New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-18

TWO OLD WOMEN VISIT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
AND ONE TELLS A STRANGE STORY.

TWO OLD WOMEN VISIT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
AND ONE TELLS A STRANGE STORY.
Two aged women went 90 Police Headquarters
yesterday afternoon and asked to be directed to the
Detective Bureau. They spent some time In In
spector McTaughlns office. and when they came out
again made In the corridor. One OF the
women was white haired and about eighty years old.
She was so bent with age that she could not walk
without tho assistance OF her companion. The latter
was also gray-haired and about sixty years old
1--WE can get no justice here" the elder OF the
two women cried There IL no Justice anywhere"
Her companion pacned the Old woman and In
duced her to go away. Before going she told her
story She said her was Janet Weir. and that
she lived at No. l53 Hamilton-ave. Brooklyn She
charged that prominent Kings County official had
robbed her OF $4,000. She said that she gave the
money in the form OF bond 20 the official In ques
ton six years ago. and that she has been unable 10
get It back. She has repeatedly made demand for
the money, but has not succeeded In getting H.
The old woman also stated that the official pur
chased out Of the money house for 5000 This
was bought In her name. and she charges that she
has been turned Of the property by the man she
accuses and that she can get redress in Brook
Ign. She also said 1t was impossible TO obtain her
rights there because Of the high standing of the
official spoken Of
Mrs Janet Weir was seen last evening at her
home in Hamilton-ave. Brooklyn. She said that she
was Injured by accident which occurred In 1881.
when she riding In a stage OF the old Broadway
injured In 1894 n SUIT for damages brought 10
trial in her behalf in the SXpreme Court In Kings
| County She claimed That In the first trial the
diet was against her but that when the
appealed she got new trial. and then won YER
diet for 5000 This she claimed had been fraudu-
lenily kept from her by county oficlalS and she
made rambling accusations Of forgery and fraud.
No definite Information could be secured from her
as to the lawyer who conducted her case. but she
had copy OF the charge Of Judge Cullen In the
trial one OF her statements that she sued for
$4,000 but the Judge was impressed by her story
that he awarded her $4,000.
Mrs Weir Is well known IN the law Offices Of
Brooklyn. where she has tried 70 interest various
lawyers In her behalf One Of them, who had care
fully investigated her stories Paid that che had the
facts reversed In the proceedings. In reality she
secured a verdict In the trial of the case, but when
the appeal had been heard the thrown out
OF court. He said that there was foundation for
her allegations against any public officials. The
story OF her alleged wrongs has been made public
before 1t was the opinion OF those who saw Mrs
Weir ane her sister with whom she lives In squaor.
that they 1T subjects for charitable supervision.
Mrs Weir tried 10 get the Consolidation League 20
take up her case last year. saying that 1t would
furnish a strong argument for the union OF Brook
Ign with New-York.
District Attorney R.dgeway said last evening that
the woman was n crank and had been annoying
him for ten years. She never his client and
he had nothing to do with her case.