The daily gazette., 1883-07-27
RepalNrEp FROM YESTERDAY
PENSION FRAUDS.
A Woman Implicated Who Gives this
CITY aH her Residence.

A Woman nnpIieAted who Gives this
City AS her kesi'ienee.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-On June 2S
last an application for pension which had
been made by Mrs. Priscilla Carp nter for
the death OF her husband John Carpenter,
was passed BY the Pension Office, and the
papers bearing that date we're forwarded to
the p nsion agent, Siekcl, and the applicant.
Yesterday woman purporiing to he Mrs.
Carpenter called at the Pension OHlce snd
made demand for the money. The voucher
was prepared and the alleged Mrs. Carpen-
ter signed her mark, am two men who ac-
companied her signed their names George
Smith and Henry Frank. check on the
Sub-Treasury for 81 7S501 was drawn and
handed 10 the woman. She appeared at the
Sub-Treasury this morning and drew the
money. Soon afterwards the wo-
man reported to the police
that she had not been gwen a fair proper
tion uf the money. She said her name was
Lillian l.. Briggs Of Wilmington, Del, that
she had never seen either of the men until
yesterday, when she mes them ON the street
and was persuaded to impersonate Mrs.
Carpenter and obtain tne money. After
securing the money to-day she said Frank
seized, the package and ran away. Detee-
uyes were 81 once placed ON the case and
both men were arrested. Smith was reocog-
nized as George Rankin, professional bail
goer. When Frank was searched Sl ,6S5 Of
the money was found i'll his possession.
The prisoners were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Gibbons, aud Frank
aud Rankin were committed ia default of
So 900 bail for further hearing 10 morrow,
and ttie woman was held in 81 ,0,O bail as a
"lthess9fNu{
WHO MRS. PEABODY rs.
The Mrs. Peabody referred to IN the above
dispatch is the woman wno created so much
sympathy for terseli in this city, from a
western city, about II months ago, by max
ing It appear that she bad been deserted by
her husband. Tie man, Charles Peabody,
denied that he aud the woman had
ever been married, and refused To
have anything 10 do with her. After perse-
cutting him for several days, she was found
Que Afternoon lying in the rain aud snow on
tombstone at Old Swedes cemetery. An
empty ,phial labelled laudanum
was at her side, from which the
woman stated she had drank a
deadly potion IN hopes Of ending her miser-
able existence. She was removed to the
house of neighbor where she was attended
| by Ur. Wales, and soon recovered. Shortly
after she met her alleged husband
| and threatened TO shoot him fol
which offence she was arrested and
given a hearing, but was discharged. About
| five months ago she overlook Peabody on .
u ain, Gu route for Chester, with young
| girl who he was going 10 marry. The dis
| caIded wife cArri d cowhide and created
considerable excitement In the car by COW
hiding the couple. She was interiered with
and made no further attemp
until Chester was reached. When
the couple Dissent nbarked at Chester she re
newed the lashing to both so vigorously tina
Peabody assaulted her, and in his despera
tion drew q revolver and threatened TO shoe
her II she further interered or imI eded hit
trip TO the aldermaus where the ceremony
was to have been performed. For the assault
was arres ed and at the recent session 0
Delaware county courts, was convicted ant
sentenced TO a term in jail for carrying coD
cealed weapons, assault and battery. Tn
Masonic fraternity here, the womai
alleges, assisted her IN prosecuting the man
She also claims 10 be a member of tn
Geneva Red Cross Association, an1 wore
badge and carried credentials Of which SD
was very proud.