Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-02-25
Esping Mrs. Young Never Meant To
Chadwick" Farmers.

Mrs. Elizabeth Young charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, was
taken from the Rockville jail to Clarksbure
on Friday last to be given a trial She
waived hearing and was re-committed
to jail because she was unable to give a
bond of $1,000 for her appearance at court.
The following article concerning the case
between Mrs. Young and her accusers is
taken from the Baltimore News:
If Mrs. Elizabeth Young really Cassie
Chadwicked" the trusting farmers of Mont
eomery county, she didn't mean it," She
says so herself
Nevertheless, she is now in jail at Rock
vile, the sole woman among 16 prisoners
that Jailer Trail and his wife look after
At the next term of court she will answer
the direct charge that she flimhammed
Roger P. Murphy and his sister, Miss Belle
Murphy, out of $40 by pretty piece of
fiction.
There are numerous other charges. In
fact, Sheriff Welt does not know Just how
much money Mrs. Young did get from the
trusting farmers of the county. The mod
esty of some prevents them from ""fessine
up"
According to her accusers, Mrs Young
worked the "frenzied finance" game to a
nicely. Yet she is not one of the most
bland old women one could find. Imagine
| a wouon SO ,.yho lonLo an ,.,ith noIa hl,,,
eyes, white hair who talks with slight
very slight lisp, far from engaging either
in conversation or manner, and you have
Mrs Young
But she sang such sirens song to the
men and women listeners around Clarks-
burg. Boyds and other sections of the coun-
ty that contributions" to her cause SIM
ply poured in. She was in that immediate
neighborhood something like eight months.
but during that time she played ducks and
brakes with the hearts and little fortunes
of members of the community.
There are two real mysteries about this
case each of which is worth more than
passing notice. One is, How did she do it
The other, Where did all the money she is
supposed to have got goY 1t is almost i'm
possible to answer the first question after
seeing and talking with Mrs. Young. The
other query seems to puzzle even her
Why, mister, didn get all that money
they talk about. might have got SIS or
$50 or $l8 or $l2 from Mr.. Murphy. but
there are whole passed. of folks who now
claim that got money from them and
didn't" That's what she says in reply to
the question.
Then when you insist upon learning
where the money went she says:
Goodness mister, dunno. You see.
worked for Mr. WAGNER, and when there
was need for anything around the house or
on the little farm and there was no money
why just spent it, That's all | know
about it. But, the Lord knows, mister,
didn't git any money that wasn't fair
That the truth
Per contra. the farmers allege that Mrs
Young. with ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain" separated them from their
money with monOtOnous regularity. Every
little bit of bait she cast into the fishy pool
was first nibbled at, then swallowed whole
She had them hypnotized enslaved, so
they say, and they opened their hearts and
pOcketboOks to her unstintedly.
1t was last March when Mrs. Young first
appeared in Montgomery county. And
right from the jump she began to pluck her
victims. if they are to be believed. She
was just before that living at St. Paul and
I Thirtieth streets, in Baltimore. and she
came to the county in answer to an adver-
| tisement for farmers hOusekeeper She
entered upon work in this capacity with
John WAGNER who was managing the
Green farm.
On winter nights she gathered with the
farmers and their wives and told them
wonderful tales of her past, when she had
touch the heart of wooden Indian. and
it worked like charm Then according
to Sheriff Welt she made her game little
stronger.
She flashed on the astounded listeners
two letters One of these purported to
have come from the claim department of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. and in it she was informed that
her claim for $6.235 had been allowed
and the money was in the Office at her
disposal" The other epistle bore the let
terhead of the Riggs National Bank, Wash
ington. In this Mrs. Young was informed
that she had on deposit in that bank
SO, 1853, and would she please claim it.
These were the straws that broke the
camel's back. Then she began her game,
say her accusers First. q small loan to
tide me over the present trouble and until
| can get some of the money from the
bank" Then larger loan. and so on ad
infintum Finally, she offered to sell her
claims" for cash. and accepted several
offers for them. But she did not deliver
the goods
This "eet-rich-quick" plan. together with
tiidt httic hSp, was u Wlilltf. WIS. IOuIlB
worked it until last December. when sud-
denly the neighborhood woke up. But
Mrs Young had flown. Some, through
their shame of having been made dupes Of
the woman, held their tongues. Others.
however. told the story, and finally Mr..
Murphy swore out a warrant for the wO-
man. Then began the hunt for her. Finally
Sleuth Welt found her at Arundel. Prince
Georges county. There also was found Wae-
oner, who was working farm on shares.
Mrs. Young took her arrest as calmly as If
she were not all interested, and even in
jail she does not seem to mind
They can't prove anything on me. she
said. IF they gave me any money. there
is nothing to show it. | just borrowed
little now and then, and IL they will dive