The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19
Clad In Paris Gown She Talks
on Literature and Hubby.
her IDEAL IS BECKY SHARP
Saw Husband Knows How TO Appreciate
Woman, and So She CIung
10 Hin.

whom the police call the most expert
forger they have caught in this city IN
many years, was held in 5000 bail, Mon
day for further examination this morn
tng.
AS before. she attired herself with
scrupulous care for her appearance In
coure. She did not wear the same dress
as on Sunday, but a much more elaborate
one. which she said had been made in
Paris. and she seemed very proud OF II.
''It cost me a lot of money. but / think
Il was worth 1t. don't your she asked
OF retectlve Peabody and reporters who
were waiting for her case 10 be called.
The jefferson Market Police court was
crowded with a throng eager 10 get a
glimse Of the woman who had been able
10 swindle banks and firms whose people
pride themselves on being too smart
10 be fooled by any crook
The crowd became so dense that the po
ncemen put many persons out or the
room who could give no reason for being
there The doors were then locked
Mrs singerly was accompanied by her
husband, James B. Singerly. or Parker
and James Read, accused jointly with
her IN passing forged checks on banks
and wholesale dry goods and Jewelry
houses. SlnkeTlN dpptdiCu w bN tO's
in admiration of his wife, who for years
has kept him IN iuxury
SHE WOULDN'T SHAKE HIM.
81 tell you, that little girl is ace-high"
he said. while waiting his turn to be ar
raigned "She stuck TO me through
thick and thin And l would like the
papers 10 print that when she married
me she did not know was a crook. She
thought / was on the level. She was
on the level when / married her. told
her I was thief. but she never shook
me She didn't even throw II UP AT me
that ! had deceived her. She never said
c1ything. a.,
when we got hard up I asked her II
she would help get me some money and
she did She's a thoroughbred. love
her and will always be true TO her. even
n I am a thief. But II l am thief,
TN not such a cur as that detective.
Peabody, who played of he was friend
OF mine, and won the little girls con-
fidence and then turned on her. That
was a meaner trick than an out-and-out
crook would play"
Mrs. S!ngerly talked freely with re-
porter. She did not seem at all to real
txe her position as she smiled and chat-
ted. She still carried some magazines
that she had taken TO court to read whiie
waiting.
PROUD OF HER SKILL.
..How did come to this?' she echoed.
"Oh. we'll, as soon as / found out that
Jimmy. my husband, was a thief. de-
eide to throw my lot with his. The
minister when he marrtes folks tells
them they must 'cleave' TO each othtr.
Wen. / thought 1t was my duty to
,,lsave. az good old DR.. Houghton had
advised us. and so when Jimmy came to
me one day and asked me to sign a
name 10 a check, / did so at once, al
though I was sorry he asked me. one
reason / didn't hesitate moro was that
! have such a gift OF handling pen that
! was proud to show how well l could
imitate anybody's Signature. we hVeo
handsomely on the checks forged'
"Jimmy Ia the kindess man i ever
knew. He knows how to treat a woman
He appreciates-that's II. He admires
me and tells me how much smarter l am
than any other girl he ever met ana
then he tells me how good | am, and
that II anything dreadful were to happen
20 me. he would kill himself
.sYou know that's just what woman
likes She wants man who would be
xvtIlinr TO Kill himself for her, man
whose whole life is centred In her.
.ryVho is my favorite author? On
rrbackerav is ahead Of them all. You car
talk ALI you please about yoir MARY
Johnstones. Mrs. Hodgson Burnetts, Ma
zion Crawfords and William Dean HOW
ellses. but I tell you these modern WITH
ers can't touch old Thackeray. Take the
character OF Becky Sharp. for instance!
BECKY HER HEROINE.
..Becky sharp. TO my notion, Is the most
attractive heroine in literature. she was
40 smart, She dazzied the men so! All the
men liked her for her wit and cleverness
and that made all the women SO jealous
What fun for Becky!
about the Duchess OF Richmond's ball on
the eve OF the battle OF WaterlooT My.
that's writing for you Why, you can see
A. all. You forget you're reading. was so
sorry Becky didn't run away with that
prix. Capt. Osborne Not that liked
Capt Osborne: he was just the BOBBY that
Becky called him. But I wanted him 10
Get into disgrace because he was so
mean TO Amelia.
MY magazine stories that I've had
published came out under the names OF
Mabel singerly. Mabel Preece and Mabel
worthington. Ny father was House
worthington. They lived in Jefferson
City. Mo-. where was born. Then I was
adopted by Mr. and Mrs. T. ]. Preece.
when was six years old. They lived In
Minneapolis. / told you yesterday about
tut Nta~o's'h ~ NthNtbAr III ~ raul ana
New York
FORGERY AND BANKRUPTCY.
sT really hope 20 get out OF this scrape
with q year or two In reformatory
why IL forgery such a terrible crime? OF
course. it's against the law. but business
men every day cheat each other out OF
much larger sums than ! got, but they
DO II with the laws help.
Now. take a firm that really has A lot
OF money. II hives this money away
somewhere. divides n up among the part.
ners. and then announces its bankruptcy
A receiver 10 appointed and. OF course. n,
cant fnd any Of the money that's beer
hidden away. and 80 he sravely an
nounces that the firm In In such bae
condition ~ can pay only ten cents on IN,
dollar OF fts debts. In other words. thos'
partners really steal 90 cents on the dol
lar from their creditors. Now. why ism
that Just az bad az forgery Forgery Il
open and above ooard-just a smart trick
as you might say: but that bankruptc,
game n a mean. contemplate trick
I'm principally worried about Jimmy
4 would Be willing 20 spend ten years Il
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