The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-12
STILL KEEPS
HER. SECRET.
Sentenced for Forgery She Will
Not Expose AccompIiCe.
TO BEAR PUNISHMENT ALONE.
Miss lu,nle G.w The Money She RscelVst
as frIcs OF nrong-usIng 10 Man she
Sill Shields.
TO BEAR PUNISHMENT ALONE.


whom che had loved and helped from the
time he was unknown until he became
one OF the best known professional men
IN the southern tier OF counties. Miss
Catherine Loonie stood alone at the bar
OF the county court TO be sentenced for
her confessed crime of procuring the re-
cording of forged documents.
''Catharine Loonie. the judgment OF the
court is that you be sentenced 70 four
years and nine months in the Woman's
state prison at Auburn
Wearily she looked around the room
with unseeing eyes and shook her head.
Only a few persons knew that she could
say much, but that she had decided TO
bear her shame alone.
After sentence had been spoken Judge
Pratt said:
"Your plea to the indictment does not
prevent you from being indicted for for
gerry"
Then she was taken back 10 the jail
from which she had gone voluntarily into
court to say that she was prepared to
plead guilty.
IL AM NOT THE ONLY GUILTY ONE"
To reporter after she had known her
punishment she said In reply to the ques-
ton. "Do you wish TO have the state
ment go out that you alone are guilty of
this crime?'
IL am not the only guilty one in this
crime. 1t would he ridiculous TO have
that version OF the case go out to tho
public. But everything is past now and
j don't care. have taken my stand and
will remain by it."
How did IL happen that this girl be-
came felon? Several years ago she
came to a city In this neighborhood and
became acquainted with young man
-sxho- -was- -brtlliantr-but- -who-was- peer.
Their friendship ripened into affection,
and though neither could afford to marry
they thought as much OF each other in
those early days as n their future path
would be the same. instead of his leading
20 success and hers to Jail.
Catherine Loonie was and sull Is
beautiful woman. the accomplished
daughter OF a mother whose tastes were
literary and musical. She Is a girl of
Irish and American descent AS she told
in court. she had a convent education.
Her father was a contractor in the west
and made money, and the girl had plenty
10 spend.
Then the income failed and the father
no longer procured rich contracts. The
girl came east, and for the friendship she
had formed gave up honesty. She needed
the money for him more than for herself.
He must rise and she would help him.
Why should the lack OF money stand in
his path?
Again more money was needed The
girl whose whole life was wrapped up
Qf ha yaap kpc tu,to 80
conscience where he was concerned. A
larger piece OF property was decided and
q larger loan obtained without the knowl-
edge Of the owner of the property.
Then the man who profted by friend
ship needed larger sum than any the
girl had been able to raise. Tho plan hit
upon by the girl was to procure a loan
upon property owned by an aunt. deed
was procured. II is alleged. and recorded
and the needed money obtained
Happy years for the girl had passed
meanwhile. The man had prospered and
she felt that she had made him what he
became-a leader I'm his chosen profess
sion. But discovery was right ahead.
THEN CAME DISCOVERY.
The complaint which led 10 the arrest
OF Miss Loonie was made by Miss Mar
garet Genevieve Kennedy OF Binghamton.
She owns the old Kennedy homestead in
Park place, Elmira. On April shes came
20 this city to have the property Insured
The agents to whom she applied looked
up the estate and reported to her that it
was insured In the name OF Catherine
Loonie Miss Loonie was arrested at Q
O'Clock that night.
This Is how she had operated In the
previous December she called upon Miss
kennedy relative to the purchase OF her
Elmira property. She said the price was
all right but she had to walt for money
from tho west. All the time the sun
posed negotiations were going on Miss
Ionic had been procuring perfect legal
description OF the property
On December u she went TO Binrham-
ton and presented a deed of the Kennedy
property In the ONCE OF the United States
internal revenue collector. II contained
a description Of the property ana the
name OF Margaret G.. Kennedy had been
Forged TO the deed, which transferred 10
Miss Loonie the old homestead. she
swore to the genuineness OF the instru-
ment before Mary c. Allen, a notary In
the ONCE.
GOT LOAN ON FORGED DEED.
Miss Loonie then returned 20 Fln,ra
and presented the forged deed 10 the Che
mung county clerk for recording. To all
appearances she was the owner OF the
property. Then she went to the Elrira
Savings bank and asked for a loan OF
$500 on the deed.
At the time of the discovery of the for
gerry Miss Kennedy had become tired OF
waiting longer 10 sell the property and
had decided TO insure the house and leave
the city.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
BY losai applications. as they cannot