The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-25
She WILL AID
A SWINOLER.
Ests|I. Crum Says She viii
See Ssaion Through Trouble.
she IS RICH AN0 HANDSOME.
Hires Lawyer 10 Defend tho Man Who Is
Accuses Of Attempting 10 SxlndIs
Young Women

New York Oct 2i.--"I am going 70 see
him through his trouble. don't care
what people say or what they think. IL
they knew that ! was going TO marry
him and did not defend him they would
condemn me, too As IL means condemns-
tlon anyhow ! am going 20 please my
self aud do what my heart Dictates
This statement was made by Estelle
Crnnaz-s beautiful ana=xeaithy young
woman of Columbus O.. in referring to
her devotion TO Charles seaton. who was
arrested and held Ina the Yorkville police
court on complaint Of the district sttor-
ney that he attempted 10 swindle young
women out Of amounts ranging from $500
10 500 on the promise that he could OBJ
tain for them positions as private secrs-
tsfies
seaton has been arrested twice before,
once FOR robbery and again for swindline,
and in each instance powerful influence
has got him ont OF his troubles
Neither he nor Miss Crum denies knowl-
edge that he has a wife living. and that
II was this woman who got him out OF
The clutches OF the law when he was ar
rested for receiving contributions TO bo-
gus Indian famine fund a year ago.
seatons latest champion is a beautiful
young woman. She has large, dark brown
eyes, complexion OF pink and white.
and her shspely head is surrounded by
wsvy mass OF reddish golden hair. She
carries herself with the easy grace OF
woman OF good breeding. She has hired
Abraham Levy 10 defend Seaton and
made vain attempts all day yesterday TO
get bail for him.
II know all about him." she said. "and
] have forgiven him all his shortconi-
ipgs lie comes from q good family in
Cleveland and his record is probably no
worse than that OF a great many other
people who set themselves up 10 Judge
him. Whatever he did wrong has been
satisfactorily explained 10 me. and that's
An end OF II so far as ! am concerned |
have no doubt that We will be married
as soon as this thing is settled"
DO YOU know whether he has q wife
living was asked
II won say whether I do or not" was
her reply. IL won't confirm or deny any
thing except what | have told you"
Don't you bother about that" was
SestOns answer wher he was asked
about ris wife. That will be fixed all
right. And about Miss Crum. why YOU
can bet that she'll stand investigation
That's all | care to say at present"
In his alleged endeavors to extort $500
from Miss Susan Millar 90 obtain her a
position as private secretary I'm the Deco
rative and Onyx company OF Chicago,
Seaton used the name OF Hugh j. CHS
holm, the millionaire president OF the In
terna tional Paper company.
Mr.. Chisholm took look a the prison
er In court yesterday ard stated to the
detective that-Ae- Ae-feeegtffzed him as
man 10 whom he gave a subscription for
the New York Geological Park some
months ago. Mr.. Chisholm will be sub
poenaed 10 attend the hearing
Another of the complainants against
seaton is Miss Eleanor Whiting, of A.
West One Hundred and Sixteenth street.
who gave up position as stenogra pher
TO take a place that Sea on offered TO her
lie kept her two days in his Fortv-sev-
enth street office she says, doing alleged
campaign work. and then demanded 800
secuty to procure for her the alleged
secretaryship. She says that Miss Crum
was continually about the office.
Among Seaton's effects, aside from let
ters from supposed dupes there was evil
dence that women had been his champions
on other occasions. They are from PbiIs
delphia Niagara Falls and Boston. son,e
upbrsidinR him for callousness and abuse
and others couched I'm endearing terms