New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
HAD TO RUN FROM A WOMAN
LIVELY TIMES IN IRWIN C. STUMP'S
OFFICE IN BROAD-ST.
POLICEMEN FORCED TO DRAG A vIaAGO. WHO
MR. STUMP SAYS is TRYING TO FORCE
HIM TO MARRY HER. THROUGH
THE STREETS TO THE
POLICE STATION

POLICE STATION.
well-dressed. and rather good looking woman Of
middle age, walked into the offices Of Stump &
Child. the fifth floor Of the Mills Building In
Board-st.. yesterday afternoon and. stamping her
foot excitedly inquired where's that man
stump"
Irwin c. Stump one OF the partners in the firm.
hearing the voice from tho adjoining room quickly
grabbed his hat and left the office by the door.
calling as he Keep her there till get out"
lie sought refuge in friends quarters In
building near by.
The woman in the time proceeded to make
things lively In the Mills Building man named
Moloney who had apparently been employed by
Mr. Stump to watch for the woman, failing to
quiet her. attempted to eject her from the Office.
Don't you dare to touch me! Don't you dare"
the woman cried, but Maloney pushed her out
into the hall. There she continued to rave until
a throng assembled ~ the corridor.
"Ill not ltave here until | attend to some busi-
ness have with Stump" the declared
emphatcally "He knows what want
All efforts to get her u leave the building peace
fully seemed futile. telephone message was
sent to Police Headquarters. Detective Leonard
was sent downtown quickly as possible. and
with Policeman Maher Of the Old slip Stauon'
hurried to the fifth floor of the building. The
woman was still shouting and screaming
MADAM" said the detective, you must leave
this building. Take my adVlce anu idise ho i"'
ther disturbance but go quietly
You please to mind your own pus'hes'' Oh
retorted the woman.
All attempts at persuasion falling the detective
and policeman took the woman by the arms ana
dragged her 10 an elevator She screahed anu
taught fercely, but was pushed into the eieVa'o'
and told that she was under arrest her screams
drew many people into the main corriuor Vi o"'
hu,ld,ng There she refused to leave the elevator
had Hrap
her through the corridor to Exchange pace anu
ona,Iv got her 10 the Old Slip police station
crown followed and surrounded the station
Mr. Stump and a friend arrived soon aiter 'ne
nrisoner and Mr. stump charged her VIII" us
orderly conduct. The woman described me- SCI, -. % ."
Bertha Berb forty years old, OF NO ''' "es,
Twentv-third-st After the crowd had iei' anu
-, .,'o,,an rad cried for a long time In the sec'
,ion room. she WAS removed to the oah-s'' '.a,'0"
/ .hro sbe could be under the care OF matlo"'
wb.r no mad returned his office MI. stump
said he had known the woman iol ''" - -
wears "I had charge OF setting up '"e " =,
firm Of stock brokers In san frano'S'o ,,
failed" he said. land among the cred'ois wa
woron She visited the office frequeh'is ''u.
"o''''.' =, - oosssrv-and ever since that time she
-. orrovod me more or less. Her conduct u'' H0'
,ake , violent turn until recently ho"e'e'' Wv"
she came East. Last August she "lo'e "'' -
asking for money | replied that Ia" '' ''0 ~
,~ hor ard that I could not unuerst""" W
h, Ground she claimed that l should pay ne'
o,o,. From that time she has caled a' ''''
office frequently. and men nave 'e'' ~
keep her out. ~ ,,h . ,,,,
.ona night she came out TO my mouse VII" '
,s,ar whom she had induced to beievc tha' / ""
| hor nrornective bridegroom The minister e'ioeh''
o.ma ., pood faith thinking that his services "eie
| .ar,ed hut when he found that was already mar
! ,a ho loft The Best woman wanted TO tell my
w,fe that was not legally married. ana IN various
,o,s tried TO make a scene and did make II very
,ro,so,,. hut am not the man TO be puiied oy
~ ncsc and | ordered her out - , h
~ informed Inspector BROOKS or tnt tnt, eas, ~a"orJ co.
ha h..n engag ged in looking up the woman ~ 49, -
ia 40, ush 10 take any Legal acton against ne,
u''' .ner .i learned that she had threatened my
fe determined put stop 10 her sls,,s, ,, ct Tbs
~ o.r ~ the publicity following an arrest IRE
"roan was a dressmaker In san franclSco tisa it
;orn,ar husband was | think. cigarlakel' soi.e
40, ~ livorce believe In San FRANCISCO nine yea
sgo She has two brothers In Toledo Ohio "'o'
understand. are wei 10 40 .o,sdan,iaI agent in
Wr STUMP is known as the conn1ehittta Ssets n NJ a.
,bia civ Of lanes b. Haggin. the Cahiorh'a I vapil
,"Tst a. nd breeder OF thoroughbred n0rses, sf,,to
ar 20 he WAS prominent in Republican poiI''C
| ~ ro,ifornia and was for some time chalrint" vi
~ ~ s,a,e Committee. He was director oi Omne m
,.,neaconda mine and was for time one oi .he ~
.,,ors ~ The estate OF Senator Hearst for tne
last TWO years Mr.. stump has been iiSIhs ~ W., .n
lii and nj present his home IL az no. 90 ss Msse
c''yyss,,iefhst He Is wealthy ana mas peeh tMice
married BY his first wife he had three ufus i, he
EEhn diad ton wears ago and four years later ne
,nnrrJod a sister OF Charles w. Auld d uitecto' VI
the california state Prison.