The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-04
A VERSATILE WOMAN.
Arrested for Robbing Her Mis-
/. tross, MarOhese Ruspoli.
SPEAKS SIX LANGUAGES FLUENTLY.


oiving Ono of the Most Famous Names
ili French History-Her Career as Given
by the Police oficinls.
NEW YORK, Jan. Mot for many day
has n woman of such versatility appeared
In police court as Kate Sheridan Rickert,
who was arraigned before Justice Grady at
the Tombs court yesterday.
The stories she tells came out as a result
OF her arrest on the charge of larceny, and
involves one of the most Mmous names in
-Frhach history, the present Marquis de
Talleyrand, and his son-in-law, Prince
RVspoli, who is attached to the Italian le
gation at Washington, in the shape of
family skeleton. The other is a sort of
side light on the history OF the remarkable
little woman, and tells of flirtasion by
letter which she carried on with three men
in as many languages and under different
nom de plulnes.
Katie Sheridan has of late been employed
In the family of the Prince Ruspoli, and
lived with them in Washington and in this
city during the winter, and at Lenox,
III ass, during the summer and fall.
Shc was pretty. modest appearing wo-
man, with n taking way of casting down
whrd her black eyes, and great was the
surprise II Is said, when she disappeared
from the Ruspol home at Washington,
and at the same time 5000 worth of fine
wearing apparel and jewels went along
with her
When caught on Saturday at Fifth ave
pue and Forty-second street the clothes
thh girl wore were the property of the
MArchese Ruspoli and in her possession
ware found other articles, as well as jew
elly, that had been taken from her EN-
pibyers.
The young woman broke down and con-
fetsed under the pressure of the strong
evidence against her
But she not only told the story of the
thefts to the detectives but also went
further and detailed something of the al
legged history of the representative of the
house OF Talleyrand
The ory, which is somewhat scandalous
Involves the name Of well known society
woman of Washington with that of the
gallant old marquis of historical name.
kAe further said that the Prince Ruspoi
and his fatherinlaw are said to be en-
gagged in booming New Jersey real estate
saar Lakewood where the former is os-
tshsibly at least connected with the Italian
legation, II is said that the young woman
khows considerable of the private affairs
sf the Ruspolis which knowledge gave her
liberties not usually enjoy red by servants.
ln court the young woman was dressed
plainly in black. When she was brought
btfore The bar to plead she seemed Oh the
ppint Of breaking down. Whether it was
slillf,Il acting or the display of real emo
tibn it was very hard to decide
The history Of The prisoner, who was
sent TO W ashngton in charge OF a deputy
marshal and j. W, Mattingly, Of the Met
rupolitan police of Washington, d. c., to
stswcr the charge of larceny, has only in
part been secured by the indefa;igable
work Of the central office bureau. They
have not by any means followed out all the
ends of the story. They know nothing
about her husband as vet but it is denied
that he was the professional crook of that
nkmc
The police do not believe that she has
eyer done anything wrong before. Katie
Sheridan RickerI has heeu Il professional
nurse. She has been EN- 3loyed by the
seait hiest families, ana has been able to
sd1ure tho best recommendations from
doctors in this city,
-----a| 81 { IL very iighiy accomplished She
speaks nt lcnst three languages These in
eiudp French, Italian and English. They
say lint she can talk half dozen Ian
gNnges, Al one time she was il professional
nurse at the insane pavilion on Blackwell's
1slepd, and It is said that at that place she
ntadp the intimate acquaintance of young
dRctors, who have since given her fecoin-
nInndaii0ns
When the RcRert woman appeared be-
fdre Commissioner Shields before she was
sQnt to Washington she was in tears Sho
was asked if she was willing to 90 back 10
I'd the capital, and She said she did not
fhow what to do. She finally consented
I'd go