The Washington times., 1921-06-04
GIRL DECOY FAILS
TO TRAP GUIDE IN
,ST|LLMAN CASE
Beauvais Sees Bankers Hand
In Advances Made to Him
BY Mystery charmer.
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10 frame some one. she mas plenty
Of diamonds to pawn II she really Is
short of funds"
The woman appeared at the cash
lor's desk of the hotel last Monday
and attempted to cash a 5000 draft on
the Second National Bank OF New
York. When informed by Beauvsis
that Stillman Is a director of that
sank. she replied!
We'll, this Is not Jimmy's money
hat I'm using. You don't quite think
anyway that / would go on the stand
asa inst you, do you? Why. look at
me. I'm too frail to stand the re-
marks those lawyers would make.
I really am Just lonely and IKE you
20 much. Fred. That's why I'm SO
persistent. You are too suspicious"
HOME IN CLEVELAND.
The alleged fraudulent Bessie
Love" is Ave feet four inches tall, has
bright golden brown hair. brown
eyes, and Is slender. She has a small
scar above her left eye and a small
scar on her left forearm. She de-
clares her home is in Cleveland when
she Is not working in pictures in Los
Angeles.
This correspondent today came into
temporary possession of semi
ing letters signed Bessie Love-" and
addressed to Fred Beauvais. The
text OF one of them follows:
"CsIled many time Mt your home
and also office. but without any
luck. l hope yo1 receive this note.
III SO. meet me Monday at . o'clock,
Hotel Windsor, in lobby. I'll sure
he there and please try. II you
are not there. that In, should busl-
49,
at that time and have them page
me-"
This letter was dated Friday, 1920
.. m, and was written on May 26
IL continued:
"Csn make the engagement later.
but should you not meet me there
OF call me or Ieavev NO note ut
desk, then 4 shall know you don't
care to meet me. Otherwise I nm
waiting TO see you there at 9 In
the lobby"
WOULD WEAR FLOWERS.
Up to the writing of this letter, the
second penned by the seTr-represented
Bessie Love-" Beauvais had not met
the woman he thinks was charmer
sent by Stillman to try to lure him
from his code of moral conduct. The
letter goes on:
"Just look for pair of brown
eyes and light hair. Don't know
Just what I'll wear, rs that would
he hard TO shy so far ahead, but
anyway, I shnn't forget the flowers
SO you will know mr.. here Is
hoping to meet you on said date
The letter closes with reminder
Ibout Windsor Hotel. 8 Monday"
and two roughly-executed pen pic
~ Lob 10
represent herself and the other
Beauvais. She added a postscript
which read:
suppose you think me a little
nirt, bat, honestIy I sm not. just
lonesome, so forgive me- please"
Owing to the fact that Beauvais
interrupted the perusal of missives
on his desk, the first letter cannot
re recalled verbatim by the CORE
'opndent, but II contained some semi
endearing phrases.
ATTRACTED BY SUIT.
1t recounted how the mythical
Bessie Love" had read of his con-
nection with the Stillman divorce
drama and how the woman was
drawn" to his picture and how she
admired his bravery and code of
living.
The first letter asking permission
to see Beauvais came two days after
the woman arrived at the hotel on
May Is. last Beauvais, who has re-
ceiVed hundreds of mash notes, and
nut" letters from long distance ad-
mirers. prepared TO basket the mis-
sive together with others. when he
noted the signature Miss Bessie Love-"
and re-read references to her pur-
ported place in the film world.
She declared in her first letter she
had a contract with Fox Films and
had recently returned from abroad
an operation for appendi-
citis.
TO the woman of mystery. watched
her in the hotel and saw her talk
10 two tall men supposed to be
American financiers. He then learn
cd that she had been residing on
Bishop street in a rooming house.
Beauvais learned that she had as,
sumed another name there, and to-
day the reporter called at the adj
dress in question and obtained this
version from a woman acquainted
with the pseudo Bessie Love"
That's not Bessie Love. She
was here after she left the hotel
and said she was being followed.
She added that her husband. a Mr..
(and she mentioned a name) would
pay the bill at the hotel"
GUIDE A CLEVER sLEUTH.
II is theory entertained by
Beauvais that the woman, in ample
funds as denoted by her possession
u the six hundred dollar draft and
FOUR large stones, three of which
ire described as diamond solitaires
of unusual luster, endeavored to
plead poverty to set a trap for him.
"she then hoped that would
pay her hotel NbiII md that this
would he used rs an Indication
that cared for her greatly and
that I shared an apartment in the
hotel with her"
Demonstrating Beauvais' method OF
down clues In the case. this
reporter, hidden in a bathroom in, the
hotel and on the floor. where the
woman of mystery recently had an
apartment heard him quizzing the
housekeeper. The latter said to Raau-
vais in response to many questions.