The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
STORY OF A BARONESS"
HOW MRS. DELMAS WAS DECEIVED
By A DETECTIVE.
Her Trip from San Francisco to Eu-
rope and Return-The Fair VIII
Case FOrgeries.

MONTREAL, May 31.-At o'clock to-
night a tall and rather handsome wom-
an stepped from the Quebec train at
Dalhousie Depot, leading by the hand a
boy. This was the woman who has come
into such prominence as Baroness Won
Turkheim, lately Mrs. j. NJ. Delmas, of
San Francisco. A representatives of the
Associated Press called at the Windsor Ho-
tel shortly after 10 o'clock, and was granted
en- interview. The woman had registered
as Mrs. j. NJ. Delmas San Francisco. At
the beginning of the interview Mrs. Del
mas stated that she was now convinced
that the supposed Baron Won Turkheim
was fraud and was none other than c.
j, Won Arnold, of Stllwell's detective agen-
cy. She then related in detail the story of
her discovery in the supposed barons
trunk of a letter addressed to c. j. Won
Arnold, care of Stillwells detective agency,
Liverpool; her taxing the baron with the
deception and his subsequent deserton of
her. She continued: when l taxed him
with being not what he represented, but
simply detective in the employ of Mr.
Delmas, he laughed at me and said that it
was lucky for me that the original plan
was not carried out. l then learned that
they originally intended that our wedding
when l was to be placed in an asylum or
something Of the kind. Then they probably
thought l would object to going there so
the proposal was to get me TO France
and nave me placed in an asylum there.
Mr.. Delmas has lived many years in
France, and probably knows how that
could be arranged
Mrs. Demas said she and Mrs. Richard
son had remained in London two weeks.
She was asked who sent her the money
to return. 1T was sent she replied, by
a lawyer whom L intend to employ when [
get back, who is going TO take an action
Tor conspiracy or something of that kind,
H. W. Puttum." She hoped, she said, that
she would not be called in the Fair will
case; she did not see why they should want
Do you object to saying what you know
about it?'
Certainly not l know who forged the
will; j know all about that. l saw all Mr..
Stillwels reports on the matter. The pa
pers were shown to me in Mr.. Delmas's
office and Mr.. Delmas told me that they
were forgeries.'
Speaking of her future movements, Mrs
Demas said she might remain in Mont
real for two or three days, but by what
route she would return home she did not
know. She had received a telegram adj
vising her to remain here for a few days.
Her uncle was to have been here, but she
supposed he must have gone to Quebec in
stead of Montreal Mrs. Richardson, she
said. being the keeper of hotel in San
consequently, sailed by a Cunard liner to
New York She did not believe the stories
about Mrs. Richardson being a detective
paid to dog her tracks.
1t was suggested that Mrs. Delmas had
had many interesting experiences and had
narrowly escaped others.
"Oh, yes, | assure you there were funny
things about this trip. Won Arnold played
the prince with the treasure and he spent
it royalty. Why, he frankly told me he
was out 81 1000 by the transaction. do not
know how that was, whether Mr. Delmas
could not raise the money or what. You
know he is lawyer"
He has money has he not?"
ooh, he has property in San Francisco
but then he is a lawyer" After a pause
Lawyers are not all business men,
Mrs. Delmas further on referred to Mr.
Delmas as actor person. and carried
out the simile quite amusingly Everybody,
from the office boy up, posed as conse-
quence, she said. and Stillwell played the
buffoon and did it to perfection. Mrs. Del
mas referred laughingly to scheme that
had been attempted to get her out Of the
way two months before she left, but when
pressed for details would only say it was
very trivial"
DO you know how l met Won Turk
aheim?" she asked well, / put up a
house for sale in San Francisco and Won
Arnold was introduced to me as buyer
by Stillwel The house suited him and he
agreed to purchase it and paid 81 900 down
Really people said he made me a present
of $780, but that was not the case