The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-10
HAS BEEN SAILING
UNDER FALSE
COI 0RS
NEW YORK SOCIETY WOMAN rs
UNDER ARREST CHARGED
WITH FORGERY
HER IDEAL SHATTERED
Dual Life Led Ry Man Prominent in y
Business and so1iai clrcisa--
She WIS Arraigred in Tcmbs
Police Court.

New York May 9-The members Of
many families prominent IN sceIesy
who were frequently entertained net
many months ago by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Wenham In their apa-s-
ments in the fashionable apartment
hruse at 200 Wesi Eigaty-sixth street
would have been greatly surpr sed 10
have seen their charming and pretty
hostess arraigned in the Tombs po-
lice Court today ON a charge of forg
cry. and thereby learn that she was
not Mrs Wenham at all, but Clay n.
Lawrence.
The young woman created q great
scene in the cour room, faint'ng
screaming and laughing Historically.
until she had t3 be removed and fe
luieted before her arraignment could
3e accomplished.
The charge Of forgery against tae
Young woman grows ont of lons
existing compan'cn hip between her
self and Wenham. who is a prisoner
in Ludlow streat iail n default IL
$4,000 bail as result of two iudg
ments obtained against him in Chi
cago for SI20,000 10 cover a shortage
in his accounts with the Canadian Pa
clflc Railway, Of which he was the re1-
sral passenger agent, and the Elder
9empster Ste2mship company.
She is alleged to have signed the
re nf Nra. Za1aN T Wanhn "a
-itc'aim deed n nr nerty In v'est
~'~entv-sivfh street vailed a sloOoff
rs tn raql wiso Of Wonhan u
re attempt to obtain his release from
~isnn hv ne'1g he daed as securit
f1r bondsran
ru-l tile lc Revealed.
~re pr-~st ~ Gar ra-vre 7oe N~'rrs
~'on le-frl sforv IF fho 4slal Ff
verhar' has lea for manv Years u
which she ha- posed as his wife In
'''ies all cver the Uni e1 states. IN
T~~7s, ara ,'tn- ra-t~ oF - --r-s7
N-o 10 rs vrrv v1r-
~ ami that so~e wears later
7et Miss Lawrence and found tact
his marriage had tecn mistake and
that he really loved Miss Lawrence
and not his wife The man $ said 70
have made his wife aware OF the true
tate Of his feelings an that ~ af~i-
"ahle agreement was reached between
hem and that for thirteen years a.
though there ha7 been no application
made On either side for legal separa.
ion or divorce Mr. Wenhan and Miss
Lawrence have lived toge her, she
posing as Mrs Wcnham
Wenham and Miss Lawrence came
10 New York last Fall rented apart
nents N West Eighty-sixth irect. met
many families In society, were receiv-
ed in the best homes. and entertained
On a large scale. They lived expen-
sively, di1cd often a the Waldorf
Astoria, and were frequently seen ct
the theaters Wenham. on accou;t
Of the prominent position be had occa-
pied In Chicago. knew msny persOnr Of
prominence ~ New York. ard met
many more after he came here. He
opened an office as financial agent AZ
"A Broadway. a.d was particularly in
.erested in he Interstate Mining &
Milling company.
Arrest is . Surprise.
His arrest some months ago a. The
result RI the Judgment obtained
,eairst him by The railway ami steam
ship c-mpau es was a great surprise
Judge Lacombe of The United States
,ourt committed him 10 Jail and be
against his arrest. saying
bat the action iu Illinois was c'vl
me AMI that be- G.. I'D not De- arrested
here. The con .cntion made in the
'ourts was that he had n we'd 10 New
fork.
Tho arrest of N.s- Lawrence today
vas made al the instance of Charles
|. Hess lawyer for the plaintiff. who
aid that Do had been trying TO get al
lis Lawrence in connection with n is
ase for long time. bui thar she hal
odrcI and created @ sceue iu Jerasy
'itv on Monday ht leapinr SIX
30 fence fo escape Process-scrvers
IL said tha. she had been tn league
iih Wenham in defreaudinE his client
,' of the Sl2o 600 represented by
ie Judgment and a great deal more.
Voluntarily Produces Client.
Former Judge Wentworth. counsel
IT Miss Lawrence. voluntarily prt-
iced his eiieBt at the Office Of 5 anley
Z. Dexter. n Broadvav. referee tn
e bankruptcy proeeeIings br- ught
! Wenhan hy which Re hopes 20 90
IN bis release from jail u vas
ere that TIE warrarf vas served
,nn her and she vas taken to he
4 C-aciuaad IN zeauud rarz1