Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-11
MRS. DAUPHN INDICTED
An Old and Sensational Case in
Connection with Louisiana
Lottery Revived.
Widow Of the President Of the
Company Accused Of
Perjury.
Alleged Shortage in the Estate
Found After Elevsn Years
Search.


rnent In blank for perjury. Yesterday II
was announced the indictment was
against Mrs. Rosa La B. anche Dauphin
widow of Maxmillion Dauphin, for
many years president of the Louisiana
state lottery, and 1t was not made pub
lie yesterday in order to enable the dis
trict attorney to get the necessary req
uisition papers from Governor Heard
and arrest Mrs. Dauphln, who is said
to be Ill In or near New York. The i'm
dictment is the result of one of the most
bitter and sensational cases ever tried
III Louisiana.
Mrs Dauphin, born Rosa La Branche.
is of an old Creole family and is worth
100000 or more. She has been a resi-
dent of Bay st. Louis. Miss, and thus
beyond the jurisdiction of the LOUISE
ana courts, as was also the large for
tune which she is charged with having
stolen from the Dauphin estate Dau-
rhin, who was president of the Louisi-
was supposed to be in good circum-
stances, but not wealthy, and his es-
tate was inventoried at 100000. his
widow and a friend being executors.
There were other heirs, including Dau-
phin's mother.
The estate was settled up and the
widow. as residuary legatee, came into
Possession of the rest of the property,
after the other heirs were paid. Eleven
years after the settlement, among the
effects of Judge Porche, an ex-justice
of the Louisiana supreme court, who
had been Mrs. Dauphin's lawyer in the
probate case, an old and badly worn
PAPER was found, giving list of large
number of bonds which apparently
formed part of the Dauphin estate,
but which had not figured in the inven-
tory.
Mrs. Dauphin was called on to ex-
plain. She failed to appear before a
health and nervousness: but. piece by
piece, the trouble. buried for eleven
years, was brought to light. and from
q single fossil bone the whole animal
was reconstructed. Dauphin had never
possessed a bank account He kept his
money and securities in box in his
room. and was a much weather. man
than many supposed.
From that box his widow, 1t Is
charged, had stolen from the estate arsi
secreted s214,OOO in gilt-edged secure
ties and $4,000 in cash. In order to
cover up her work she is said to have
sold the bonds, invested and reinvested
the money in new securities so that no
trace could be found Of it. following the
example of her husband in keeping no
bank account, but having frequently
100000 in cash with her. She proved
to be a good Spectator and increased
her fortune.
For weeks Mrs. Dauphin has been
sha lowed under the belief that she was
seeking to escape to Central America
with the money and bonds which are
to be concealed about her.
When she went to New York 1t was
thought to be her intention to go to
Europe. The matter was laid before the
grand jury, and the result was an In
dictment for perjury in the case heard
before a commissioner in Mississippi.
For that perjury a requisition has been
sent to Governor Odell, and Mrs. Dau-
phin will be brought back to New Or
leans for trial.