The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
MISS CLARK'S STORY.
a Light of Society Who Was Used a
Dupe Pass Forged Paper

DuDe to f5ss Forged faper-
The courtroom in Providence, r. L.. was
packed with women at the trial of the Net
tie Clark forgery case, and some of the spec
tators became so excited over the tale of the
pretty prisoner that they sobbed aloud.
The story was full OF romance and vii
lainy. 1t has never been told before, and it
was surprise TO everybody.
Miss Clark's counsel in outlining her de-
Tense said that last winter being in delicate
health. she was sent to Georgia, where in
Thomasville she met and became infatuated
with Simon Alexa nder Smith, a young man
of good address and plausible manners.
Smi tn pretended to be a doctor. They be-
came engaged. and she gave him all the
money she could get, and was used as tool
to pass paper which he had forged.
NJ ISIS Clark then took the stand. The evil
dence produced by the prosecution had
clearly established the fact that Miss Clark
had procured money on forged note. This
is her story
.'When i went to Townsville l gave DR..
Smith money. | also had 500 stolen from
my trunk. l don't know how much money
| gave him, but 1t was large sum. DR..
Smith came North with me, and at his re-
quest gave him $50 to defray the expenses
about negotiating notes for him when we
were in the South. His idea was to en-
dorse notes which might induce others to
make, or vice versa. On the way North
was i'll twice, and each time he gave me
drugs that made me insensible. At Savan-
nah he endeavored to procure marriage
license, but | refused to be married because
my parents had not seen him. As
soon as DR.. Smith arrived here he
began to talk about negotiating notes. he
asked if had friends who would help him,
saying that he had S75,000 invested in the
Townsville water works, but that he could
not realize on the bonds at present. l sug-
gested Mr.. James l.. Tourtellot as possible
indorser. DR.. Smith went out ostensi5ly to
see Mr. Tourtellot, and was gone an hour and
a half At DR.. Smiths request | got several
blank notes on May 18th. The second time
Dr. Smith visited Providence lie gave me the
$1,000 note. He told me that MIR. TOurtellot
had given him the note. His next visit here
was on May 18th, wheu he attempted to
secure loan from Rachael, the houSemaid.
He seemed distracted because he couldn't
get the money. He told me that he had
placed himself under deep obligations for
his tuition and supplies at Bellevue He said
that he would take his life by African olson
if he couldn't get the money, and showed me
a needle which he said was tipped with pol
son, and needed only to prick the skin TO
cause instant death. He also told me that
he would be arrested il he did not meet his
obligations III New York.
Then the wedding was fixed for Wednes-
CAV, september Ouli On WHICH udy liV WAS "
get possession of his fortune. AT the same
time he spoke of negotiating the $4,000 note
ut bank, but | preferred TO get some
individual to advance the money. On
the same day he wanted to get the
$500 which my father was to give me
for my wedding outfit and give me his note.
| saw him write this note, also a note for
$500, which L showed TO my father. No
money was advanced him on either. The
$1,000 note was first offered to Mr.. Hoxie of
South Kingston, who said that 1t would be
all right if Mr.. Smiths rating was found
he replied that his name ought to be
found all right. When returned from Mr..
HOXie'S the second time / found
special delivery letter from DIR. Smith,
and in it was the $1,000 note. L spoke
to Rowland Hazard, one of the bank trus
tees, about this note, and as re-
suit on July | took the note to the
bank. On the previous day | had taken
the $4,000 note to the bank, but Mr.. Smiths
rating couldn't be found. so the paper was
not accepted. On July 1st | asked the bank
to advance $4,000 on the $1,000 note, which
was agreed to. Up to the time l made the
offer l had not shown the note,
merely giving them memoran-
dun of the terms and princi-
pals. There was but one $1,000
note, and that was about to be returned to
DR.. Smith when / was arrested. When l
was en- route TO New York DR.. Smith was
married to another woman All that my
family knew was that L was going to New
York that day. and that he was to return
with me to spend July 4th here"
Miss Clark then told how she had gone to
New York to meet Smith and had received
from him her diamond engagement-ring
how she had heard Of his hasty marriage To
another, and of her subsequent arrest, the
details Of which have been printed in the
Sun. The jury failed to agree on a verdict,
but two jurors favoring conviction.-N. Y.
Sun.