The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-18

N 1899. .sl 7e5 In 1000, ss7 oo7 in 1901, s174 2oo
n 1902. $3.50 400 in 1908 and tsi ,533 in 1--we
months OF 1904, n total OF toS5.36b.
Plat said he thought all the personal en-
tries and checks were for moneys pald 20
Hannah He testified that he followed the
woman TO Fifty-third street, SiXty-hfth
street, 23s Central Park West and iA Lenox
avenue, all houses that she still owns. She
told him that she had borrowed money
from Matthews. Patt gave her money TO
pay this debt on her representation that
Matthews had threatened 10 sue her, wnich
would bring out the whole story OF her
relations With the old man. Some OF her
letters he destroyed, he said, the rest ne
gave to Nan2, the lawyer.
The Elias womans husband Matthew
Davis. a negro sued Plat for alienation
Of her affections. Plat settled that out OF
s>rIrt, too, by a lump sum; how much' ne
could not remember. Davis signed a gem
eral release. Another way she got money
from him. Plat testified was by telling
him a lawyer named DAILY had bills against
her which must la paid, or publicity would
ensue. Plat paid the bills, as he also PAID
those OF Dr. De Kraft, who had a claim
against her. Platt gave her over so.v0 20
settle thnt bill. In short he paid anything
and everything she asked TO prevent pub
How old are your asked Mr., Warren
In winding UP the examination
MY family B 4bS, ga ssel r ws' o DGrp Ss
II.
se,. veil. vol car figure Il Yourself
why did you give Mrs. Elias money as
you have testihedf'
TO prevent anything Of our relations
getting out to the public.
that about concluded the direct exami-
nation and e1 Gov. Black began the Cross
examination. Plat settled down more com"
fortsbly in his chair, smiled at the Iahh
lawyer from Troy and raped his gold
trimmed speotacles against his knucKles'
He ease and nGe QleSB
of all that went on save when directly CON-
oerned.
He told Black that he was born in Cedar
street and had lived here All his me save
for yearly trips to Florida. His business was
that of manufacturing plate glass and fold-
ing doors. but he has been retired for many
years. MT
Have you a family7' asked Coy. Black
well, believe have CHS with smiling
nod. I've got two married daughters ana
6 brother. was married in 1850, think.
when did your wife dieF
-Idon't re me N Dor the year, My memory's
not good, and that's one OF those thing
that's gone out Of it, | forget some things
hadn't ought to, and get mad with my
self sometimes for that, was the ola man
discursive reply.
O. Then. you can't tell the year you met
the defendant A. No. | cant, ,. .rsn.v
wears aSo as she stood sSd on the corner Of Four
teenth street and Sixth avenuef A.. don I
O DO you remember taking her to French
wofnan's place in Vest Thirty-si1th street,
O What do you remember Of your con-
anything in particular
He said he gave her only small sums at
the time Of their first acquaintance. maybe
IS or 80 at a time He could not remember
her as Dolly She called him Pepper,
generally. he remembered. They used TO
meet at Thirty-seoond street and Sixth
avenue outside the Union Dime savings
Bank and he advised her to bank her
savings Mr.. Black tried to lead him on
along this line.
O. She invested the large sums you gave
her, and you advised her how to invest themf
O And they we're so large that she needed
sdyice about her investments' A. Well.
don't know just what sums you're talking
about. In,
Yes bills from Sheppard Knapp Il Co..
Simpson. Crawford 4 Co. and others.
be TWO m0@ or G three Times Week maybe once
In two or three weeks j. varied. used TO
60 there in the afternoon and stay two or three
o. What did you do them A. Oh. we talked
about one thing and another; s,o, oo,d,,,
sn9a a Fqut Gelsss9H' A. nA Yes a'~' '
o She liked you. and you wanted to be
decent to her and show her your affection oy
q You gave her money TO invest' A.
Wees
A No. sir | may have paid few bills. but
not al her .housekeepIng expenses,
O.. Now, Mr. Plat, under the oircums s1 nHd
OF the relations existing between you gu, aI 40
sirs. Eins. did you not deem !. your duty to
provide for her generouslyf 4; D 20 ~ know
8 is il your belief then that man OF
decent, generous impulses can use ann ENJOY
s woman for all the best years Of her ~ 8 ana
not provide FOR her? A. don't thlnk any
'''t @ Vol mean tho subject never entered
y ysa[ se'a e So snn !. S didns. Oh N'A
o, You bear no iii viii toward herr A. No.
Ne .. she it'G has always been kind and gentle
TO your You have never had any difhcuityf
A Well ] can't say that,
Isn't 1t fact. MIR. Plat, that TINS SUIT
was forced on you reluctantly; that you
never intended 10 sue until the suit was
= never did till the present time
"a whose suggestion was II 6rought
Il can't say Not at mine. Other people
wanted it. didn't
who prevailed then?'
well. they got me out Of II all, and my
brother advised me 70 have trustees ep-
pointed for my estate
They took 1t without any turning over:
I've got nothing now OF my own, except
the clothes I've got on
Mr.. Platt was nearer breaking down at
this point than at any other time In the day.
You've been pretty gay sort OF man!
IT presume so (smiiing).
"Mrs Elias Is not the first or only woman
you have had such relations WITH
Il don't think she is.
SYou we're never accustomed 70 take
other peoples advice on personal nastterHf
well, sometimes
you we're never afraid OF anybody
Never in my life except once, when
didn't want to jump out OF five story
window at fire.
you've been pretty brave and fearless
Il guess so. always did pretty much
what wanted to-"
Mr. BLACK then took up the ledgers and
checks and made the old man admit that
he had no actual recollection OF where the
money that was entered in the personal
account went He finally admitted that
he presumed the mort gage, cash and
str,ist and other accounts 10 which money
or check went In the personal account were
possibly not TO Mrs Elias at all. And,
therefore, he didn't mean just what he had
sworn to in the forenoon. Some OF the
items he asserted positively must have been
FOR other payments than to Hannah:
Tho examination Of the checks and ledgers