The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-21
S~eamstress, Arrested, Says She
Was Employed to Blacken
MilliOnaire's Name.
ACTRESS MENTIONED IN
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Trapped by Ruse, Prisoners, In.
Guiding Detective, Face Accu-
SatiOn of One of Number.
Especial to the Evening Star.

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NEW YORK. July 21.-charged with
a felony-a plot to produce perjured
evidence in favor of the plaintiff in
the suit for divorce brought by Mrs.
Helen Kelly Gould against Millionaire
Frank j. Gould, two women and a
private detective are urder arrest To-
day. while the young woman who. it
was said, intended to perjure herself
has turned States evidence against
them.
Mrs. Ben Teal. wife of the IA
nous Shakesperaan stage painter,
who lives in a splendid apart
ment in the Hotel Wyoming; Julid
Fleming, a seamstress. who lives
in the Hotel Lincoln, and Harry S.
Mousley. the detective, are the persons
named in the charge, subornation CT
perjury Pretty Mabel MacCauslan, a
young seamstress who works by the
day, charges that they offered her 81, 900
to testify concerning alleged improper
relations between young Gould and
Miss Bessie Devoe, an actress.
LII one OI Tie I1Osl TeIIldEhdDlR state
ments ever made to the authorities,
Miss MacCauslan told the details Of
the alleged plot to Gould's lawyers.
They in turn notified the district at
torney's Office, and o trap was laid for
the alleged conspirators. Miss Mac
Causlan was directed to proceed with
the negotiations as if nothing had hap.
pened.
Accordingly she was escorted by
Lieutenant Raynes TO Mrs. Teal's
apartment. Raynes posed as her
brother and the two were admitted.
Raynes waited in an anteroom while
Miss MacCauslan proceeded to the par
lor. He waited there an our and then
vent to the parlor himself, where, by
a prearranged signal, Miss MacCaus-
Ian notified him hat she had signed
the statement prepared for her by
Mousley and the two women.
In the performance of my duty" an
nounced Raynes, Il must announce
that all in his apartment are under
arrest"
How dare you enter this place with
out authority ," shouted Mousley. Get
out or ! will throw you out of the
window.'
Calm yourself, young man. l am
acting under the direction of the dis
trict attorney and / charge you with
violation of section 691 of the pena
code" Raynes replied. THE specific
complaint against you Is that you
offered money TO this young woman,
Miss Mabel MacCauslan. to give false
testimony In the suit of Helen Kelly
Gould against her husband, Frank J.
Gould, for divorce"
Mousley became threatening and
made a jump for Miss MacCauslan, but
was more docile when Lieut.. Raynes
threatened to put handouts on him.
Mrs. Teal suddenly announced that she
was violently i'll. She wanted to &c to
her room, out Raynes would no per-
NIT 1t. Instead. he phoned to the dis
trict attorneys office for assistance.
When achievements came, Miss Fiem-
ing and Mousley were taken to head
quarters, and Mrs. Teal was kept a
prisoner in her own apartment. she
claiming that she was too Ill to be
moved.
81 was to testify" said Miss Mac
Causlan. that / was working at Mrs.
Teal's apartments and was attracted
by an unusual noise to peep through
the keyhole OF the bedroom. l was to
say that Mr.. Gould and Miss Devoe
were there, and in order that there
might be no mistake in the mans being
Mr.. Gould, l was to say that l saw him
go from the bedroom to the bathroom.
For this l was to receive $1,000"
II wal told to make the statement
as damaging as possible. as thereby
Mrs. Gould would secure a larger al
lowance for alimony. | was told that
the real truth would never be found
out, and il looked so much like easy
money that | decided to accept the
offer.
Later my conscience troubled me
and l decided to make a clean breast
of the whole affair. So | went to the
Office of Nicoll. Anable & Lindsay and
told them all"
From Mousley was taken a type writ
ten statement, signed and sworn to by
Miss MacCauslan. every detail of
which she declared TO be untrue.
Miss MacCauslan said that h was
slightly acquainted with Mrs. Teal, and
that the latter had offered to give her
$500 to testify in the Gould suit. The
money dazzled her. but she refused.
Later II was made 81 900 and she con-
sented. The substance of the state
ment was preached to her by Miss
Fleming ten days g