Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-29

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 was hers for the WILLIAM R. FOSTER, JR asking. Carriages, rich dresses jewels and the petits soupers 30 dear to the heart of the born Parisienne were at her command. The scandal is said to have grown to such proportions that the neighbors quickly gave the couple hint to leave, hint which they acted upon speedily.
 When Foster went to live at Bayport he took Miss Behot with him. There she passed as his niece The 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 manag cement of the establish ment very reticent They will 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 married couple than for uncle and niece
 It is said that Foster and Miss Beliot enter tained splcndidly and frequently at their tablishment Among the people who are said to have partaken of their hospitality are the Vanderbilts, the Van Rensselaers, Roosevelts and other prominent members of the South Side club. Every one of these people held Foster in high esteem as man of honor, and it did not occur to any of them to suspect that there anything unconventional in the relationship between Foster and his so called niece.
 The pair drove out frequently in their handsome equpage, and often got Skipper Edwards to take them on fishing trips. Eos ter passed for a millionaire among the people of Bayport Nothing was thought of his 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 to be be tween Is and 20 years old
 Miss Beliot left Bayport on Wednesday at o'clock. It is said she received a telegram from Foster, who had seen her at Bayport on Tuesday after his interview with Messrs 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 to have procured S5,0O0 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 Railroad company, is director. He is said to have pledged gratuity fund securities for the amount. John $. Foster lives at 54 Irving place, and his office is at No 11S East Forty second street \ reporter who called at both places yesterday was unable to find Mr. Eos ter. It is said that all the money William R. Foster, Jr. had with him when he disap- peared on Wednesday was the $5, 900 thus procured and few hundred dollars besides.
 Investigation from day to day into the se- curities held by the New York Produce Ex change gratuity fund reveals new forgeries committed by Foster At o'clock yesterday afternoon the following notice was posted on the bulletin board of the exchange:
 GESTLEMEN-I beg to report that the cursory examination of ali the mort gages of the sratulty trust, both in New York and Brooklyn has been concluded. \ further fraud of S2o, 900 has been developed. making the aggregate about S193, ,000
 The whereabouts of William R. Foster Jr has not yet been disc ,vered.
 Attachments against the property of Foster have been procured, aud are in the hands of the sheriff. A. E. ORA
 President New York Produce Exchange,
 Several prominent members of the ex- change, when they read the bulletin, were s heard to say that 1t would not at all surprise them if the total of Fosters forgeries and other swindling should exceed $500, OOO
 George G. Herman, prominent member, who was for many years the county clerk of Kings county, and who is thoroughly familiar with 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 swindled by dishon- est lawyers by the Bedell- Foster system. My advice to everybo who has money invested bond and mortgage is to have such in- struments examined at the registers office "
 It 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 Eos ter was not gambler or 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 speculator. It 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 he did not intend to make good to the gratuity fund the amount stolen by his son.