Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Buda Godman (née Helen Julia Godman; 4 December 1888 — 1944) was an American actress, singer. From 1907 to 1910, she was married to the popular songwriter and music publisher Tell Taylor. But six years after Taylor divorced her, Godman was arrested and convicted for participating in a scheme to blackmail a wealthy business executive widower. Godman attempted a scheme, known as a "badger game," of framing a victim in an embarrassing and illegal situation that resulted in a staged arrest by fake law enforcement officials. Godman, who was strikingly beautiful, posed as an unmarried woman being held against her will in a hotel room across state lines, which, if true, would have been a violation of the Mann Act. The ensuing fake arrest went awry when the victim, a prominent and wealthy widower, reported the incident to authorities. In 1932, at the trough of The Great Depression, Godman, under the name of Helen Smith, was convicted for grand larceny and sentenced to prison in New York.Published stories about her crimes have not been romanticized. But her legendary beauty, social status, schooling, and perceived well-being and economic means, and financial support of family and friends that included Charles A. Stoneham had been the impetus for public intrigue, and, in some cases, served to minimize vilification. In the 1916 trial, she portrayed herself an innocent pawn in the scheme.. }
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- Buda_Godman abstract "Buda Godman (née Helen Julia Godman; 4 December 1888 — 1944) was an American actress, singer. From 1907 to 1910, she was married to the popular songwriter and music publisher Tell Taylor. But six years after Taylor divorced her, Godman was arrested and convicted for participating in a scheme to blackmail a wealthy business executive widower. Godman attempted a scheme, known as a "badger game," of framing a victim in an embarrassing and illegal situation that resulted in a staged arrest by fake law enforcement officials. Godman, who was strikingly beautiful, posed as an unmarried woman being held against her will in a hotel room across state lines, which, if true, would have been a violation of the Mann Act. The ensuing fake arrest went awry when the victim, a prominent and wealthy widower, reported the incident to authorities. In 1932, at the trough of The Great Depression, Godman, under the name of Helen Smith, was convicted for grand larceny and sentenced to prison in New York.Published stories about her crimes have not been romanticized. But her legendary beauty, social status, schooling, and perceived well-being and economic means, and financial support of family and friends that included Charles A. Stoneham had been the impetus for public intrigue, and, in some cases, served to minimize vilification. In the 1916 trial, she portrayed herself an innocent pawn in the scheme.".