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victim's family.
At this point the terrified victim
would respond with the necessary
funeral expenses" Shortly thereaf.
Ter, the supposed nurse Of the suppos-
ID dead woman would bob up with q
bill for her services ~ nurse to the
dead" woman, during her final III.
ness; that unless her bill VISA paid i'm
an expose would follow. The
bill was usually paid.
Then the last and ANAL touch" was
said to have been made by the sup.
posed husband. In al, four instances,
the woman 10 said to have played re-
spectively the role Of dead" woman,
sister, nurse and husband.
So far as is known, the woman
worked without confederate. She is
about $50 years Of age. She has a
brother, living in Columbus, on the
West Side, who was called before the
Saturday morning, but he
knew nothing about the alleged oper-
atiOns Of his sister.
Mrs. Boutwell,, as she is now known,
Is said by postal authorities to be q
former wife Of the notorious horse
thief, Reynolds. who, with partner
named Simpson swept over Ohio sew.
eral years ago, stealing horses and
selling them in Indiana. The pair
were confined in the Indiana peniten-
tiary at Michigan City and Reynolds
is still serving his sentence there.
Her operations were reported to the
postoffice department several months
ago and postofice Inspectors imme-
diately went on her trail. She was To-
Gated in Detroit last Saturday, but
eluded the inspectors and came to To
ledo. From Toledo sne Is said to have
returned to Columbus. about the time
the inspectors were ready to arrest
her she went to Delaware with Both
well, where she was finally arrested.
She was brought back to Columbus
Saturday morning and lodged in the
city prison, to await her arraignment
before Commissioner johnson. 1t is
said she has been married several
times, one of her husbands being a
man named Laferre.
Although the postoffice department
is in possession Of the names Of a
number Of the woman's victims, they
will not reveal them. The specific
charge against the woman is said to
be on complaint OF q South Bend sa.
who is reputed to be worth
100000. The case will be tried In
Columbus in the federal court.
At 1880 Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Boutwell, was brought to the ofiices
Of the United States Commissioner
johnson. In the Harrison building. for
a hearing. She was accompanied by
Attorney Edward Tanner, who had
been retained by Mrs. Bothwells
friends, to defend her, Deputy United
States Marshall AL Bauer and Postof'
fice Inspector Robinson, who caused
her arrest.
Owing to the absence OF witnesses
the hearing was postponed until
Thursday afternoon, March 81. Upon
being arraigned, she pleaded not gull
ty and was held in $1,000 bond, which
she was unable to furnish.
She was brought back to the city
prison and placed in n cell. Dressed
In a cheap fur coat. shoes which were
worn and a black hemp hat, she pre-
sented bedraggled and woetul ap
pearance. Upon being asked how
many husbands she had. she replied
"Why 60 back to the cradle? M,
past history isn't Of Importance to the
public" She complained Of having ,
severe headache and for the mos
part, while the papers were beint
drawn up, buried her head in hel
hands. She did not appear to be inter
ested In the proceedings.
The specific charge which she faces
is violation of Section 215 OF the
United States criminal code, which re
lates to devise scheme to defraud thu
United States. and Edward H. Freder
ickson by the aid and use of th'
United States mails. This Is mo-
blackmail
The penalty for conviction Is no
more than $1,000 fine or five years i'm
prisonment, or both.
The specific instance which wal
us ed in the affidavit was letter which
was purported to have been sent b!
her to Edward H. Frederickson. Soutl
Bend, Ind. 1t was written Februar!
"A, 1918. Only parts Of 1t are show
In the affidavit. II received lette
today from that nurse. must ge
home this week at once. Yours truly
Anna williams. General Del. If yo'
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