Cassie Chadwick
1857–1907Cassie Chadwick posed as a shipping heiress with a forged introduction and bogus check, acquiring $10,000 in goods before the scheme collapsed.
Particulars
Cassie Chadwick, then known as Elizabeth Bigley, posed in Toronto as Elizabeth Cunard of the wealthy shipping family. A forged letter of introduction and a bogus check helped her acquire $10,000 in goods on credit before the scheme collapsed and she fled.
In 1879 she faced trial for passing forged promissory notes, which she supplemented with a calling card reading “Miss Bigley, Heiress to $15,000.” Her lawyers used an insanity defense, and the jury found her not guilty.
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