The sun., 1894-08-17
WHAT BECAME OF FOSTER.
RIDGEWooD FRIENDS WIZ FIND
HIN IN LUDLOW STREET Jan.
re Hss Besn There Since Jupe 9e, when
He wsr Comritted Because He FsiIed
90 Acconnt for Money Intrnsted 20 MIn..

re Hss Been There sincs Juse se. wher
He wsr Conritted Because He Failed
to Account for Money Intru-ted TO His.
Many persons in this city and Brooklyn and in
RdgewOOd and Paterson n w., will be Interest,"
ed to learn that Frank II. Foster is In lud-
low street Jail and that he has been there since
June -. His counsel seem TO believe that he is
likely to remain in custody until the end Of the
statutory limit in actions such that brought
against him
Foster is said to come from Connecticut. He
Is a good looking man of about 40. slightly above
the medium height, inclined to the stoutness
that comes from good living. and with heavy
brown moustachc. About his earlier life and
business ventures little seems tu be known by
the persons whose interest in Foster is most
lively. About four years ago Foster and his
wife appeared in Ridgewood. Fosters wife is n
member Of a branch OF the Lorilard family of
that place, Foster moved into the old Lorillard
house there. and was regarded at as a man
of large means.
lido business only for pleasure" he an.
nounced. IL am worth half million more.
There is no one dependent upon me but my
wife" lie had large income, he said. from =
mine he owned in san Juan, Mexico.
Mrs. Foster became active in the Baptist
church. and Foster himself was interested in all
the charitable work of that and other churches.
lie created the impression tnbJ Wnen money
was wanted all they would have to do would be
to come To- him. lie bought horses and car
riages, piano. much good furniture, and he
And and his wife dressed ~ the height or fashion.
ters' house were gladly accepted, and OF courss
the Fosters were invited In turn.
Besides the span OF horses kept in the country,
Mr.. Foster had aquick-steppinE nag and Light
wagon somewhere up town in this city He
lodged sometimes in town. and frequently drove
down town To his Office. His headquarters was at
:iSl Broadway. That il the office of the Chicago,
,la.. MS Dan Hall Va NAV IT,
Foster wrote his letters on their letterheads and
used their envelopes. His outside acquaintences
got the idea soon that he was aconsiderable
man In the company's affairs . IA. d. .
The Children's League Of Christ Church at
RidRewOOd needed funds. For three days and
nights Fosters house and grounds were thrown
open for public use IN the leagucs IS name, and .
No one OF consequence missed II, and many
dollar was left with the manager for the charity.
1t was after the festival that there began TO
be whispers that all was not Just right In Mr..
hoster,s accounts OF his riches. Mrs: Reaus,
festival About that time. too, IL was that Mr..
f"'f j%ye s t Exclaimed f Foster Iii. is untor
tnnate. The bank is closed and haven't cent
Can fRn e is sssh itte GnsHs SHs for saa Heath
oh, only $50. Just enough to keep me until
Heath cashed 1t. 1t was drawn on a, Texas
bank. In three weeks it came bnck protested.
Heath lay in wait for Foster at the train; -.
you. Have You got that check hack Curious.
isn't itl Here is telegram have Just got tell-
Just give me back that check and III give YOU
He gave check. That came back pro-
tested too.
Mr.. Foster had spent the winter in tho hand
Saddle River a Mr.. Watson had invested
back. Foster gave him a mortgage on his
horses and carriages
About this time Foster moved to Paterson.
That last EDrinE RumOrN
reached Ridgewood soon that his magnfcenco
RsG Seeh sod and that the aTntare deasrs
and piano dealer and the sheriff had seized his
I"S & Eysn hd soer had ID
Maiden lane, Of whom he lad bought $1,000
up under threats of arrest. He explained this
and they thought he was the abused man,
About the time of the rumOrs of trouble at
Paterson there began to be many inquiries for
Foster at 3sl broadway. There We're no end OF
! these inquirers. There was clergyman, too.
! from Paterson, and n school teac her from Brook
Foster had had S Sorrewed red money money Of them. and the
clergyman and Others were looking for informa-
trusted to him to put into his gold mine. These
| people learned something which surprised them.
"Office. 1851 broadway" Foster had no rights
in that building, He used the paper and desks,
and had his mail sent there through the good
nature of an acquaintance.
Miss Gertrude Smith. went further than tho
OtnerS Sne nau Si.uuu Gohlet 0
be invested for her in the San Juan gold mine.
That on Feb. 4. 1893. On the eighteenth Of
that month she said she had changed her mind,
as IL a woman's right and she wanted her money
back. She didn't get It and she sued Foster
and took up her home with sister-n-law.
Foster was said 10 be in Mexico. looking after
Taylor d. Parker to whom an acquaintance
had introduced him, He had told his
lawyers that he had a perfectly good
defence TO the action, but didn't say what It
was They got the case postponed as long as
possible. and then judgment was found against
him. and an execution was issued which called
also for his body.
His body was found by the Sheriff on June 2S,
and IL was landed in Ludlow street Jail on that
day. The execution in favor OF Miss smith
calls for $l.2ll.sS. Foster cant pay II, or oven
get hail. hut he can work out his freedom II he
stays in jail until Oct. ~.