Evening journal., 1891-03-27

ed proudly TO her brilliant earrings But
the bouncer only smiled.
lie was about TO roughly use the party
when "rom" Gould appeared upon the
scene. The blonde threw her arm about
his bullock like neck, there was n whia.
pered parley and then Gould remarked;
Let the ladies and gentlemen go. That
wine is on the house,
The blonde, accompanied by her friends,
withdrew in smiling triumph frern the
scene. But The Herald had the sSsew To
the identity OF Loring A. Robertson s
bogus widow
Flora Gave tho Story Away.
The Herald man looked up Flora Ray
mond and asked her about Cassie Brooks
After considerable hard work the Raw
mond woman contidentially told him that
some people had got Cassie to oclaim that
she was a rich mans widow II was a
man she had never seen. s"rhe case was
settled for $4,000, she added, but the
lawyers got all the Doodle except $4,000.
or course If she wanted to she could queer
the whole business and put the gang be-
hind the bars. But what's the useg She's
made q bit OF money. She has no i'm feel
ings, although she thinks she was worth
more than $4,000 Ia the game | went
with her to Philadelphia couple OF months
ago. Ellis was with us. Cassie had a long
talk with the party who put up the whole
game. Who was het None OF your busi-
ness
The reporter then found Cassie Brooks
who was living with Robert Ellis, book
keeper He also discovered Mr. l.. w.
Williams who is said 20 represent the
prime mover in the plot.
She Played the widow wen.
AT the first meeting between the oppos-
ing counsel Cassie Brooks appeared. She
was a demure little widow with a mod
est face, trim, lissome figure and a sad,
distant expression.
She played her part so well that even
Allen, the reporter, was for moment in
doubt Could this be Cassie Ellis or Brooks,
the frequenter OF Tom Gould'sf She was,
But 30 overpowering was her grief that
Allen did not feel comfortable until after
the conference had lasted for three hours
and the bogus widow grew weary, and
turning to her dignified companion and
protector, Williams, said, in voice that
was Cassie Ellis's own, "Tm gettin' -
tired of this sittin around
Lawyer Cohen gave the heirs attorney.
Mr. kvaIts 10 understand that the mat
ter could be compromised, and Mr. Evarts
gave Cohen TO understand that he would
consider hisproposition.
The reporter then traced Williams TO
Stanford. Conn, and ascertained that his
real name was James W. Daskam. In con
elusion The Herald says:
For the past four days Cohen and
Baker have been very busy at the Office Of
kvarts, Choate 4 Beaman. On Wednes-
day evening they remained there until
very late at night They were confessing
the precise degree in which they had been
deceived by the willy persons who evolved
the widow Helen Robertson from plain
Cassie Brooks
The chances are that an arrest-may be
three or four arrests--will be made within
a few days. II some action Of this sort
does not follow soon, perhaps The Herald
may tell other very interesting things now
supposed to be carefully guarded secrets.
Cassie knows that she has formally
withdrawn from the will contest, but she
believes that she is still in way to make
thousands Of dollars by reason OF il. The
conspirators behind her are now in great
race to get out Of the way Of the storm
they have created. viii they be able to
escape and let her suflersn