The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-15
THE DAILY STAR
AFASCINATING A FRAUD.
Miss LOuisa EyertOn's Dear Uncle's
Good hOusekeeper.
London Telegraph

London Telegraph
At the Mansion house, Yesterday, be-
fore Aid. Sir Henry Lusk, NJ, P, we'll
dressed young woman, "A years of age, who
gave the assumed name of Louisa Egerton,
was brought up for examination on a
charge Of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses from Mrs. Gale, housekeeper of
the Great Britain land-oflice, in Cheap
side. The prisoner went to the office af-
ter busincs, hours on the 9th inst, and
represented that she was the niece OF Mr.
Mikeham, the actuary; that her sister
was dying, and that she wanted her uncle
to cash her check for ESQ. Her manner
was so plausible and she appeared to be
in such distress of mind that Mrs. Gale
was completely thrown off her guard. She
at first offered to let the prisoner have a
half-soveregn, but she rejected the offer
scornfully, and Mrs Gale was induced
to let her have 50 19S. Before she left
she asked for writing materials and ad-
dressed letter to Mr. Mikeham, calling
him her ''dear uncle" and informing him
that she had called to get cash for check,
that his good house-keeper," had kindly
lent her some money, and that she would
call on the following Monday to see him.
MIR. Mikeham was perfectly astonished
on reading tho letter, as the prisoner
was an entire stranger to him.
A gentleman addressing the Alderman
said he wished to bring before the notice
of the court matter that had caused him
great deal of annoyance, and in respect
to which he wished to make public con-
tradiction. Prisoner called at his estab-
fshment during his absence, stating that
she particularly wished to see him, and,
finding he was absent, she wrote letter,
in which she addressed him as "dear
Robert" representing that he was her
husband and that he had deserted her.
The letter stated in most touching Ian
guage that she was in London for the pur-
pose of looking after him, and she i'm
plored him 'for Gods sake" to return
home and forget all that had passed
The letter further went on to say
that She had expended all her means;
that She was in London quite destitute,
and that their baby was dying. She i'm
plored him to return home, if not for
her sake, for that of their "dear child"
The letter concluded with from your
own poor, lost and abandoned wife,
Margaret" This letter was left open,
and the contents became known to the
clerks and others connected with his
establishment, and had caused him the
greatest possible an jance; therefore
he was anxious to state publicly chat
there was not word of truth in the let
ter.
Sir Andrew Lusk asked the gentleman
whether he knew anything about the
prisoner.
The gentleman replied that to his
knowledge he had neXcr seen her in his
life until she was in custody upon the
present charQcs.
Sir Andrew Lusk-Then, of course,
there is no foundation for her statement
that she is your wife?
The gentleman replied, "CertainIy not,
may add that have not got Il wife,"
daughter, in which the prisoner joined. J
Prisoner was then charged with having
stolen locLet and chain from house in
Barnsbury, and it transpred in the
course of the inquiry that She is the same
person who was charged some time back
with forging a check in the name of Sir
]. Ashley Cooper. On this charge she
: was committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court, but when the case came
On the prosecution was abandoned on ac-
count of the prisoners youth, in the be-
lief that She had been dupe in the
hands Of other parties.