The New York Times
September 14, 1897

DEFRAUDED ENGLISH LADIES. 

J. H. I. Cruickshank Remanded Without Bail in London

LONDON, Sept. 13. - At Bow Street Police Court today J. H. I. Cruickshank was remanded without bail on the charge of de­frauding Lady Randolph Churchill and her the sum of £1,550, ($7.750.) and with defraud­ing other women out of sums varying from £100 ($500), to £3,600, ($18.000.) The frauds charged against the prisoner total up £10,­000, ($50.000.) The prisoner described himself as "Cap­tain" Cruickshank, and promised the women immense profits on investments in an alleged American railroad syndicate, a Ha­vana cigar syndIcate, and a Sultana min­ing syndicate, all of which are believed to be mythical. 

The New York Times
September 28, 1897

POINT FOR CAPT. CRUICKSHANK.

Mrs. Frewen Admits She Told Him  Her Family Were All Great Gamblers.

LONDON, Sept. 27. - At Bow Street Police Court to-day "Captain" 'J. H. I. Cruickshank was again arraigned on remand, charged with defrauding Lady Randolph Churchill and her sisters, Mrs. Moreton Frewen and Mrs. Leslie, out of the sum of $7,750, and with defrauding other women out of sums varying from $500 to $18,000, the whole amount totalling up about $50,OOO.

Sir George Lewls, representing Lady Randolph Churchill and others, announced that the Public Proseutor had taken up the case and had requested him to conduct the prosecution for the Treasury Department.

Mrs. Moreton Frewen was called as a witness and testified to a conversation which she had with the Hon. Arthur Cadogan, brother of Earl Cadogan, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who is said to have introduced some of the complainants to "Captain" Crulckshank. This conversation, Mrs. Frewen said, was in regard to a syndicate formed to construct a branch line to connect two rail roads in America and promises were held out whIch induced her to make investments.

Upon cross-examination, the witness admitted saying to "Captain" Cruickshank: :You know all our family are great gamblers, and If the speculation comes off we shall be delighted, and If it does not you will never hear an unkind word from us."

The defense proposed to read a letter written by Lady Randolph Churchill to Cruickshank, but the reading was postponed until Lady Randolph testifies.

Upon re-examination, Mrs. Moreton Frewen said the Hon. Arthur Cadogan had not told her Cruickshank was an undischarged bankrupt with debts amounting to $60,000. Eventually the prisoner was again remanded.

The New York Times
October 5, 1897

CRUICKSHANK IN MORE TROUBLE

Sir George Lewis to Prefer a Charge of Perjury in London.

LONDON, Oct. 4. -" Capt." J. H. I. Cruickshank was once more remanded, at Bow Street Police Court, to-day on the charge of defrauding Lady Randolph Churchill and her sisters, Mrs. Moreton Frewen and Mrs. Leslie, out of the sum of $7,750, and with defrauding other women out of various sums of money, the whole amount totalling up about $50,000. The evidence to-day showed that part of Lady Randolph Churchill's money ($4,000 in all) was paid by the prisoner to the prosecutors in a recent action brought against him, whereas Cruickshank swore the money was expended In travelling between London, Paris, and New York in promoting the railway syndicate the ladles were asked to invest in.

Sir George Lewis, who represents Lady Randolph Churchill and others, and who was requested by the Public Prosecutor to conduct the prosecution for the Treasury Department, announced that he would prefer a charge of perjury against the prisoner.

The New York Times
November 26, 1897

EIGHT YEARS FOR CRUICKSHANK.

Man Who Swindled Lady Randolph Churchill and Otbers Pleads Guilty.

LONDON, Nov. 25. - At the Central Criminal Court here to-day "Captain" James Henry Irvine Cruikshank, who on Oct. 26 last was committed for trial on the charge of obtaining about $50,OOO from a number of ladies, including Lady Randolph Churchill and her Sisters, by false pretenses, pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him and was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude.