Episode 85

Episode 85 | The Countess of Creative Accounting | Nov. 5, 2025 | 30:00

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

A gaslight gang counterfeits 1800s New York.

Hosts

Greg Caputo

Maria Raha

Jason Schell

Topics

• This week’s headline: Law and Crime, Oceanside, California, Oct. 9, 2024

• Mabel Parker

• James Parker

• Detective Sergeant Peabody

• Queen of forgers

Additional Resources

• Eds., The New York Times. “Woman Held as Head of Band of Forgers,” The New York Times. Aug. 16, 1903, page 1.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Remanded,” The New York Times. Aug. 17, 1903, page 10.

  Eds. “Smiles Over Forgeries,” The New York Times. Aug. 18, 1903, page 3. 

  Eds. “Calls Upon Forger Queen,” The New York Times. Aug. 25, 1903, page 14.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker is Believed Insane,” The Evening World. Sept. 16, 1903, page 1.

  Eds. “‘Forger Queen’ Reports Her Trial,” The Evening World. Dec. 11, 1903, page 2.

  Eds. “Girl Forger Now Fears Conviction,” The Evening World. Dec. 12, 1903, page 4.

  Eds. “Tell of Woman’s Forgery,” The New York Times. Dec. 12, 1903, page 6.

  Eds. “Parker Says He Was the Forger,” The Evening World. Dec. 14, 1903, page 2.

  Eds. “I’m the Forger, He Says,” New-York Tribune. Dec. 15, 1903, page 9.

  Eds. “Girl Forger’s Jury Disagrees,” The Evening World. Dec. 16, 1903, page 1.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker’s Own Story,” New York Herald. Dec. 16, 1903, page 5.

  Eds. “Mrs. Parker to be Retired,” New York Herald. Dec. 17, 1903, page 8.

  Eds. “Parker Jury Disagrees,” New-York Tribune. Dec. 17, 1903, page 5.

  Eds. “Favors Mabel Parker,” New-York Tribune. Jan. 26, 1904, page 14. 

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Doesn’t Care for Bearded Men,” The Evening World. Jan. 26, 1904, page 2.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Tried Again,” The New York Times. Jan. 26, 1904, page 6.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Burned Checks,” The Evening World. Jan. 27, 1904, page 2.

  Eds. “Says Mabel Parker Forged Check Names,” The New York Times. Jan. 27, 1904, page 5.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker’s Trial,” The New York Times. Jan. 28, 1904, page 7.

  Eds. “Tilt at the Trial of Forger Queen,” The Evening World. Jan. 28, 1904, page 1.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker’s Case with Jury,” The Evening World. Jan. 29, 1904, page 1.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Denies All,” The New York Times. Jan 29, 1904, page 6.

  Eds. “Mabel Parker Sentenced,” The New York Times. Jan. 30, 1904, page 1.

  Eds. “Parker Woman Guilty,” New-York Tribune. Jan. 30, 1904, page 1.

  Eds., “Woman Forger Gets a Chance,” New York Herald. Jan. 30, 1904, page 1.