The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-31
MRS. 0AKMAN'S ADVENTURE.
A BEAUTTFUL WOMANs STONY ABOUT
FAILING AMONG TLIEyES.


Frank Thompson and Richard Luke, en-
poyces OF A. W. Harris x Co.. at 20 Corlandt
street. heard the screams Of n woman at 10'i
o'clock yesterday morning. The apartment In
which they were Mt work Is separated by n
board partition from the rear room Of n
saloon kept by Henry Witschcff and Christian
Ohland. In this partition there are large
cracks. Thompson and Luke say they looked
through and saw woman struggling with
Ohlnnd. She said again and again. in tone
of terror. For my sake let me go. For my
sake let me go" Ono of the two young men
went TO the front Of the store and told Mr.. llar-
ris. who hurried around into the saloon. where
he was told by n man behind the bar tina, he (thc
bartendcrl had nothing to do with the screams.
Then Mr. Harris ran out and called Rounds
man Cahill. When they entered the saloon.
Ohland was in the outer room. and the woman
was sitting up in the inner room. She appeared
TO be under the effects of drug She could not
speak coherently. when asked about herself.
she would only say. Jersey City. please BAL
tmorc. please These expressions were fire.
qucnty repeated.
Ohland was arrested. and taken with the
woman to the Church street police station.
There she revived somewhat. and was taken
before Justice Dufy in the Tombs Police Court.
she was handsomely dressed III black. with Jet
ornaments; Her black velvet hat Was adorned
r.
TOnlbs She carried her hat in her hand allow
ing her long yellow hair To float backward un-
confined. ~ SHE leaned her head ON the shoulder
OF the officer ana uttered low. ptilul mogns.
She appeared to be about % years old. Her
features were small and regular. and she WAS
Before the Justice Roundsman Cahill
preferred "a charge of assault against
however. the woman was convursed with uri-
Nately by direction OF the Court She accused
Ohiand OF having robbed her. after having stu
ltsI ltr linn t4,ak.
animation WAS gong on Ohland was put tenn
lorarily in the apartment for prisoners. When
the officers went to take him out they found the
paper. Aucrward an attempt was made to put
these irqsmerP IT. 'oseiher but IT was not
was Addie W. Oakman. and that she was
on her way from Boston to Baltimore. When
Ohland wus searched there were found on him
an empty kussia leather pockctbook. IN the in
side Of which was printed. in gold letters. the
Tor room NJ on the Slonington Line steamboat
Narragansett. dated Jan. 20. 1873, and "a pawn
received. The name on 1t was Oaknan. This
tlcket was dated Jan. ~. 1878. There was also
found brass trunk check. 800. from Boston To
or oroide watches. TWO of them being old and
considerably battered. The complainant WIS
not III proper state of mind 10 give evidence.
ana the Prisoner was remanded uhtil . clock
TINS morning. She and Ohiand were each sent
back to the Church street police station.
While Ia the court room Ohand SAID To- Il re-
porter for lnE SuN that his attention WAS irst
called 10 the woman 10y seeing her tamil"
down Oh the sidewalk at Washington and Dcy
streets. und thut lie undertook Ia conduct her -
4 place where she might recover. just after lie
led her into his saloon she took everything
out of hef pockets. he SAID. aud put them ON the
counter. lie put the Things ia hls pockets To
take care oi them i9r her: lie eNv,ained mat
OF water when Thompson and Luke saw nm
through the cracks in tho partition. lie
contents Of her pocket on the counter. Wit
scheii. his partner. says that the woman came
into the saloon about 10 O'Clock IN III"
morning and demanded drink Of whiskey.
but that he. observing that she WAS already in
toAlcated. refused To give her one. Then. he
says. sh" swore at him IN loud tone. Finally.
however, she became quiet. and asked how she
could get her trunk from the stOnington line
Iicr, ~ the same time showing her trunk check.
lie then told Onland that he mad better 90 down
with her AMI help her get the trunk. They
went out together and that WAS the last he SAW
of them until about lO's o'clock. when OnlHnd
came back with her. having failed. Tor soil-
reason, when he did not understand at lifetime.
10 get the trunk. He WIS behind the bar while
Ohiand AMI thc woman were IN the rear room.
He hoard 40 screams. Wits hen say lie dld not
Later. Ohland SAID that he iir,t SAW me woman
while he WAS sitting ia hls s..iuun. She came III
ana asked Tor drink OF whiskey. hut he did
not remember whether Al Was given 10 her.
Aterward she wanted 10 know the way to tie
Hobukcn Terry lie was about To 70 10 WASH
ington Market. lie told her that II she would
10 with nm he would show her the way 10 the
ferry. In Washington street they stopped IN u
restaurant. and each drank a cup OF coffee. lie
thought TINS might make her ierl better. lie
paid Tor the coilcr. Then they went out and lie
tried 10 take her toward the Terry. hut al Dcy
street she fell down. anu he determined TO tahc
her back to his saloon IN order that she might
rest.
Ohland is a muscular man. 80 years old. with
sandy mar and coarse skin. large solitaire
diamond flashed on his shirt front. lie was
asked what document II WAS that lac had torn
up IN the police court PRISON. lie said al ilIst
that hn dIdnt remember. Alter hesitation. he
SAID II was a menlorandum thai had reference
to u maintained Jones. lNlng IN Centre street.
Mr.. Harris says that ali of the expressions
thaI nc HeaIu me woman use were iAdylhe,
even when she was ritaty excited anu Hp-
parrntIy dcllrlous. Her manners, also. Ie
adds. were those OF u refined woman
Tue baggage master ON the pier oi the S'on-
ingtOn line ol steamers says that no appIca-
ton was made yesterday morning Tor the
man had arylvcd on the Narraganselt on the
morning Oi Saturday. the 2Oth, but the trunk
had gone Oh to Baltimore. where the check
would have 10 be presented.
IL Was learned that the woman had been in
the Mes,chester House. ut Forty SECOND street
manning there until about o'clock Ia the alter
noon. she was alone. she told the landlord
that she had Just come III ON the tram. Ca
NE same afternoon she Registered ia The
Grand Union Hotel, udJOinlnE, where she ~
manned until tne neat morning tMundayl.
Shc gave her pocActbOok 10 ihc landlord u be-
locked up Ia the sale, because size WAS afraid
the ihnl she mlghi lose her trunk CHECK. TWAS
same kussln leather pOckctbOuk that Was alter
ward found III Ohland's pocket. II contained.
besides the brass chcch. a lev papers and aoout
my cents IN small change Alter she had paid
the hotel She waa alone. Both IN me Nest
che ster ana the Grand Union the clerks say
that her manners were ladylikc
She Was gwen u comfortable room yesterday
afternoon at the police station. Alter sue hud
party recovered. she SAID she Was the vile OF
MIR frank OHkHun OF Bangor, Maine. lie had
~ occupation. bccausr his means enabled INN
H. i've without enc. Her father and mother.
she said, llyed III Boston. Her maiden name
was Gale. There mad been an ustraili;, ueht
between herself amt her husband because her
parents disnkcd HIM. Her reason Tor being ia
New York was that she mad stopped on ir'r way
10 VISIT friends IN Baltimore, to ste her slsler,
Miss Josephine Gale. On TUESDAY she came
lniU the city. she SAID. on "A tram. aud during
the journey she stopped IN u station and drama
u glass VI lager beer, bccausc she lclt IAlnt.
After sne arrived IA the city she took another
glass ui lager beer.
1his notnaking her feel any better she drank
n glass Ol WnlSkcy. TINS WAS Ia the evening.
Inc effect OF tho liquor remained on her until
yesterday morning, although she drank notAIi-.
else lntpNlcntnS. How she war taken INTO
OnldnU saloon, she SAYS she cannot recollcrt,
nor Ails she any IDEA ui what occurred there.
Last evening @nc Mas taken 10y Capt saunders
10 Police headquarters where better ucVOlnllO-
uatiunS could hc furnished hcr imam ~ tao
Church street station. SIN SAID that she had
meyer before been IN - court, ana WAS very unN-
lOuS 10 Withdraw inc cnar.,c AGAINST Onland,
because size dreaded the dlsasreeable t.sk vi
Appearing against MN.