The New York herald., 1879-07-13
MRS. HASCY'S IDENTITY.

PAINFUL SCENE IN LUDLOW STREET JAIIl-AN
ORGANIZED BAND OF DIAMOND swINDLERs-
EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS AND RESPECTABLE IN
FLuENcE.
The counsel for Mrs. Marie S. Hascy made appli-
cation yesterday before Judge Donohue for the re-
lease of their client from the custody of the Sheriff
in Ludlow Street Jail. the ground that her reten
ton is illegal. An order was granted by the Court
giving an opportunity to show cause why the pris'
oner should not be discharged and the hearing
was set down for Monday morning in the
Supreme Court. Chambers. Mr.. Ramsey. the owner
of the house in Forty-second street where Mrs.
schoonmaker met Mr.. Rogers. went to Ludlow Street
Jail yesterday morning in company with the attor-
noy of AIRS. Hascy for the purpose of ascertaining
whether she was the woman who had been at his
house and to whom he rented a room. Rogers and
other interested parties present and the scene
was trying and painful one. When the party was
introduced to the room in which Mrs. Hascy is
confined she was weeping and wrnging her hands
and swaying her body to and fro sat on the
cot.
Mr. Ramsey looked at her. appeared to examine
her closely. and said. 'stand up please. madam"
Mrs. Hascy stood up, and Mr.. Ramsey said. 'She
don't look the same to me. The woman saw had
gray hair"
eyes, but she had more than you have and there
was a mole on this side of the neck very remark
able mole; that could not easily forget. This
lady too is stouter than the who came to see
me. No. don't think this is the woman
During all this Mrs Hascy moaned and tossed in
great distress.
Later in the day Mr. Ramsey, who is said to be
brother-in-law OF DR.. Stoddard. made affidavit to the
effect that Mrs. Hascy is not Mrs. Schoonmaker.
On leaving the prison Mr.. Rogers called the atten-
ton OF Mr.. Ramsey to the fact that when he last
described Mrs. Schoonmaker he said that the dis
tinctive mark she bore was scar on the right side
of her neck, but that had now become mole on the
left side. Mr.. Ramsey insisted that Mr. rogers was
mistaken and went Off with the prisoners attorney
Six victims or this diamond swindle got together
during the evening to arrange some method OF COM
bined action to discover all the confederates and
pose and punish them. 1t turned out that the
priest who is represented being from Albany lost
not S. 0O0 as was declared at tirst but $4,000. all
the money he had in the world. When he identified
Mrs. Hascy he said to her. 81 met you at the Everett
House and you dined with me at the Gisey House
1t is not possible that can be mistaken.
ORGANIZED BAND OF swINDLERs.
Rogers and Fay have given up all other business
to be able to devote their entire attention to
the collection OF evidence to sustain their case.
Officers of Pinkerton's detective force have been
assigned to assist them and vigorous assault is in
tended on the swindlers. victim OF the seductive
diamond scheme said after the meeting last night
"There is organized band of scoundrels in this
city who preying upon unsuspecting men.
and it is the duty of all who have been robbed by
them to combine and put an end to their opera
tions. have made a careful estimate of
edge, and prepared to show that $l50,000 have
been obtained within the past year by this now
method of playing an old game. l have had given
to me the names OF Mrs. James Wallace. Mrs. Thorn
dyke Mrs. George L. Lathrop, Mrs Charles Carmen,
Mrs. Ida Gordon Steele Mrs. Susie Chase and those
OF least twenty who engaged i'll this busi-
ness They have money. plenty of it, and they have
connections with apparently reputable people. but
we will ferret them out with the aid of the press
every one."
1t was stated by another member of the coalition
of victims that several members Of the "gang" had
been traced through Endorsements checks, drafts
and certificates of deposit that in the
hands of the detectives. One OF these in
struments is said to have come from
a clergyman, and another from a gentleman in
Philadelphia who purchased gems to the amount
of $1,000. 1t is supposed that several of the
names quoted by Brooklyn member Of the coali-
ton were assumed by the same party, and among
them is that OF the woman who pretended to have
died.
Mr.. George SALISBURY. of No. 80 Broadway.
called at Pnkertons yesterday in relation to the de-
tention of Mrs Hascy. He remains firm ever in
his belief in her innocence. The Warden of Lud-
the top tier with the men. She is accommod ated
in his own room, which is off the dining room
and she is not obliged to pay board if she does not
feel inclined. gentleman called on Rogers and
Fay last night TO give them information respecting
some of the parties supposed to be behind Mrs
Hascy and III collusion with her. He traced her
all over the country, from New York to Cali
forna and from Canada to New York, and exposed
amount OF wealth engaged in the swindle and an
extent of vilany almos st Incredible This testimony
is to be used at the trial.