Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
BORROWING BRlLLIAkTS.
A Lady Arrested, Charged with EmbezzIinc
$4,000 Worth OF Diamonds.


Inspector Richardson, OF the Central
Division. and Detective Won Gretchen. OF
the district attorneys office, oi New York
city, arrested Georeianna iIeustis, comely
lady about thirty-nine years old. and at
tired in deep mourning. about 2:50 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. ~ she was about 30
enter lawyers Office on Court street.
Mrs. Ueustis il wanted i'm New York on
two counts OF iraud-larceny. the allegations
being that she stole diamonds valued
at 100000 from Theresa Lynch, OF New
York city. about tour months ago. Mrs.
UrI.tis's maideR.name is Griffn, and she
has had three husbands, the last OF whom.
!. Fred. Hcustis, died in Marsh1e'd in the
latter part OF July last. She Is well known
in and around Marsh6eli, which, it is said,
is her naive place. Her two former hus-
bands names were Leavitt and Moody, re-
.pectivelv. Mr.. Fred. ilcustis was prom
inent brokec in New York city. He was
taken seriously i'll early in the summer, and
the pair moved 10 Mrs. tieustis's home in
Narsbfield. where he died. About four
months ago Mrs. Heustis wcnttO New York
city. While there she stopped at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. She dressed erirfvagaatly
and extensively. and wore valuable dia.
mOnds. In an adjoining stable she had
three OF four iull.blooded hors IS and pri-
Nate eqlipage. Every time she went "up
town" she would be driven thither 10y her
private coachman, filling with envy mlny
OF the lesser lights who were soiOurning at
the hotel. She represented 10 her friends
that she was highly connected. and
was a lady OF means. To the hotel
prourictor she said that her nane
was Vanderbilt, and that she was n rela-
live Of the wealthy New York family bear
ing that name. While at the hotel Mrs.
Heustis visited the bric.a-bric store OF
| Theresa Lynch, No. 92j Broadway. she
was driven there by her private cOachman
| To The aforementioned lady she said thai
| She was relative OF Vanderbilt. She rep
resented that she owned considerable pro-
| pefiv in Marshfeld, and that her husband
! was a well-to.do broker in the city. The
! occgsiOn OF her visit, she stated, was fOi
| the uurpose OF hiring some diamonds which
| she wished to use al 4 fashionable recep
| lion. Miss Lvnch had heard oi the fashion
! able lady who was stopping at the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel. and was only too glad +
! re of service to so distinguished lady
! Mr.. Hcu>iis was shown the diamonds III
the Establishment, and on departing tool
| with her. il is claimed, such gems ~ >h'
| thought would lie suitable for her purpose
| promising TO return them IN due season
| These diamonds were valued at S2O,O0O
| After transaciing her business .hc wa
driven by her cOachman 10 the hotel. This
| If Is said. was The last seen OF =" the distn
| euishcd lady" by Miss Lynch. y few
| DAYS after this occurrence she left Nev
| York and came TO this city, bringing Will
her. - alleged. the diamonds. Here sn
ia said TO have pledged them in con
| sidrrltiOn OF some money. The oihcer
have not ~ yet recovered any Of the miss
ING gems. but ,ay that they have placed th
lgTccr part o. them in different establish
| mcnts and that more OF tn m viii be r.
| covered. when arrested. Mrs. ileu,tl
WAS brought TO the central Office. Pembef
ton square, whence she was taken in hac
10 Charles-strcet Jail. To theproprietor O
the Fiith-Ayenuc Hotel, il X allcS Scd. sli
owes a 5000 board-bill Mrs. Heustis In
engaged Mr. T.. =. Brown ~ counsel, an
that gentleman has applied to the Suprcm
Court for a writ OF hGje1s corpus. lie
case will come up in tie supreme Coul
this morning. The New York detective
armed with the necessary reqlisitlOn L;
peTs. signed by Governor Cleveland, an
expects 10 take the lldy back some tim
| fht.. uraok