Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-05-29
Got a Coffin BY Fraud.

The case of Eliza Annie Fitzhugh !
n teacher of music. and her mother
who We're charged before Police JUS |
tice Haden Corsey in Dalston, Eng.
land, with obtaining property or
false pretenses, is ofunusua interest
because it was Il very sad case and
because it pictures curious phase
OF English society.
Miss Fitzhugh was young woman
of good repute, who had fine and
well-trained voice, and in 1883 was
making enough money to support
herself and her father and mother
the father being an invalid. In Oc
tober. 1883. Mr.. Hayward, the man.
agar of Prof. Baldwin who was at
that time jumping from balloon
when at a great height, came tc
Miss Fitzhugh and asked her to un.
dertake the task OF getting the prince
OF Wales to attend one OF Baldwin's
exhibitions. He promised to give
her 10 pounds if she succeeded.
Accordingly, says u correspondent
of the New York Sun. Miss E'itzhugt
got an appointment to meet Sir Fran
els knollys at Marlborough house
and there succeeded so we'll that the
prince, the princess. and their three
daughters attended the show at
Alexandra palace. Miss Fitzhugh
had the honor of singing be.
fore the princely family when they
were there also, but she never got
the 10 pounds promised to her MOI
any other sum.
She had been at considerable OK.
pense for dress and otherwise in this
matter, and SO got into debt. Itwas
then her troubles began. She tried
to get an appointment as vocalist
in the family of the prince, and those
who promised to help her to the post
told her she was sure to succeed and
even sent her letters ofcongatulatior
on the certainty of her appointment
Relying on this Miss Fitzhugh neg
lected to try for other pupils, anC
while waiting for the appointment
you deeper IN ueDU.
Along in December, 1889, her ia the1
died. To provide for the funeral she
went to an undertaken and told hin
she had been appointed to the pos
of vocalist in the family ofthe prince
and he thereupon trusted her for TIT
price OF a decent funeral The bill wa
sent to Marlborough house. l.
happened that n Miss Fitzhugh wa
employed there in another capacity
and she got the bill. Her lathe
wasn't dead, and she ddn' owe an,
undertaken for burying him. So sh
made fuss about it.
Miss Lizzie Fitzhugh, on bein!
, asked to explain, at once told tn
whole story truthfully. The under
taker, Mr.. John Gray of Seven Sis
ters' road, offered to forgive her tn
debt, but the princes household
would not allow that.
Meantime Mrs. Fitzhugh, the moth
, err of the teacher. believing that tn
appointment had already been made
I had obtained credit elsewhere 70
b food by telling that her daughter wa
o employed by the prince. The prose
cutor who represented the prime
a hunted up the cases, and mother an
1, daughter We're arrested.
!, At the trial the girl told the Who'll
+ story. She told the magistrate tina
i her mother was perfectly innocent {
. the fraud, and that the whole blam
=, rested upon her. The magistrat
9 might do as he pleased with her, bu
J, it he would be SO kind as not to sen
> her mother again to lie on the plan
= bed, which would kill her, she woul
be thankful. The younger prisone
further told the magistrate that &c
the last four years she had struggle
J to keep her sick father and mothe
I Her father was now dead and ht
mother very i'll. She had know
I great privations, and had seen III
! father and mother with scarcely an
} food to eat.
I The magistrate held the prisone
I for trial, but released the mother {
I her own recognizance.