The evening world., 1894-08-31
WELLMAN
BLAMES C0FF.
Charges the Latter With Aid.
Ing the Flight Of Mrs.
Schubert.
star WITNESS REALLY GONE.
Sailed on the Nsrmannia Yester-
day Under the Name
Of Adler.
|MLAUGHliN WAS TOO LATE.
lsxew Committee Counsel Denies
& that His Man Saw
Her OF.
m'LAUeHLlN WAS TOO LATE.

81 Katie Schubert, the most sensational
v OF the accusers Of the police captains
and ward men,, has really escaped this
ftime. she sailed for Germany yester-
DAT on the Hamburg American line
steamship Normsnnin rom Hoboken.
81 She Is now safe from punishment for
*h<rS alleged pefturies on the;triais OF
z capts. Devery and GROSS. and she can
et1lever b.. called to testify against In
I sptctor william Mclaughlin.
- Mrs. Sch ubert. In the only disorderly
abosne KEEPER who has TESTIFIED 10 direct
qtailngs with the police captains: She
<psvery. Cross and MclauEhlins those
+ 11ciafs coming In turn to her houses ia
*Chrystle street, to. collect the money.
&}4sMr. Wellman said this morning:
II got word at 4.36 O'Clock last even
[3Dg from, the men l had engaged TO
q watch Mrs. Schubert that she was pre-
4 pairing 70 sail on the Normandie, OF the
French line. I sent that word immedi-
4 sicily to Inspector Mclaughlin. and he
4 snd detective set out Immediately TO
but on. arriving at the French line
pier, at Tenth street. they learned that
the Normandfe did not sail TIL Saturday.
Then they buried on to IHoboken. but
fotd there ,rse too s, iate Tor tho Normannia
D ..Inspector Mclaughlin would have de-
(nined her, drit or no writ.
who IS is cyy m1. sf
q escape is not police officer nor a man
from my once. but h the. very man
Se ss. q the the rex Sn cc%
7'sHe was Mr.. Gor's best man, and
am not responsible In any way.
'Only Wednesday night | paid the
board Of Mrs. Schubert and her husba nd
and they we're perfectly cheerful then.
4nd agreed to be on hand whenever
The fact liz. Mrs. Schubert drew her
bank accounts Thursday of last week,
sold her furniture SATURDAY and disap-
Evening World" said then that she
would never appear in New York again.
tbs a fact. however, that late yester-
Day afternoon. after the close of the
police trials, a man rushed up to Police
! an,rsaquarters and handed a card to Mr.
s%ss sss 'ss, ssi. had ss s sys.
closk. WeIIman then sought inspector
The Inspector and Detectlve-sergt.
Clarke hdrrfed out of Police headquar-
ters together. jumped into cab at
driven 10 the ferry. They missed a boat
by half minute, and when the next
boat landed them In Hoboken the Nor
MAMMA had loosened her moorings and
was ten minutes out on her way down
4 the bay.
The officers inspected the passenger
list, the Inspector and the detectives
hoross the street. and there learned
that the birds had flown. They left
the hotel. bag and baggage, half an
q hour before, and the man at the desk
was densely ignorant as to the destinal
y ton of his late guests.
"A public officer standing under the ac-
DELICATE position. II ought to be card
IN favor OF public officer to have oc.
casioned the enmity OF such characters
a. this Schubert woman" said Inspector
On the question OF Mrs. Schubert
whereabouts Frederick b. House says:
what difference can II make whether
I or was only in New Jersey? She was ont
OF New York State, and the Police Com
missioners could not compel her to cross
y the river TO New York again.
Mrs. Schubert registered at Meyers
& Hotel, Hoboken. SIX days ago as Mrs
(, Smith: At that time she was accom-
panied by a man said to be her husband
Il who also registered as e. Smith, and
another person, who Is supposed to hay,
4 been Assistant District Attorney We'll.
man.
b brought Mr.. and Mrs. Smith here" said
one OF the hotel attaches this morning
II remarked at the time that he did
=
as the men and woman who he sad
were friends of nis.
II have supposed that since then TN,
y man who introduced them here was Mir
Wellmsn or some one from the DstrI,t.
d 7Attosney's office. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Schubert are belieyed I,
have sailed on the Nurmannia unicr IN,
names OF .ir. and Mrs. NJ. Adler. Toi
Mr.. nnd Mrs. Adler tickets FOR a psssa .,
on the. Normauniu We're puTChiE.L AT
q O'Clock YESTERDAYS. afternoon from Arant
NOlIn. Nh IL
ss"At O'clock yesterday afternoon q
! young man, apparently German. pur.
CHASED two second cabin tickets for q
Mr.. and. Alrs, NJ Adler u,
One OF the attaches OF Mr.. Goff'S 1fiir,
stated TO an Evening Word" reported
4 ms; morning that Mrs. Schubert's has,
band Was, In Mr. COTS office al =, NJ
Mr. Con fairly barrtcaded himself to
against reporters. He closed Ia,
door OF his private Office, in the Sho.
and Leather Building. corner of BROAD
way and Chambers street, and left wor.
disturbed under any circumstances. Not
Safeguarding this inhibition. an Even
Ing Word" reporter succeeded in gett,ai
the following note in 10 MIR Con;
4 From ths article sent herewith YOU will se
3 that Mr. WsllInsn shifts th. blame for Mrs schu
whHt Is there In IT, win you kindly make
statement Tor publication?
The article" referred to in the fore
going note was proof" OF "Th,
Evening Worlds" account to-day of tn,
interview with Mr.. Wellmau
IL repiy 70 The reporters note. ~
ten GA the same sheet Of paper.
III Nh, .WellInan II correctly reported
he Il wholly mistaken whom he at
trIbuIes Mrs. Schuberts departure L
Mr.. Cons. man"
"A peculiar fact bearing upon the state
rnent that Mr.. Con- is to blame for n
sscape OF Mrs, Schubert is that Mrs
Schubert stated TO a reporter OF 18th
Evening World" Who saw her o
md her at any time; that she went I
z the hotel with Mr.. Wellman's knowl
& edge. ana that she would not leave
without notifying him. She espresso
4 gratitude for Mr.. Wellmans kindncs
a TO her, and added that her HUSBAND
= saw MIR, Wellman every day, either "a
Z his ONCE or at his hotel
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y WORLDS SITUATION DAY" EVERY sITuA
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