The evening world. Newspaper, June 10, 1904, Page 2

as . BY 5 © pands clasped in his lap. His {rame quivered with excitement at times, and ha A. Yes, I always aid your occupation? A. A manufacturer of plate glas ‘i eighty-three years old. I was born you know the defendant, Hannah Eline? A. Yes. hor? A. I don’t remember. It waa when the volunteer firemen canic @ Do Q@ When aid you first meet Q. When? A. Oh, long ago. from @an_ Francisco. Can you tell us within t know. ; f ‘@) (By the Court) Is it ten fifteen or twonty yours? A. 1 don't know. @. You sald you firet met her {n a disorderly house in West Twenty- | poventh street? A. Yes. @ You have supported her during the last ten gave her largo sume of money. jong after you frst met her Bde sdverticed about a rheamatiem cure. Q. Any name on that advertisement? A. No, but pame-woman, @. When was that? A. Within ten years. @ You have met her frequently since? Your relations have been more than that of a massage pationt? A. I don’t know. Q. The fact is she has been your mistress? A. I don't know. ‘ @. “You have been on most friendly relations with her? A. Yes, very ) \¢riendly. 4 Q..Have you not given her hundreds of thousands of dollars within the Inst ten years? A. 1 don’t know. MRS. ELIAS GLARED AT HIM. ‘Mr. Piatt eat cross-legged in the witness chair, ten yetra of when you met this woman? A. | | yearn? A. I don't know. I id you seo her? A. I don't know. | 1 found it was the { with bis thin, bony Zi his deep eyes blinked when no made an effort to recell dates and events. © Mrs. Elias sat with clasped hands besiae her counsel and glared at the old He tried to avoid her looks. Do you remember beginning an action in the Supreme Court? A. T don't know. Q. Do you know what a national law 18? A. Yes. Q. Did you start an action aginst Mrs, Wilas? At authorised my law- yer to begin an action Q. You had to sign papers then? A. Yes. @. You had to swear to certain facts? A. I don't know. . “Go easy with him, Mr. Rand,” admonished the Court. "Yes, Judge, 1 will treat him easy,” replied the Assistant District-At- torney. . . Don't you recall signing papers ina civil case? A. 1 don't remember. .Q..1 ask’ you now, have you. since June, 1896, paid that woman more than $600,000?" A. 1 can’t remember the sum Mr. Rand produced a memoranda, which specified the amount, but this | Mr. Platt refused to recognize. Q. (By the Court) Did you keep memoranda when you paid her money? HE PAID HER SOMETHING. @. Did you pay her anything last May? paying her something. Q. How much? | don't know. Q: Did you go to her house? A. You @, Where? A. Lenox avenue. Q. Bhe told you sho was about to be sued? Pintt then asked Mr. Rand to read the newspaper clipping. “] don't care to read the newspayer clipping.” said Mr. Rand. ‘I want $0 get AN) the! facts from you.” sro Q. Did you start a civil sult against this woman? A. Atk my lawyer T want'to talk with him. “No, I don't want to talk with your lawyer. whal) you know.” A. T have a recollection of YT want you to tell me The appearance of Mr Platt and his answers were pathetic. He was feedlé gna weak i @. id you start a civil suit againat this woman? A. Yea. Q. Did #ns say who was going (0 ane her? A, I believe whe Ald. @. Wasn't it a man named Matthews? A. Tt might have heen roimne- thing like that Q. Was it a Coctor who wan going to sue her? A. I don't remember. Q@. Was it a man named Dr. Kraft? A, Well, T wouldn't be sure shout th @. Did rhe osk you for any particnlar aum of monty? A. #he wanted $8,000 and then #2.500. [told her sho might as woll take it all at once | Q. Did she say that If che wax sued she would havo to testify as to] rélations with you? A. Yes. . MAGISTRATE. TO THE RESCUE. Q@. What were your relations with har? A Business relations: Q. What sort of business relations? Thore of a man and his mistress? Tae ola man looked appeaiingiy toward the Court. Maglatrace Ommen dame fo bis rence He wes not compelled ts answer,” Q. Tid she say anytiing aboot a man being in the other room who was MOing to sue and bring out he (acts about your relations with her, A. Yes, be shid there wasn man there, Q. Who iid sie say ? A Aman named Paly. Q. When you gove her this money did she promiss to shield you if fhe testificd in court? A. Yes. Q. Did she thresien you with