The New York herald., 1879-07-12
THE DIAMOND SWINDLE.

ROGERS AND FAY STILL SEEKING IN VAIN THEIR
LOST cAsH-ALIEGED DISCOVERY OF DAMAGE
ING EVIDENCE AGAINST THE PRISONER.
The of Mrs. Marie s. Hascy. who is still con-
fined in Ludlow Street JAIL was the subject Of much
inquiry yesterday. Like many recent it is still
u mystery to the police. The Identification of the
woman by the two Fulton Market fish dealers
the ~ho claimed to the diamonds ON
which they lent $4,000 battles all theory and
directs research in the direction Of her
personality Rogers and Fay. the victims
of the swindle are working with their whole might
to prove the position they have assumed. Rogers
story is:-''On the eth of March answered
advertisement signed Cleopatra which said alady
wanted to borrow $4,000 on quantity OF diamonds.
1t was Sunday. and that evening answered the ad-
vertisement think it was the following Tuesday
morning that received reply from Mrs. schoon-
maker. requesting me to call at No. 26s West Twenty
second street. and her in relation to the matter.
! went there the afternoon of Thursday. I
think it was. far I remember now. and
rang the bell. An oldish woman opened the door
and asked her for Mrs. Schoonmaker. The servant
showed me into the parlor and went to say to the
lady that was there WAITED probably ten minutes
when tall dark woman in dark wrapper came in.
Her black hair was done up in knot behind her
head. ana she looked If she had been
gan by apologizing for her appearance say
ing she had sick sister in the house.
under ply ysician's treatment and she was in
tendance Oh her. Then came to speak about the
business that brought me. and she said the diamonds
were in pawn for $1,000 but that she obliged
to pay ten per cent month for the accommodation,
aud that exorbitant interest eating up her
entire income. she wanted them in the hands of
one who would not charge her much and prom
ised to release them in at the furthest months,
she had note on Mr.. Bellew, banker in
Boston, which would fall due about that time
i ma o Nv mi
utes. and made an appointment to meet her ut Mr..
Lynchs store in Broadway the following Saturday.
She with opened the street door for aud
saw me out of the house. met her again ut Mr..
Lynchs store. as had promised Mr. Lynch was
WAS with her less than half hour. We arranged
for the transfer OF the diamonds and
of March. That day took Mr.. Fay to Lynchs store
with me. We paid the $4,000 over to Lynch ard re-
ceived the diamonds a!terwara discovered the
jewels were only worth s1,4o0: Then began to
hunt for the woman and both Fay aud myself kept
at it until we found her.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Mr.. George SALISBURY of No. 30 Bowery, friend
of Mrs Hascy, called on yesterday by reporter
OF the HERALD, and he stated that he knew the
outrage. He was confident it was
case OF mistaken identity. and the truth would
be made known before many days. He asked
whether Mrs Hascy had been i'll during the month of
March. and he said he dad not know. She had been
ILL., but at what time who had attended her he did
not remember. The reporter went to the store of
Mir. Collins, on Sixth avenue where Mrs. Hascy
6alu;-'Sne "a
cation on Washington's Birthday, and was gone. I
think, about five weeks. She returned to work
either at the end of March the beginning OF
April" During this conversation DIR. s. p. Stod-
dard of No. 141 West Twenty irst street. entered the
store The reporter asked him it he Mrs.
Hascy's physician. and he replied. Il am physi-
clan, but don't know anything about this affair
Who il that with the brown hat! asked the Doctor.
..Mr. Fay" he answered. 81 here to see
Mr.. ColiinsH returned the Doctor, about friend
Of his and lett the store. DR.. Baker, of South
Washington square. attended Mrs: Hascy on
Tho nf Marvel for fN all
mant at her residence. No. 70 West Twelfth
street. She had been at his Office that morning ami
teman called him and requested him to go to the
house and give her something to help her to sleep.
No. rs West Twelfth street. told the reporter that Dr.
Baker the regular family physician. but DR..
Stoddard had been in attendance on Mrs. Hascy dur
ing the month OF March. Mr.. Ramsay, the proprie-
tor OF the house No. 26s West Forty-second street,
said: d:-"I was home one day when.a lady called ana
said she wanted room. My vito out. and
told her she had better call again. She said this
one will do-the first hoor-which I showed her.
She said she had been to my agents on Broadway,
and that was how she came to know we had
a couple of vacant rooms. She said she
expected her lawyer to como to her.
and she would wait in the parlor until
he came. left her there that she could arrange
with my wife when she came home. Iafterward got
u note, think, saying the lady compelled to go
away in consequence OF telegram she had received.
and saw nothing more OF her. Mrs Ramsay never
her. and suppose 1t was foolish in me to have
allowed her into the house, but suspected nothing
wrong
The exposure made in the present instance Of the
diamond swindle has brought many other cases OF
similar nature to light. man in Jersey duped
to the amount of $1,000 but he says 1t through
a woman whose death was announced in the papers
two days after. priest from near Albany friend
of Mr. Drake. Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. it is said, also victim of the
game to Q large amount The clergyman called
ut Ludlow Street Jail the day before yesterday and
identified Mrs. Hascy as the woman who dealt with
him. Mrs. Hamm said:-'I confident Mrs.
Hascy is not Mrs. Schoonmaker. II she did any
thing of that kind she would have something to
show for II. There is all she has i'll the world-that
one dress, with the her back. that Ulster and
these few things in her poor trunk 1t is not possi
BILE that woman could be base aud live mis-
ersbly. She has not dollar in the world and
her private wardrobe is as scant as woman could
be. don't believe she has third change. Oh. it's
awful for these people to arrest her. She left here
every morning at seven o'clock to go to her store
and often only came back ut ten. Mr.. Collins is
unsbaken in his belief in Mrs. Hascy and all
the ladies and gentlemen in his store. The counsel
in the working vigorously both sides
and some interesting results expected to-day.