The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-29
MRS. FRENCH TELLS
HOW HEINZE TRIPPED

NEW YORK Aug E-That q woman.
hired as a detective by STANDARD OIL in
Terests. revealed the secret plans OF
Fritz Augustus Helnze, the copper king.
and thus caused the financial panic of
1917 IS alleged by Mrs Lillian Hobart
French
Heiuze, according to Mrs French, who
Is suing HIM for $500 worth Of cop
per stock she alleges she loaned him,
proved an easy victim OF the woman
EleUth, who furnished her employers
such valuable Information that they
were able 10 break the pool IN United
Copper and force EIeinze, Morse and
their associates 10 the wall
Mrs. French is low bitter against
Heirze today His rtfereuces TO her as
that woman and the intimaLiou that
he considered her suit '-0ne brought for
bIaCkmailinE purposes mas ausered her
through and through. She asserts that
she intends 90 have satisfaction and
VIII follow Heiuze to the ends of the
earIl II order To- square their accounts
Should she lose her present suit
Heinze himself is remaining ia seclu-
sion II is denied that he has as ye-
been served with any papers IN Mrs
FTench-s suit.
Actress Is Sick
Mrs Beruice Golden Henderson. the
actress 10 whom Heinze is engaged. is
reported 10 be under a physicians care
as the result OF the excitement caused
by Mrs. French's settlement regarding
her fance- II IS stated by her friends.
however, that the engagement has not
been broken. and that the wedding VIII
take place soon"
Discussing freely her relations with
Heiuze, Mrs French 5U5G about his fore
Ing the Standard OIL interests 10 pay
him 100000 10 get out Of Amiga
mated and II was in IEiss connection
that she described the artfuI manner in
which the --red-headed beauty pumped
Heinze-
AT the time Of the nanIc--- said Mrs.
French. when we were living in WeS-
ThiTJy-JhiTd street. and when E1cl1Zcs
Charles ". Morse, and Charles 7. Bar
uey were rigging their United Copper
deal, the Standard OIL crowd got wind
OF the situation and decided they
wanted 10 know the inside
They figured that they knew Mr.
TTeiuZe'S weak point 50 they sent 4
beaUteoGS. Titiau-haired woman 10 the
Waldorf TO make his acquaintance She
took rooms at the hotel and managed
things 50 wei that she caused him 70
make all the advances Eventually, by
making strenuous eftOTTS and using all
Of his ingenuity. he obtained an intro
CUctiOn 10 her have to laugh when
I think about IT,
She Pumped Heinze-
This red-headed beauty pumped the
whole story OF the pool out Of Mr.
Heinze and took It IN hot haste 10 .
Broadway, where they Immediately be-
gan laying plans for fixing that fresh
young fellow from Butte When Morse
turned tail and threw his United Copper
stock on the market. the standard OIL
people knew all about il, and helped the
work along They smashed rEe pool 10
uieceS and made Heinze hOIIer for help"
Mrs French also told of "a DFicge
game in which she aveEred HeiDze lost
S5C-1og- II was played Ir Rector s. and
according to her story Tod Sloane, Max
BlUmEUJlal and other Well-NnOWn
--B-0a5vayites'' were players but she
did not know Who got The money
1T was one Of the biggest games ever
pulled Of in New York she said but
# was ali perfectly straight WheI,
Fritz came home me was flushed and
excited He didn't tell me much about
the game at the time but / EoL the
whole story by degrees I reTnOnStrat ted
with him for being so foolish TO play
cards for such big stakes