cxposure If you did not give her the | money? A. Yes. Q. Were vou afraid she would expore you if you aid uot pay her? A, Yes; she sald the newspapers would get the story and then T wou'd be} ruined. Q. What did che say would hepren if you didn't pay her the money? A. She said that if the suit @of into the court the newspapers. would print | ft and my two mirricd daughters would hear cf my relations with her, SON-IN-LAW KNEW ABOUT 17 Q. Yeu Ener Sour son-in-law knew abort AL Yor *\ 1 Q. You had been down to eee a lawyer about giving up the &7,h007 ALT Gon't retember Q. You w 1 to Liberty atrest to ace your family lawyer, Mr ‘Chambers? A. Oh, yes Q. Ard your brother Isaac was with you? Q. That wor lant February? A. Yes Mra Rrnd harted the withess a copy of the somolaint in the eriminal ult and asked him to read the count which accusos the defendant of ex- tortion. @. You sweat to that? A. Yea A Yen, | Q Mid you give the $7.400 to her willingly? A. No. because t thougit T had to. She rd me that uniesa f Aid there would be trouble, Q. She told you that yefore? A. Yea * Q. Every time you gave her money A. Sometimom Q. Did you usually give {i to her willingly? A. Yea Q. (By the Court) How many times did ahe say Mr. Daly was in the | next room and demanded money? A. Half a dozen Mr, Rand dropped his questioning here and ‘had a few words with the Court. Mra. Flas nat at perfect anne and amiled half archly at the witness. Q. Did she ever come to your house? A. Once. Q. Did she ever send there for you? A. Yer Q. How often? A. J can't remember Q. Did yen ever try to part with her? part with her for good Q. Did you meet her later? Q. Did vou go to her house? A. Yes, she sent for me. Q. Why? A. Bhe fala eho was being sued again and that I wou'd have to pay the claim or my name would come out Q. Did you ever have any papers or letters from tile woman’ A Yes, many. Her lawyer came to me and said they were tmpowint and should not become public. I rave them to dim and he sald he would de- Btroy them. WAS AFRAID OF TROUBLE, Q. (By the Court) You testified that the reason you gave up the money was that you were afraid your name would come out in a Bult Again you said you were not afraid of her. Which is it? A, Well, T was afraid of trouble, A. Yes, last year T tried to A. Yes _THE, WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JONE 10, * Rug So SULLY CREDITORS MEET. ea Trustee re) N Cut Out This and. Use It Ata moving of the creditors of Dante J. Sully &@ Co, held thie afternoon tn the oMoen of Mucgrane Coxe, referer 10 hankruptey, David MH. bliller wae elected ¥ GOOD ; trustee ve a Salar eigity-alx clatmns ONLY | repreacnt!ng 82,936,56' jena panes fat Py rt Geter ene ap Metre Mr, Mins nas finns tected ON je For Evening World Readers. &s on |! counsel for the rity ereditors “ - annoy PAE ALLA AAR AAPL jatrenuous objections to the prefe | SAT.. 3° This Coupon will be accepted as an Admission SAT., | ns eahe. vollne aor les “Ne La JUNE 3 Ticket to George (. Tilyou’s Steeplechase Park at JUNE | Frente recelved thirty-eight votes tron |P11TH. 8 Coney Island, if presented at the gates on Satur- 11TH. | creditors, representing claimn for $07,114 ey day, June 11th. It is NOT GOOD on any other “ | peli @lection the meeting ad § day but SATURDAY, JUNE 11th. jou \JOHN R. PLATT, ALLEGED VICTIM OF MRS. ELIAS, WHO APPEARED IN COURT | Mr. Rand asked Mr, Warren If he could corroborate any of Mr. Platt’s tes- timony. Mr. Warren said he had no personal knowledge of his business. Then Mr. Osborné jumped up and said he would make Mr. Warren his witness, Q. (By Mr. Osborne)—Did Mr. Nanz give you any letters? A, I re- fuse to answer. Mr. Ostorne forced the issue, and Warren was obliged to answer. answered in the offirmative, Q. Will you present them? A. Yes, to the Magistrate. Q. For bie personal inspection? A. No, for the good of the case. Q. Did Mr. Nanz ever deliver you some letters? A. Yes. Q. Some of these were delivered by Mr. DeKraft? A. I refuse to an- ewer. Q. Did you get a letter signed by Mr, DsKraft? A. 1 refuse to an- ower. A Q. You know that the letter to Mr. DeKraft was to the effect that un- | less Mrs. Efiaa gave up certain sums of money the relations between Mr. | Flatt and Mrs, Elias would be exposed? A. No, sir. i Q. How long have