The sun., 1894-08-21

Their Classmates and Many Mes Lent
Her Money-Her Record or Hep Victims
with tommerts-Her Ingenious Defence.
HARTFORD. Aug 2O.A gigantic conspiracy
to fleece college graduates on grand scale has
been unearthed here In the arrest of a woman
who gives the name Of Mrs. +. Wallace Rob-
bins, with more than score Of aliases. Mrs.
Robbins Is one OF gang Of confidence thieves,
whose headquarters Is In Chicago and which
was organised for the Wholesale robbery OF col
lese graduates
Two letters were found in Mrs Robbins s
effects late tonight which came from her hus-
band The first was written on Aug. 81,
while he was In Jail, and the second, after his
liberation from q sixty days sentence for pre-
sumably the same offence, is dated Aug. IA. In
these letters the writer speaks OF "our COM
| pany," "our headquarters,' &c, and Of two
other members OF the gang
In one place, at his wife's request. lie minutely
| describes two college acquaintanCes Of his,
whom Mrs. Robbins was going to work" and
refers to one OF them as singing together with
him In the same college chapel choir" The let
ters are signed M and the name and college
Of the victims are not mentioned. 1t is evident
that the writer is q well-educated man Of expe-
rience and talent.
In one Of his letters M" says that mutual
friend under the name of Alfred Temple is at
| l02 East Randolph street Chicago. and to this
! Mr.. Temple Mrs. Robbins has twice sent money
| by express since she has been in Hartford.
! In one letter written prior TO these last two,
| Mrs Robbinss husband, then in the Cook coun-
ty Jail. Chicago asks her to meet him after his
! liberation and flee to Canada, as matters are
getting too hot for them. He addresses Mrs
| Robbins a. My dearie," and ends with giving
| her 4" lots of Kisses
One letter among Mrs. Robbinss effects is
dated Elgn H.. and the writer. a woman, says
she Inns Information that would land Mrs; Rob,
X Howe and her husband behind the bars for
| years The Elgin woman threatens to tell what
she knowsn certain amount OF money is not
There is a letter signed R. Hutchinson, ad-
dressed TO the proprietor of the shoreham Hotel,
very elegant and refined lady. well acqusinted
With Gen; Thomas Nelson, and relative Of
From her papers IT is evident that Mrs. Rob
Mrs. Robbins showed herself smarter than al
case in a. remarkable manner. She wore
Sriefired drsss blue soSsesme,55 amer and veil, ell
Court. % and actually had the efirontery to to
retain one of her victims here, Cooke Louns-
bury. lawyer: TO defend her against himself
One minute she weeps copiously, the next with
narrowing pupils she looks defiance At her ac-
daInful smile she looks contemptuously around
the court room. She sstounded Judge and law
printed esta1ognes U and cards. which he has has
embarrass her. She smiled when Mr.. Parker
held mp what he supposed was his trump card.
cess In getting money by her representations.
K: K: :sss: sss .ss ,hss II
randa OF the money received by her and
d SS sse
| purpose 20 refund the sums OF money lent her.
Mrs, Robbins developed volpbility Of speech
msnd OF the, prosecuting attorney could Keep
as ssde ali minor p" and
said: " Let us come TO the main point of the
case"
| She then, referring to the complaint. said that
she was charged with obtaining money under
did not ask either Dr. Bacon or Mr. Hollster for
| money. They voluntarily lent her money and
RsT at her Ths &msy d
fence took every one by surprise and the
attorney, who Were in the court on on Other
Robbins, by presenting this yiewof the case,
eyes on them asked both II she had asked them
for money, either a. loan or ss gift. DR.;
| Bacon and Mr. HOllister admitted that she had
not. She did not want money, but II railroad
pass from DR.. Bacon The case was adjourned
| The list OF Victims and amounts obtained
$40, assumed name Mrs. Wallace, san Diego,
Cal, sister Of Daniel ID. Potter, Dead wood :. ID.
pretended TO be sister OF DR. q. n BoardmaE.
George 5. Hunliss, Boston, lawyer. slI
Walter l. Bigelow, 81 GOrhAm avenue, Brook
| line, Mass, $50, assumed name Mrs, johnson,
a. ", Gates. Fairbanks, Boston, lawyer, Yale.
sister Los Angeles.
stephen { bailey 10 sixth street, Boston,
Yale, 'di, lawyer, y35; Assumed name, sarah
barron Z. Moulton, s Pemberton square, Bos-
ton. lawyer; Yale. '52, SIS.
Cooke Lounsbury, Hartford; Yale, 81. Small
samuel Warren, Holden. Mass Yale, '65,
so. Assumed name, Mrs; sidney smith
Pretended 70 be MI Halle, sister of George
Mr., Hayward of Hayward d Sweet, Attle-
DR., 5; b, Eaton, Boston, Yale u, ss5,
70 be sister of Cleveland Farley. San Francisco.
Fred :. Hoppin, Providence. X. l.. 80. SEQ.
Pretended TO be cousin OF J, Montsith, ran
DR. Charles II. Leonard, Providence, X. l., rs,
5000. Pretended to be sister OF Sidney B. Smith,
san Raphael, Cal.
Dr. u, Percy, Asplnwal avenue Brooknne,
S35. Pretended 10 be sister OF Fay ;. ThOmp-
son, Phoenix. Arizona.
+, ~ KttridEei g Court street, Boston, Yale
80, SIS. Pretended tO be sister OF Mr.. Ferry,
Joseph L; .shipley, Springfield, Mass. Yale,
6l; On this card was marked Lovely
Dr.. Frederick r.; Percy. Aspinwall avenue
ErooklIne, Mass $50 Pretended 90 be Mrs. J.
20 X" Lovely"
q. r. Pierce, as Morrison street. West SOmer-
willie Mass. Yale '55 SEQ. Pretended 10 be
Mrs, J. {. Weymouth, Atkin, Cal.
John B Pearse, 3l7 Walnut avenue, Roxbury,
Mass, '6l. sac Pretended To he Sister stanford
Newell on this card was marked " Wealthy"
John {. Parsons, Hartford, Yale, 80, due bill
S32.
Dr. Samuel Y. Eaton, Newton Highlands
Mass, S35. Pretended To be sister of Cleveland
Forbes.
Mrs Charles Reed, Newton Highlands, Mass,
S25. Pretended 10 be sister OF ]. tiOrdOn B!aT-
ney, On this card WAS marked in big letters,
Rich time"
James L. Whitney, so, public library, Boston,
$40. Pretended TO be sister OF John Z. Mon