The Washington herald., 1911-01-25
THINK MRS. WADE
HAD ACC0MPLICBS
Police on Track of Woman
Financier's Aid.
BELIEVED TO BE RINGLEADER
In Interview with Assistant District
Attorney Given. Prisoner Leads
in WOrk-MOrEue Master Schoen-
berger Says His Name Was Forged.

While the police ridicuc Mrs. -Adell
"lnifred Wade'S story duplicating two
unknown persons as a time-honored sub
terfuge common among persons accused
of crime, Assistant District Attorney
Given who until Yesterday was inclined
to share the opinion OF the SleuthS, is
now practically certain that the woman
financier's case is an exception Still. the
attorney does not believe that the prS-
oner has told all she knows about the
transactions which have brought shame
and sorrow to more than one Washing
tonian.
Mr. Given said last night that as the
result of an interview with Mrs. Wade
yesterday afternoon. he was on the track
of person not Yet mentioned in con-
nection with her queer dealings. but who
was Enthusiastically associated with her in
al least a supervisory capacity, if not as
the leader in the venture. He was silent
as to the identity OF the person. even to
the sex, but said he was confident that
the police will come up with the party
eventually.
Mr.. Given explained the forgery charge
pending against Mrs. Wade. The case
has been thought peculiar. at least by
some laymen. and has been discussed
freely in certain quarters one diff
cult to SubStantiate SO as to bring about
conviction.
Note on Realty Man.
II is admitted by the accused that the
note which is the subject of the alleged
forgery was drawn by her in favor of
James Demass, a real estate man, of 10
New York avenue northeast. The latter
it appears, had already advanced to Mrs
Wade several sums of money agSreEatng
$3.50 and held as security therefor her
individual notes. Desiring to have all
these securities ConSolida ted under one
promISSory note. long after turning the
money over to her. he demanded one note
for the whole sum, stipulating chat It
must be Endorsed by somebody owning
real estate.
The note in the hands of the district al
torney is the result of Mrs. Wade's COM
pliance with this demand, and pu-por+s
to bear the Endorsement of MorguenasteI
William SChoenberSer. That official pro-
EOunced tho writing a forgery II the Pc
lice Court yesterday
Mir Given explained last night that as
suming the note to have been drawn and
the name forged long after the conSldera-
ton, or money. passed hands. still INC
person who affixed the morgueInaSIer
name to the instrument is guilty of
it WAS by means of the alleged false writ
ing tina; Mr.. DemaSS was induced to part
with his original securities which Ile sur
rendered To Mrs. Wade.
MorSuemaSter Schoenberger. who says
he has betrended the accused wouSS
MANY times covering a period Oh
and who admits that she yet o
about 5000 turned upon her yestd
court and said
Il am surprised at you. You for
name to that note. You know you
Mrs. Wade denied il and threw
blame upon another woman whom
has several times named as one OF heN
aids
Had Loaned Her Thousands.
Mr.. Schoenbcrger said last night he
had known the prisoner about fifteen
years. ever since sh" was neighbor
of his He stated that he had loaned her
thousands OF dollars altogether: that
sometimes she would repay him some
thing on account. and that an uncle of
hers discharged many of her obligations
t him: that she paid him so last No
N"mhcT and returned in December and
borrowed more.
Sometimes he took her note as security
and sometimes nothing He declares he
kept no account of the transactions. and
could MT say just how much the woman
really owed him. but thought il would
reach $500 Ii" said he had nothing what
ever to do with her exposure. but will
testify to the falSty of the Endorsement
on th.. note.
Thus far no ether cases hav" been dis
covered. but the police are confident that
others will appear in time from persons
NOW ashamed to acknowledge their gull
libiity.