The Washington times., 1908-07-21

Banled BY the inpenetrable reserve
with which she has surrounded herself
The police today have developed but one
new fact with regard 20 Miss Francis
Caspari, the woman OF mystery. who
vas arrested yesterday on e charge OF
grand larceny. preferred by Mss EIiz-
abeth GemmiIL
They have learned the name OF one
more victim. Miss Lois A Orchard. OF
q Croton avenue, Ossing. y Y That
Hiss Orchard succum5ed in the same
fashion as did Mis- Gemmiu and the
three others known 10 he police IS
shown BY a letter found IN Miss Cas-
paris room. in which Miss Orchard
urges the repayment OF the money that
she had loaned
Every effort was made BY the police
10 break through the silence maintained
BY the prisoner. but IL was useless
Stands Third Degree"
without the least show Of emotion
the woman talked quietly with the de-
tectives while being put through the
third degree" and when Il was over
! TIE detectives realized THAI they had
learned nothing that would aid theva n
I raising the curtain Of mystery that
/ seems 10 envelope the woman
Miss Caspian was arrested yesterday
4 afternoon by Detectives Baur and Com
wei on a charge OF grand larceny The
warrant was sworn out b. Miss Eliza
/ beth GemmII. Of 1893 Corcoran street
/ northwest. from whom she IS alleged 70
/ have Obtained S95L
Mss Caspari had been living with
Miss Gemmiu since May, ard the money
was given her for investment With q
I book concern that Miss Caspari was
( supposed &c represent instead OF in
vestins the noacy the pclice say Mss
/ CasPari used IT to pay interest Ola S2-515
which she obtained from Mrs Thomas
/ A. Robbins. or 1858 Massachusetts ave
nue. northeast, on q similar representa-
Jion-
So far the police have learned OF fvs
! persons from whCm Miss Caspari 90
I tanned money b. this means Besides
/ Mss GemmIl and Mrs Robbins, she
/ got 500 from Mrs N z James, who
conducts a small stationery store az
/ l7sS Fourteenth street The polilt also
/ say she got large sums OF money rom
/ Mrs Edith Z CIaggett. Of Brownsville.
/ Washington county. Nd, and Miss
Orchard. In her room was found the
| following letter from Miss Orchard.
Wants Money Back
| Am wondering where YOU are, for
the weather was fairly cool last week.
/ and I expected 70 see you
we want TO see you as soon as you
can make the trip, and hope you VIII
I be able to stay indefinitely But Il you'd
4 understand how much To ike the
amount due me. think you would send
that Immediately, and follow Then you
can
IF I'd known in advance OF the de-
Hay 1 could have kept money by me
/ (which / otherwise used. and my obli-
/ cations would have been met all right
AS 1t is now-weu. III not say that. but
/ trust you viii soon arrange IL Sin
/ cerely, LOIS A ORCHARD"
/ In Miss Caspari's effects were found
1 a number of blanks OF the National
/ Alumni. a publishing concern. which. IL
/ is believed. she claimed to represent.
/ The company published The Great
/ Events by Famous Historians. which
I are sold On the iustallmeut plan A let
1 ter was also found from the Rev.
/ Abram Simon. In which he praises a
/ set Of books for children
/ PICK UP NATTER IN TYPE o. ....
Taken to Headquarters
| Miss Casparf was taken TO Police
| Headquarters this morning Within a
few hours her photograph VIII be
among those whose criminal records
have justified this procedure. and her
measurements VIII have been entered on
the records Of the Police Department.
/ Immediately after this Formally had
1 been gene through with Miss CasDari
was taken back 10 the House Of Deten-
ton. where she will remain until a hear
/ ing is given in the Police Court This
( viii be either tomorrow morning OF
| Thursday.
! Prosecutor Gathers Evidence.
The District Attorneys Office is now
/ gathering all the evidence IL can before
| presenting the case IN the Police Court
Assistant District Attorney Given VIII
present the case Mr. Given said this
afternoon that the charge Of grand lar
ceny against Miss Csspari viii PROB
/ ably be changed 10 false pretense.
The District Attorneys Office does not
credit the wOman's statement that she
was connected with a prominent pub