The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-01
RUINED BY A GAY SIREN.
AN ATLANTA YOUTH TURNS
FoRGEa FOR A WOMAN.

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The Money Obtained Used to Go on
a Wild Spree-rhe Coupls and
Mutual Friend Taken Into Custody
in Houston, Textile Trio to Be
Prosecuted.
ATLANTA, Ca. April 30.-Several weeks
ago the Southern Home Building and Loan
Association Of this city began negotiations
for loan of 1880 on property in West
End owned by Willis Grigsby, formerly
well-known citizen, but now resident Of
Washington, d. G. The property was
already mortgaged TO Mrs. A. f. Taylor for
$500. This mortgage WAS about to become
due when the negotiations were begun By
Mr.. Grigsby for the loan from the building
and loon association, and the understanding
was that the new loan was to be applied to
the payment Of Mrs. TayIor's mortgage. The
papers were made out and sent to Wash
ington for the signature OF Mr.. GrigsbY.
Mr.. GriRsby's con win, a young man very
well known in the city, continued to make
Atlanta bis homo after his father went to
Washington. Recently young Grigsby has
been leading q fast life, principally In COM
pany with gay young woman known
among Others of her GLASS as Gertie Jacobs.
This young woman, when she made her ad-
vent in Atlanta, claimed to have just re-
tired from before the glamor of
high roller. and soon had young
Grigsby completely under conttoL
Grigsby was acquainted with his fathers
business atfaIrs here, and when the papers
were returned from Washington TO the
building and loan association, they were re-
turned to the father through the son.
THE WoMAN's SHARP TRICK.
The Jacobs woman, of course, knew all
that was going on. She saw an opportunity
to make raise and immediately took ad-
vantage of it. Young Grigsby, whom she
had already sapped for all he was worth,
was easily persuaded to join. Grigsby and
Clifford Mayson, a boon companion, with
the papers In their possession, went in the
building and loan office Later woman
dressed In black and wearing a veil came in.
She represented herself as Mrs. Taylor and,
producing a mortgage purportIng to be the
one which was to be Cancelled by the loan
negotiated by the association, received
check for 81 500 on the American Trust and
banking Company. lt developed some
time later that the woman in black was
Gertie Jacobs and not Mrs. Taylor, and the
mortgage which had been cancelled by the
association when Grigsby turned over tho
new papers made by his father was a bogus
QUO. The woman had the check cashed at
the bank and the money placed
there to her ordit. Then the fun
began. Young Grigsby, with the gay Ger
tie and young Mayson, who is a clever
member OF tue theatrical profession. began
an extended spree on the proceeds of their
swindle. They got as far as Houston, Tex,
however, whore all OF them were arrested
to-day on instructions from the Atlanta
police department.. They will bs brought
back at once and prosecuted to the extent
OF the law.
THE ARRESTS
HOUSTON, TEX, April 30.-On a teIe-
gram from Atlanta, Ca, William claiming
Grisby, alias William Corning, Mrs. A.
Taylor. alias Gertie Jacobs and Clifford
Mason, were arrested here yesterday and
jailed on a charge of forgery. They had
forged instruments on the American Trust
and Banking Company Of Atlanta. Requi-
stion papers are awaited from Georgia.
They are all variety theatrical Deopla