The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26

RUTLAND. Vt, Feb -EIizabeth
Stimson. the sixteen year-oId daughter Of
Mrs. Harriet P. StimsOn. one OF the best
known women of this city. has confessed
10 Judge Thomas c Robbins, sitting in
the Probate Court, that she has forged
the name OF her mother 20 a large num-
Der Of real estate deeds and has disposed
OF almost the entire Stimson estate with
out the mothers knowledge.
In order TO dispose OF the property.
Miss Stimson, il is allege1a locked her
mother IN q gloomy room in their hand
some residence at IS Nichols Street
and stationed two vicious English mas
tins 70 guard the windows Here Mrs.
Stinson was kept for nearly a year.
while the public was given to under
stand that she was III and did not care
TO receive visitors.
Mrs SJlmSOn a few days ago succeeded
IN getting note 10 Wayne Bailey. a
Justice OF the peace, fnpIorIng him 10
cali When found the woman was a
mental wreck
Application for the appointment of a
guardian for Mrs StimsCn vas made by
James Beattie. Oyerseer Of the the Poor.
ana II was at the hearing that the
daughter made the confession
She told F. N BrtIer. examining LAWYER
for the city. that the signatures TO the
property leeds, which have deceived local
lawyers and business men. were traced
by her from her mothers handwriting
ana that she had squandered every cent
OF the thousands Of dollars resulting from
the sales She appeared as her own coun-
sci, and Notwithstanding her confession
made strenuous objections TO the ap-
pointment CT a guardian
Last spring Mrs. Stimson suddenly dis
appeared and her daughter gave out the
story That she was i'll and did not wish to
see callers About this time Bessie pro
cured two ugly mastiEs and so trained
them that they would allow no one to en-
ter the house Several persons who tried
10 see Mrs Stimson were set upoa and re-
treated in haste.
Prior 10 her disappearance Mrs. slim
son had placed a small mortgage on her
residence. The money was loaned By the
Rutland Savings Bank, of which Wayne
Bailey is president. When the interest
came due the Stimsons did not pay When
an Official Of the bank went 10 the house
70 demand an audience with Mrs. Slim
son, her daughter set the dogs on him
and he was glad to get away alive
Shortly after this, President Bailey
learned tEltt Miss Stimson was about 10
sell the Mansfield place lots and took
measures - levy on the proceeds Of the
sale The girl was too sharp for him,
however. aud succeeded IN recording the
menJ was largely in cash. and Bessie had
d glorious tiEIe getting rid of The money.
IN order TO record the deed = was nee
essary that notary should acknOWIed
Mrs StimsOn's signature Without ev
seeing the woman the notary attested [
signature and the deed was duly recorde
He was told that the woman was Ill
that he could enter her bedroom. L,
found there a person fully covered up,
who answered the necessary questions It
is now believed this was N reality Bessie.
A few months later Miss Stimson again
euchred the bank by sell ng a big tcne-
ment on Cherry Street and getting away
with the cash before the bank could learn
of the sale,
This angered the officials and they fore
closed the mortgage and began proceed
ings 10 dispCssess the family Two deputy
sherihs went TO the house to serve the IA
pers and were chased down the block and
into the post0fice by The bloodthirsty
m3stiffs-
The case has been adjourned until
Thursday. As Mrs Stimson refused to
make a complain against her daughter It
is doubtful II charge OF forgery VIII be
preferred.