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fishing firm of New York, and 1t Is this
line that the office is now following up.
Once in Penitentiary.

fishing firm of New York, and It Is this
line that the Office is now following up.
Once in Penitentiary.
That there are other victims of the
woman's operations the police do not
deny. Her record IN Baltimore has de-
veloped The fact that for a similar Of
tense In that city Miss Caspari served
a five-year term in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary.
One Of the remarkable features Of
her associations with Mrs James was
that she freely discussed the peniten-
tiary, and life within the institution
She spoke Of the kind Of food they
had, the manner in which It was served.
and many other subjects Of such an in
innate character that only prisoner
could know.
When Miss Caspari was arrested yes
terday she did not have a cent All
efforts OF the police since then to learn
where she had a bank account. II any,
have proved unavaiIing. On the floor OF
her room were found pieces Of draft
for s.. 200. The draft was drawn on the
Howard Bank and was made out In
favor Of Middendorf, Williams & Co.,
OF Baltimore.
Agent for Publishers.
Miss Caspari came 70 Washington
about two years ago. She first lived
at the Woman's Christian Home, 1T19
Thirteenth street northwest To the
other persons living in the home she
represented that she was the Washing
ton agent for a large New York pub
fishing firm. who manufactured rare
de luxe editions Of famous authors. She
g. rH-s~N
lived there and II is said that she often
went for days without food.
Later the publishing business be-
gan to declare dividends AMI Miss Cas-
pari bought new clothes Then she
moved to the home of a Mrs. Northern,
1923 Thirteenth street northwest, and in
May She went 70 live with Miss Gem
It was through Miss Gemmin that the
headquarters how Miss Caspari had OBJ
taiDed $3.50 from her. and when the story
was repeated in the District Attorney 8
Office, II was decided to issue warrant
charging Miss CasDari with grand lar
Miss Gemmil told the detectives she
was unable, 70 understand why It was
said that Miss Caspari had explained
TO her that the book concern for whom
she worked did not allow anybody TO
buy its stock except employees
Promised Big Dividends.
She explained further that 500 invest
ed with the company would pay So in
terest a year; 500 would net 500 an
nuaIly. and larger investments would
nay much larger interest On May
Miss GemmIu gave her 500. After that
she cave her various sums until lne
amount reached $3.50.
For the last wee kor two Miss Gem
afr.n a.
cover some of the money she supposed
had been invested with the book con-
Germ she SAYS. Miss Caspari told her
there was 81, 200 due her and that she
exnected the check almost any day.
Yesterday morning she gave Miss Gem
mill a check for 81 20 on the Lincoln
National Bank Miss Gemmin took the
check TO the bank and was INFORMED
that Miss Caspari had no account
there.
A few minutes later Miss Gemmill met
Miss Caspari on the street Asked why
she had given her a worthless check.
Miss Caspar1 IS SAID 70 nave eNplslII ~
that 1t was necessary for her 10 &C
company Miss Gemmil TO the bank be-
fore they would pay over the money.
Determined to force a settlement
Miss Gemmill consulted her attorney,
I.Iewellyn Jordan, who is employed al
the Treasury Department Mr. Jordan
advised her to lay the case before the
police.
MISS NdSpdLl AIlGSlCu-
Learning that Miss Caspari had an
appointment with DR.. Jordan at
O'Clock. Detective Baur went to the
Treasury Department DR.. Jordan and
the detective had a long talk with the
woman before informing her that she
was under arrest Asked what she had
done with the money, she asserted that
il had been invested with the book
y--I.-, that had rp1pfDte
showing that it had been forwarded to
New York She said she could not pro-
Gucc the receipts as they had been sent
out of the city.
tectives developed that Miss Casparis
operations for the last few months had
been "a case OF borrow from Peter 70
pay PeUl.
Worked Quick Touch" Trick.
Mrs. NJ. Z. James, who conducts 9
small store at 1913 Fourteenth street
told the detectives a pathetic story
OF how Miss Caspari had managed tC
get 800 from her. The money repre-.
sented the savings Of years Coming
into the store one day, Miss Caspar
told Mrs. James that she needed 81
She said she was in urgent need OF
the money and must have II immediate
". After some elaboration. Mrs. James
gave her 81. She paid the money bach
the following day.
few days later. she rushed into
the store and demanded $25. She ex
planned to Mrs. James that she had ar
opportunity to make so in a Few hour!
If she could only get IS. Mrs. James
told her she only had enough money
TO pay the rent, and refused TO give
her the 50 A few days later, how
ever, she managed 70 get 500 from
Mrs James on representations con-
corning the book company.
Mrs. James"told the police she believed
Miss Caspari must have held her witt
hypnotic influence, as she knew thai
she was doing something foolish in let
ting her have the money.
Gave Her Sz,525.
The person from whom Miss Caspar
. obtained the most money was Mrs
Thomas H Robbins. At various inter
walls Mrs Robbins gave her different
sums amounting altogether TO s.. SOS