New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
HAS WOMAN ARRESTED.
MRS. POTLLON,S CHARGES.
She Declares That Her Life Has
Been Threatened.

Mrs. Katherine PoiIlon who is suing William
Gould Brokaw for S250,000 for alleged breach
OF promise appeared in the West Side court
yesterday and applied for warrant for Mrs.
Annie Ornwitz. OF No. 109 East one-hundred-
Rnd-twenty- third-st. who. Mrs. Poillon said, had
on several occasions lately threatened her life
Magistrate Hogan granted the warrant, and
Mrs Ornwitz was arrested at her home.
Mrs Poillon told Magistrate Hogan that the
last tine Mrs Ornwitz threatened her was on
Wednesday evening. when the woman tele-
phoned to her at her house. No. 200 West Eigh-
ty-sixth-st.. and said;
Before the end Of twenty-four hours you
will be dead at my hand
On other occasions, Mrs. Poillon told the mag
istrate. the woman had threatened to take her
life by shooting her and throwing vitriol in her
face
Why do you suppose this woman Is doing
this?" said Magistrate Hogan.
For money. of course She is being paid for
this" said Mrs. Pollen.
Mrs. Poillon was accompanied by Detective
Culhane. of the West sixty-eighth-st. station.
The warrant was granted and given to the
detective TO serve
Mrs. Ornwitz was taken TO the West Sixty
eighth-st. station, where her pedigree was taken.
and then TO the West Side Court Accompany
ing her was John McGee, former patrolman,
pender Jack"
When asked concerning the arrest McGee said:
- have been boarding with Mrs. ornwitz for
some time. This arrest is a horrible mistake.
Mrs. ornwitz knew that l knew Mrs. Poion,
and. womanlike. she grew jealous. me went to
Mrs. Poillon's house in ladylke manner, and
there were threats made"
Mrs. Poillon, accompanied by her sister Lot
tie, arrived at the court soon after the prisoner
and with them was J. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Poll
ions counsel.
MRS. POILLON IN TEARS.
For few minutes the women stood IN the
corridor outside the courtroom, and then went
inside. There were many other cases 10 be dis
posed Of before hers. and Mrs. Poillon sat in one
of the spectators seats She and her sister at
tracted much attention in the courtroom, and
soon Mrs. Poillon became visibly nervous. The
climax came when she burst into tears and was
hurried into private room in the upper part
Of the building.
Mr.. FitzGerald refused 10 allow reporters TO
talk with Mrs. Poillon when she came into the
courtroom He however, stated that his client
had never in her life seen John MCGEE who
early in the afternoon stated that he had
known her for some time. In reference to the
letters which Mrs. Poillon had received. he
stated that they contained threats.
In one letter" said Mr.. FitzGerald, ut was
stated that If Mrs. Poillon did not come up to
Mrs. Ornwitz's house, IN East One-hundred-
nd-twenty-third she would come down
to her house and see her on Saturday.
The letter also stated that Mrs. Poillon would
never go on the stand to testify against Mr..
Brokaw"
Mrs Ornwitz was brought into court by De-
fective cuIhane. When she was asked TO say
something concerning her arrest. she said:
On Monday I received word to go to Mrs.
Poillon's house. and I went there on the next
dav. l told her that she was false woman
and that she old not treat Mr.. Brokaw in the
right manner, owing to her engagement TO him
Al first she said that she was not engaged to
M Brokaw but when ! asked her she contra
dicted herself. and said that she was engaged to
him I did not tell her that I would shoot her
or that I would throw vitriol in her face. There
was a man In the room all the time that we
were talking, and he 4 police officer He
opened the door for when l came in, and
then went 10 the elevated station with NE
7 shall tell everything that know about the
IN court
When the case was called by Magistrate
Hogan Mr. FitzGerald asked that the case be
postponed until to-day at 2 o. m. The request
was granted Mrs. Ornwitz was paroled in the
custody of her counsel, B. F. Greenthal