The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
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HOODWINKED BY MRS. PECK.
SIZE HELPS THE POLICE IN TIE car
TURE OF COLUMBAHL
| Hts Display Of stilctto and PIstol 70 1aSisas.
| date Her-ner CsaWser Dispiay-0tsiss
| Staten lsinad Bonds Recovered.

TUhE OF COLUMBANx
nis Display Of stiletto and PIstsl ts Inslns.
date Her-aler CsaWser Distinguishes
Staten leland sends Recovered.
Mrs. Ellen E. Peck had IN exciting advcn.
ture recently. She herself Is authority for the
following account Of It, Mrs. Peck 10 we'll
known. In June. 1873. she obtained $4,000
from D. 4. Babbtt. tho soap maker. by rorre.
sonting that she was detective. and could 70.
cOvcr for him 100000 which had been stolen
by ono Of his clerks. Later twenty-five 'indict.
ments were found against her for obtaining
900 worth OF diamonds from John u. Grady.
adiamond merchant. by representing that she
could sell them to advantage. She was &C.
quilted on one indictment and the others were
nolled the court holding that Mr.. Grady
had intrusted tho diamonds to her at
his own risk. About this time Mrs. Peck OBJ
tanned from Cuban jeweller t12. 900. and got
$4,000 worth OF furniture from q furniture
dealer. In December. 1881. she was arrested at
her residence. 307 Putnam avenue. Brooklyn.
on q charge Of having obtained 81. $50 by false
pretences from Samuel NJ. Pizner. a dealer In
patent pills ut % ewstreet According to Mr..
Pizncr Mrs. Peck represented herself AZ
Elizabeth Knight and agreed to buy stock for
him through brokers who know Just how the
market would go. and guaranteed him sure
profits. Ho gave her tho el.O50 but did no, get
any profits.
On April 10 last Mrs. Peck advertised for a
loan on some diamonds. The Advertisement
view Of tie Aston House. Mrs Peek mot i there
turesne!p WINS Mao Sw nSS u
street to Church street with hcr tie man said
TINT he eHua not sSr her pvt MAT hs
piSes on Hrrii r. ' Tho HAN NJ t taS
"a tins ut.tn -
gave e's%onn SGbsns s She s Of wHs q
the bonds and told tha ii tey Ws wee MortS
mhs 6fSb?r <. her HAT
Brighton in Sertembcr, 1852. He gave nor he
tho nan who advertised 10 lend her money on
Armed with this information Mrs. Peck went
to Inspector byrnes and told him Of the results
Of her H nc She added that she was
herself undor his orders Acting nnd Ter his.in in.
sho knew them to be stolen. she was ready 10
bonds for 80 900, and said that he would show
hs S the Ask As sho a Gould s A %od
to INSPECTOR Byrnes IN time. nothing came
from that interview. and another was appoint
Astcr House On Tuesday sergeant sioyin. - who sho
% the cn %aS 3 n tss9
who is an sN-convict. professional thief and
prSesTy Of A hy's e ha ae a
Rsss and d. s tC 5m tho bonds
Mrs. Peck and Columbani met the next day,
but tho latter said that he was not yet ready to
Thursday at the Barclay street forty house.
ssy again 81 he
would have no more to do with him unless
her the mex, day in front Of s. Pesers ch s
saxn S f5 teen S an S Gensor
not far distant he he told her that hs would not
ever. Get on u Sixth avenue car with me and
when we come snn,' to place WHICH won't name
he$ ey car Will.
next car; While riding up town. Colnmbani
' DO You s. that ris,oii" he said and this
knife Now, I've been in State prison. and I'd
s payns 60 sfS s "afdp 9sf
they got me me back they'd kin IN me az was
Tor exposing tho barbariti es they perpetr s
| So IL you're putting up q Job on me. and get
n nab ana eyer &c; out III Kill you as sure as
Mrs; Peek s ~ assured ed, him that shs
Tnmoved face ioloWsd him. no. when Ii" he T had
stopped the car, into Tom Murphy's saloon in
Sixth nSenne They vent stairs to the room
soa got tho money Mrs. Peek answered yes.
~, II haye but five OF tho bonds with mo-" con;
Now YOU look here Sir" said Mrs. Peck.
en and Ssnas
q pistol. II. also. am armed. and | am not
thH woman to DO frightened, either II yoY
your knives and your revolvers you are much
Before Columbanl could reply. a crook who
had caught sight OF Dolan as he and his col.
were to follow Ars Peek and
CoIupbani bounded down the stairs to the
and fn fh ssst w PEHn
picking thcm Up, got So iar ahead that it was
sent to search for him and
strSet
Peek Identified him, at the Central Ohice later
the day After se had done So he asked
are q man" the Inspector answered, and one
than yos over dreamed Of Ths snar ss So.
IA thousand dovi!s!" cried Columbani.
stamping with rage. She's Mrs. Peck"
Coumbani will bs handed over to-day to the
Staten Island authorities. to whom no will OK
plain how he came into possession OF tho ten
their owners. Two OF the three men who stole
the bonds are known 70 the police. They are
prison in Pennsylvania for robbery, When thoy
| were arrested jewolry which had boon stolen
| from the McSorley house was In their room.
The Egypt Crosses In . IL Days.