The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-19

met ner on seventh avenue, ana sne Wanteu
me 10 take care Of her. There was fight,
and We were taken to the Mercer street
station. Next morning. in the jefferson
Market court, she told the Judge about
her condition and | said there were other
people as responsible IA was She got
thirty days. That was in 1887 and never
saw her again until to-day
Hannah Elias was sitting on the edge OF
her chair. Tears OF anger came 10 her
eyes and she winked to keep them back
Mr.. Black moved to strike out Sattef-
fields evidence. but il stood. Mr.. Warren
produced a certificate of birth Of Frank
Elias, the alleged Satterfield child, which
was born in a colored women's home on
Oct. 20. 1887. The parents were named
and the mother's age was given as 20 years
Mr.; Black objected, saying that Satterileld
had not identified Mrs Elias az the woman
with whom he was concerned. The objection
was not sustained although Satterf1eld
said that he would not have known the
woman IL he had not been told that she was
Hannah Elias.
SIC, 900 CURRENCY FOR MR.; BLACKS RETAINER
Washington Brauns, the woman'H attor-
ney Of record, told OF getting 1000 in cur
rency from Mrs. Elias to pay Gov Blacks
retainer and 81 500 for expenses
Mrs. Alice Darnell Of 2l7 West Fortieth
street. q negresS. said that Mrs. Elias was
her neighbor many years ago.
did she ever ask you to come to her house
TO join In cancanT
1She did suggest something like that
did she say how much you would get2'
Enough of that y said Justice o'Gorman
TO the disappointment Of the audience.
George W jerks, financial man for
Sheppard Knapp 4 Co., testified that be-
tween 1895 and 1904 Mrs. Elias paid his firm
about 600 for carpets, furniture and the
like.
After the luncheon recess there was
tremendous crush in the corridors, for
it was known that Mr.. Black would call
Mrs. Elias. Patrick Wallace Dugan, an
employee of Sheppard Knapp 4 Co, told
OF seeing Platt and Mrs, Elias together
in her various houses and hearing them
call each other Dolly and Pop. He
did many errands for Mrs. Elias and Platt
gave him $500 every Christmas for three
years Once Plat gave Mrs. Elias a pocket
book. She gave 1t to Dugan after ex-
book in court. Mrs. Elias gave pugan
about $500 year for eight years.
HANNAH ELIAS rEsTIF1Es.
The plaintiffs case rested, and Mrs. Elias
was called. She raised her veil IA she
took the chair, but the light was 80 poor
that the spectators could not see her as
we'll as they wanted to, She was quite
calm under Mr.. Blacks gentle e1amina-
ton. The negrees said:
Il was born in Philadelphia 40 years ago
and came TO New York when was 81.
met Mr. Platt at Fourteenth street and
SIKH avenue soon al WdTu- ilct uiih
the next day at the French madam's
he gave me $500 He sent and me to
board at Pop MIXERS, whore he paid
$50 a week board for me- He gave me
the money SIS. 900. with which | bought
the house in West Fifty-third street when
l got the divorce from my husband. and
we had a celebration. Mr.. Plat. Mr.. Nanz
and Mr. Warren we're there and We drank
wina | moved to P38 Central Park West,
because Mr.. Plat thought there we're too
many colored people around Fnty-thlrd
street. Mr.. Platt gave me money freely,
without being asked.
SHE HAS PLATT's DEAD wfPE's WATCH; he
CARRIES ONE sHR GAVE HIM.
SHe aave me his dead wife's watch and
pocketbook in 1898, six months after she
died. IMr. Black showed the articles
did you ever give presents TO him =
i gave him gold watch.
Mr. BLACK walked back to where Plat
sat and asked him if he was wearing the
watch Plat calmly unfastened 1t and
handed it over for inspection. j..
Il paid $3.50 for the watch at lihany's,
continued Mrs Elias. and $40 for a gold
pencil which gave him at the same time.
He had been robbed of his own watch on an
elevated station. | also gave him some
cut glass, a wine cabinet and some hand
kerchiefs
Of the money Plat gave her. His last
Offering was SIS, 900, to pay for the mauso-
Ieum at Woodland and the expense of doc
tors and nurses.
SHE HAS BEEN N PRISON FoR THEFT.
She admitted that she had had four chill
dren. the fathers of whom were not her hus-
bands and that she had been sent 70 the
Island MIR Black brought out all this.
When cross-examined by Mr. Warren,
Mrs Elias admitted the Satteriield episode
and also confessed having served four
months in Philadelphia prison for larceny.
She lived in evil houses in PhIlndelphla,.
MT Warren was persistent and Mrs. Elias's
voice broke bit. -
aDd YOU ever have dollar in your life
that you did not get from Platt?
Il wouldn't say. said the woman.
Were you ever assaulted in West For
tieth street, ,,
Some colored men assaulted the t'rouBh
Mrs. Elias said that Matthew c. Davis,
whom she married in 1895. knew 81 her
relations with Plat and consented to them
NEVER SAW An DREW II. GREEN.
Relative 20 the Green murder. Mrs. Elias
said: L was always very careful OF MT
platte good name. He had been very
good to me. He said he didn't want any one
10 know about our relations. "hen Mr.
Green was murdered Mr.. Plat was AFRAID
his name would come out .,
I never saw Mr.. Green, said Mrs. Elias.
ANCHOR TO wINDwARp. sl52 900.
Mrs Elias said she drew Slj2,OOO from
the Iincoln National Bank in May, 1904,
and gave Il TO Pat Dugan. Nanz had
warned her that proceedings to recover
had been begun, and she wanted to have
money for expenses. Dugan gave her
| AIS 900 back at odd times
Il haven't any idea how. much DuganI has "a
| left or where il is = said the woman; i dlo
not take a receipt. because | trust him
will you give the receiver an order on
| Duran for this money! asked Mr. warren
| Mr. Black said that that would be all r. ght
Mr.. Warren read copies OF two letters
which his firm. Warren, Warren o belrne,
wrote to Hap nah Elias warning her TO LEI
| Plat alone Justice O'Gorman gave nus
| directions for presenting briefs and the
! crowd was hurried out OF the room
Policemen formed an aisle through whlct
! the Tlias woman and her attendants passed
and blocked a set Of stairways Tor their
| accommodation. The spectators rushed
! out the other stairways 70 loin the mon
! about the Court House. There was car
| rage waiting at the north entrance ana the
! negress was hurried 10 1t. She looked
! about to collapse and gave a sigh OF relief
as she took her seat in the coach
Home. said the tall young man VINO
acts as her guard
The weather.
winter seems TO have lost IT'S grp for the present