The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-07
She SEEKS REVENGE
Mrs. Minnie Platt Shoots at
Her Husband.
THEY MET ON TIE STREET.
A Friend of Platt's snatched the Revol-
yer from Her Hand.

She Is Arrested ana Locked UP IN BrOOk-
lyn-Although Declared Not Guilty by
the jury in the Divorce Suit, She Says
Her Husband Had Hounded Her Until
She Could stand 1t No Longer.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, March 2. - Mrs.
Minnie L. Platt, who recently figured as
defendant in the sensational divorce suit
in which Martin B. Waller, son of ex-
Gov. Waller of Connecticut was named
as correspondent, spent last night in a
cell in Brooklyn. She is charged with
having attempted to shoot her husband,
William H. Platt, on Livingston street,
last evening.
Mrs. Platt, who is young and very
attractive woman, left her apartments
at No 232 Livingston street. She told
Mrs Rodman, with whom she boarded,
that she was going to the postolfice and
would return in a few minutes to meet
her sister, whom she expected from
Long Island Ten minutes later Mrs
Platt returned in an apparently excited
coddition. Again she left telling Mrs
Rodman to detain her sister if she called
during her absence.
What followed is a mystery on which
both Mrs. Platt and her husband throw
little light. Five minutes later Mrs
Platt was seen some distance from her
house engaged in a struggle with two
men.
'Don't do that Don't do thatp' shout
ed one of the men.
Neighbors who heard the loud talk
raised their windows. Just then an
officer appeared and one of the men
asked him to arrest the woman. He
said he was her husband and that she
had attempted to shoot him.
His companion, John Reid OF No 65S
Herktmer street, said the woman had
revolver, which he had tried to take
from her The party went to the Adams
street station, where Captain Platt made
a charge against his wife, and she was
locked up, Reid, who was with him,
corroborated what he had said. The two
men then disappeared.
The reporter saw Mrs Platt in her cell
in Adams street. She was sitting in a
chair by the cell door, attired in street
costume Just as when arrested Her hat
was still on and her long cloak was
wrapped about her. One of her hands
was in her muff and che other was
wrapped up in a handkerchief. Her
hand had evidently been hurt in the
struggle. At first she refused to speak
about the ase. She said: II prefer
that my husband should do all the
talking.
After a while she went on to say: ''The
fact of the matter is that my husband
has haunted and bounded me continu-
ally. Detectives and his friends have
Swallowed me day and night l could
not go out on the slightest erraud with
out being followed. L wish to deny EN-
phatically that attempted to shoot my
husband, nor did l take a revolver out
of my pocket
"Mr Reid did not take one from me;
he did not know that l had one, and
didn't see it. Mr. Reid is Masonic
friend of my husband, and he has aided
him in watching my movements. had
just left my house when | saw Mr. Platt
and Mr., Reid. l did not speak to them,
and did not interfere with them in any
way. Now I've said all intend to say
about the affair"
Chow did you get the levolver2'',
81 bought it,n she said "a few days
ago because l was going to the country.
Mrs. Rodman, the lady with whom
Mrs. Platt boarded said Mrs Platt and
her sister came to my mouse five weeks
ago Their conduct has been most lady
like and exemplary. They had no Wis
itors and kept to lem elves. This even
ing Mrs. Platt went out to post some let
ters.
"She returned, expecting that her sis
ter had arrived. She went out second
time, but did not return, A little while
ago an officer notified me of her arrest.
Mrs. Platt's sister arrived shortly after
she left the second time. For several
days past Mrs. Platt has been acting as
if mentally troubled. She complained
that she had not received alimony due
her on the first of the month. "
Last summer Captain Platt began suit
for an absolute divorce from his
wife in the City Court, Brooklyn.
He accused her of continued inti-
macy with Martin B. Waller, son of ex-
Gov Thos. NJ. Waller of New London,
Conn. Gov. Waller did his utmost to
prevent the case from becoming public
At the trial which came off before
Judge Osborne, the jury decided that
Mrs Platt was not guilty.