New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16
A CAREER OF swINDLING STOPPED.

acknowledgements Frink and Mcclure yester-
day arrested young woman on "a complaint OF
larceny by trick and device preferred by Joseph ii.
r. Martin. of tine firm of w. II. Lyon g. Co.. at
No. 4S8 Broadway. The prisoner was taken to
Jefferson Market Police Court and remanded in
default of 81 900 bail Tor trial tomorrow morning
Miss Louise Wilkins, alias Underhlll, alias LYONS
alias Walker, alias Watson, IS twenty-tonr years
old, of pleasing address and an adept at obtaining
money under false pretences. Her mother was a
Miss Spofford, but her married name IS Wilkins,
and she now lives at No 232 West Thirty-nlnth-st
The young has an so sgn Mas! Mrf ha
Several years ago the prisoner was married to Mr.
Underbil clerk in a Wall-st bank, but she was
divorced from him two years ago. Afterward she
lived with man named Walker. with whom she
quarrelled. and then went home to 1--we Tor a short
time. 80
but suffered O considerable loss by the burning of
several ships at the Brooklyn stores last year, after
which she opened her dressmaking rooms Among
the friends who assisted her In her trouble. giving
both advice and money, Mr.. Martin. The
niece learning of the good friend that Mrs: Hall had
foupd concluded to extend his charity In her direc
tion. Mr. Martin had loaned Mrs Hall money fire.
quently. He now began TO receive an unusual
number of letters purporting to be signed by Mrs
Hall. stating that she was sore pressed and would
consider it great blessing II he would continue
his advances The requests were complied with
until short time ago, when Mr.. Martin decided to
answer the message In person. When he did so he
found that he had been deceived. The request that
day was for $25, which was to be sent by District
messenger boy TO Thirty-fourth-st. ana Eighth
ave. Detectives learned upon inquiry that the
letters had all been sent by Miss Wilkins who had
bigned her aunts name Eight of them had been
received within month.
A few weeks ago. 1t is alleged the young woman
swnded a member of the firm of Straiton 81
Storms outof 800 by pretending that she was a
DIRE shaker TO whom his wife owed money, and that
she was in danger of being dlsposseSsed. Meeting
with she tried to obtain $50 more from him.
but she arrested. Her aunt secured her re-
lease.
IL was stated by the detectives that the youn e
woman Is in love with James DAILY, who has been
employed on the new Opera House, and that he has
compelled her to obtain money for him. receiving
ire detectives that under different names the
woman has obtained more money than is at present
Known. They have in their possession a brass ring
which she sent TO Mr.. Martin as security for loan
oil $50.
INEQUALITY IN PAY OF CITY SERVANTS.
Dunng the conference of the Mayor and heads ~
departments with the State Civil Service Commis
sion on Friday, Controller Grant SAID that when
be entered upon the duties Of Controller he was
struck with tho fact that salaries SO unequal
IN the Finance Department. He said yesterday that
while in the Mayors office his attention called
70 tnis matter, and on making closer examination
BIO found that some employees in his department
were receiving considerably smaller salaries than
Others though their term of service was longer than
that OF those who were paid more, and their work
vas as exacting and responsible. This was a con-
dItion Of things which he thought should be
semedied: IL would require q good deal of time TO
DO this, else hardship might be worked. AS his es-
Inmates Tor the expenses of the department for tho
coming nkcal year must be ready for the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment by October / be
Wrought 1t was doubtful whether be would be able
~ give the matter sufficient attention 10 put