The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-04
in. and he showed her how the deed was

in, and he showed her how the deed was
done. She was much surprised.
PROSECUTION DROPPED.
Messrs. Wait and Hardenbergh and
DR.. Edge held consultation with Chlef
Murphy. They were inclined to- prose-
cute her to the full extent of the law.
The proof they held was more, than
enough to convict her. They finally de-
sion they would use. their. influence with
the others and not have her prosecuted.
The consultation lasted four hours. Mr.
Fisk, Joined the confereness He vas nor Or,
guilt 1t was long before he could realize
It was true. After four hours the girl
said she would confess. She made her
confession to DR.. Edge.
She sad that Mrs. Fisk had been her
friend for eight years. When her cflii-
dren were small Mrs. Fisk went little
into society. Lately she has es devoted
made new friends. and had seen some
what less of Miss Holland. Miss Holland,
becoming jealous of Mrs. Fisk's new ac-
against her 1t was with that object in
view that she first wrote the letters.
When she found that she could not ac-
complish her object, she turned her pen
After making this miserable confess
sion. Clara was allowed to leave Police
Headquarters She went to Mr.. Fisk's
office. That gentleman Immediately in
t:mated that She could no longer be kept
in the employ of the firm. She took it
all coolly. She shed no tears, and dis
played no excitement. She quietly PACK
ed up her belongings and departed for
Brooklyn.
MI. Willard c. Fisk. in an Interview
with a reporter of "The Jersey, City
MED the reports in this mornings New.
York papers regarding his attitude to-
ward Miss Holland. q have not been
visited nor interviewed by any reporter
view purporting to have been had with
me is manufactured out of whole cloth,
said he. II have not retained Miss Hol-
land in my employ nor was i necessary
for me to discharge her. She consid-
cred herself discharged as soon as the
disclosure was made that she was the
one of my ledgers at home. where she
had been working upon it, and I told
her to have it sent to my ofiice. Beyond
this I said nothing regarding the sew,
ering Of her connection with my office.
What cause do you assign for her ac-
tion?" asked the reporter.
II am firmly convinced, replied Mr..
Fisk, that Miss Holland had no object
in view. 1t was simply mania with her.
She could not resist the impulse to write
these annoying letters. 1t was sort
Of story to her, and she kept up the
letter writing SO as to follow out the
plot. do not believe for one moment
that there was malice or blackrnail in
the scheme. am positive it was
mania. Why, she even wrote letters to
herself and seemed to find great pleas
ure in reading them.
II was. shown a number of letters which
she had received and which were af-
by herself. The letters called her to
task for dining at the Hotel Washing
ton, saying that she should economize
more and buy better and prettiet hats.
Wnlll1 q LOT
tiers without having mania for so do
ing. She showed all these letters TO me
and compared notes with my wife, who
had also received anonymous letters.
She was fully aware of the fact that
was member of the committee that
vas making most strenuous, efforts to
discover the author of the letters, yet
she continued sending them.
GAVE THE CLUE HERSELF.
When she learned Of the investiga-
ton by the. committee she voluntarily
to herself together with a statement,
in her own handwriting, of the time
of their receipt. 1t was this statement
that led to the Identification of the
handwriting on the envelopes / did
not identify the handwriting on the let
ters sent to my wife. because Miss Hol-
land, in directing them, used fine point
ed pen, and it had been her practice to
use a stub. l have had the highest re-
gard for Miss Holland. She was not
employed simply as typewriter, she
Il.
up all my legal documents, attended to
my banking and had general supervision
Of the affairs of my office. She is
highly educated woman and is a member
of one of the best families in Mass
achusetts. She lived in the same town
with my wife and my wife and she are
most intimate friends.
She moves in the most refined So
ciety in Brooklyn, and the story that she
wrote the letters because she failed to
secure a foothold in society in Jersey
City is all bosh. My wife repeatedly
invited her to attend social affairs in this
city, bat she declined each invitation.
She said that if she attended the social
met in a business capacity, and that
she wished to keep her business reIa-
tions and social relations entirely. .separ-
ate She was in my employ nine years
Her action is a great blow to us all.
particularly to my Wife
SOME OF THE VICTIMS,
Following. is list believed to be al
most most complete Of persons, who received
sStimstsi 81 net william Gra5san e.l Warren
George Smith. Mrs. William BIZ Bu,nsred, ste l.
Mrs. Mrs II 1II1iiyy,i.ngston clifford, Mrs. kiersted,
aSaRsrSh Wa Mrs Wi Mard Rae Fisk Mrz mrs HoraSe s
Sepdder. Mrs. Marcus Beach. Mrs: Geo.
Burris Thits Mrs Mr. g ts gsrpy n5s ana NJ Misses II
Leila Kinds, Celia Gaines, Louise Edge.
Annie Earle. Jean Mcbride and O. II
Perry.
Recently ANONYMOUS, letteYQ haye been
W. Varfck and Mr.. and Mrs William II.
Turner, but it is doubtful If Miss Hol-
LAND was was Il the - writer ter Ct Ct these i Is al
to Mr.. and Mrs. Turner The letters
they received were written by some H.
lterate person and were wholly unlike