Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-24
FINE CHANCE F,GossIP.
A Young Woman tested on a
Charge of Bery.
From ne INegp Times.

BURLINGTON, VT, i H. MS city
is shocked over whapnlises I'D DC
lively scandal, and 1 as pIougAt /"
light to-day, curiouslyngn, oy crime
on the part Of yOunhdy' committed
through the influence weddlng- MISS
Jennie SaXton, a charE LOOKING young
woman OF about twelsummers' came
to this city to-day to present at the
wedding OF her sister, IS hate SAXON
who was to have been irrled TINS even
ing, and while neutrality-suspicious. lor
that event the expects Drlue was sur
prised to see an ofticerter the room ana
arrest her sister on thharge OF forgery
This was an unprolous omen LOT
wedding day, but I'll prioe-Io-oe was
assured by the prison that IL was ali
mistake, and that sfFoulh De aole 10
explain matters so til sic couid return
shortly. She was esGtd to the police
court. where she wa araigned on COM
nIaint of Cashier Wln N the charge OF
forging two o'ders IN the Burlington
savings Bank N tie ume OF John Il.
Mason. of Richmond, VLone for 5000 and
another for $500.
This charge didnot SEA to disturb the
fair prisoner, whit statethat her nome
was in Richmond, but 1T she had been
living about year wliher brother at
WilIsborough, N. Y. Submitted writ
ing the orders, but claia that she had
been authorized to do SOY Mr.. Mason.
The prisoner, who is le looking bru-
nette. was handsomelyressed In seal
wraps. fashionable hat ID long plumes,
and a rich dress with bled front. The
charge in detail was til on Sept. the
accused went to the fings bank and
presented an order tor 10, and that she
received the money, air. Mason was
one of the stockholderf the bank. 1t
was subsequently dpvered by the
cashier that the order v forgery. He
thought by saying nllng about the
matter that the womanOuld be likely to
try the game again, al thus place her.
self in his clutches. it'll this object In
view, when Mr.. Mastmade his next
settlement with the hk nothing was
said to him about the der. This after
noon the cashier WI pleased to see
handed him over hisiesk an envelope
with the now we'll kFn writing on 1t,
and inside was anoer order for $500,
with j. L. Mason'Hgnature, accom-
panied by note aspg that the money
be sent to Miss SeXtds hotel, as she had
lust had some teeth moved. Mr.. Ward
at once took measus for her arrest, and
was soon cOnfrOntifher IL court.
Now comes the quel. The prisoner,
instead OF going in Mysteries, informed
the court that Mr.. ason would make the
matter all right, md calmly wrote
message to Mr.. hson informing him
that she was apsted for forging his
name, and reQuting his presence in
Burlington. Thiswas sumner to the
court, and it was1ecided to adjourn the
hearing until MrAason could be present.
1t was evident tbt the prisoner had some
claim or relatids with Mr.. Mason by
which she expeced to escape the penalty
of her crime, bIt what that relation was
could Onlybe oaectured. Subsequently
the truth ZANE ont from the lips of one
Delaney, Who hurried one of her six
sisters. Fl, said Mason had been furnish
ing her will none for some time, send
ing her on 1ne OCCASION at her home in
Richmond $50 conealed in an apple. He
had sent her TO school, and If letters that
he had written he could be obtained she
would be cleared. Delaney subsequently
stated that his wife had found letter
to Jennie from MlsOn, asking her to meet
him at the e'clOck train to-nitht.
Mason isOne ofthe most prominent men
IN this vicinity Is director of the
Central Vermont railroad, ard Is highly
connected in this city. BE b over fifty
years old, has married secom time, and
has a daughter who is married. He is
expected to arrive in town tomorrow,
when 1t is damned by Mss Saxton's
friends that hewill clear heTby annOunc-
Ing that he gave her permission to draw
the orders, but as that Will render an
explanation to Mrs. Mason necessary, the
situation is evidently an uncertain one.
what the outcome will b can only be
determined by the headng tomorrow
morning, but the gossips lave not been so
busy here for years.