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AMERICAN WOMAN IN JAIL
Marie J. Eas!w'ck Arrested in Lon
don on a Charge Of Forgery
BELONGS TO A WEALTHY FAMILY

Accused of Trying to Secure Loan on
Rai.ed Railway Certificates - Mis'
Enstwick Has Been In a sanitarium al
an Invalid - Believed That She Ma!
Be Insane-Her Mania For Speculatior
London.-Marie Josephine Eastwick
thirty-thtee years DID, stylishly dressed,
Of Philadelphia, was arraigned IN the
Guildhall police court on the charge OF
attempting to defraud a stock broker
of the name Of Beacon Of f4OOO. She
showed American securities. which
were seemingly first class, Of the nom
inal value of 100000. and later she
said she had 1000 shares Of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway. She requested
q loan on her securities, and the bro
.ker agreed to advance her money.
Later it was discovered that q Cana
dian Pacific certificate for five shares
had been raised. The proper types
and inks had beel used, but the per-
son who had altered the certificate
had neglected to change the revenue
stamps, the law calling for shilling
stamp for each f400. This led to the
detection of the swindle. When the
woman was arrested she Salu: Aafe
no defence to make"
A witness testified that the woman
told him she had cabled to Philadel-
phia banker to break open her strong
box and forward her securities to her.
Later she showed the broker O cable
'dispatch from Philadelphia, in which
the banker refused to do as she re-
uuested. The woman said that she
had subsequently sent to America for
securities amounting in value to t4O,'
900.
Philadelphia. Penn.-Josephine East
wick is the daughter Of Edward s.
,Eastwick and q niece Of Andrew NJ.
Eastwick, who lives in Philadelphia.
Her mother was a member Of the ia
nous Miles family, of this city, and
from her mothers estate Josephine
and her sister Huldah inherited prop
erty valued at more than 100000.
Josephine always had marked in
huence over Huldah, and when they
received their money they became es-
tranged from their father and other
members of the family and went to
New Orleans to live. There they
lived extensively and entertained
magnifcently. Thence they went to
London, about three years ago. There
Josephine put herself under the tutel-
age of a well-known horsewoman and
soon gained fame as whip.
She purchased coach, and she and
Huldah toured England and Scotland
in it. Having finished this tour they
returned to this country, and for some
time lived in New York City. There
Josephine dealt in the stock market,
and lost q great deal Of money. The
worry caused by this broke down her
health. and it was necessary to place
her in a private sanitarium for several
months. When she recovered she and
Huldah went to Washington, D. G.
This was in the winter of 1S99-1900,
and during that period they lived very
quietly. Oyertures were made to
Josephine by her father during that
time and they became reconciled. She
expressed q desire to 80 to Europe
again. and early last spring she and
Huldah and their father sailed for
Liverpool.
Relatives were given to understand
that Josephine's intention was to use
the knowledge she had obtained on
her coaching tour to get up and con-
duct similar parties for compensation.
This seems to have been successful,
for it is said that she made money.
The mania for speculation seized her
again, however, and she is said to
have had large dealings with New
York brokers by cable. Again she
lost, and it is presumed here that her
losses again affected her mind.