The sun., 1898-02-04
Mrs. Edna GurA9n ConHeSSe5 to a
Gigantic Swipdle.
SAYS SIZE HAS 4 VICTIM HERE
His Name She Gives as Henry Pyle
Chief DOlau Has q Recollection OF
the Visit of a Woman Answer.
ing Her Description.

newspaper a woman thirty-nlnc years
old OF shoit, slight stature, and dar k
compIexioned was arrested in New York
Yesterday on a charge of wholesale
swindling. Cornered by the police she
made full confession OF her crimes and
implicated several New York god-bric!
swindlers. Her name is Mrs Edna
Gordon.
In her confession she says she
has for five years been mem.
Der of an organized gold-brick syndi-
cate which has operated successfully
for several years in all sections Of the
country, rcaping more than 100000 in
the neiarious business.
In connection with her confession she
gives list of almost one hundred per
sons whom she has victimized. She
swears this list is correct in every par
ticuIar and that it embodied but about
one-third of the total number of the
victims of the business OF the syndicate.
Among those on the list she gives the
name of Henry Pyle, Williamton, Del,
and the amount Of her haul from him
$4,000. A telegraph message from New
York Yesterday afternoon changed the
name Of Williamton to Wilmington.
The directory of this city gives the
name of Henry Pyle, young student,
now at Cornell College and Henry '.
Pyle clerk at the Edgemoor Iron
Works. The latter said yesterday that
he was not the victim Of the woman.
A thorough investigation last night
developed the fact that the women
answering the description Of Mrs. Cor
don, have made suspicious and nyster-
ious visits to Wilmington in the past
three or four years. According to her
own confession Mrs Gordon was in Will
mington in 1893 She was here about two
weeks.
Her scheme was to get money on ficti-
tious shares OF Denver and Montana
Mining stock, or in any other way she
could. In several cities she visited, she
raised several hundred dollars by clever
shamming.
Chief OF Police Dolan when asked if
he had any knowledge Of the visit Of the
woman to this city recalled last night
the presence OF woman whose appear
ance corrcsponded with the description
of Mrs. Gordon, in Wilmington three or
four years ago. lie said she was regis
tered at the Grand Union Hotel and that
while there she put up a magnificent
show that netted her nice sum OF
money. According to Chief Dolan's
recollection the woman said her home
was in som" western State. 4 few weeks
after she left her the Chief said it was
discovered that she was professional
swindlrr. As to her swind.ing by means
of the mining stock the Cilici said he
had no information.
Mrs Blouth, wife Of lie proprietor Of |
the Grand Union Hotel was seen last
night about the matter and she said that
whilst she had slight recollection Of a
woman answering Mrs, Gordon's descrlp- |!
ton heing Ii ere sill, owing to the !
time hat Ias elapsed she is unable to re- !
call the full extent OF the woman's ac-
ton. She said that the woman in her |
reco lection came here to visit another
woman who was living At the hotel.
Mr.. Pfrommer who was in the hotel last
night, said lie recolected that = woman
corresponding in description with the
woman in custody wa. at the hotel there |
a few year. ago and stayed about two
weeks. His recollection, like Mrs.
Blouth's, was too dim to give any def
mite information about the woman or
her action. Chief Dolan. however, said
he we'll recalled the womans visit mas
much as he had occasion to follow her
career after she left this city and dis
covered that she had been rounded up
in a Western city, on charge of swind-
ling but was released 4 few days after
her arrest. This statement Of Chief
Dolan correspond. with portion Of Mrs.
Gordon's confession.
A number Of business men and law
ycrs seen yesterday afternoon evinced
Il slight recollection Of tie visit of a
woman OF Mrs. 'iordun's makeup to
this city three or four years sgo They
said that as far as they could recall,
she was here trying to get rid Of some
Western Gold Mining stock. They
recalled her rs being short, dark com
pexioncd woman, we'll dressed with a
very glib-tongued and that she claimed
she represented big Western synd-
cate. About the time she was here,
they recalled u gold fever struck Will
mngton and more than one person in
her line Of business visited Wilmington.
None Of the men visited, however, knew
anything about bow they made out
here.
Further information from New York
today may bring to light the proper
name Of Mrs. Goldon's victim or victims
in Wilmington.