were locked up In largo
safe, which tue burglars were unable open.
Inquiries made at the Metropolitan Hotel last nlghO
established the fact that tue lady has been sto
thcrs since july II. she has met ali demands ON her
with punct uali,y and has excited comment as
to any PECULIARLY IN her actions, bearing or
ass ociations. The night clerk ut tho MOTEL
with wnom HERALD reporter conversed said that be
dd not place much confidence IN the story told uy
walker, VINO SAID he had been known about the hotel
rs private detective. lie ssid tnst verv general
reliance 10 that indiv,duars veraci,y cxisied, and
from mis- knowledge OF character and general re-
puts ne utterly discredted what he said.