New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
AMERICAN WOMAN IN JAIL.
MARIE EAsTwICK. OF PHILADELPHIA,
CHARGED WITH FORGERY OF
$1,000 CERTIFICATE.


London, SEPT 2-Marie Josephine Eastwick,
OF Philadelphia. arraigned in the GuiidhaH
police court to-day charged with having forged
a railway certificate Of the value of 100000.
The defendant who is OF slight build. was
apparently rather shabbily dressed. She was
accommodated with a chair, and sat the whole
time, listlessly. in the dock
The Public Prosecutor said the defendant had
been living in England for eighteen months.
and was believed to be an American Of wealth
She had been living with persons, said to be her
father and sister at the Metropofe London, ane
had been coaching through England, and living
generally in an expensive manner. She had
lately removed TO Hampstead for the benefit Of
her health She had obtained an introduction
10 Mr Beeton a member of the Stock Ex-
change to whom the defendant represented her
sele 20 be the owner of securities worth, roughly,
$500 600 She said she wanted TO buy thou
sand shares Of United States Steel Corporation
as a speculation This operation required
E1O0O which, the defendant said, she did not
have. but as she wanted TO make an investment
Immediately, she told Mr.. Beeton she had TO
send dispatch to a trust company in Phila-
delphia to break open her strong box and for
ward the money to her by mail. She added that
the trustees teegraphed 20 her, refusing to
open the box until they had possession Of her
key.
The defendant on August H. according TO the
statement, went to the Charing Cross branch of
the Credit Lyonnais and asked the manager TO
buy two shares Of Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The manager took the order but afterward
found it difficult TO get small a number Of
shares, and wrote 10 the defendant at the Red
Lion Hotel. Henley. asking If he might be al
lowed 10 get five ten shares. As result
five shares were bought on August 10 and the
11Tl,- Sa.,tb her che
Mr. Beeton on August -. from Stratford-on-
Avon SAYING she expected thousand Canadian
Pacific shares from New-York, and wanted
loan on them as she was desirous of buying
more United States Steel. Mr.. Beeton replied
that he did not think there would be any diff
Guilty in raising loan on such security. she
received a certificate for five Canadian Pacific
shares on August 16.
CERTIFICATE FOUND ALTERED.
The prosecutor said that by August 20 the
certificate had been altered, the name OF the
original holder had been erased and the name OF
Marie Josephine Eastwiek had been substituted
The word five in the number of shares and the
numerals had all been altered. so that il APP
peared 10 be a certificate for 10OO instead OF
FOR five shares This was sklfully done, three
kinds Of type and ink being used. showing con-
siderable preparation. The only mistake was
that the document bore a shilling revenue stamp
instead Of one for so which a certificate for
1000 shares would carry. The defendant sent
the altered document with a letter. TO Mr;
Beeton, on August 26, asking him to buy LVV
United States Steel shares in the hrlns haihf,
and also requesting a loan OF E4,OoO, addlng thal
she was going in" for motor cars rather heaf-
lily. and was about 10 purchase stud farm
The defendant, il was added telegraphed 10
Mr. Beeton from Buxton August - ASKING
if the certificate had arrived. In the mean Whl4e
Mr. Beeton's clerk, on receiving the certI4cdte
noticed the stamp irregularity and went to the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Office, where the docu-
ment was pronounced 10 be forgery. MI
Beeton telegraphed this information 10 the oe-
fendant asking for explanation. she re
piled: ''Cau me on the telephone" and then
telegra phed: Have sent no certificate. Don
understand"
ARREST OF THE DEFENDANT.
MI. Beeton gave notice to the police Of London
and a detective arrested the defendant at the
p lace Hotel Buxton, on Saturday after mid
night. The receipt for the registered letter in
which the certificate was sent was found among
the defendants effects
The testimony OF Mr.. Beeton and others was
heard, generally sustaining the prosecutors
statement The detective said the defendant
told him that she had practically no defence.
The general tenor of Mr.. Beeton5 testimony
was that the defendant impressed him as being
q woman OF wealth and position She told him
that while she was IN Russia the Car placed
train at hgr disposal and that J. PieTpont Nor
gan had written to her, advising her TO buy
United States Steel common in anticipation OF
immediate rise.
A man, said to be the defendants father. was
called up by the court. and consented with the
greatest willingness that his and his daughters
trunks be searched and the prisoner. speaking
for the first time said: You are welcome TO
search them ALL
The man added later. that Marie Eastwick
was his daughter and that she lived in Phila-
delphia.
The defendant was remanded until September
- She VIII receive special privileges on account
or the poor state Of her health, and viii be
arnined by doctors. Her counsel intimated that
the prisoner was suffering from temporary in
sanity. Her father said he could not explain
matters at present, but everything would come
out all right.