New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-02
HE SAYS IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
THE ANSWER HAMILTON WILCOX MAKES TO
MRS HoEY's CHARGES.

MRS. HOEY's CHARGES.
Hamilton Wilcox. the president Of the New York
Woman Suffrage party. is charged with an onrnse'
and II Mrs Margaret j. locy. the former secretary
Of the party. says what IS true, lie Is sW'y o' d
grave one. She accuses him OF abduction. Accoru-
ing her he j. OBTAINING Miss Myrtle Pamerl'c'
typewriter against her will in the ONCE OF the Women
Suffrage party. at No. 81 West Fourteenth-s Miss
palmeree Is employed typewriter In an once
downtown until O'Clock in the afternoon each day.
From that hour until about 10 O'Clock in the evening
she works under Mr. Wicox's direction at hi Office
1T No. - West fourfecnthst. she rooms with MIS-
IIoey, at No. 40 West Twenty ,ixthstr where she
always wen, after her work had been finished at
Mr.. Wilcoxs Office. As Miss 1nlmcrlce had not been
TO her since Monday Mrs. Iocy became anxious
about her and began to wonder where she could be-
She came to the conclusion that Miss Pameree was
Detained against her will by Mr. Wilcox ana forced
TO r main in hi, office.
Mrs.. Hcey went his Office NJ about 80 O'Clock
last evening and knocked at the door Mr. WILCOX
opened IT, and Mrs. lIocy said that she wanted to see
Miss Pamcree. Mr.. Wilcox told her that she could
not see Miss ralr.crlcc. whererpon Mrs icey tried
to enter the office, but prevented by Mr. WILCOX
As she persisted in saving that Miss Pamerlec was
confined in the back room OF his Office, Mr. Wilcox
told her that Miss Pamerlcc had left his office some
time before Mrs Iloey came to look for her. Mrs.
Iocy said that this was not true, and that Mr. Will
slammed the door in her face. After that,
1
ccpt that there rustling of dresses. Then Mrs
| IIocy with hei daughter who had accompanied her
I'm her search for Miss ralmeree, went To the Nine
| tcrnrh Precinct Police station where She reported
that Miss ralmcrlee missing. adding that she
| believed that she had been abducted by Hamilton
Wilcox. The sergeant advised her 10 get out
search warrant this morning. MIS-. Iioey will do
| this.
| Mrs. lfocy seen ut her home yesterday. she
| has been prominent figure In the recent influence
| Club disturbance. The trouble last night was the
| cuminat OH Of the unpleasantucss in the Inhucnc"
| Club and Woman suffrage party. Mrs. Mary Frost
Orrnsby Turner, president OF the National Democratic
! Influence Club three weeks announced that she
had dsbanded the original influence club without
the members voting on tn" question. and had organized
another one. The old club denounced such action
and denied Mrs. Ormsty's power TO diSband them.
Mrs. IIoey secretary Of the original club. She
| got evidence, She says. that Mr.. Wilcox induced
| Mrs. OrmSby to take this step and engineered the
| scheme. Mrs. locy was then secretary OF the
| Woman's suffrage party. Last sunday morning she
issued card 10 the labor organization Of which she
Is a member Withdrawing from the Suffrage party
and dcnouncing Mr.. Willcoxs work In the suffrage
| movement.
| II believe that Miss Pnlmerlce IL detained at NO.
| 8. West Tour,c, nth.st' h. said last night land
| told the polio, so She Is "A nervous woman, and
subject 10 hvStcrical attacks. when she Is easily
Influenced by n stronger viii. Mr.. Williams has often
| claimed TO have "A mysterious hypnotic power over
uon.n and | am convinced that he has her under
| his spell"
In fact. n member Of my family Miss Palm"rlce
NJ No 81 this morning. She seemed TO l." In highly
nervous condition. and I'm great fear Of some one In
the back rooni and to ever question why She had
not been homc. She replied with Il whispered Hush
and plea that the qucsiioner leave. She looked very
III and uns,rung. II Miss pamerlee Is III, 1t Is no
place for her.
! Miss Itlmcrlee I'm the excitab!c Interview this
morning admitted that she had spent two nights In
| M. back room but wrild give no reason for not
| ,,r,,u, IN Nor home a few blocks away. That
| ber absenc. was unprecedented Is shown
Why do you think she has been detained by Mr.
| Willcoxi'
| B.caus. he knows that she Is cognizant OF his
work IN breaking up the Influence Club and VIII %
strong wSrhr for our side III our ieg'i ns"' or ''e
| club
| Mr. wilcox was seen last night he declared That
MIS- ,Palmrrlee has gone up 10 Mrs. Hogs, at bis
| Office In West Fourtcenihst. When asked about the
| foregoing story. he said
| III f. all a fake. II Is not trle.'
do You mean 10 say that Mrs lioey was rot here
| tonight looking for Miss Palmerl'cl'
| 81 do not want 10 say anything about that. but
| tell you II MIR. Iloey docs not quit bofhering me
shall put her In a stone jug pretty soon
| Have YOU ever had ANY trouble VIII MIS- ho''
| other than thisl'
since my organization refused 10 adopt some OF her
crazy suggestions. She will get into trouble II she
doe not leave me alone , =. h..
| We'll, how about Miss falmerIee' Is SIZE mere
| now - ,
| Il know nothing about Mis- Pamerlee
| Do YOU mean tO say you do not kho" heri
| Well have heard Of her. ,y.
| Does she not do work for you here in your oil"o
| every day ~
| That l. lobody's business 80 , ,,,s
| lila, Miss Paimcrlec spent the last two nights
| hercl" . - . oo,,to
| That also Is nobody's business. am gentle,
| man DO yon suppose that am gong 10 ten you
| Tor puii,ato that she spent two nights mere
| Tina, wond be "A wise thing to do. DO you suppose
| want to ruin her reputation She IS u PtI. ,.
| business what she does what Is Done III thiS
- Why do you not say whether or not She has
| spent two nights IN your Office 49,, . , -.
| - IIccause as ! have been uy'ns 10 h""e sou
| understand. It IS nobody's business
| l. she here now ?"
After giving TIE last answer Hamilton WILCOX
| ,i,ad his facc away from the door. which he had
| p"an,d nnly "A few inches, ana slammed IL shut