The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-14

New York. Nov. l4-A long step has
osen taken toward the punishment of the
persons involved In the colossal divorce
frauds, when the grand jury ordered that
indictments be drawn against three of
them upon accusations OF forgery, per-
jury, subornation OF perjury and con-
spiracy
The three men are Waldo w. Maison.
head and front of the conspiracy, who
ran the divorce mill At No. 2s9 Broadway.
and who IL now fugitive from Justice;
Henry zsimer, his clerk and general
s'handy man." now a prisoner in the
Tombs. and Francis Wilson. the counter
feiter, hired by the divorce conspirators
~ perjurer to give evidence against de-
PENDANTS In divorce cases. Wilson Is in q
cell In the Tombs.
The grand jury found no indictment
against the two women corresponding"
They may do so later, but It Is believed
that in return for their evidence Miss
Tompkins. and Mrs. Herrick will be al
lowed TO so free after the trial of the
other Offenders.
MRS. HERRICK's CONFESSION.
The most surprising thing that came to
the surface yesterday in the divorce In
vestigation was that the pretty prisoner.
Mrs. Byrde G.. Herrick, a customer at the
Naison divorce shop. who. with the pro-
fessional Correspondent. Mary A. Tomp-
kins, IL held as a witness In the House OF
Detention, that this woman, Herrick, was
q professional correspondent also, and
testified falsely in at least three cases.
She made q complete confession 10 the
grand Jury. as did the TompkIns woman.
The two confessed women perjurers.
who gave false testimony in which they
confessed TO most degrading offences. sold
their consciences very cheaply. For the
sum Of S. they would appear and give
their revolving evidence before a referee,
lying away not only their own characters,
but also those OF some man or woman
against whom they had no malice what
ever.
The Herrick woman f. peroxide
blonde, with rather good, open features.
She has q neat figure and Is otherwise
attractive. Both she and the Tompkins
witness had got the better OF their cry
ing spells when they were taken into the
grand jury witness room by detectives
ana held there until the grand jury sent
Tor them.
Mrs. Herrick told the story OF her dis
grace after she had been Identified by
Robert Bonyngs, a stenosrapher for for
ynsr Judge Charles Donohue, who was ref
cree in the suit OF Gardner against Gard
ner. in which a Mamie Galway" ap-
peared as correspondent. Mr.. Donohue
declared that Mrs. Herrick had posed as
sMamie Galway"
Then Mrs. Herrick admitted that she
had been correspondent at least twice,
and that at the time OF the raid on tho
divorce factory she and Zeimer and Mai.
son were rehearsing the disgraceful tes.
tiynony she was 10 give IN another case
the title OF which she did not remember.
PERJURY FOR FREEDOM.
The way came 10 become a profes.
sional correspondent" she said. was Tx,
this; II wanted a divorce from my hus.
band. I had not the entire sum that MAJ.
son wanted. and had no means OF rails.
Ing ~. He thought tho matter over, and
then told me that I might earn the dlf.
ference between the sim had and hi
Zee by giving testimony IN divorce suits
] was 20 be credited with IS per day foI
my work"
Hfrs- Hcrrtck.- II rrrv be mentioned herr
tells many different stories ana IL herself
confessed perjurer. This explanation by
her OF how she went into the business r.
not nccepted without question by the die.
trct attorney, ss Mrs Herrick was Civ.
Ing testimony IN reference cases long be.
fore her own case came upon the scene
Her confession continued as follows:
We used 10 have regular rehearsnls IN
Aasron's ONCE. You see. we had 20 nsk'
~ the whole case. IL wac like writing 9