Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-21

NohnfsSUUR January 10 -Mary A
Brown, well known maiden lady O
middle age, has fallen victim to whA
appears TO be 3 swindling scheme, an,
- LEFT almost penniless. She was re eeiy
inx an Income from legacy TO which sh
iell heir tome years ago Three Temu
nerative properties to which she held TIT,
were clear Of all membranes
One year ago Miss Brown was Intro
duced by lady with whom she had az
almost life long acqnaiptance to rashil,
| dressed WON N OF easy manners. about
| 90 years old, who. II is said, resided on
Girard avenHe, between Bread and Elf
teenth streets. The new Acquaintance
was reputed TO be wealthy lived In
sumptuous STYLE Unsupported a hus hand
on her income After several agreeAh,e
visits the Girard avenue woman an.
preached Miss BfoHn on the question Of
a loan, and promised the moi natter,ny
| returns. She condded with apua-en
delicate reluctance that she was last then
10 need OF several thousand dollars, and
Miss Brown cheerfully accommodated
her, taking the womau's prOmissory note
a. security But few months elanxei
when the woman unhesitatngly told IN tRs
Brown that che required more money.
and another loan was hastily tReeted.
Mas Brown received subseq uen t similar
requests, and lurcd on by the fabulous
return, aud fearing that were che 10 re-.
fuse further accommodate lns her invest
men's OF the past might be lost she Weld
ed 10 RiIded calls, and toward the eli, AZ Of
the year the loans had reached large pro-
portions. Several mouths ago Mas
Brown purchased property on The
strength OF the protit she Anticipated
realizing on her investmt nts In promis
sorry notes. ehe then wrote to the Phtla-
delphia womsn, asking return OF Dor
ticn of the loa1s, saving, ~ help d you
When you Wera In need now you can help
me-" For some line there was no re-
.ponst, but finally, on January Q, a letter
was received. inclosing a cheek :or BIO
600, dated Jaunaiy 10. The same letter
dlrt cited Miss Brown not to write again
until she heard from the writer. On the
10th Mis- Browns R,tJrney deposited the
check, drawn on he Third katlonai
Bank OF Philadelphia with the First
National Bank Of SoTr.stown for collec
tion.
On Tuesday thecheck returned, marked
no deposit" Then Ms, BFowa realized
for the first time that she had been
swim led aud N day she made an assign
meut In order to accommodate the
Philadelphia the wos was Obliged to
borrow large Gums, and within tito year
Judgments were entered up against her
bY three Norristown banks AgRregating
S9760 In addition there are anumber OF
smaller Judgments, held by individuals
from whom the borrowed.
Miss Brown WAS interviewed by Ledger
correspondent, but was disincined TO tai
about the matter She admitted that she
was totally ruined unless she could col
lee the sums loaned, and II lie the general
belief tha she cannot recover cent.
She chung b the hope that something
might be saved, and for this reason re-
fused to give the name OF The woman
OF nAtterlng promises. She is pro- trAted
with grief A. the parting with her fortune
and is receiving the sympathy OF her
msny friends. The affair has created a
profound sensation, intsmuch As a large
number Of persons who endorsed notes
for hi0 BroRn are involved scd likely 10
lose.
The Sheriff has leyie on Miss Brown 8
furniture 10 satisfy $500 claim OF VIII
liam kowday, VIII advarcsd money to
her OF exemption nOts. Miss Browns
brother, Benjamin., a'so advanced her
money, but did not kLoY at the time
what disposition hhe was HaxinS OF it