The Detroit times., 1913-03-21
Forced to Confess Identity,
Woman Says She Is Mrs.
AS. Northrup Z
PERSISTS SHE Is EN-
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER
Society Women ThrOng Dra-
matte Observation-Disclosures
Wife of l.. =. Attorney


attending church, confessed her idcn-
tity YESTERDAY in jefferson Market
court.
She said she Is Mrs Alfred >.
Northrup. wife OF government law
yer III Washington and that he maiden
name was Fennel She explained that
\ she used "Fitzhugh." as that was the
name OF her first husband.
When arraigned OH Tuesday she
said that her father was a prominent
Confederate general IN Pensacola
FLA. In response to inquiries made In
that city Ii was stated that she was
probably the daughter of General r.. A.
Perry, formerly governor Of Florida,
and that she had married one Conrad
Strong, prominent business man OF
Pensacola II was further stated shat
she was known socially, and was the
sister OF Mrs Charles b. Parkhill
whose husband was a member at one
time OF the supreme coArt OF Florida
and now a leading attorney In Tampa
AS the woman took the stand yes
terday the courtroom was packed Ia
standing with fashionaOly dressed PEG
pie, while numerous lawyers of the
highest standing in New York CITY,
representing possible victims Of the
woman, occupied the first and second
rows Outside the door long line OF
taxicabs and automobiles were lined
up against the curb and Anthony
Comstock assembled the bench with
Magistrate Freschi, An attentive lis
tener TO the case as IL progressed.
The scene was most dramatic. and
the spectators were keyed up TO a
pitch OF excitement and expectation
rarely witnessed III any court.
AS the day wore on and the woman.
who the police say, is either mentally
unbalanced or one OF the cleverest
re CUES they have yet had TO deal WITH,
calmly evaded the pertinent questions
OF Assistant Distr I Attorney Dickn-
son, by giving irrelevant answers, the
Judge ordered the courtroom locked
and announced that he would remain
on the bench all night IL necessary 70
get AT the truth
With slow and manifest delibci a
ton, the young woman refuse dto com
mi, herself beyond telling so unbeliev'
able q story that the magistrate sud
denly rose and said:
This defendants attitude cannot he
tolerated any longer. Her story Is ia:
too fiimsy and improb"ble to believe.
I shall remand her back to jail for Il
further hearing on Friday morning
and shall hold her in $1,000 bail. The
only bail that will consider. how
ever. will be real estate.
When the case opened. Detective
Henry p OswOld testified 10 his talk
with the woman. He said Mrs. Fitz-
hugh took him 10 St bartholomew 8
church and showed him whore she had
hidden the bag. valued at $500 under
one OF the pews. II had been stolen
from Mrs Dorothy Fiske, wife at Hai-
vey Fiske the banker, bur when the
detective returned ii To her she re-
fused To press the charge against Mrs
Fitzhugh and Immediately left the
Jurisdiction OF the court, going 10
Atlantic City. where he was unable 10
reach her with a summons to court as
complainant.
AT this point Magistrate Freschi ar
nounced that despite the overWheini'
ing circunstantial evidence against
the defendant, he could not hold her
On the larceny charge any longer as
Mrs Fiske had not appeared TO make
any complaint She was dischai Sed.
hut Immediately re-arraigned on a
charge of yagrancy, and took the
In ANSWER to the Interrogation as 70
where she was born she said:
"I was born in Richmond. Virginia,
IN 1886. I went 10 a Catholic convent
there. but ran away when ! was siE-
teen years old. Then went 10 Wash
ington and married Randolph Fit2-
hugh
I'VE were freed and | married Al
in Enhriipry
tAfter living together fort two months
7 left him, and came to New York.
where I'm December OF 1871 my taby
boy was born. Ny husband has sent
me money from time TO time. but
have had To depend on relatives aud
friends mostly for my maintenance.
The last money he sent me came on
March & through his lawyer, Joseph
Solomon. of Washington"
Judge Freschi then took her In
charge and tried to make her say how
she lived. what IL cost her and where
she got the money, but she parried
every question until the court threat.
cned TO deal with her harshly IL she
did not reply.
Continuing, she said.
"I have never kept an account of
money received or spent but EN-
ployed maid and paid $35 week FOR
my apartments at various hotels In
this city and others.
Assistant District Attorney Dickin
son introduced a notebook, which she
Identified as having written In, and
Yhich contained daily entry o. sums
rangine from 81 20 $3.50 & day received
bv her. She denied having received
his money. and explained that mye
,erious man. whose name she would
rot divulgc. had asked her each day e.
set down certain sum. but he would
not explain his reason for the request
When asked how she came into pos
session Of Mrs Fishes gold lag she
replied
81 vas in the WaldorfAstoria hav
iYg lunch. | had occasion 20 go To the
aides retiring room, and left my fuI
nuff on a chair. I'm the mum ! had g
silver purse containing s2l. When
returned | found that some one hac
taken my purse and money and placed
the gold mesh bag there In It's place
The next day | read of its loss ny Mrs
Fiske. and carried II TO st. Iiartho,o
news church, where | laid II in pew
, thinking she would find IT,.
This reply amazed the court, and
s'te was told thar perjury was q seri
ous crime. and TO he careful. Although
|, rsoss.examined an hour on this poin
';he woman chung TO her story.