Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-01
Christian Ohlland Charged with Attempt
to Outrage and Rob Her.

BosToN, January 81. A Herald special from
New York says:
Screams were heard to-day, in a Washington
street saloon, and officers who ran in found a wo-
man struggling in the back room with the propri-
etor. Christian Ohlland. She accused Ohlland OF
having robbed her, after having stupefed her with
liquor She said her name was Addie w. Oak
man, and that she was on her way from Boston to
Baltimore.
When Ohlland was searched there was found on
him an empty pocket book of Russia leather, in
the side Of which was printed in gold letters the
name "Addie W. Oakman, Boston" ticket for a
room on the Stonington line, pawn ticket and
some other tinkets supposed TO belong to Mrs.
Oakman
Ohlland claims that he saw her tumble down on
the sidewalk, and took her into the saloon to re-
cover. just after he had led her into his saloon
she had taken everything out of her pockets and
put them the counter. He put them in BIZ.
pocket to care for them for her. He explained
that he was kneeling the floor to give her
glass of water when the officers broke in.
The officers say that all the expressions they
heard the woman use were ladylke, even when
she was greatly excited and apparently delirious
She had been in the Westchester House at 42d
street and ith Avenue, on Sunday morning, re-
naming until 10 the afternoon. She told the
landlord she had just come on the train. On the
same afternoon she registereda at the Grand Union
Hoiel adjoining where she remained until the
next forenoon. She gave her pocket-book to the
landlord to keep in the safe, being afraid that she
might lose it before her return. 1t contained only
few papers and about five cents.
The clerks in both hotels say her manners were
ladylike.
She was given a comfortable room at the police
station. After she had partly recovered, she said
she was the wife Of Mr. Frank Oakman of Ban
gor Maine. lie had no occupation, because his
means enabled him to live without one. Her fa-
ther and mother live in Boston. Her una de-
name was Gale.
There had been an enlargement between her
self and husband because her family dsliked hin.
Her reason for being in New York was that she
stopped on her way TO see her sister, Miss Jose.
phine Gale. On Tuesday she came into the civ
on the train, and during her journey stopped in a
station and drank glass of lager, feeling faint
On arrival IN the city she took another glass of
lager, and feeling no BETTER drank glass Of
wbi,key.
She is very beautiful, light. with blond hair, is
expen sively dressed, and about twenty-five yeaIs
old.
The Evening Traveller says OF Mrs. Oakman,
that her friends state that she received an educa-
ton at Lsssel Female Seminary, in Auburndale
but having inherited appetite for liquor, she
has fallen so low 10 have been sent TO the Is
land for drunkenness. 1t is alleged that her hus-
band left her for this cause and the object Of her
visit to Baltimore is said to have been to obtain
position the stage.
NEW YORK, January 81. In the police court
to-day, Ohllsnd, proprietor of the liquor store, was
arraignrd charged with attempted outrage on the
person of Mrs. Adde W. Oakmap, wife of Frank
c. Oakman, mercha Mt Of Bangor, Me- The plain
tiff was not inclined to press the charge to day
but enough evidence ELECTED by the Judge to
sustain it. and Ohand was committed for trial in
default OF S5000 and Mrs. Oakman is detained as
a witness
Ohlland is married man, but deserted his wife
aud three children, leaving them in the hands Of
the city some time ago.
The place where the attempted outrage took
pace is a resort Of thieves and tlamps
Miss Sale Of Boston, being notified by a Boston
editor to-day about her sister, joined Mrs. Oak
man in court.