New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
I'm THE FORGER," HE SAYS
PARKER the First Witness IN Wfe'S
Defence.

The trial of Mabel Parker, who says she
'forger queen" only in name. and simply pre-
tended to be guilty to save her husband, was
continued yesterday before Judge Cowing OF
General Sessions.
David Carvalho was recalled by the defence
and was asked about mistake he had made
twenty-five years ago, when testifying during
the Garfield campaign in connection with the
then famous "Morey letter." The witness admit
ted that will he had declared to be forgery
admitted to probate by the Surrogate only a
few years ago. He said further that his opinion
expert purely circumstantaL
Detective Sergeant Peabody related what hap
pended when, posing as thief he went to Mrs.
Parker's room. When he told her about robbing
mail boxes she said if he would go on the road
with her she would cover him with diamonds.
Detective Sergeant j. Clark repeated the story
told by his partner. Peabody He described the
fake" arrest of Peabody while posing with
Mrs. Parker as Hickey. the second story man.
when Mrs Parker at last discovered that
Peabody was detective" said Clark she re-
marked: I've been fooled completely, and I'll
take off my hat to the New-York police Now
I'm done for. I'm not smart as 1 thought 1
was"
Matron Mary E. Stacy. Of the Mercer-st. sta
ton, told about Mrs. Parker writing a note
while prisoner at the station. How did you
come To be mixed UP in a forgery case?' the
matron said she asked the woman.
Il have been writing for the magazines, but
forgery is a much easier way to get money,
was the reply which the matron said was made
The prosecution here closed its case.
Opening the case for the defence. Mr.. lie Bar
bier said that the only issue was Did Mabel
Parker forge the name of Alice Kauser to the
check which is the basis of the charge against
her?'
Il shall put Jim Parker on the stand" said
Mr. lie Barber, and he will tell you that he
forged that check and wrote the Kauser woman s
name on Exhibit No. Z. and that his wife knew
nothing about it at all, though to save her hus-
band from prison she went the whole limit py Qe-
claring herself TO be the forger. This case Tar
from being a star case, is only a simple, mis-
cradle case of a mean fellow like James Parker
seeking to be saved from punishment by a
woman's wit ,, A.
stand, Parker who said that his real name was
Slngley. and that he came from FittsDCFs'
pleaded guilty of forging the check. Judge Cow
ing declined to accept the plea at that time
AS the young man, who was deathly pa4e'
faced the jury, his wife's eyes sparkled ana her
face flushed with delight The witness said that
the defendant was his laWful VIE he salt
that he wrote the Kauser check at No. 13l West
Twenty -ninth-st and the indorseme4t on II, =.
I Pudd -" was one Of his aliases. He said that
the Signature Alice Kauser," on the slip OF
paper sworn by Detective Peabody as written
bv Mabel in his presence at No. 10 West Thir-
ty-eighth-st., written by him prior 10 MS
arrest. -, ,4
did your wife know ANYTHING at all ABOUT
these forgeries?" asked Mr. lie Barber
''She did not" answered the witness
Asked by Mr. Train about other 1orgerles' ne
declined to answer the ground that his re-
plies might degrade and lncriminate him. Judge
Cowing sustained the objection. For the same
reason the witness declined to tell what words
or figures were a number of forged checks
passed in this city, which he did not write The
trial Will be continued to-day
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