On the strength of a fraudulent cheque, she managed to persuade Mrs Hales to lend her 55 sovereigns and a five-pound note before disappearing. They placed a wanted notice in the Police Gazette for Miss Watts, otherwise known as Lady Montague or Miss Prince. Some weeks later, as Lady Montague, she took lodgings with a Mrs Pendry near Uxbridge, whom she induced to supply her with board, clothing and money. Shortly before their visit to Basingstoke, Lady Montague reappeared in Overton and gave Mrs Tolfree a small sum, promising to call again in a few days and pay the rest of the money she owed. On 30 March Lady Montague and Mrs Pendry travelled to Basingstoke.