you known of the relations of Mr. Platt and Mrs. | Elias? A. Only since last year. | Q You did not know whore the money ¢ame from to pay her lawyers? | A. No, sir, He a CASH BAIL PUT UP FOR RELEASE OF MRS. ELIAS. Thirty thousand dollars in cash bail was deposited at the City Chamber- lain'n office late this afternoon for Mrs, Hannah Elias. The money was taken to the City Chamberlain by James W. Osborne and Washington | Bratune, she lawyers for the negress, They carried in a small satchel, and ‘This frees Mrs. Blias at the conclusion of to-day's oxamination, so far as the criminal action is concerned, The lawyers had with Whem two other $10,000 bills, to be put up as ball in the clyll proceedings. they could not deposit this, as the civil order of arrest has ever been nerved | om thé woman. It was arranged between the lawyers and Deputy Sheriff Walgering that aome time during the afternoon the latter will serve the order of arrest on the negress, When thin technicality has heen disposed of | Mr. Osborne will deposit the other $20,000 with the Sheriff and Mrs. Elias will be free to go to her Central Park West residence or anywhore else she wiahes. . Mr. Osborne was asked who put up the bail vor the woman, He said that hin lips were sealed as to the identity of the friend who had come forward 80 Opportunely. “But,” he added, “the money was not put up by any other Interested pro- tector, Just eay that friends of Mrs. Elias cam. to her rescue.” Washington Brauns passed through Exchange place to Mr. Osborne's office in company with Augustus C. Nang. Mr. Brauns was carrying the satchel containing $50,000, He came direct from a bank. Mr. Nanz was Mrs. Blias's counsel at one tine. STATEMENT BY LAWYER WARREN, Lyman G. Warren, Platt's attorney, said to-day in regard to the state- mene of Augustus ©, Nanz yesterday that he introduced Warren to Mr. atts “Tt is true that Nanz did introduce me to Mr. Platt {n February, 1896. ‘At that time he was threatened by a Jefferson Market Court lawyer named King, who represented Matthew C. Davis, the husband of Mrs. Elias, Davis wanted ‘to sue for the alienation of his wife's affections and had gone #0 far as to have a suminons in the case served. I advised a settle- ment of the case and wo paid Davis $150. “1 met Mrs, Blias just twice and then through Nan: | ABANDONED INFANT FOUND. Baby Dead When Discovered. Pre-digested Food Lett Under Porch Nearly Freda Grant, Janitress at No, 412) Lanes acanues today. found hn is a wonderful help male child, probably one day old. under} ata the atairway near her door It was} crying feebly and was nearly dead trom| cold, The janitress took tt into the} house, wrapped it in a warm quilt and) “Quick Meal’ Q. What do you mean by trouble? A. That's just a general word Dy Mr. Platt was then excused trom the witness-stand. Lyma'@, Warren, ney for Mr. Platt, was then called to the stand. 4 x then summoned Patrolman Nilan, who! @ummoned an ambulance from the Ha lem Hoapital. Grape-Nuts years, He succeeded tn knocking out [Bob Kerng, of Kansas, who was sub- stituted Billy Devine. Deufase showed his old-time punch and was | Once I _repre- | Coupon To-Morrow. | THIS AFTERNOON. sented her with Nanz in a suing for $200. eW paid that. Once with Nanz on the way to court. Andrew H. Green she got $4,200. She M’CHESNEY GETS FIRST WORKOUT IN CHICAGO MoChesney after an absence of a year mude his appearance on the Chicago track at Harlem, and with hia old ¢x- ereise boy aboard was given a light gallop, and, breaking at the three-quar- ter pole, breeaed three-eighths in fraction over 0.43. He was feeling good and showed no signe of his long trip. He looks @ trifle drawn, however, but KERNS KNOCKED OUT BY DEUFSS PHILADELPHIA, June 10.—Ed Deus fans made his re-appearance in the ring last night after an absence of over two quite fast despite his long lay oft. | | was held by Magistrate Crane in $0 civil court proceedings, where ‘That w “As to money recently secured from Mr. $15,100 the day before Christmas, and that ROSE COCHLAN'S NARROW ESCAPE: Well-Known Actress Thrown from Her Cab on Way to Chi- | cago and Loses Contents of | a Theatre Trunk. ——— Roke Coghlon, the actress, had a nar-) r Broadway ist wanted in ewsgueet 02 Get the Habit, Go to contession to jetectives, 4 4 implicated Rosi tweaty- es x years old, of No, U7 nh ave. { fe, a young woman, ‘who Was arrested last night. The woman, handsom} Mast Oe with o caret And m halt Giamond set in a front tooth, made a vf . atrikine appearance in court to-day, She was lischargod by the Magistrate. 