The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-24
DUPED BY A WOMAN
Mrs. Kate Bradford of Brooklyn
Suddenly Disappears.
GAMBLED ON WALL STREET
Gniiibie People Trust Her with 100000 20
and Know Nothing OF Hor business
Supposed to Have Been Lost.

Mrs. Kate Bradford, the wife of
Charles Bradford of G5s Bedford avenue,
Brooklyn, left her home Wednesday
night after writing farewell letter TO
her husband, and nothing has since been
seen or heard of her. AS she was IL
volved in financial difficulties 10 the ex-
tent of 100000 or more and some of her
creditors were pressing her hard, 1t is
believed she has committed suicide.
She lived In brown-stone house with
her husband and two sons, aged 16 and
10 years, and stood high socially. About
eight years ago she engaged in a specu-
lative business, the nature of which she
told few persons. Her plan was to bor-
row sums of money ranging from $50 TO
vi 900 on the statement that she made
large profits in discounting the pay of
public school teachers. AS far as could
ever be learned she did little business
with teachers, but spent good deal of
her time in Wall street. Those from
whom she borrowed were a class of
women who are usually very provIdent
Some prominent and wealthy men also
lent her money. 1t is said her husband
let Ler have $4,000. He wa. under the
impression that this money was well In
vested, and believed her when she told
him there would be large profits in his
Investment.
Mrs. Bradford induced Charles J..
Stoll, pork packer, to advance her
1000, it is said, in various sums. Stoll
saw no income, and a few weeks ago
he called on her and demanded his
money. Mrs. Bradford put him eff and
Stoll finally determined TO sue her. She
called on him and tried in vain to have
him reconsider his intended action.
About a week ago Stoll instructed Law
yer Fl. A. Powell of New York to begin
suit against her unless she returned the
money he advanced her In short time.
He told Mr.. Powell that Mrs. Bradford
came to his place with r. r. Tietten.
berg of Bayonne, N. j. Tietttenberg
represented to him, he said, that the
woman lent money to school teachers
on their pay checks, and Stoll advanced
$4,000 on notes signed by George Corliss
and Endorsed by Tiettenberg. When he
found there was not likely to be any
revenue from his $4,000 he went to
Tiettenberg, he said, and discovered
that Tiettenberg, too, had been lending
her money. He had let her have S11 900.
On Thursday Stoll received letter
from Tiettenberg, in which the latter
said that Mrs. Bradford had written to
him to the effect that she was going to
drown herself. Lawyer Powell and
Stoll went directly TO the woman's house,
where they found Mr.. Bradford greatly
agitated. Bradford told the men that
his wife had confessed her transactions
to him, and that she had been engaged
In the operations for eight years. In
that time more than 5000, 900 had passed
through her hands. Mr.. Bradford added
that he himself had lent her money at
her request, but never knew Just what
she was dealing In. Several times he
asked her If she needed any help In
keeping set of books she was always
consulting, but she declined his assist
ance. Bradford declared that it was
his belief that his wife had conn tilted
suicide, and he expected to hear at any
time that her body had been found In
the river.
1t is the general belief that the woman
lost all her money in stocks