New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
MRS. PLATT'S NEW TROUBLE.
DID SHE TRY TO SHOOT HER HUSBAND?
EXCITEMENT IN A BROOKLYN sTREEr-A sTRUG-
GLE FOR A REVOLVER.

EANlIEME.NI IN n oihc"
GLE FOR A REVOLVER.
Miss Minnie Platt who was few months ago
the successful defendant In suit for absolute
divorce brought by William II: Platt in which
Martin b. Waller, son Of Ex-Governor Waller. Df
Connecticut, was named as correspondent, was ar
rested last night in Brooklyn charged with at
tempting TO shoot her husband The couple have
not lived together for many months. Early last
fall Platt, who was formerly an engineer in the
navy brought his suit Every effort was made
TO prevent the facts from becoming public, and
cx- Governor Waller tried to have the case
promised Mrs. Patt, however would not admit
her guilt, and the suit went to trial before Judge
Osborne and jury in the City Court. The defence
insisted that the husband WAS seeking to get ril
Of his wife by trumped-up charges, and had him.
self tried 10 get her to 90 10 improper places.
The jury did not believe the charges against Mrs.
Platt, and after being out all night brought in
verdict for the defendant on December l8. Platt
lived at No. 10 Fort Greene Place. Mrs. Platt is
twenty tysevcn years old, and q stcnographer. Her
father is James II. Fisher, n real estate man, Of
No. 80 Fnlton-st. For some time Mrs. Plott
has been boarding at No. 232 Livingston-st.
Policeman Shields was patrolling his beat near
Hoyt and Livingston sts' at 30 o'clock last
evening when his attention attracted by a
woman struggling with a man who striving
10 hold her. Another man stood near The po-
liceman went up and found the woman to be Mrs.
Platt. She held by John Reid, of No. 65S
lIerlimerst. The third person was Platt. lie
charged that his wife had attempted to shoot
him. and asked that she be arrested Reid had
a 22.calihrc revolver which he had taken from
her during the struggle. She was taken to the
First Precinct Station. Reid and Platt said
that she had come up to them on the street and
pointed the revolver at her husband and threatened
to shoot him. Reid had grspped with her and
had taken the pistol away when the policeman
arrived. Mrs. Patt would make no statement, and
wns locked up. Her arm was injured In the
struggle.
When seen In her cell last night, Mrs. Patt
said: Il have nothing 10 say. | should much
prefer that my husband would do all the talking"
When urged 10 tell the circumstances leading TO
the arrest, she said " He has hunted and hunted
me constantly. lie has had detectives at my
house night and day. lie was not at the house
to-day and did not know he was in the neighbour
hood at all till met him in the street. / bought
the revolver short time ago because was going
into the country tomorrow. had the revolver
in ny pocket, but didn't draw IL at all or make
any attempt 10 shoot hini. II was in my pocket
till they took IL away from me. This man Reid
i II Masonic 1rlcnu OF my husband, ana mas Dccn
aiding him and the detectives in trying 70 watch
my every move Mrs Platt appeared calm while
making this statement.
Mrs. Rodman, who keeps the boarding house in
Liyingston-st., said that Mrs. Platt took the
sccond-story back room in her house five weeks
ago, and boarded there. About D. m. Mrs.
Platt went ont 10 mail some letters and came
back soon. She went out again. saying she would
return in few minutes, and for the landlady
10 tell her sister, whom she expected to call, 70
wait until she came back Soon after this
pniip enan frop late hat hp
had been arrested and would not he back. The
sister called later and went away at once. Mrs.
R0Gman said Mrs. PAtt hal been a wel-bchaved,
agreeable boarder. but had not been in good spirits
for n few days owing TO the failup, OF her hus-
band 10 pay her regular allowance promptly.
After making the complaint Platt and Reid went
away and could not De found Mrs Platt will
be- arraigncd before Police Justice Walsh in the
Adams Street Court this morning.