Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
WOMAN IN CASE TALKS
Jeanette Stewart Denies
BIackmaiIing Warmer.
BLAMES STORY ON FRIEND
Her Apartments Raided on Suit by
Department Store.
BIG FOUR DEFALCATI0N GROWS
Shortage Has Reached $643, 900.
Accused Charges Man and Won
an With Bleeding Him.
BLAMES STORY ON FRIEND
BIG FOUR DEFALCATI0N GROWS

CINCINNATI. Ohio. November 1O-Fol-
lowing the sensational raid on her apart
ments by constables today, armed with
attachment papers taken out against her
by department store, Mrs. Jeanette
Stewart, or Mrs. Ford as she is also
known. mentioned in connection with the
Warmer case, broke long silence and
gave out an authorized statement.
Il never blackmailed Charley Warmer
out of a dollar" were the first words of
Mrs. Stewart She sobbingiy declared
she would never again confide In a
woman friend whom she alleges Is re-
sponsible for much OF the notoriety she
has attained in connection with the case
Says Woman Betrayed Her.
This woman said Mrs. Stewart, II
took into my fat and she occupied It
while I was out of town. / thought she
was my friend.
"She went to department store and
guaranteed my account there. Now we
have ouarreied and she has gone UP there
and Withdrawn her guarantee, resulting
In this suit against me-"
Mrs. Stewart explained her lavish ex-
penditure of money in the past by say
ing that as the daughter of Martin Tim
mons of Portsmouth, Ohio. she had in
herited a large fortune and had not been
dependent upon any one.
Mrs Stewart denied also that she re-
vealed the local shortage I'm the Big Four
department to the New York officials. and
laid the blame for that at the door of the
Cincinnati woman. whom she charges
with involving her In the attachment suit.
Warmer Is Ill.
A physician was summoned to the War
riner home this morning. Later in the
day it was stated that Warmer was Ill.
but not dangerously so. The Big Four
experts, who are conducting the further
examination Of all matters pertaining TO
WARMERS department as local treasurer
OF the company, are continuing their
work under the direction Of Auditor F. A.
Hewitt and Treasurer T. L. Cox Of the
New York Central system.
The railroad officials today denied en-
phatically that they had grounds for sus-
pecting that the Warmer alleged short
age may 60 as high as $2.O00.0OO. and as
serted their belief that the maximum had
been reached In the sum named. $643, 900.
1t is learned today that Warmer. In
his statement to his superiors. told them
that when he came here from the Glove
land ONCE of his company ne brought
with him a shortage Of $4,000 in his
accounts at Cleveland. His downfall, he
states, dates from that event.
He covered that shortage. he says. only
he alleges, has blackmailed him ever
since. This shortage continued to grow
till it swelled to 100000 before he re-
allied his position.
Chicago Woman Told.
From q high ohicial source IL 10 learned
that the first intimation Of the impending
scandal In the ONCE Of the local treasurer
came through a Chicago woman. who. Il
IL alleged. had been sharing in the ILL
gotten spoils and whose income had been
shut OF. At first the statement of the
woman was not credited.
Melville e. Ingalls, chairman Of the
board Of the Big Four, declared today
that IL was almost impossible for several
days for him to believe there could be
anything wrong with Warmer, notwith-
standing hasty examination made by
the higher officials of the company had
brought to light the first facts Of the
shortage.
Through the issuance Of the attachment
papers the presence was revealed in q
fashionable apartment house of the wom-
an who has been mentioned by Warmer
as one of his alleged blackmailers.
The woman. we'll known In this city and
In Chicago. where she figured in a num-
Der Of affairs. it Is said, has been occupy
days. Kept there a virtual prisoner since
the developments in connection with the
Big Four shortage. her identity. it is
understood. was not known to other oc-
cupants Of the place until today.
Attempted to Shoot Man.
While a resident Of Chicago the woman
in question was defendant in a criminal
prosecution in which she was charged
with having attempted to shoot a man.
the latter being also one of those named
by Warmer in connection with the al
legged blackmail feature.
Detectives made the discovery today
that a large amount of mail is awaiting
this woman at leading hotel in Gin
cinnati, she having left there some time
ago without giving any forwarding ad-
dress. 1t was stated also that she had
deposited In the strong box OF the hotel
q large amount Of money In bills Of big
denomination.
In a statement given out today NJ. z,
ingalls, and others emphatically absolve
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