Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-26
IN A woMANs Tolls.
An Old Mans tXperience With
Crafty Adventures.

Crafty Adventures.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-Charles Day.
ton Talmage brou ght his romantic and
peculiar connection with the notorious
adventures, Mrs. Annie Wallingford, to
! most dramatic climax yesterday, when
he appeared as a witness in a suit affect
ing bis interests, which was on trial be-
fore Judge Fell. He testified to the fraudu-
lent and crafty methods by which the
subtle adventures got him in her tolls.
and secured from him an assignment of
all be owned on earth, The old mans
| frame shook with excitement and his
| voice trembled with emotion as he de-
| clared:
/ at was a fraud and cheat. | never
! owed her a cent of the $l5, 900 said TO have
| been the consideration for the assign
| ment. She has robbed me OF $4,000.
| She has seventeen husbands and twenty
| different names"
Mr.. Talmage said he knew whereof he
| spoke, and his knowledge was acquired
| by long aud bitter experience. The pub
| lie has had only scraps and inklings Of
| this most remarkable chapter in the life
/ OF the woman who is easily entitled to the
| distinction OF being one OF the greatest
confidence operators Of her time. She met
| Charles ID. Talmage in Paris in 1878, and
| their relations soon became quite
| intimate. In less than a year there
| was quarrel, an exchange OF
rings and gems. A lawyer put
| things in shape and the two actors in the
| drama separated. SIX years elapsed be-
| fore they came together again. Tue meet
| ing was In boarding-housain New York.
where both were living. Mrs. " allingford
had concealed the ravages of time with
cosmetics and tawny wig, and for nearly
! a week she passed before MIR. Talmage's
| lnattentIve eyes unrecognized and un-
! known. Meanwhile sue had taken the
measure Of her intended Violin and
formed plans which contemplated nothing
less than the getting possession of his en-
| tire fortune. When the time was ripe she
revealed herself brought up pleasant
memories of the past, and prevailed upon
| the old man to 90 and live with her in a
fiat on Sixth avenue, near Twenty-eighth
street.
Then she commenced to carry out her
well planned schemes. She knew that at
an earlier period of his life Mr.. Talmage's
mind had been unsettled, and that he was
constantly in more or less dread OF recur-
renee of his mental malady, which might
| land him in madhOuse. She discovered
! that CounselIOrs George W. Arundel aud
K. o. Moon, Of this city, had in their
| possession about $4,000, which they
had recovered in suit in which
they had acted as Tamage's coun-
sci. To get this money was her first OBJ
ject With all the influence che had over
her deluded victim this seemed an easy
task She told MIN Messrs. Arundel &
| Moon were his enemies, and would con-
fine him in an insane asylum if he came
to Philadelphia. She assured him that
his relatives and friends had already in.
stituted proceedings to have him declared
a lunatIc. She hired men to track him on
the streets OF New YORK, and then pointed
them out to him as detectives sent to en-
trap him ana get him back to Philadel
phia. BY these means she persuaded hin
TO give her judgment note and let he
collect it from the attorneys.
4 Not satisfied with getting Talmage'
signature to a Judgment note for $S,4OO
she also made him sign an affidavit stating
that the judgment was for borrowed
money. Fearful that this might not bint
his real estate she took, in addition, a.
assignment Of all his property. Beside
all this, she got him to write her lette
dated IN 1879, admitting that he owed ne
money, To give this paper the proper an
pearance of age she explained that sh
would dip it in tea ana carry it in he
pocket for a while. These papers sh
brought on to Philadelphia and sprea,
| upon the records OF the Common Plea
Court No. 3. No Philadelphia lawye
would ASSET IN the conspiracy. so tina
she was obliged TO act as her own attor
ney until she brought lawyer over from
New York.
She issued an attachment against Nj
Arundel, and expected that she woul
get the money Immediately. Mr. Arur
| del surprised her by making mOstVigOl
Gus and persistent defense. Withou
having any precedent for bis action h
stood between the woman and his lorme
client, held on to the money in spite of til
orders and protests OF the latter. and wa
fully sustained by the court. Mrs. Wa
lmgiord made repeated etforts 10 fore
him To give the money up, but was alwav
baked. Finally she cot Disguised an
kicked Talmage out of the fiat, This wa
just what Mr.. Arundel had predicted t
the court that she would do as coon a
she found herself unable TO get the money
: Mr.. Taimage then came on ~ Philade
. phia, and Mr.. Arundel explained to hil
) the true condition of affairs. He wa
duly grateful and became as bite
against the woman as he had iormerl
been strong in his passion for her. Fl
} | retained Messrs. Arundel and Moon {
= assist him in getting the court to open tn
= Judgment entered on the $S40 not(
I Dispositions were taken in which be d.
: scribed how it had been extorted froI
r him, and declared that he owed tn
woman nothing. The court prompt
granted his application and opened tn
judgment.
:
! LAFAYETTE'S GRAVE.