The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-20
LIzz|E'S BAO RECORD.
Tho Jury Didn't Know Of 1t SO She
Was Recommended for Mercy.
Letters Showing She Was a Profess
sional Forgsr Read in Court.
Recorder Smyth then Sentenced Her
for Three and One Halt Years.

Lizzie Patterson, the young woman
who was con, cted In the Court OF Gem
eral Sessions Of forgery, was sentenced
by Recorder Smyth to-day to three
years and SIX months In Auburn Prison.
The jury had found her guilty, but
recommended her to the mercy of the
Court, and when she was called TO the
bar for sentence to-day her lawyer
stood by her to speak In her behalf.
The Recorder surprised him and the
prisoner, however, by reading "A number
of letters from the police authorities of
Baltimore and Washington, as well as
reports from the detectives in this city,
to show that Lizzie had been connected
with an organized gang OF forgers and
had been arrested In Baltimore. Al her
trial she testified that she had never
been arrested and had never been In
Baltimore
III the jury had known what know
now" said the Recorder. they would
not have recommended the young
woman to mercy. But 1 always take
into consideration Il Jury's recommen-
dalton of that character. and / Will
do SO in this case
He then sentenced Lizzie as given
above.
The papers which the Recorder had
were handed to him by Detectlve-Sergt.
Krouch, and they snow that the girl has
working in forged checks, not only In
connection with her husband. William
ID. Patterson. but also with her brother,
Abe Berus, alias Alfred Cohen, and an
other man named Mr.. Silvermann. The
detectives discovered where sixteen
chcks, aggregating about 5000, had
either been passed or presented and
payment refused.
They worked their game in this city,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia. Washington and
Baltimore. All Of the checks were APP
parently certified by the cashier of the
and were signed by w. f. Stearnse Il
Co. The checks bore this firm name
printed on the end. There is no such
iirm as w. F. stearnse 4 Go: in this
city. The checks were evidently printed
by the gang especially for their pur-
poses.
During Lizzie's trial she testified that
The police have discovered, however,
that she was arrested in Baltimore on
May H. with Patterson. Patterson and
f Hous sers W yns thee pspa the and E1 W
to Washington. and sent Lizzie a letter
telling , her that he was expecting a
House. and the next day received a
check for 800 from New York. and tried
to pass 1t In payment OF her bill of $27.
The proprietor telegraphed to the
broadway Bank, and discovered the
check was bogus. Lizzie was arrested,
and her husband was captured in Wash
ington and taken back to Baltimore
He was put in Jail for sixty days for
attempting to defraud the hotel, and
Lizzie was discharged on some techni-
callty.
She at once came to New York, and
only three days later May Is, tried to
pass check for $3.50 on Tiffany Il Co.
Patterson served part Of his sentence
and on Aug. was taken to Washing
ton, where he is now awaiting trial for
forgery.
Abe Berus, her brother. alias Alfred
Cohen. and Mr.. Silverman are still at
large. They passed the same kind of
check for SIS on Wanamaker q Co.
In Philadelphia on May !.