The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

LIVED HIGH
AT LONDON.
EastwlCks Put Up al the Most
Expensive Hotels ThaTs.
FORGERY CHARGE Is NOW MADE
Daughter Accused Of Raising Certificates
iOr Five Shares Of Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Stock 10 $1,000 Shares.
FORGERY CHARGE Is NOW MADE

London, Sept. f--Afuoh interest has
been aroused by the situation in which
Miss Marie Josephine Eastwicx. OF Phil
adelphia, has been put by the charge that
she has raised a certificate for five shares
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad stock
TO one for one thousand shares.
Wherever Americans congregate. the
case Is talked of in London and much
speculation as to the outcome Is INDUCED
in. Every one is asking who are the
Eastwicks2
They have been living well in London
and have spent money freely. but very
little seems TO be known about them.
At the hearing IN the ildhal police
court. Miss EsstWick looked quite re-
triag in her black gown and not at all
like young woman who had been living
In high-prsced apartments ut the Metro
pole.
WAS sKILLFULLY ALTERED.
The certificate had been most skillfully
altered by some one, and might have
passed muster had II not been that it
bore a shilling revenue stamp. instead OF
one for ten pounds, as IT should have
done.
Miss Eastwick did not seem particular
ly impressed by the seriousness of her
position, and sat listlessly I'm chair
while her examination was i'm progress.
She was IN, she said, and for that rea-
| son was permitted 10 remain seated. She
| has been locked up, but will have spe-
| cial privileges on account OF her delicate
health and will be attended by physi-
| clans. Her father, distinguished look
| ing man. was in court with his daughter
4 He said he was unable TO explain mat
\ ters at present, but that everything
would come right in time. He and his
| daughter have been living i'm England
about Is months and have been stayinf
| lately at the Metropole, London. They
| have done "A good deal of coaching
throughout England and have lived in q
most expensive way.
WISHED TO INVEST IN STEEL sTock
Accorulng to the story told by tn
| public prosecutor. Miss Eastwick obtained
an introduction TO a Mr.. Beeton, mem
ber OF the Stock Exchange, and told hin
! she owned securities worth about S2,5OO,
600. She said she wished TO invest
common stock of the United States Ste'
Corporation. as Mr. Morgan had writ
ten 10 her the stock would so up IN IN
market very shortly.
She added she had cabled 10 the officer
of a trust company i'm Philadelphia
break open her strong box and send he
| securities by mail, but that they had ca
bled I'm answer that they would not ope
the box unless she sent the keys.
She went TO the manager OF the Char
ing Cross branch of the Credit Lyonais
| Aug 10 and asked him 10 buy her tw
shares of Canadian Pacific Railroad stoc
he was unable TO get less than fv
shares. and she bought that and paid 70
il by check.
REVENUE STAMPS BETRAYED HET
Mr.. Beeton received from Miss Eas
wick Aug. 26 a certificate for 1000 share
of Canadian Pacific with a request tina
ne buy 1000 shares OF Steel stock on
margin for her and send her $4,000. q
she was going in for motor cars rath'
heavily and also was going TO purchas
a stud farm.
Then IL was that one of Mr.. Beeton
clerks discovered that the revenue STAN
on the certificate was not OF the rigl
denomination The certificate was take
TO the office OF the Canadian Pacif
. Railroad and there pronounced a forger
MIR. Beeton wrote. asking for an explal
alton, and Miss Eastwick wired him tn
she didn't understand his letter, as 81
had sent no such certificate TO him
Detectives, however, said the prosec
tor. found among her effects the recei
for the registered letter I'm which she hS
sent the certificate. One of the detec
| ives said Miss Eastwick had acknov