The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-12
BERTHA HEYMAN's PRIDE.
Don't Care for Money. but Docs Like
to wrest II from Her Victims.
New York Times.l

son for swindling New York man named
Saunders out Of $3.50, but who on arriving
at Jersey City refused to come to this city
! without requisition, said to Chief of-Po.
lice Murphy yesterday that she had been
out Of prison only two weeks, "but during
that time" she boosted, 81 have sue
ceeded IN getting over $4,000, and from
people who thought they were sharp, too.
l take no pride In over-veiing fool.
The moment / discover q mans a
fool let him drop, but delight in getting
into the confidence and pockets OF men
who think they can't be skinned 1t
ministers TO my intellectual pride" She
added that she did not care q whit for
money as money alone, but she liked t. get
1t. Chief Murphy says that she has been
known to find aten-thousand-dolla victim,
but that the money does her little good.
Within q week she will have given
the money or the bulk OF 1t away
to the poor. Her counsel yesterday adj
vised her 10 waive the requisition. She
followed their advice, and was brought
back to the city yesterday afternoon and
locked up at police headquarters. The
prisoner is about thirty-one years OF age.
She is short and stout. and has somewhat
pleasing face. Her portrait is No. 1,051 in
the rogue's gallery, and shows four we'll
defined mOleS on her right cheek, which
make her identification easy. She will be
arraigned before Police-Justice Smith at
the Tombs Police Court to-day, when 1t is
expected number of complaints will be
made against her.
This woman is considered by the police
the boldest and most expert OF the many
female adventuresses who infest the coun-
try. She has gained her notOriety by her
numerous and successful exploits. She
began her criminal career in 1869, and was
then the wife OF respectable mechanic
named Fritz Karko. At that time she sue
ceeded in swindling Charles Brandt, a
liqour-dealer, OF No. 10 Bowery, out OF
5000 by false representations. Brandt did
not see her again for ten years, at the eXpi-
ration of which time she again called on him
and pretended that she had fallen heiress
to an immense fortune, but was in want OF
about 5000 in cash to meet current eX-
penses. By promising to repay Brandt the
$500 she had previously obtained from him,
with large interest, and other representa-
tions, she induced him to part with 5000,
which was never returned 30 him. When
she reappeared in this city some time after
she was accompanied by man named
Perine and his wife. She had induced
Perine to sell out his property in Chicago
and place the proceeds, 81, 200, in her hands
as loan, she promising TO constitute him
the sole agent for her property in
this city, and representing that she
owned many blocks OF houses. Pc
rine had been here only short
time when he discovered that he had
been swindled, and he caused the woman's
arrest. She was baied out by Broadway
dry-goods merchant, whom she had de-
ceived by her plausible talk, and who be-
lieved that the woman was possessed OF
great wealth, a portion Of which she was
anxious to invest in his business. The wo-
man also induced the father Of Lena
Schwartz, maid ir her employ, to
draw the savings OF his lifetime from a
bank, and place the money Several hum
dred dollars) in her hands as tenn
porary loan. After her release on bail
she fed 10 Canada, where she was arrest
ed for false pretences. In 1881 she was
living on Staten Island, and was arrested
there for stealing Il quantity Of iewelry
from Mrs. Pauline Schlarbaum, widow
living on the island, but she was not con-
victed of that offence. Upon her release
she was rearrested on complaints OF Charles
Brandt and Theodore w. Morris, mer-
chant, OF No. 81 Chambers street. Mrs.
Heyman had represented to Mr.. Morris that
Mrs. Scharbaum, with whom she boarded,
was O schOomate whom she desired to
befriend by purchasing house for her.
She purchased q house from Mr.. Nor
ris and rendered in payment draft
for large amount, drawn upon one Albert
Blatz, of Milwaukee. The draft was sent
to Milwaukee, and pending its return as
worthless the woman induced Mr.. Morris
TO advance her $1,000. For this crime she
was convicted on October 26, 1881, in the
Court OF General Sessions, and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. While q
prisoner she concocted scheme by which
she swndled Charles Karpel, German,
out OF 81, 200, pretending that she wanted
the money to buy her way out Of prison,
and giving him as security for the money
a bundle which she said contained bank
books showing many thousand dollars TO
her credit, hut the contents proved TO be
several old newspapers sewed up in linen
bag.
On her release from the penitentiary.
Mrs. Heyman came TO this city and estab-
lished herself at the Hoffman House under
the name Of Mrs. Richards. While there
she made the acquaintance OF Edward
Sanders, broker at Fulton street and
Broadway. On the representation that
she had a check for $4,000 and lot OF
bonds and stocks deposited in the safe at
the Hoffman House, she borrowed va
rious sums OF money from Sanders,
amounting to s255, and also obtained
from him diamond ring valued at 5000.
He received as security for the loans n
package which, in his presence and in the
presence Of the woman, the clerk at the
Hoffman House handed out Of the safe.
This package, when subsequently opened
by Mr.. Sanders, contained only waste pa
per. He made complaint against the wo-
man before Justice Smith, at the Tombs
Police Court, and obtained warrant for
her arrest, and on this warrant she has now
been taken into custody.