New-York tribune., 1911-11-22
SAY WOMAN GOT S5OO,00O
p. 0. inspectors Search for Mary
L. DUuan. Indicted as SWindler.
RAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY
With Ex President Of Concern
She Managed She Was Last
Seen at New City in October.

! The un.nv1ahle distinction ~ being the
| frst woman in the United States 10 he
| indicted for using the mails In a scheme
/ 70 defrsud was conferred yesterday b. the
federal grand fury upon Mary L. Dugan.
| formerly secretary and treasurer Of the
Manhattan Real Estate Company. and the
| mind that originated the scheme
| Miss Dugsn's business scumen and fore
usa brewing and before the postoffics In
| srectors could raid the offices she departed
] from New York. and since August 10 has
| kept the authorities guessing as 10 her
whereabouts
The indictments were found folloUtng the
raid made by Postoffice Inspector Barber
on the offices of J. c. Gavigan & Co, who
were stock selling agents for the Man
| haitian Real Estate Company. on August 10
Besides Miss Dugan there were indicted
| Heron Bayley, formerly president Of the
| Manhattan company, J. c. Gavigan, lrv-
| ing J. Isbell and George Pine. The last
! three were arrested at the time Of the raid
1 and were put under heavy bail. but Bsyley
! remained ar large. II was said that he
| left with Miss Dugan and that the au-
thorities were now trying TO cause their ar
rest.
II have come across many women who
I helped in fraudulent schemes" said In
spector Barber. but have never known
Of woman like Mary Dugan, who was the
brains Of the combination and directed
everything. The investigation Of the books
has shown that her scheme netted at least
$4,000 for her and her associates
The Witch of High Finance.
| The witch OF high finance was described
| BY postoffice inspectors as an attractive
woman OF about thirty years, always rich
/ " dressed, confident and a convincing
| talker. She was said to have come from
| Canada ten years ago, and after working
/ in Boston for a year as a stenographer
| she came 10 this city 10 try her fortune In
/ business. She started a real estate Office
/ al No. West ll6th street but wealth
was not coming her way. and she decided
70 go 10 Goldhelds, New, at the time OF
I the craze.
/ II was there. the inspectors said, that she
( met Heron Bayley, who had come from
/ Salt Lake City, also in pursuit Of easy
wealth They made some money and came
|
Manhattan Real Estate Company Of which
: Bslyey was made president. though
Miss Dugan. as secretary and treasurer
conducted all of the business. No inter
view was ever granted without her pres
ence and all details OF business had to be
submitted to her.
Bayley and Miss Dugan retired from the
Manhattan company early this year and
7 Gavigan continued the business. The day
before the raid on Gavigsn & 60. Miss
Dugan and Bayey left their Office in the
9Ionouth Building saying that they vere
going on an automobile trip to Chicago.
Disappears from New City.
The postofice inspectors traced them n
New City Rockland County. n. T. where
they said. the fugitives spent several week.
in October but they could not he traced
after that.
According TO the inspectors. Bsyley has
wife and two children. Miss Dugan lived
in an apartment at No. 2N West 1lOtr
street and g. A. Dugan. whose descrip-