Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-02
|N[GRESS GOT 100000
John r. Platt, a New York
Millionaire, Blackmailed Out
of an Enormous Sum
Woman Finally Went to His Relatives
and Then the Old Man Decided to
Bring Suit-Arrest of Hannah Elias
Reveals the Whole Remarkable
Story.

Story.
New York. June John r. Platte
the aged millionaire, who is suing Mrs
Hannah Elias the negress, who h
swears blackmailed him out of almos
100000, yesterday told the story of hi
relations with the woman, beginnin,
twenty years ago, when he met her II
a black and tan resort" thru which
he was showing a party of sight
seeing western volunteer firemen
In the course of his narrative MI
Plat said that he knew all along tina
Andrew III. Green was mistaken 70
him by the negro Williams. the muir
derer, and that he had started his sui
against the woman who has despoile,
him for the purpose of clearing tn
dead mans name.
An order for the Elias woman's ar
rest was issued late yesterday after
noon, but all efforts to reach her in he
paiatial home were vain. Said MI
Plat:
Andrew III. Green was mistaken 70
me. He never knew Hannah Elias am
she never knew him.
Il am not wealthy man now.
have enough to keep me for the res,
of my days.
The woman had never actual,
IN, nf 20
til lately. Then, because did not re.
spond with as much as she though
ought to, she sent some one to Sc,
my brother. Isaac S. Platt This ennis
sary told my brother that ! had no
been paying UP fast enough. and thu
Ii didn't do better she would expos,
me.
Il talked the thing over with nj,
brother and determined TO bring thi.
suit.
Il first met her about twenty year,
ago. when she was a girl of 16 or II
had been out to California once witt
the volunteer firemen, and they CAV,
me the time of my life in Frisco
Well. when some of these same fireme,
came east, about twenty years ago.
felt in duty bound to show them tht
town. I took them to a house II
Twenty-seventh street, kept by mu.
latto woman. 1t was at that hous,
that I first met Hanna Elias I visited
her several times soon after that, bu
within short time i lost track of her
About nine years ago. when, beint
troubled with rheumatism. ] read 81
advertisement in the paper that a GER
tain person in Third avenue could cure
one of rheumatism by massage
went to the address given and was sur
prised to find the advertiser was none
other than the pretty little octoroon
girl now grown into full womanhood.
She treated me for rheumatism 70,
several months and ! did get better
One day she expressed the desire tc
give up the massage business and stac1
a boarding house and 1 volunteered tc
start her. SHE did. as / swore to In my
complaint, represent to me when ]
met her again, eight years ago. that sne
was still single
1t developed today that the woman
and her japanese servant were about
to leave for Japan. The two are
practically codefendants in Mr.. Platt's
suit.
The defense of the action will, ac-
cording to man in this city who Is
very close to Mrs. Elias. show that
Mrs. Elias was herself blackmailed In
turn by other persons who
knew OF the relations be-
tween her and Mr.. Plat, and demanded
money as the price OF their silence.
Said this man yesterday:
"A certain physician and his wife,
living up town. discovered in some way
the relations between Mr. Plat and
Mrs. Elias. They made demands on
Mrs. Elias and successfully bled her
for 100000. There were others, too,
and before this case is thru you will
see number of supposedly respect
able persons dragged into It."
A statement issued by counsel for
the Elias woman yesterday, indicates
that no money will be spared In fight
ing Mr.. Platt's suit The defense will
declare that the woman was entitled
to all she got from Plat and used no
threats to get it.
District Attorney Jerome's office is
the case with a view to
starting a criminal prosecution against
the negress.
The she,riff's men, after being re-
fused Ambulance at the Elias man
sion, stationed themselves at the door
to watch for the womans departure
Mr.. Platt yesterday obtained, thru
counsel, q civil order for the woman's
arrest. the application being made be-
fore Justice Dugro in the supreme
court. The order of arrest was placed
in the hands of a deputy sheriff, who
went to the Elias woman's home and
was refused admittance by her lawyer.
The lawyer said that his client was