Evening star., 1901-09-02
TRIED FOR BIG STAKE
Philadelphia Woman Charged With
Forgery in London.
DETECTED BY. BROKERS' CLERK
Raised Railway Certif'catey But
Forgot About the Stamps.
ARRAIGNED IN COURT TODAY

LONDON, September 2-Marie Josephine
Eastwick of Philadelphia was arraigned in
the Guild Hall police court TO-DAY, charged
with having forged railway certificate
of the value of 100000. Sensational evil
dence was presented. The case will last
throughout the day.
The defendant was accommodated with
chair, and sat the whole time listlessly in
the dock.
The public prosecutor said the defendant
had been residing in England for eighteen
months, and was believed to be an Amer
lean Of wealth.
She had been living with persons, said to
be her father and sister, at the Metropoie.
London, and had been coaching through
England and living generally IN the most
expensive manner. Latterly she had re-
moved to Hampstea for the benefit of her
health. She obtained an introduction to
Mr.. Beeton, member of the stock ex-
change, to whom the defendant represented
herself to be the owner Of securities worth.
roughly, 100000.
Wanted to Buy Steel Stock.
She said she wanted to buy thousand
shares Of United States Steel Corporation
as a speculation. This operation required
fl 600 which, the defendant said, she did
not have, but as she wanted to invest
Immediately, she told Mr.. Beeton she had
cabled to a trust company In Philadelphia
to break open her strong box and forward
the money to her by mail. She added that
the trustees telegraphed to her, refusing to
do so until they had possession OF her key.
The defendant, August II. went to the
Charing Cross branch of the Credit Lyon
shares of Canadian Pacific railroad. The
manager took the order, but afterward
found 1t difficult to get SO small number
of shares, and wrote to the defendant at
fhn Dad to-, II v,1nxy trrp
would be allowed to get five or ten shares.
AS result five shares were bought, Au-
gust 15 and the defendant duly sent her
check. She wrote to Mr.. Beeton August
Is from StratfOrd-on-Avon, saying she ex-
pected 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
difficulty in raising loan on such security.
Received Her Certificate.
She received certificate for five Cana
dian Pacific shares August is. The prose-
cutor said that by August 26 the certificate
had been altered, the name of the original
holder had been erased and the name of
Marie Josephine Eastwick had been substi-
tuted The word Five in the number of
shares and the numerals had all been al
tered, so that 1t appeared to be a certificate
for thousand instead of for five shares.
This was skillfully done, three kinds Of
type anu INK PelHs uSeu, showing cohs1oef-
able preparation. The only mistake was
that the document bore a shilling revenue
stamp instead of one for f1O, which a certif
icate for one thousand shares would carry.
The defendant sent the altered document,
with a letter. to Mr.. Beeton August 2G, ask
ing him to buy a thousand Bnited States
steel shares in the firm name, also request
ing loan of $4,000, adding that she was
going In for motor cars rather heavily, and
was about to purchase stud farm.
The defendant wired Mr. Beeton from
Buxton August g. asking If the certificate
had arrived. In the meanwhile Mr.. Bee
tons clerk, on receiving the certificate,
noticed the stamp irregularity and went to
the Canadian Pacific railroad Office, where
it was pronounced to be a forgery. Mr..
BeetOn wired this information to the de-
fendant, asking for an explanation. She
replied: Call me on the telephone" and
then wired: "Have sent no certificate.
Don't understand
Police Are Notified.
Mr.. Beeton notified the police of London,
and a detective arrested the defendant at
the Palace Hotel, Buxton, Saturday after
midnight. 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 prose-
cutor's statement. The detective said the
defense
The magistrate asked II the person who
was said to be her father was present, and
well-dressed, somewhat distinguished
looking man stood up among the seats re-
served for spectators. The magistrate d.
rected him to be seated. In conversation
with a representative of the Associated
Press the man said he was the father of
Marie Eastwick, who came from Phile del
phia.