The Washington times., 1901-07-09
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Mrs. Hayes Must Explain More
Fully Her Model Servant Scheme.
Two witnesses Tell How They Were
Persuaded by Glowing Statements
70 Pay Money Her Lawyers IN
r.nious Plea - Testimony Given

After two witnesses had testified TO the
glowing tales Of a training school ior
servants and for neyer-endIns supply
of competent housewives, by which 1t Is
alleged Mrs. c Z. Hayes induced various
women TO part with certain sums OF
money. Judge Scott. in Police Court. yes
terday morning ordered her held Tor the
grand Jury in the sum OF $1,000 bail. She
was released upon deposit Of that sum-
Mrs. HAYES was arrested on a charge Of
obtaining money under false pretences-
II is said she claimed to have established
the Monte Vista Mission Association, near
Newport, Va. and that she sold member
ships in this association which carried
with them the right TO employ servant
trained in the school
After hearing the testimony Judge Scott
said in rendering his decision, that he
knew Of no scheme which could be more
easily worked than one involving the SO
luton Of the servant girl problem NO
silver or gold mine. he said, attracted
half the interest that did the question Of
obtaining suitable help in the -tousehold-
James Green appeared rs attorney for
Mrs. Hayes The argument for his client
was made on the ground that she had
prouiSed 10 provide the women who had
given her money with servants On Octo-
Der l and that the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences could not be
made until that time passed, and she
stin had not fulfilled her promises. He
argued that the fact of the school not
existing did not affect the case whatever.
During the hearing Mrs. Hayes took the
stand in her own behalf and stated that
she had 4 title 10 property near Newport,
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the bank, and that she would keep her
contracts. She is rather good looking
middIe-aged woman. decidedly blonde, and
a good talker. as was evidenced in her
testimony
Mrs. Frederick Coville. Of 1886 Califor-
mia Avenue testified that she had given
Mrs Hayes S25 with the understanding
that the latter was 10 provide her with a
competent servant in the fall Sne SAID
that Mrs. Hayes gave glowing accounts
OF her school and described just wneTc IL
was and extended an invitation Tor her
70 visit the place. Mrs. COVille said she
would not have invested her money mad
she known the school did not exist
Mrs. Alice +. Wight, Of Cleveland Park,
gave much the same testimony as Mrs.
Coville. only she said she had given Mrs.
Hayes so. She said Mrs. Hayes told
her the school was in operation with 100
pupils and five teachers
Detective Baur. who arrested Mrs.
Hayes. stated that she had told him she
had no school as yet established, but soon
hoped 10 have.
Mrs Hayes then took the stand and
Judge Scott rendered his decision at the
conclusion Of her testimony.
The police have been informed by the
police of Buffalo that Mrs. Hayes and
her husband, Dr. Hayes. were in Buffalo,
and that they left an unpaid board bill
behind them. for which a trunk was held.
They have also learned that about a dozen
Washington people paid Mrs. Hayes 50
each Separate charges Of obtaining
money un0er false preteBces viii be en-
tered against her In each instance.