The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-19
A RICH FEMALE RO3UE.
Big Bertha, the Swindler, Reaping @
Harvest in tho West.
F1.om the San Franclsco E.raminer.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
81 am glad to meet yOl, though l hav
avoided reporters said Sam Peyser,
the detective, yesterday, to reporter 81
came out here to assist in the prosecution
of Big Bertha. | have been connected
officially with Big Bertha many times, ana
| know her whole history. She committed
a crime before leaving New York peuiten
tiary, in fact within Its very walls. BY
advertising IN the papers She go5 up cor
respOndeuce with an old man named KarDe,
who visitol her in pri on, and by showing
him bogus securities fleeced him out Of
81 800, all he mad in the world, he having
sold his mouse and lot to secure that amount
karpe, however, never had her arrested, as
he fondiy dreams to have his money re-
turneI some day.
THE real husband of Big Bertha has
never been mentioned in the case, although
he has played the principal part in her vari-
Gus schemes, even in this city, and he has
always received the major part of the
plunder. He was in San Francisco all the
time Bertha renamed here. His name is
Frederick Wyttpeu, although he travels
under many aliases. He would sink through
the floor II he saw me, as | have arrested
him forty times.
"Nyttpen is a large man. and though not
handsome, much better looking than his fe-
male copartner He always dresses well. is
fluent III talk and gentlempnly in manner,
nut is a practical confidence op ,rator,
who conceals his own tracks so cleverlv by
the cooperation of his partner tina it Is
impossible for the arm of the law to
reach him. Willie Stan lev is an ex-
ample of the reformed man gone wrong
again, and become one of the worst crimi-
mails
'He was once convicted of an offense.
and on his release joined the MissiOnarie a
society III New York whose CStensiDls OBJ.
Ject IS the reformation of criminals and
eX-cOnvlcis. While Stanley was making
the rounds of the various prisons he met
Bertha and became Smittei with her ANA
zonian charms. He at once forsOok the
Missionaries, and on her Release Joined her
in all her schemes B8ing young AMI slight,
he easily passes for The son of this queen of
confidence operators"
Why has not the husbands name been
mentioned beforeT was asked
Because il is not known was the re-
ply 81 myself discovered 1t only by acct
dent
I'm 1856 man ard woman were con
victed in New York for keeping disor-
der Y house, and both were sentenced To one
years imp is0nment. The couple were
Frederick Wyttpcn and WIFE / have ar
rested h IN many times for swiudhng keep
ing aud visiting houses % iii-Nm,. dislr-
derby conduct and battery. In prison Wytt-
pen became acquainted with Bertha. AID
like tho susceptible Stanley, fell a victim
10 her fractions.
"Ol his rasa e he o tAinei several thou
sand collars from his wife aud left her
Bertha was after ward released. and WITT
pen } iued her lie wrote o. his wife and
obtained $500 more On the promise to re
turn 20 her This he also ,nvlshcd on the
cnlpu.ent female, who Is now known as
BIG Bertha IL the meantime be secured
"A divorce from hi, first wife and marripl
Bertha. Wife No. is we'll known to
me- AMI communicated this story TO me her
soil
Stanley afterward joined Bertha aud
Wyttpen, ami the tire, have siuce ira
vcrsed the 'n,lueut. working their various
schemes. 7 ey worried Chicago, New Or
leans, Galveston aud Kansas CITY In all
they played almost the same game as in
san Fra cisco
Bertha always represents herself as
wealth., and in reality she ha, an immense
lot of ditmO ads. Tney are all safely put
away with several satp deposit cpmplnies.
size Hr her husband tnking a receipt for
them. have bean tod that she has dia
n Iuts that would make SOM OF tIo richo.t
women onvious Wyttpen receives and keeps
most oi l" ulgudcr.
'H.rn. avs lryotes sum lil, $500 10
s1mcchlriiabie Organization then gives par
tics. invites tue wealthy. aud, understand
ihs human nature we'll soon singles out her
victims.
~ ,ttpeu H. hiding In town and IA, ID la
VINO isfIrut ing all tho means o. pay tho
lawyers ~ take aivn ltay. ~ every techni-
cHllty ~ either AVOID 1r delay the extradI-
Il IA u Berth and Stanley