Evening journal., 1888-09-29

- tNs' A-s'i - asking. Carriages,
rich dresses, jewels and the petits soupors so
dear to the heart Of the born Parisienne were
at her command The scandal is said TO have
grown 70 such proportions that the n0ighbors
quickly gave the couple hint to leave,
hint which they acted upon speedily.
When Foster won't 10 live at Bayport hs
took Miss Beliot with him. There sho passed
as his niece Tho demeanor Of the pair was
most circumspect Miss Beliot's manners
were ladylike and demure. Fosters attitude
toward her was paternal. The servants EN-
ployed in the management Of the establish
ment are very rctlcent They win not admit
that they know Of anything wrong concern
ing the relations Of Foster and Miss Beliot.
One OF them, however, let out Yesterday that
the upper rooms in the Bayport villa were
arranged more in the manner Of apartments
designed for occupancy by a married couple
than for an uncle and niece
II is said that Foster and Miss Beliot enter
tanned splendidly and frequently at their Is
tablishment Among the people who arc said
to have partaken Of their hospitality are the
Nanderbilts, the Van Rensselaers. Roosevelts
and other prominent members Of the South
Side club Every one Of these people held
Foster IN high esteem as a man of honor. ana
It did not occur to any Of them to suspect
that there was anything unconventional in
the relationship between Foster and his So
called niece
The pair drove out frequently ia their
handsome equipage, and often got skipper
Edwards TO take them on fishing trims Eos
ter passed for a millionaire among the people
OF Bayport. Nothing was thought Of Ills
lavish expenditures, except that he was more
liberal with his money than most million
aires Lulu Beliot is described as an At
tractive brunette, who appeared 10 be be-
tween IS and 20 years old.
Miss Beliot left Bayport on Wednesday M
o'clock. II IS said she received a telegram
from Foster, who had seen her at Bayport on
Tuesday after his interview with Alessrs
Mum and Norvell. She carried a heavy
valise with her, and it is conjectured that She
went to meet him.
Early during the week Foster is said to
70 have procured 5000 at the Columbia
bank, at Forty-second street and Fifth av-
enue, Of which his brother John S. Foster
president of the Forty second Street Railrond
company, is a director He is said to have
pledged gratuity fund securities for Inc
amount John S. Foster lives at "a Irving
plnce, and his office is NJ No lls East Forty
second street. A reporter who called al both
places yesterday was unable 10 find Mr.. Eos
ter. IL is said that all the money William n.
Foster, jr, had with him when he disap.
peared on Wednesday was the s5O9O thas
procured and a few hundred dollars besides
Investigation from day to day into the s.-
curities held by the New York Produce Fx-
change gratuity fund reveals new forperies
committed by Foster. At o'clock Yesterday
afternoon the following notice was posted on
the bulletin board OF the exchange.
GENrlEMES-l beg 70 report that The cursorv
examination Of all the mort cages Of the eratultv
trust, both in New York and Brooklyn has been
concluded. further fraud OF $4,000 has been
developed, making the aggregate about si03. 900.
The whereabouts OF William r. Foster. III.
has not yet been discovered
Attachments against the property or Foster
have been procured, and are IN the hands 81 the
sheriff. AR npR
President New York Produce Eaehange
Several prominent members Of the ex-
change, when they read the bulletin. we're
heard 20 say that It would not at all surprise
them If the total Of Fosters forgeries and
other swindling should exceed 500. 900.
George g. Herman, a prominent member.
who was for many years the county clerk of
Kings county, and who is thoroughly
familiar witf the searching Of titles, said yes
terday:
There is no doubt in the world that there
are hundreds Of estates in this part Of the
country that have been swinded bv dishon-
est lawyers BY the Bedell- Foster system. Nv
advice to everybody who has money invested
on bond and mortgage is to have such in
struments examined at the registers oiIice.n
Il was extremely difficult to find Yesterday
any Of the forger's friends who would con
sent to say that he could give a guess as to
what Foster had done with his stolen gains.
His law partner, Thomas F. Wentworth. in
sisted, as he had done on Thursday. that Fos-
ter was not a gambler or a speculator in
stocks. On the other hand, stories were rife
on the floor Of the exchange to the effect that
Foster was both gambler and a speculator.
1t was rumored that he had lost immense
sums at poker in an uptown club and other
large sums in speculations on the Produce and
Stock exchanges and in the brokers offices in
Wall street.
William r. Foster, Sr., said to a reporter
yesterday that be did not intend to make
good TO the gratuity fund the amount stolen
by his son.