New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-29
ULNER ARRESTED.
With H1atsOR WOman He Kept a
Girl Wife Prisoner. 1t Is Sad.

As the result Of a story told to Captain Handy.
Of the West Forty-seventh-st station. by Mrs
Thomas Avante. who lives with her husband at
No - West MISUNDERSTANDING ffth-st.. a
raid was made on "a house in West Forty-sixth-st
last niCht. and Mary Watson who. the police say
is Annie Grev. known throughout the Tender
Ioin." arrested. charged with running a dis
orderly resort and with abduction. There was also
taken into custody Robert Timer. the former plain
clothes man of the Old slip station who was re-
Gently dismissed from the department for being
absent without leave, the charge growing ou5 Of
the accusation by Magistrate Hogan that Timer
had been grating" Besides these two. three in
mates Of the alleged disorderly house were ar
rested and locked UP. They said they were May
Russell. Olive Truette and Lucy Johnson. The
women are charged with being inmates of disor-
DERBY resort and Timer Is under arrest on charge
or aiding and a6eJting an abduction
Mrs Avante said her husband. 10 whom she has
been married only a short time. captain in
the 10th United States Volunteer Regiment, in the
philippines and later served as a sergeant OF
police in Havana under ex-Chef Nc'ulagh- Ac-
cordng 10 her story. she and her husband boarded
AZ the home OF a Mrs. Banks. At No go West one
h,ndred-an nd thirty-ffth-st. having come to this
city from Philadelphia where her home is. two
weeks ago.
Last Saturday she said she quarrelled with her
husband and left tho house with little money to
seek boarding house downtown.
on Broadwav between Fortieth and Forty-irst
he could recommend q respectable boarding place
lie willingly consented. and drove her To the house
IN West Forty-siXth-st. she declares where she
VS. introduced 10 Tho Watson woman While she
was sitting the reception room she swears tnat
she hoard the Cabmau say 20 the Watson woman,
There ought be so in this for me" Thinking
that tho cabman wanted &c for getting new
boarder Mrs. Avantc saws she thought little ot
tho remark.
According to her tho Watson woman remarked
.l-, -~Ta ND
-or such q fashionable boarding house a. hers. nut
added that she would lend her several silk gowns
which she could wear. Saturday afternoon ae-
cor6inC 70 her sworn affidavit. sh" remained IN
hor room and that evening vas called ~ the
rs~lor 20 meet some friends. where she was in
troduced 70 several well dressed men who we're
drinking wine. one Of whom, she declares made
an improper suggestion - her. whereupou she be
came inzultod and renortsd tho insult - the Wat
son woman.
In her sworn statement. She declares that timer
who was In the house al the tim" she was here,
threatened her. as did the Watson woman. Z she
refused to comply with the mans Request through
fear she gave in and q second time hat ''sht
she was compelled TO 90 - her room with an aged
man. After that. she asserts. she vas not allowed
10 leave her room though she tried several times.
The police say they cannot account for the fact
that the girls trunk had heen shipped from Mrs.
Banks boarding house 70 an express office at
Fortv-eevouth-st- and Seventh-ave.. although De-
The trunk shipped. and that it was intended 70 get
T. into the house
on Tuesday morning. Mrs Ayante says she got
out into the hall and made her wav 70 the base
-,ent and osranod. She Immediately went IN the
boarding house where she and her husband had
beer STAYING and told him what had happened
Yesterday morning. Avante declares, H. went
20 The house in West Fortv-siXth-st-. and
mot the Watson woman ana upbraided her.
only n he told she had done nothing 10 regret.
Timer Avaute swearS. told hif- 70 get ut Of the
house and called him q vile name ana accused MN
~ living on the girl Then Avaute, with his VIE,
,,ar-- 20 +he West Fprty-seveuth-St. station Where
rba,- related the story To- Captain Handy ana tier
made affdavita to Assistant District ATTORNEY L0'u
an the District Attorneys Once . -.
NJ Lord .hen instructed Captain Handy 20 man
a raid without warrant. as the charge, AouG f-l-
ZION wa a felony \ number OF detecl.tts- NJ
Timer We caught. the police say, as ne vas ag ,
70 7uulp from the back faTLor WINDOW anu -
r4rlt,,rpf. remarked w ny. It's an rlShl. III an
~ -noliceuar" The Watson woman was also az
1ofe,ti,as who searched the house found spiral
+-,-rs-s rorT,aIg-elv incIosed in sort 81 closet
lesIirs, of each floor. The three inmates o. ne
-17ared Gi-ordrrly house HAD GOT 20 me I'oL .tts
r5,.a7.s of this staircase and were caught on 'lt
roof Of an adjoining house 80 , ,,..~+o
7-s,,- hack with wife. AT the suggestion OF "
detectives and was making arr ~
r-rrar u is alleged. 2" leave her tuert- W l''
,,.-ir v ere i'm the reception room tit pnt5t -
20. ..s--- Saw. the Watson woman renl2rheu l!5iL
~ y-r1d willingly paw $3.50 TO have the Elrt we
vs. * ONLY sixteen wears OLD. IN the place.
The police say that the Watson N WI u ie +Ts
rar1I-naI from Paris. They claim tnaL sue Is
- ~ man named OBrien who Il now SER !ll@
ta-r1 Of Imprisonment on Devils Island ior the
murder of his pal Red Lear!' III faI1s'