4 who sald there was no Apap eR gen eae DN LOST STOCK IN SUBWAY, Many Sharex Dropped by Person While Inspecting 28th St. Station. A férerai aiarn Was sdnt ott this afternoon from Police Headquarters for the owner of 2400 shares of miscel- lansous stock found in the subway eta- 279 Broadway. 47 Cortlandt St. 211 & 219 Sixth Ave. row ’tendipe from death thig aft@enoomllgininstres: and Dwenty-| fa cab in which she was riding belng| ‘Tho stock bore the name Mrs 125th St., Cor. Third Ave. overturned by a colllaion with a heavily) Latcctenny, | who | in all probapility dropped it while inspecting the eubwav loaded coal wagon. Miss Coghlan, who lives at the Bher- man, had just left her home and was being driven to the Erie ferry to take @ tratu to Chicago, where she will ap- pear in her sketch, She was late in leaving home and tnstructed the cab river to get to the ferry as quickly as possible. At Broadway and Forty-seventh street the cab collided with the coal wagon and Mies Coghlan was thrown to the ground, The oab horse was so badly hurt that it had to be shot, but Miss Coghlan escaped with a shaking Up. Miss Coghlan’s theatre trunk was on the top of the vehicle beside the driver and Sta contents were scattered to the four winds. Miss Coghlan quickly se- cured another cab and proceeded to the ferry with what part of her things that could be rescued MAN SHOP-LIFTER CAUGHT IN THE ACT Harry Harris, twenty: years old, who declared he was @ salesman, but who would not give his address, ‘ani who is said by the police to be a clever shoplifter with a record in Pnil- adelphia and other cities, was arraigned in Jefferson Market Court to-day, charged with stealing a valuable lace nedspread from a Sixth avenue depart- ment store. He walved examination and bail for trial Daniel D. Kash says he raw Harris appropriate a Renaissance spread val- ed at $82.50, and place It under his coat after giving @ flotitious order for goods, Kash called Central OMce De- tectives Rein and Becker, who were in and they arrested Harris. is was taken to Detective hé confessed to Inspector Headquarte! McClusky that he had taken various ar- ticles from the Gee including @ lace that Harris is under It ound, parole fr ‘Sessions. on & charge of stealing lverware from 2 © plumber was ‘as in her house for five minutes ‘as the Fifty-third street house. . Platt I will say that she got two days after the murder of got $16,000 during the month of May.” Iw under the care of his former owner | will no doubt soon round to. Mr. MoKnight will officiate as starter for the rest of the meoting in Chicago. It wae his maiden effort as a. full- fledged starter, but it Is needless to say that he made good, He has been Mr, Dwyer's assistant for a number of years. He wns formerly a fockey and understands the horses and jockeys, 80 he will no doubt be successful. from Kansas for the count, and after two minutes of the sixth and final round he succeeded In putting Kerna to sleep with a terrifle right to the point of the Jaw. Young Erne and Jimmy Devine | ‘wont through six fast and Interesting | rounds in the semi-wind up with honors in favor of Erne, he proving entirely too clever for Devine. oe WILLIAMS, TIGERS’ CAPTAIN. PRINCETON, N. J., June 10.—R. ©. Williams, of the class of 19, of Chicago has been elected captain of the Princes ton track team for the ensuing) year, He ja Princeton's best runner, having won the mile run in the Intercollegiate Kerna proved game but that was all; 4 unable to land éffectually on Deus fasa, and his blows lacked steam. Inj the third round Deufass droped the lad SPECIAL for FRIDAY, “He hee ne. name. Cella mane. ese ooliing evidences Stour candy-makers: Favor With -xenuine frult Juices.” On gale tH FRIDAY ONLY, Ato. LB. the PEANUT BRITTLE—Wish you could a6e the golden molasses & cin the kettle. Well, th next Dest thing 8 to fh it hot, and happens. erlttien we ren with incrossed fart make it quick enough for My ‘epritie-hungry” patrons. LB. 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