The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-17
SERVED AT LAST.
Police Break Down Doors to Arrest
Plat Badger Woman.
AFTER A s1EaE OF OVER A WEEK.
Thousands in the Streets Gaze
Upon the Prisoner AS She
Emer ergers from Her
Elegant Mansion.

EN- gers from Her
Elegant Mansion.
Hannah Elias, the Gctoroon charged
by John F. Platt with having produc-
ed from him by blackma!l methods
nearly 100000, passed the night in
the New York Mercer street police
station. She was taken from her
palatial residence in Central Park,
west, (where the doors were knocked
down with axes) and taken to police
{ headquarters in carriage. She was
arranging her toilet.
After having given her name, age,
etc., she was taken to Mercer street
for the night. Efforts to serve a war
rant on her in a civil suit had kept a
crowd absut her house for week and
when the detectives attacked the doors
with axes in order TO serve warrant
In the criminal action which Platt
finally had been prevailed on to bring,
there was large audience. AS the
woman left the house, leaning heavily
upon the arms of the detectives, she
had to pass between solid ranks of
curious persons, while street cars,
carriages and automobiles we're lined
up In order that their passengers
might view the outcome of the strange
siege which has been on for days.
She expressed no concern over her
! arrest. The specific charge on which
the warrant was based is the alleged
extOrtiOn from Mr.. Platt of 81 500 in
May last.
The woman was Wednesday held in
$4,000 for examination next Friday.
Bail was not furnished, and she was
committed to the Tomts prison.
When thel, prisoner was taken from
her cell to CAD in which she was taken
to the court she was met by a jerring
crowd, which filled the street around
the police station.
The woman, accompanied by two
detectives, entered the carriage and
the start for the court was made.
Just as the cab started, however, a
large express wagon drove directly in
It's path, and the crowd closed in,
many men climbing onto the wheels
to peer into the vehicle. She appear
ed much frightened, but it developed
that the crowd was more curious than
threatening. Assisted by several
clearing passage, and the carriage
continued to court.
HISTORY OF TRAGEDY.
No greater horror has ever arisen
from case Of mistaken identity than
in the stance of the brutal s',e,,rdar
4 or andrew II Green, F:-..... of
Greater New York; by the negro
Cornelius Williams, who, it now
develops, mistook the venerable
municipal statesman for John r.
! Platt, an aged millionaire glass manu-
facturer.
The wretched scandal that enmeSh-
ed the old man when the assassin s
bullet had cut short his lie and
silenced the only voice, seemingly,
that could clear his nam has been
an undying sensation from the time
the negro told his astounding story
Where. week ago, ,oen spoke
sneeringly of Mr.. Green and declared
their belief in Williams story, moth
ing Is heard now but expressions OF
sorrow, and at last the well-earned
laurel wreath is finding lis place.
The crazy negro in his cell at
Matteawan asylum is apparently the
least Interested man in New York in
the terrible mistake he made. lie
shot some one and vented his burning
Jealousy, and he is content.
- MANY REVOLVING DETAILS
In defence to M. Green and hja
great public work tile newspapers at
tempted to squelch 5he scandal by re-
fusing to follow the Developments
hn IF ,f
Elias, the mulatto woman who lived
in extravagant luxury in brown
stone mansion facing Central Park
Is now being unraveled in public print
and forms Il revolving story, almost
incredible.
Williams was jealous Of the atten
tiOn an old man was paying to thi.
negrcss. He thought 1t was Andrew
II. Green.
John II. Platt, 81 years old, captain
tof Industry, prominent In exclusive
clubs, and physically a prototype O
Mr. Green, in his suitagainSt Hannah
Elias to recover $6S5 900, which h,
gave the woman In the years he hal
known her, has identified himself a
the man Mr.. Green's slayer sought.
Platt and Mr.. Green were Of abou
the same age and the physical resem
blance Of the two was as remarkabl
as 1t proved fatal.
WOMAN REAPED FORTUNE
Hannas Elias, the negrcss, rose t
wealth and luxury through her hOl
upon the scnile millionaire, Platt
For years she and her gorgeous hom
have formed the mystery OF cxcluslv
Central Park West
Platt admits that he gave her S 1856,
429 last year and 1926 200 the prev
GUS year. Other yearly gifts range
from $19,075 TO $4,000. The re
markable contention OF the millionair
Is that she deceived him into belle,
Ing that she was in love with hin
and, believing this. he gave her freel
of his fortune.
Now, he says he considers that sh
did not love him, but displayed affeC
tion solely for the purpose Of blacl
mailing him.
PLATT PLANNED SUICIDE.
~-- In a public statement Platt sal
that he had konwn the woman sine
she was is years old. He confesse
that she had told him when NJ
Green was shot that she had know
Mr.. Green but had seen him when /
visited his nept eW, who lived neG