The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-15
SIX FOOT WOMAN LEFT TRAIL
ELEANOR BEATTIE ARRESTED
IN LONDON FOR THEFT.

Clerk Here Had Sketched Nine. Gadski's
Friend rs q Curio While h Bought
Things in the Name OF an American
Acquaintance-Saiied Under Alias.
II John H. Taylor. a clerk employed
by the Gorham Company. silversmiths.
at Fifth avenue and Thirty-fifth street.
had not been a clever sketch artist Eleanor
Lorraine Beattie. formerly Of New York.
who was arrested yesterday in London
under the name Miss Bruce Blake OF a
charge OF grand larceny, might still be
at liberty. although it is likely that. her
ak feet Of stature would have betrayed
her, As 1t happened. Miss Beattie after
getting away with more than 81. 600 worth
Of goods from the Gorham people was
speedily identified through a carioature
Taylor made when she came shopping
and was easily traced by means OF the
picture to the ship on which she had taken
passage abroad. ,
On May Fl last Miss Beattie went to
Gorham's and asked to see some gold
purses. She chose n set with rubies
and diamonds valued at $3.50 and then
said to the clerk: -Ihave a charge account
~ L dIhM#1lS' ldikulCt ~ StOo'
formerly OF The Hoffman Arms. but now
living at Ill West 1O4th street.
The clerk looked up Mrs. Stearns.
found that she had a charge account
and thought no more Of the matter. Mics
Beattie went on choosing various articles,
which she ordered sent on approval.
and Taylor had plenty Of time to make
his sketch. He was struck by the woman's
unusual size. and he oaricatured her as
a suffragette with a vote for me- sign
sticking out OF the breast pocket OF her
coat. He. produced a good likeness.
including In his picture a broad brimmed
felt hat and mannish collar and tie.
When the woman who represented her
self as Mrs. Stearns got through shopping
she had chosen among other things a
watch and fob valued at $50, two travel
ling clocks. a vanity box. price si67. and
a leather writing portfolio valued at Sis.
The real Mrs. Stearns who had the credit
account has been much abroad during
the last five years. and as few of the clerks
in the store were familiar with her ap-
pearance the impostor ran but small
chance Of being detected at once. As
a matter Of fact, Mrs Stearns or Decem-
Der is last married Count Daniel P~erugini.
an attache OF the Italian Legation in China,
and at the time abe was personated by
Miss Beattie was in Shanghai.
When a clerk from Gorham's carried
the supposed Mrs. Stearns's purchases
10 III West lO4th street he was met at the
door Of the apartment by a maid, who
said that her mistress was out. but had
left word for her to receive any packages.
After getting a receipt the clerk left.
but called early the next morning on his
way back TO the stora, He learned from
the elevator man that Mrs. Stearns had
gone to Philadelphia. The elevator man
the two travelling clocks with a MESA e
that Mrs. Stearns would keep the other
one.
They thought az the store that this
looked suspicious. Detectives visited
lO4th street and learned that the apart
ment to which the goods had been de-
livered had been rented by a Mrs: V.
Spencer and had been occupied by Mrs.
Spencer, her two children and a young
woman whose name wasn't known.
The young woman, Mrs. Spencer and the
%latter's children had left for Philadelphia.
the detectives were told.
The clerk who had sold the things to
the supposed Mrs. Stearns was asked TO
give a description Of his customer and
while he was trying TO CONSTRUCT a word
picture Taylor came in with his sketch.
The detective took the sketch to the
Hoffman Arms. where a young
who had known the real Mrs. Stearns
identified it az a good likeness OF Miss
Beattie, who had been a frequent caller
on Mrs. Stearns.
Mrs. Stearns, now Mrs. Perugini. is a
daughter OF the late William Bucknell OF
Philadelphia. a member OF the family
that founded Bucknell College. His
,..louy livas in EAUawatar N " hen
the caricature was SHOWN TO her
she 100 recognized 1t as a picture OF
Miss Beattie and said that she and her
daughter, Mrs. Stearns. had met the
woman three years ago while travelling
n Europe Eth MI T;s s'f Rsatt;e mao al 1 ops t Heas
and had had her as a guest at Upper
Saranac Lake n ummer Guessing
from what they had learned OF Miss
Beattie that she had probably sailed on
the first steamship, the detectives took
the c~aricature to the Cunard LIN pier,
a ticket clerk, as a likeness of a six foot
woman VINO had sailed on May 70 on
board the Carmania under the name
Of Miss Bruce Blake. The Pinkertons
wired their London agent TO meet the
Carmania at Queenstown and gave him a
The agent boarded the Carmania at
Queenstown and after some talk with
the woman who called herself Miss Blake
prevailed upon her to give up such OF the
stolen articles as she had not pawned in
New York before sailing and to tell where
she had pawned the rest. In this way
all OF the stolen stuff was recovered.
On June 0 Miss Beattie was indicted
mere for grand larceny and the papers
we're forwarded to the State Department,
with a request for her arrest. Her arrest
followed yesterday, when the official
request was made by the American
Ambassador. To secure Miss Beattie's
extradition II is necessary to forward
affdavits setting forth the case against
her. The clerks sketch Of Miss Beattie
will 20 with the papers. Assistant District
Attorney Trowbridge said yesterday that
the sketch was the only evidence obtain
able to show that the woman who per-
sonated Mrs. Stearns at Gorham's is the
same one who sailed a Miss Blake and
was arrested in London
Eleanor Lorraine Beattie was formerly
quite we'll known in New York. She was
at one time friendly with Nine. Gadski
and was seen frequently in the singers
company. Five years ago she got into
public notice when she accused Emile
Cox, her servant, OF stealing - 1000 worth
Of her jewelry. Cox Is supposed TO have
o abroad. Miss Beattie caused the
arrest OF his wife and several other people
and succeeded in recovering most Of the
jewelry. Detectives who worked on the
case against Cox were surprised by the
powerful influence that Miss Beattis
seemed to have in the Police Department.
Her orders we're backed up by the higher
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