The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
French Law Firm Said TO Have
Secured Important Evidence.
NOT THE RIGH1FuL HEIR
husbands Doctor Surprised When Re Heard
the Eews-WItcw Confident Of
Htr Triumph.

Par.s, May 20.-Messrs. Ca.hard &
Peartree. the firm intrusted by Coudert
Brothers. of New York. with the inquiry
az to the genuineness OF the baby pro-
duced by the widow as the heir OF the
late Cunning s. Bedford. say they have
mass OF evidence to show II is spuri-
Gus
This firm began Its Investigating early
In April Mr.. Caehard. the n,anag ng
partner Is now In the United States, and
Mr. Peartree refuses 10 talk about the
case in his partners absence.
IL is charged that Mrs Bedford caused
false registry to be made by registrar
OF births Cowie in the Tottenham Court
Road district OF ST. Pancras London.
The registry shows the date OF birth to
be Dec. II. 1902. at No. l6 woburn place.
London, whore II Is stated there has been
no birth for years. The fathers name
Is given as Cunning Snydam Bedford and
his wife's name as Eugene nee Middleton
The midwifes name Is given 40 Mar
garet Carroulette. who declared she was
present at the child's birth, and her al
dress Is recorded as Paris Strasse. Ant
werp. The registry was made on Dec.
Is. The midwifes address in Antwerp.
investigation has shown, does not exist.
CHRISTENED IN PARIS.
The child was christened at Notre
Dame de Lorette. Paris. Feb. 21. 1908. as
Eugenie Frederique, daughter OF Cunning
and Helene Bedford.
The godfather name was registered
as Alfred Thomas. diamond merchant,
and the Godmothrs as Julia Woodbridge
Thomas, his wife. both claiming to be
residents Of this city
II ts reu-a rded a q n angular % pcfdenee
that the nurse returning with Mrs. Bed
ford from London, was Mrs. Caroline
Thomas. the same name as that given
by the godfather and godmother of the
child at the christening.
Mr.. Bedford married his wife In Wash
ington. ID. c., explaining on his return
here. according TO report, that II was
impossible for him TO marry her In any
of the states.
The Bedford baby has been doubted for
some time and has been discussed in
Henry's. Williams Paliski's and all the
American bars in Paris.
HUSBANDS DOCTOR SURPRISED.
Or. Bouchard. OF No. "a Rue DecheIe.
Who attended Mr.. Bedford almost daily
during November and frequently saw
Mrs Bedford had no thought that she
was approaching maternity The baby
was born the next month. Under the
law DR. Bouchard Is not permitted 10
make communications for publication,
but he says he is read yto talk 10 any
authorized representative of the Bedford
family.
The Bedfords lived first Mt No. II Rue
Ventimille and then at No. 81 Rue des
Martyrs.
The concierge at No II Rue venti-
mile says that on the day following Mr..
Bedfords death, Feb. Il. Mrs. Bedford
came to her with the babe. saying 1t had
been born in December in London.
The concierge at the Rue des Martyrs
house will not talk. When seen today
she said:
II can't tell you where the child was
born until my husband comes home. Tn
less you can satisfy him that whatever
information ] give II will not be used
against Mrs. Bedford I can say nothing"
Attorney Peartree says IL IL can pe
shown that Mrs Bedford caused a false
entry OF the birth to be made she rs
liable to seven years penal servltude.