New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
COURTS IRE REUSED
|. BY DANGEROUS WOMAN
Geraldine Wingate Fails to Ap-
pear in Appeal of Man She
Sent TO Jail.
HER STORY PROVED FALSE
Prosecutor Finds Woman Was
Not Agent of U. S. Secret
Service-Has Had
Weird Career.

Geraldine Wingate. who maintained
she was white slave" investigator
and an agent Of the United States Secret
Service. was not on hand yesterday when
the appeal of Joseph Raho. whom she
had sent to the Workhouse for insulting
her on the street came up before Judge
Swami in General Sessions. Judge Swami
said he would withhold his decision until
Tuesday. and if Miss Wingate did not
appear then he would send deputy
sheriff for her. He suspected she was
dangerous woman. he declared.
Tho appeal was not contested hy James
r. REYNOLDS. Assistant District Attorney.
He said he had found Miss Wingate was
not connected with the secret service
and that he believed there was merit In
the grounds on which the appeal was
taken. Mr. Reynolds has been told that
Miss Wingate invited insults and that
on May :. when she had Raho arrested
she attempted To bring about another ar
rest for the same offence.
The name Of Mrs. ". X. vanderbilt
was brought in 10y Emil Fuchs counsel
for Raho. and by Judge Swami. Ihere
is some reason TO believe. Judge Swami
said. that Mrs Vanderbilt was deceived
by Hiss Wingate and her credentials.
Mr. Fuchs asserted he found at NO. 70
I Broadway. which Miss Wingate said was
the home Of the Winchester Club. with
which she was connected, that Miss Win
/ gate had desk room with Miss S /. Hor-
rigan. a public stenographer.
When Miss Horrigan asked the secret
service agent for money owed for steno-
graphic work Miss Wingate replied. with
wave OF her hand: ION. Mrs Wander
| but is responsible FOR my bills fou
needn't worry
So far as Mr. Reynolds could learn
Miss Wingate's only imposition on MIS-.
Vanderbilt was that she was cared for
at home I'm East 5Oth street which IS
supported by Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Ada Miller whose real name Is said 70
be Anna Rosenberg, the girl who was
with Miss Wingatc when Raho was locked
Up. declared while walking with her Miss
Wingate had followed several men and
| that she was talking quietly with Iiaho
when the white slave investigator LEFT
them and came back with a policeman.
whom she directed to lock UP Raho forth
with.
She showed the policeman. Ada Miller
said. a card bearing the name Of the
winchester club. Of No :o5 Broadway.
IAN organization FOR the extension OF So
cial rights" II was not until she told
the policeman about her work among
tho white slaves" Ada said. that he
consented 10 arrest the man.
Mrs. Barnett. who IS IN charge o. a
shelter for girls recently discharged from
institutions. al 30. 81 West 10th street
told Mr. Fuchs Miss Winsate had taken
Ada in charge al her house. Mrs. Bar
nett said she believed Miss Wlngate TO be
social worker" and that she had taken
charge OF several girls for her
Judge Swami intends 90 investigate the
matter thoroughly. II Miss Wingate does
not appear Tuesday he will send for her.
| He wants her 10 explain the testimony
| she gave before Magistrate Krotcl upon
which Raho was sent 10 the Workhouse
4
| for thirty DAYS. and also 10 explain the
/ assertions made that she was in the habit
of attempting 10 put men into a position
vhere she could demand their arrest
Geraldine Wiugste first came into pub
lie print last year as the self-announced
! editor OF The Historical Sufragette'
and because Of her alleged failure to meet
her board bills in Chicago. New York and
other cities II also was charged that
the Young woman had passed several
worthless checks. In time ~ stress II was
her practice 10 suddenly disappear.
| In November Of last year the follow
ing frank statement IS said 10 have been
made by her:
81 am a crook. II is true. admit IT.
Put | am crook simply because c!rcum-
stances made me So | was in the hands
NJ a band Of apparently reputable society
women swindors for almost two years.
and ! had to do their bidding In order