The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-12
MRS. PECK IN PRISON.
Anxious for Liberty to Get the Million To
which she rrores.cs to he Heir.

Mrs. Ellen T.. Peck, the wife OF Richard W.
Peck Of Peck Howard 4 Co.. nj this city. has
been ia the Raymond street Jail brooklyn. for
Giy-'hrec days. awaiting trial on the charge
made against her hy lyorcc LANCER and John
d. Grady OF stealing $4,000 worth Of diamonds
from them. Thor, arc twenty-hvo Indictments
against her for grand larceny and false pre-
tcnces. Her dHcnce 10 the charge Is that sho
returned 10 Grady the dinmoud p'Jl,cr. AL! the
goods be eyer intrusted to her TO be sold on
commission. and that she retained none except
those which hc gave her as presents. or sold to
hor
Mrs Peck said to reporter that she would
Doe willing 10 settle Grady's claim against her
although shc dil not legally owe him
q cent; but shn WIS now an heiress
and sho needed her liberty to secure
hor rights in tho Surcogatr's Court Of Chico
County, California. My mothers uncle She
said. dlcd There some months ago. leaving q
fortune az slo1ou 00. and only four principal
heirs. one oi whom Is my mother My uncle
Enur WAS -ha Morse. and he was Oh" brother
81 Morse a.. iMNeh'or. H. was fu4 years old
wh"u hcdirl His property consisted Of amin"
- Longs Bar tiiy aud a. large amount Of cash.
NV mother. who lives In spencer. Mass. sout
me nm assignment ~ her right. and MY husband
had collected powers OF attorney from other
heirs and il had not been arrested would to-
day J." in California. Mhenthe detectives cniAc
% my house 90 nrrcst me-. tore up my mothers
assignment. Detective Williams asked me
l
u WAS none oi his business. | wasn't going TO
give my pursuers any power over me. like that
paper would have given them have got a re-
ucWai ui it now.
Mrs Peck laughingly referred TO her
| relations with h. I. BHhhitt the millionaire,
| from whom sho received $4,000 90 recover tho
| 100000 in Government bonds. stolen from him
| by his bookk""pcr. Charles iiockw!th. She said
| that her Hrruulsemcu' with Mr. Rabbit was that
~h" WIS t. receive tGuOOo or thirty per cent. Of
| the entire sam II she recovered the bonds. and
| TINT Mr.. Rabbit WINS 10 further allow Beckwth
| $4,000 10" th"lr return. she expected To- give
BHchWltl s31unu 20 make her scheme success
Gal. aud tIu- have nb0ut Siu.uN remaining.
| Becky who is now in Stat" Prison.
| serving ten years sentence, WAS
! % PARTON as b." had two other indict ncnt~ hang
| ing over him On which Inc could receive twenty
! yeats more. II the bonds wcr' eyer recovered
| hy Mr. Bnhhitt. she claimed. she Hould receive
| the r"st 81 tho tGOOQ0 In spite OF tie fact that
| Mr. li,hhiu hll sued herself and her husband
! for tlo money he Lad already rud. she Was COM
| hdrut thuf. Tor reasons which We're a secret
| between them. he would not press IA" suits
| money huyc thc credit Of having received and
! hear that thee police have "a theory that have
! buried u. said Mrs. Peck. " II / have tucv
| won't sct amy ot 1t Int can say truthully that
! have unt got any Of il, and since my arrest We
| hlN' llai 4" put a mortgage ON our house at jO7
| l'uiuum ave nu".
Mrs Pee, is u special h0ardcr in Raymond
| street jail amt she goes hhout tho corridor in
! the itmule prison dressed in Il becoming plaid
! chenille. She has three children her eldest
daughter being the wiie II an Euls opal cl'r-:y-
! man iu Connecticut. Ii is expected that she
| VIII be- trlul this month.