The Portland daily press., 1878-02-01
MAINE.
Dragged and Robbed.
A Bangor VOsnan's Experience
i'm New Work.

BOSTON, Jan. 31.-The Herald's special from
New York says that screams were heard yester-
day in Washington street saloon, and the Off
GERS who ran in found a woman struggling in
the back room with the proprietor. Christian
Ohland. She accused Ohland of having rob-
bling her after having stupefied her with liquor
She said her name was Addie W. Oakman, and
that she was on her way from Boston to Balt-
more. When Ohland was searched there were
found on him an empty pocketbook, in which
was printed the name of Addie W. Oakman,
and which contained ticket for a stateroom
on the Stonington steamer, a pawn ticket and
some other trinkets. Ohland claims that he
saw the woman fall down on the sidewalk, and
took her into the saloon to recover. Just after
he had led her into his saloon she took every
thing out of her pockets and put them on the
counter. He put them in his pockets to take
care of them for her. He explained that he
was kneeing on 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 lady-like, even
when she was greatly excited aud apparently
deirious.
Forty second street and Fourth avenue on Sum-
day morning, remaining until o'clock in the
afternoon. She told the landlord that she had
just come in on the train. On the same after
noon she registered at the Grand Union Hotel
adjoining, where she remained until the next
morning. She gave her pocketbook to the land
lord to keep in his safe, being afraid she might
lose her trunk check. 1t contained only few
papers and about fifty cents. The clerks iu
both hotels say her manners were lady-like.
She was given comfortable room at the police
station. After she had partly recovered she
said she was the wife of Mr.. Frank Oakman
of Bangor. Me- he had no occupation, because
bis means enabled him to live without one.
Her father and mother live in Boston. Her
maiden name was Gale. There had been an
enlargement between herself and husband,
because her parents disliked him. Her reason
for being in New York was that she stopped on
her way to see her sister Miss Josephine Gale.
On Tuesday she came into the city on the train,
and during the journey stopped in station and
drank glass of lager Feeling faint after her
lager, and feeling no better drank glass of
whiskey. This was in the evening. The effect
of the liquor remained on her until yesterday
morning, although she drank nothing else in
toxicatipg How she was taken into the saloon
she cannot recollect, and has no idea what oc-
Cured there.
She is very beautiful, is about % years old,
has light blonde hair and is extensively dress
ed.
The Evening Traveller says of Mrs. Adde
W. Oakman, who claims to have been assault
ed in saloon in New York, that her friends
here state that she received her education al
the Lasselle Female Seminary in Auburndale
but having inherited an appetite for liquor has
fallen so low as to have been sent to the Island
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 on the stage.
New YORK. Jan. 31.-Addie W. Oakman oil
Boston, whom German saloon keeper at
tempted to outrage yesterday, told gentleman
who, finding her wandering up and down Fourth
avenue Sunday night, interested himself fol
her, that she was from Boston for Baltimore,
and that she was employed in the Office of the
OLD Colony Railroad in Boston. She mentioned
the names of Putnam Adams, Boston, and Ell.
2. Baldwin, the passenger agent of the New
Jersey Central Railroad, as her friends This
gentleman took her to the Grand Union Hotel
aud gave her money to pay her expenses. Mr.
Baldwin says he did not know the woman, but
did know the persons she mentioned as hel
friends in Boston. She is undoubtedly suffer.
ing from some drug and her casa is anoth Ell
warning to women not to trust themselves alone
in travelling through this city.
Miss Gale of Boston, being notified by Bos-
ton editor about her sister, joined Mrs. Oak.
man ia court.