New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
TO PRESS PLATT TO ACT
JEROME WILL INSIST.
May arrest Mrs. Elias To-day
Com promise RumOred.

In the Criminal Courts Building yesterday it
said that District Attorney Jerome would
insist that John r. Platt swear out a warrant
for the arrest to-day of Mrs. Hannah Elias on
criminal charge of extortion.
After a conference had taken place between
Magistrate Ommen. Assistant District Attorney
Kernochan Mr.. Platt and Lyman f. Warren
his counsel at Mr.. Platt's home yesterday after
noon. 1t was rumored that an attempt had been
made by the plaintiff to compromise Mr.. Platts
suit for one-halt the amount demanded
All that Mr. Lord would say after the confer
ence You know, gentlemen. that the pres
ence of Magistrate Ommen and Mr. Kernochan
at Nj. Platts house had reference only TO the
criminal aspects of the case
Neither Mr. Lord, Mr.. kernOchan nor District
Attorney Jerome would say whether it was ex-
pected to arrest Mrs. Elias to-day. Following
conference in the District Attorneys office earli-
er in the day a further conference between
Messrs Lord Kernochan ard Warren took place
at > D. m Hall an hour later the trio visited Mr..
Platt's house, where they remained some five
minutes. on emerging from the house Mr.. Lord
said they would return in half hour. 1t was
not until $50 y. m, however. that Mr.. ker-
nochau returned with Mr. Warren. Magistrate
Ommen and detective sergeant. They remained
at the house about three-q quarters of an hour.
During that time. 1t is thought. the possi-
bnties of a criminal action to be begun against
Mrs Elias was discussed. In view OF the in
formation taken To the District Attorneys Of
fee II said that Mr.. Platt would be willing
out warrant This was apparently
not done. however. and further action
pended until to-day. Between midday and
p. to-day it is expected that further con-
ference will take place between Mr.. Lord and
Mr.. Warren.
Mr. Warren said TO a Tribune reporter ove-
bp Ia 81 chi hal her oh baN
been" such conference at Mr. PIau's house a.
which the speaker was very likely" present
Asked whether at the conference Mr.. Platt had
been requested to swear out criminal warrant
against Mrs. Elias and whether he had been told
that his refusal TO do would mean that the
alleged attempted settlement out of court would
be made public. Mr. Warren said. Il Will not
discuss my clients case Why don't you ask NJ.
Lord?'
Process servers who had been guard all
night in front of the home OF Mrs. Elias
relieved early yesterday by others who watched
the house all day. Brauns. the womans coun
sell remained in the house half an hour I'm the
morning. and afterward reiterated his state
ment that he had been in conference since
Saturday night when he met Assistant District
Attorney Lord and others at the home of Mrs.
Elias He could not state positively that his
client would make answer to the charges He
intimated that she would do SO within the TWEEN
ty day limit.
Application made before Magistrate Crane
in the jefferson Market court in the afternoon
by Clara Elias. seventeen years old, daughter OF
Mrs. Elias, for a warrant for Mrs. Eliass arrest
on charge of abandonment. Magistrate Crane
refused to issue the warrant.
The crowd of curious people about the house
was never less than two hundred and fifty all
afternoon and evening, but the police kept them
moving. Brauns went to the house at o'clock
ana remained until 11.15. He asked if he
had heard anything about warrant being is
sued for his client. He said he had not
During the evening about twenty-five persons
walked out Of the house. No one had seen them
enter No one knew who they were or how they
got into the house
Another curious feature that from about
o'clock in the evening no deputy sheriff
representative of the Sheriff was about the
house or neighborhood. These men have re-
placed each other always keeping watch,
but last night they gave ii up altogether. Many
process servers were about, but none of these
sistaut District Attorney Lord appeared about
11:15 o'clock. He took away the two county
detectives who had been watching the house.
He said nothing would be done by the District
Attorneys office Tonight"
Justice Giegerich adjourned the hearing
the original injunction order granted by Justice
Dugro week ago, restraining banks from pay
ing out money deposited by Mrs. Elias Counsel
for the Lincoln National Bank it said
would oppose the continuation of the injunction
at the hearing next Monday. the ground that
the funds deposited in their bank by Mrs. Elias
did not come from Platt The plaintiff has
$1,000 on deposit in that bank. 1t was said
that a number of the other banks named as CO.
defendants would oppose the application on the
same ground.
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