New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
HE SAYS SHE FORCED a CHECh
JOHN DURAGE ACCUSES a FASHION
ABLY DRESSED YOUNG WOMAN.
TIE PAPER CALLED FOR SO ACCORDING TO HIM.
But 1T WAS MARKED FOR $1,000 WHEN PRE-
sENTED AT THE BiNK-lIER EN-
pHATIc DENIAL OF THE CHARGE


sENTED AT THE BiNK-!IER EN-
pHATIc DENIAL. OF THE CHARGE
Belle Clinton. fashonaby dressed young
woman. arralgned in the Adams street fo''e
Court before Justice Walsh yesterday on charge
of raising check from so to $1,000 The young
woman. whose name is really not clinton. Is ABOUT
twenty-five years old. and resides AZ NO. NAL
den-s,.. Boston. Mass. John Durasc. who mas
college OF music al No. ij9 Isvingston-si' aP-
pears the complainant.
The womln, who says she me; Durage al Il
theatre In New-York months ago ana
afterward consented 10 live with him in B'oohN"
as his wife. acknowledge that she drew >'''0
from the Kings County Trust Company. where ne
had an account. bu, she enphatlcally denies '"e
charge that she raised the check. Inc p'lso"e'
asserts that the check was drawn by Ny. Dnrase
10 The order OF the bearer for the fnl an'ou''
The money was TO be used by Belle du'in- h"f
absence IN Boston where she had gone - rug
with friends temporarily The woman says tha'
she invested some OF the cash in real estate '"'
gown wh.ch she in court yesterday WAS
handsome % damask silk over wnich huhB :"
cape OF black velvet. heavily embrodere' anu
trimmed with fur. She also wore large "ahS
borough hat. on December II, according 10 'h'
court story. Durage proposed 10 the gr' that s"'
so 10 Boston She demanded several hundred uo'-
lars for expenses. and he refused 10 grant h'i
request; He finally agreed to give her $40 ana
promised TO scnd her larger sums ~ Intervals az
she required IT, The next day DuraSc VINO Is i"
old man. went to .he Kings County Trust COM
pany and asked II the check which he had giTen
her for so hal been cashed. The paying ,rlrr
lid not remember any check for $40. but feil'iihh
ber.d one for $1,000 drawn by Mr.. Durasc Nh,tn
had been cashcd by the young woman, Whon; W
bank official believed TO be tho danghtcf OF ~
Old man She had done all his banking for nphltt~
past. and naturally the impression GaincI iihl s'c
was member OF the music teachers family.
Durage Immediately claimed that the check was
a forgery and instituted an action 10 r"coN'i NE
money George Brewer. acting for me trust
Company. began search for pretty hel'e, ~ "a
arrested hc- by the aid Of the Pinkerton agency III
Boston. - o,,
TO a Fuiton-si. hotel whore she spent sunday
and Monday. In the mean time she was coscE
watched BY detective SIR surrendered 10 NC
brooklyn authorities at the reques; oi nor 't"-
yer Mr. Strauss Her pedigree was iat'r IAN y
a, the once OF Inspector Mackellar. Shr P''"'''
not guilty and was rrman1ed until to-day
The young woman said "Durace has a Vic
living in New-York Ci'y. 20 whom h" pays ~
a month allmony. He has nor been living w'h h'I
for five years. Seven months azo We met al !
theatre in New York. and ! agreed to come 10
this city and live with him as his VIC; wa" wa,
well known ut the bank. whore male al his d,-
posiis and II IS not true that | raised me ch'ch.
He made II cut for me In his s'ulio IN Livingston
St and we walked to the bank together ne
In ter accompanied me 20 the Grand Ccn'fa 9'atlDl
whore took a train for Boston. There y nom
why | was going Boston and. in fact sent
my trunk 10 thot city.
Durac. saws that the body OF IN" check was
written by Belle for SO ami tho signaiur" wa ms
He declares that she added hundred aiLrT th'
ten. and raised the figures from 80 II -"