The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-13
SAYS She IS A TOOL.
Perkins Declares His Wife Was
Induced to Prosecute Him.
One " BilI" Vosburg Figures in the
Abandonment Case.
The Lexow Witness Vainly Tried to
Conciliate His Accusing Spouse.

Lawyer Jerome. the partner OF the
Lexcw Committee attorney. John w.
Goff, appeared in Tombs Court this
morning to defend James IL. Perkins,
the Lexow Committee witness who had
been arrested on a charge OF abandon
ing his wife.
During the preliminary examination.
Mr.. Jerome remarked that It is a most
singular thing that witnesses before the
Lexow Committee have frequently been
arrested shortly after having given tes-
timony. He said that II the witnesses
are arrested for good reason. no opposi-
ton would be made by the Lexow Com
mittee, but that 1t is the intention to
make an investigation in each case to
find II there was good cause for arrest
Perkins was formerly scow con-
tractor in partnership with Alexander
]. Howell. He sold out to Howell seven
years ago, and moved to Nebraska.
year ago he returned to New York. and
on Tuesday he testified before the Lex
ow Committee that several years ago
Howell gave Police Inspector Williams
bride OF $500.
last night, just a day after he had testi-
fed. has aroused the suspicious of the
Lexow Committee counsel. He Is nearly
sixty years old and his wife is ten years
thirty-two years ago, and lived In tlush-
ing. l.. l., until they moved to Nebraska.
He secured TWO sections OF land near
Culbertson. and It was placed In his
wife's name
A little over a year ago he came East.
Several times he visited his wife and
fifteen and twenty, and one boy. aged
twenty-thr,e. and in May his wife came
to New York with him.
Before do 5s, SO she sold o s'e Sea
She saws that when they arrived in New
York. he wanted the draft but she
would not Civ" 1t to him. Finally. she
says, lie induced her to visit William
Call, jr., of 234 West one Hundred and
Twenty-first street, who. she states, was
bookmaker at the sheepshead Bay
| track.
He told her she could make big
money by investing the 81, coo with him,
and she did SO. She has since been un-
able to get the money. and has brought
through Lawyer e. w. Bremen. of 253
since May Mrs. Perkins has lived with
friends at Flushing. and Perkins has
boarded at the Trenton Hotel, Wash
ington and Cortlandt streets. She says
her husband has refused to support her,
s ave a Gan the f s5e
court to-day dressed In silk. and seem
| ipgly well provided for. Perkins did not
| look so prosperous. and claimed he was
Before the testimony Of Mrs. Perkins
was taken, she and her husband were
seated on opposite sides OF a table In
talked with her coaxingly, called her
ma" and offered her his hat. the rest
q his clothes and anything else e, he had Sd
emptied his pocketbook and threw a lear
roll Of bills before her. but she simply
shook her head.
you know l haven't got anything
BREMEN. YOU Know / explained thai
Would have Seu Ges whf9 you said ala
What's that; exclaimed Lawyer
Jerome. why that threat to take
that a lawyer would do such a thing"
Are you thinking Of E., commencing
~ don't think It's worth while" said
Jerome, with more sarcasm. But still
he kept MIR. Bremen in continual dis
alleged threat when the examination
On the stand Mrs Perkins told her
tog Ga GT Gr f tRd @ She sa Idee sRt
had no money 10 get back to Nebraska
and that her friends at Flushing were
likely to turn her out. Part OF her prop.
sons name, but she still has the title
for eighty acres.
On cross-examination she admitted
that she owns seven horses in the West
and has a first mortgage for $500 In
addition to the farm. Still she said she
was liable to become charge on ac-
count of her husband having aban
doned her
she said she did no, know what prop,
erty her husband had, but that Bill
Vosburg had left word with James Oar
mour. &. Flushing gambler who Is
Mr. Perkinn s. a day.
Mr.. Jerome jumped at this as an open
ing to find out why Perkins Is being
You probably know BIZ Vosburg'
| he remarked to Justice Grady, "and
think the examination on this feature
will be at some length"
Then he asked Mrs Perkins II she
had ever visited Nosburgs house, but
she did not want to reply.
Mr. Jerome did not press the question
Mr. Bremen volunteered the information
to reporters that Mrs. Perkins is jealous
of Nosburg's wife.
At this point recess was taken. Mr.
Jerome was then asked about Vosburg
: but refused to say anything furthe
than that he is well known to the police
Perkins said he thought Nosburg wa
agent for a company of which eX-Post
master-Cieneral James Is President. HI
also said that he was convinced tina
; Mrs Perkins is the tool OF other per
sons.
He admitted that they had some trou
BILE about the money given Call, but HI
said he wasn't to blame, and that III
had tried to help her get II back liz
even took her to the office of the attOr
ney who is now prosecuting him.