A Swindling "Young Lady."

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5651, 9 October 1889, Page 3

A Swindling "Young Lady."

Swindles—especially of the peculiar kind of which we are about to write—arc not very often perpetrated in Melbourne by women (eaye the Melbourne Telegraph), particularly very young women, who have, by their apparent innocence, won the confidence of people, mul co■irtt-quenlly the detectives enjoy rather an immunity from enquiries into such casw. They mo generally engaged in tracing levantera from the commeroiaf world, and offenders of that ilk, but occasionally they are called upon to " truce" ouo of the " fair" .swindlers referred to, and upon such a ono they have now been engaged for a little more thun a week with bat a small mea.-uro of success, for her flight seems to hart) been as cleverly effected as were her swindles from prominent business people in the city. She has been known by the euphonious name of ••miss Musicker," and in»aid to be scarcely 20 yearn of aire, and of petite and pleasing appearance. The names on which she has Vtraded moat-by giving cheques -are those Of Messrs M'Farlane and Son, who have for many years been established lnbusine*. as jewellers and watchmakers in Elizabeth street between Little Bourke and Loimdalo .treeta Many months ago, it would appear, "he, through one ofjKr M'Farlanc'e daughters obtained a situation in that establishment, and whilst acting as an aawstant in the sale of goods was a model of prowifitv Sho left, and was next seen at a fruiterer's shop, higher up the same street, keot by a young Groek named Lucas Ho states that aho came to him in answer to an advertisement, and that whilst «he waned in his fruit shop and refreshment saloon Sβ was outwardly as prud,nt as a girl "' id bo Four or five weeks ago eho left, «Tffave it out that she was about to bo married, but did not disclose anything t.!r\h,'r Next eho appeared at the drapery faWUWnt of Mr Prisk (late G. S. M?«l£d Co.). corner of BurkeVnd Russell *£?£and with much disnlay.selccted a Sntityof goods and tendered a cheque aii/ned " C M'Farlane and &on. Iho Linwalker referred her to Mr Prisk, hut £wasnotto *a stated with f leeree of confidence that quite disarmed »ny suspicion that there might have been. tbJt «he P " was Mrs. McFarlane, jun." and ivZt "the "oods were wanted at once," so SfcbequVSa- accepted, and she hailed a t an A drove off with them ostensibly ■ ..what ruffled in mind that there snould " been X disinclination on tfarir partto • X ''ncr husband's cheque." The worthi <. nf the checiuo was soon discovered IeSSMrl eSS Mr Prik but not "Mrs. M'Farlane, afia?Mi?M-ieker » Next «he .ppea» ut alias »» , at , ery establishment in BotirkeT / yl l and TJn at the shop of Mr. Hilton. attest, and { Arw { dc . .. Don - tyou jasooer, » b icd t0 Mr . Hilton. -'1 am " Mr. Hilton did no. know to his recollection the time l «« b f "mother kept a boarding-house in H Sn -Itreot * «.l L foot that her mother, vXα th. victim of many yioiwtudM been compelled to leave v httlo - M' debt But now, *he eoutinuwl, she ,U hl „ of some note, under an WM % tame (for propriety sake), and at ffTl'xaX Theatre. Renumbering tho the A had, now bhe was enjoying old score 8 ; 0 J" a, colno to pay it. and a good *» I «l f ue which tho tradeepreeeuted a J lo]isuref and as man aootpreu victims aU the oth«t ta J tQ her Iv did 7nl a lbe remarked that several of the parting, ehe ie theatres were aotree.ee at the one utt erly Alex Ldra with whom jTwft TM& got «. the trail, and • man S?n the sUon, and it whs ascertained ITI hS go- to , villa in a secluded * uf tho rear of the tramway oiigme3 pot *t™\™ sy dn ey road. There Mr W% aUuntant wont. Tho door was Prlß kj acooun ke but she Ldd 0I) a 'T *?ll w?-, wWol". it was afterwards large flaxen ww e . invariabl .lwitued torn _the >»f£ „ atld sefcuro iaher ■wore when . d tho accountant, ■afairui* * h ° " ol o^t tt retreat. He was, w bo was fain *> »*" £f the gir i' e identity. in faot, not confident of tn. o fiut. not lotg atttr { J t , vUlll ; aw the Uoy d the owyy; coking man hurry girl and a young q <,ut and They have not greatly agitated «™ h the detectives been seen since, e n«iuiries everyS lll iB out to the villa, which isun, o a tives went out: m- w , ner « s duphterrace, and by tjeeui « Tbe Aht oate key« gained an c tablo aßt onißhed The birds had were cake, *nut, *" Jves j uit prior to been thus re B abn|: tUcrn whic their flight. Th«e wtr >MJ » MueiokWi " had been obtained by obtainud from v hag ■RTUDSWiok trades people. * bo