Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
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GRAVE CHARGE MADE
Clerk in Government Depart
ment Accused of Forgery.
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN LOAN
An Alleged Impersonation Of Mrs. 7,
s. Perry.
PLEDGE OF CITY PROPERTY
Miss Eulalia Pickett is In Custody
and an Investigation Of Her Rec
ord is Being Conducted.
OF CITY PROPERTY

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legged. are to be made against Miss Eulalia
Pickett. the clerk in the Department of
Agriculture who was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Pratt and Hewlett
on the charge Of forging the name of Mrs.
| F. 8. Perry in an application for loan Of
$4,000 and similar charges in two other
cases are being investigated. In the arrest
OF Miss Pickett the police and the United
States attorney and his assistants believe
that they have discovered one Of the clev
crest Swindles attempted or accomplished
in this city for some time.
Miss Pickett was arrested on a charge
Of representing herself as Mrs. F. S. Perry
and endeavoring to obtain a loan Of $1,000
on property which is owned by Mrs. Perry.
Similar cases have been reported to the
district attorneys Office, and all are being
Investigated.
northwest called at the city hall this after
noon and identified the accused woman as
the one who had represented herself to
him as Mrs. Annie E. Mcknight, and to
whom upon that presentation. he loaned
$500 on property at 1927 P street north
west. He stated that Messrs. Lester &
Price had loaned $4,000 on the same prop
erty, and as Mrs. Mcknight claims that
she has issued no mortgages on the prop
erty, an effort will be made to determine
whether not the defendant Is the one
who obtained the loan.
1t is also alleged that she has been iden-
tilted as the woman who applied for loan
of $3.50 on property at 2209 18th street
northwest, representing herself in that in
stance. 1t Is charged. as Mary E. Vockey.
Enters a Denial.
When she was asked about each one Of
these cases she admitted that she was in
volved in the transactions, according to
Assistant United States Attorney Harvey
Given. but to Attorney Ambrose, who rep
resents her, she stated that she made no
confession: Her case is puzzling the au-
thorities for they assert she first seems to
admit her connection with certain transac-
lions and later denies any knowledge Of
them.
that his client had confessed to having any
part in the alleged transactions He says
that he will arrange for preliminary hear
ing in the Police Court Monday and at that
time will offer to give bond.
Assistant United States Attorney Harvey
Given stated this afternoon that he was in
vestigating a case in which a lawyer who
had an office in the Colorado building was
arrested woman went to him for a
| loan, 1t is stated. representing that she was
Mrs. Helen M. F. Boynton He secured the
| loan for her through Herbert A. Gill. and q
check, to which the name of Mrs. Helen M.
F. Boynton was Endorsed. was cashed by
the attorney in question at the American
National Bank. He was later arrested and
charged WIN forging the name OF Mrs.
Boynton, but he declared at the time that
| the woman who represented herself as Mrs.
Boynton had Endorsed the name to the
check.
Applies for Loan of $4,000.
The transaction which led to the arrest
of Miss Eulalia Pickett thirty-ive years
old, Of 1882 18th street northwest, yesterday
afternoon. purported to be to secure a loan
of $1,000 on piece of property at 1886 10th
street northwest. severI days ago wom-
| an-and Miss Pickett is identified as the
woman-called at the office Of Burr N. Ed
wards, at COG F streZ northwest. and asked
for the loan Of $3.50. She stated that she
was Mrs. F. s. Perry Of 1898 10th street,
and that she wished to negotiate loan on
her property. Mr.. Edwards thought the
loan could be negotiated, and he stated that
he would examine into the title and If he
found it to be all right he would let her
have the money.
Mr. Edwards began looking up the title to
the property on 18th street. going to the
Title Insurance Company for his infOrma-
ton. When he applied to the managers Of
that company they stated that a woman
had attempted to get loan on the property
mentioned, and referred Mr.. Edwards to Mr..
Frank Perry Of the United States attorneys
Office. the son of Mrs. F. 8. Perry. When
Mr.. Perry was told of the attempt to get
loan on his mothers property he expressed
surprise, saying that his mother was not in
the city and had not been here for two
years. He stated that the woman claiming
to be Mrs. Perry was making false asser-
tons.
He consulted with District Attorney D.
w. Baker and Assistant District Attorney
Harvey Given and they concluded to let
the matter take it's course, while they
watched the applicant for a loan.
On August q the woman referred to
called again Mr.. Edwards and signed
the formal application for the loan on
he Off
as Mrs. Perry. She went to see Mr.. Ed
wards again yesterday by appointment.
and gave him $50, which was to cover the
expense of looking into the title Of the
property. and receipt was given her for
the amount. Meanwhile Mr.. Perry had
been informed of the appointment, and he
was to call at Mr.. Edwards Office at the
same time to see if he could identify the
woman.
Meet In the Doorway.
When he reached Mr.. Edwards Office yes
terday afternoon shortly after / o'clock he
met woman in the doorway Wishing
to look at her carefully. he blocked the
doorway. He says the woman looked as
II she recognized him and she started out
Of the door.
LET me get out of here" she exclaimed,
and she passed him. He could not Identify
her as an acquaintance.
Mr.. Perry reported the matter to his as
soeiates in the United States attorneys
Office and Assistant District Attorney Given
called Detectives Pratt and Hewlett to his
Office. He explained the situation to them
and they started out to arrest the appli-
cant for the loan. 1t was thought she lived
in the vicinity of the property upon which
she tried to get the loan and the detectives
went up in the vicinity OF Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street accompanied by
clerk from Mr.. Edwards ONCE who knew
the woman. Before they had waited long
she appeared and was Identified as the
woman who had been in Mr.. Edwards
Office. Her arrest followed.
She was at once taken to the Office Of
Assistant District Attorney Harvey Given
and questioned. At first she denied ever
having been in Mr.. Edwards Office and de-
clared her innocence in strong terms. But
Mr.. Given extracted from her pocketbook
a receipt which was for $35. given by Mr..
Edwards to a woman claiming to be Mrs
F. 8. Perry, and asked how she. came to
have the receipt from Mr.. Edwards In her
pocketbook-