New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
A BROADWAY MERCHANT
PRETTY GIRL SUMMONED TO COURT FOR
SEADOWING HIM-SHE SAYS THAT
SHE CANNOT HELP IT

The tale Of girls mysterious infatuation for a
young business man. who It admitted had
never devoted much attention to her was told In
the Centre Street Police Court yesterday. when
Pauline Hammerstcin. pretty German girl was
brought before Magistrate Crane to explain why
she constantly annoyed and followed Abriham
Bolian. young wholesale dryEoods merchant. who
Is in business al No SOL Broadway A little more
than year ago Mr.. Botan me, Miss Hammersten.
who at that time had recently arrived from Ger
many Miss Hammersten always wore expensive
and stylish gowns. and seemed plentfully supplied
with money. She talked integently upon almost
any subject. but referred TO the home She
had left behind
After meeting the slr halt a dozen times Nj
Bcltan noticed a growing fondness upon her part
for him. and he engrossed In business
matters than matrimonial ventures he decided to
keep out OF her way In The future. For two months
afterward. however. matter where he went. he
always met Miss Hammersein. RE siudiously rr',c
to avoid her. hut several times week ne VIZ
certain meet her in what seemed 10 b. d l'ur.l!
accidental of way. AS time went Inc i1eet-
irgs more frequent. and Miss II nrnrrs;ei
far forgot the corventonalities as 10 .:Gnd II
front Of Mr.. Boltan's place Of business ard his
home. and when he came out insist on his taking
her So persistent did she finally become thai
for tho last four months. according TO the dry
goods merchants story. he has lived life Of
His lawyer Abraham Levy. at last saw Miss Hem
me-stein and asked her to eXpllin her strange
conduct. Il love the man. and ! cannot keep
away from him" the only explanation M
girl would give.
she was posted in front of Mr.. Boltan's house. In
enty-ninth-st.. between Lexington and Ihird
AYES before the lawyer reached his Office after the
interview.
Last week Miss Hammersteln seemed TO grow
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Boltan would look out Of his window. and across
the street would see. posted like a sentinel, his
feminine tormentor. In the morning when he arose
and peeped through the shutters tho girl would
still be there standing almost in the same spot
When he went TO business. without word she
would follow, and boarding the same car would
secure seat near him, and then in the course of
the Journey downtown she would gaze him in q
sa tisfed sort of way Mr. Botan at last decided
that he could stand the annoyance no longer. and
his lawyer therefore appeared in the Centre Street
Court on Wednesday and secured summons for
Miss Hammerstein
When the subpoe ma server went to look for her
he failed 10 find her ir her fiat at One-hundred-
and-nineteenth-st. and Pleasant View-ave in the
evening and went down to Mr.. Boltan He
me, him going 10 his home. and on the other side
of the street was Miss Hammerstein He crossed
over and handed her the paper. She seemed TO
@nvthirg She walked away She watched all night
outside Mr.. Bol,ans window, but al 10 o'clock
yesterday appeared in court. In answer 10 the
charge she replied that she had nothing to say.
Has Mr. BOltan wronGed you in any wa,
Speak up and tell IL he has" asked Mr. Levy.
No" replied the girl She grasped the rail as II
10 keep from falling. and then exclaimed that shc
only loved him and was ready 10 go TO prison fol
him. Then she buried her face in her handkerchief
and cried
But you have right to annoy him. and you
must promise not TO do So said Magistrate Crane
"Will you PROMISE?
Yes, will keep away from him, sobhed the
girl Il will try"
She was discharged. and Mr.. Levy led her from
he courtroom to the corridor. She pleaded 10 be
allowed 20 speak to Mr.. Boltan for five minutes
alone and said that. If that favor were granted.
he would never bother him again. but she was in
formed by the lawyer that he could not permit any
private interviews. -
You NAV speak to him In my presence. he SAID
but girl replied that the. would not do. and left
the building - -
All efforts learn something about Miss Ham
mersteins antecedents have proved futile. She
lives quietly One-hundred nd nnet eenth-st and
Pleasant Niew-ave.. in small fiat The people In
the house say that she never has any visitors she
does not work and II is believed that she receives
an income from Germany. The object Of her infat-
uation in appearance. is an ordinary business man.