The Washington times., 1903-09-20

remarkable case Of female skin in
fraud, and one which eriminoIogists give
as a good instance OF a woman's methods.
Is that Of Miss Eugene Sehach. a young
lady Of about twenty-five years of age.
who imposed upon the head of the gov
eminent of Croatia. the Banus.
She began by calling upon the Banus
and representing herself to be the daugh
ter OF Croatian official who had died
shortly before. She asked for pecuniary
assistance, which was refused. A little
while afterward she appeared again, this
time with visiting card of the Emperor
OF Brazil. and a precious stone. which
she said the Emperor had sent to Count
khuen Hedervary. the Banus. as a pres
emit
On the following day she received
back the card and the stone. the
Banus' secretary writing to say that the
count feared she had been the victim Of
some fraudulent action. Nevertheless.
she did not deslst from her purpose.
Shortly before Christmas she sent tho
count a beautiful hand made lamp mat.
together with a letter containing the
seasons good wishes expressed in full
some and sentimental terms. This also
she received back, but the Banus. in re
turning f.. wrote on the back OF his
visiting card a few words, 20 the effect
that in returning her present he had no
desire TO hurt her feelings
Initiated the Handwriting.
The Banus' handwriting was just what
she had been trying to obtain from III.
first. and she at once set about learning
TO initiate IT. with so much success that
before long II was impossible 10 differ
entiate between the genuine and the
forged.
Then she went privately 10 the cashier
OF one Of the largest banking establish
menis at Buccari with a forged check
for a sum amounting TO $500 aud a let
ter which had apparently been written
by the Banus. The inference to be
drawn from the contents OF the letter
was that some intimacy existed between
the Bsnas and the young lady, and the
cashier. suspecting nothing. very oblig-
ingIy gave the young lady the amount ,
required.
Encouraged by this first success. the
young lady became holder and had no
difficulty in cashing at the same bank
forged checks for q. 200 and $4,000 re-
spectively. the cashier. a sharp business
man OF long experience. being easily
gulled-
But this was not all She went 10
other banks at Buccari where her fraud
was quite successful. and in the course
of two or three years not only got
possession OF a very large sum OF money. !
but was clever enough not to arouse
the least suspicion. incredible as this
may seem
Having become rich in this way, she |
turned her thoughts to marriage. and |
fell in love with young professor OF |
languages who was the son OF di- |
rector Of college OF repute at Agram !
To gain this young man for her bus
band as quickly as possible she wrote |
letter IN the handwriting which she |
had become mistress of. and took A. I
sealed and In all secrecy. TO the father /
In IL the father read that IL was the 1
wish OF the Banus that the young lady /
who was the bearer OF the letter should /
be quietly married to the recipients son,
and as father and son were not only /
willing but anxious to comply with his |
hlghness' request, the wedding shortly !
afterward took place.
The young couple departed for Italy /
TO spend their honeymoon. but the /
brides career OF fraud was nearing its 1
end. One OF the bank cashiers died,
the forgeries we're discovered. and the
adventures was brought back from
Italy and sent to prison for seven YAars-