The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
EASILY DUPED.
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Miss Caspari came to washington nearly
two years ago. She visited Mrs James
and made small purchases at her store
She cOnversed with Mrs. James. and her
superior intelligence and literary tastes
drew the women together. Shortly before
Christmas. Miss Caspari told Mrs James
she had orders from the wife Of the presi-
dent Of a New York bank for books that
would come 10 nearly 800.
In order 20 get the books and fl the
order. she told Mrs. James she -zould
have 20 have 800 70 pay the publishers
Mrs James advanced this amount. and
upon being told another order had been
sold the same person, advanced 800 more.
Several months went By, and the money
was not paid.
Gave n Good Excuse.
Mrs James asked about It. and was told
she had received a check for the money.
but that the bank on which It was drawn
had gone into the hands OF a receiver.
and she would be some time getting the
money This was the excuse that she
gave for several months. Later she came
back to Mrs James and asked for further
sums Of money These were refused.
Shortly after Christmas. Miss Caspari
moved from the Women's Christian Home
to lSZ3 Thirteenth street She po~,d as
the representative Of a large publishing
house which was getting out de luxe
editions OF rare volumes. While living
;heTe she became acquainted with Thom-
as A Robbins. and asked him to finance
the sale OF several large consignments
Of books Robbins first advanced her
small amounts. and later gave her larger
sums Altogether she obtained nearly
S2.000 from him
In June Miss Caspari moved from the
Thirteenth street house to the home Of
Mss Gemmili. IN COrcoran street She
obtained rooms there, but boarded with
Z D. Brown at IE36 Corcoran street
Shortly after moving into the Gemmiu
house, Miss Caspart told her landlady
she had orders for large conslgnments OF
books and needed money 10 pay the pub
HsneTs Mrs GemmiN advanced several
hundred dollars. Shortly afterward she
advanced several hundred dollars more
II developed later that part Of the
money received from Miss Gemmiu had
been paid 70 AIr- Robbins as interest. OF
as the profit on the money that he had
loaned Miss CasparI She paid several
hundred dollars on the money she had
borrowed. and then borrowed twice as
much as she had paid back She kept
her credit good with Mr.. Robbins by pay
ing small amounts IS a guarantee of
good faith, all the time borrowing large
SUNS and getting more deeply indebted
Good in Promises.
Miss Caspari got the last OF the money
from Miss Gemmiu about July / After
that she made many promises OF pay
ment She named date after date upon
which she would make a payment. but
each time paid only enough 70 restore
confidence 10 her now thoroughly alarmed
debtor.
When the money was obtained from
Mrs CIagett. or in what sums. the police
have as yet been unable 70 learn II Is
believed that the amount will reach into
the thousands. however.
While in the Thirteenth street house
with Mrs. Northern. Miss Caspari AZ
times seemed 20 have no money whatever. /
and often went for days without eating.
50 far as the other occupants Of the house T
could learn She at first was prompt fl
paying. but IN the latter months Of her
stay there she fell far behind IN her bills F.
Before leaving. however. she seemed 10 I
have plenty Of money. and paid all her
bills. Mrs Northern said last night that T.
Miss Caspari had at all times seemed 10 {
her % be a respectable woman. She was 4
highly educated. and spoke Of wealthy /.
relatives She made frequent trips 10 I
Baltimore. and Travelled 10 New YORK
once or twice
Miss Genmiu would give little iaforma- Z
tion concerning the affair when seen last /
night She said Miss Caspart was well I.
connected. and had formerly been teacher /
in the schools OF Baltimore
Mrs James, from whom the $50 was T
obtained when seen was on the verge /
OF tears she has conducted the LtrIe
stationery store for years. and had put F..
by Hctle money for use when she be
came tCC old 10 attend 70 the business
The loss OF the money affected her sari- I
ously- She told Of Miss Caspa-i coming I
10 her and asking for money 10 cet the ]
books. and cf her trusting the woman I
She said Miss Caspari had tried 10 OBJ I
tain small sums Of IT. ney from her within I
the last few weeks In each case she had I
been refused She said friends had told .
her that Miss Caspari had swi1dIed a I
number Of persons in Baltimore by the
same scheme. but that at first she did
not believe II Last week the truth was 1
forced upon her Rather than have peo-
pie know she had been duped. she said 1
nothing
Brother in the City.
Miss Casparfs brother. Charles Casparf.
Of Baltimore. called at police headduar-
ters last night and obtained permission
to see his sister at the House OF Deter
ton he refused TO talk about the case.
and after a short conversation with Miss
Caspari returned 70 Baltimore
No date has been set for the preIiul!
nary hearing Of Miss CasparTs case. but
It IS probable It will not be held for sew
eral days. as the detectives want time
% look further !nto her operations. and T.
see Il there are not other victims OF her
wiles
Late last night a draft for sl.2i0. on a
New York bank, was found in Mss Cas-
paris room
Charles Caspari, prominent pharmacist
OF Baltimore. and one OF the editors Of
the National Standard Dispensatory. Miss
Caspari was educated IN Germany and
IS an authority on literary works She
az one time taught IN the Baltimore
schools
Baltimore authorities say Miss Casparf
was arrested in that city in 1901 on a
charge OF obtaining nearly S95.Q10 from
prominent men Of that city She was /,
later sentenced TO five years in the peni-
Jentisry. Upon finishing her sentence she
came 10 this city
OPERATES IN BALTIMORE.
Sentenced for Similar SwindIe to