New-York tribune., 1905-11-24
WOMAN ACCUSES HAFFEN.
"BL4CKN4IL." HIS REPLY
Mrs. Montague Says She Vas ASKED
to Put Husband IN asylum.

Mrs. Eliza Montague. the wife of William
Montague, of williamsbridge The Bronx, in
sworn statement, says that Peter Gillngs. ST.,
a contractor, of East 219th-st., Williamsbridge
proposed TO her that she have her husband
placed in insane asylum to prevent his being
called on to repeat certain statements made In
an affidavit sworn to by him that secondhand
paving material had been gathered in Mammal
tan and used Jobs in The Bronx, and then
charged to the city as material
Mrs Montague in her declaration. swears that
she was assured If she would consent TO have
her husband declared insane, her living ex-
penses would be furnished by Borough President
Haffen of The Bronx.
Mrs. Montague is authority for the statement
that Gillings first tried to have her husband
rescind the allegations contained in his affidavit
When Montague refused to do this, she says
Gillings approached her.
The affidavit of Montague, which was pub
Ished in a Bronx paper, August % last, Is
as follows
This is to certify that william MQntague ga 10 do
make oath that the following satemfs a are
from streets in Manhattan and delivered on JOBS
in The Bronx where they are sold to the city as
first class stone The particular cases which 1
can positively swear 10 are as follows: 90 0ti
Removed from 150th-st. between itn ana StI
aves and delivered to the Grand Boulevard and
removed from l5sfh-st near Broadway, and de-
rvered TO Burnside ave, near f'Sth-st.' ABOUT %
from l5eth-st between ath h. and 1ssth Sth
aves., and delivered to Ciay-ave.. between l0''h
ar Removed from 150th-st between 7th and Sth
aves and delivered to Jennings-st, near nihioru
Removed from i6sth-st and Broadway and de de-
hvered 70 Clayave be{Weeq lsTyh sM ao6SNT8GUE a6S
P. S. GARDNER, Notary Public, New-YorN Co
The afldavit made by Mrs Montague is as
follows No, y 1905
To Whom 1t NAV Concern: ,,.oo,,a
This is to certify that Mrs Eliza Mon fba
wife of William Montague, do make I oalir IF nv nnv
peter Gillings sr the former employer OF ny ls
tens to have a1 nv husband placed insane asy
lurn, and inducement promises ina' exDanses
To the best % Of my belief 6y ss
M further % 20 DraTea haS y fs h9sBanG from
living to the effect that second hand paving ma ma
terial had been used on eSnfTaet z tNH%TAGUE WS[T
before me this IN DAY yNbERsoM %
i'V Notary Public, New-York County
over the telephone last night. when asked
about the Montague af1davits, President HaHeh
of The Bronx said:
II is a case of blackmail, pure and simple
When heard of this man Montague stat a, ~
I at once called on the inspectors ,a az oe3dayts
sre+ the facts I have in my possession aiiuo. - :.
From, the contractors declaring that Mohtasue
statements are false. L have colnlhuhic 1
froro Montague asking me to see him. nave
eisad 70 do so If the Montague woman mas
anv facts let her come forward with tneIn' anu
~ -,,ch things as she charges nave occul Gu
,,;11 rIace the guilty persons where they pelohe
pu+ 7 raneat I believe that this Is piachllIa
scheme pure and simple, and beheVe thaI 'iii'
woman (Nrs Montague) is a party 10 II; -.
do not know this man Gillings. peHeNe ma
he deals in second hand paving suppose tIie
material as charged in Montague's afnoaNlt was
not new It's all right, just so long as II ahS"e
the contract specifications. o,o or
II makes no difference how the stone caiie, vi
where ii came from, so long as it comphes Win
the contract. .,, ,,,ore than
an attempt to blackmail. and that the nc nc 81 .?
/ 20 ahsolutelv false With Montagues letter III
NV possession [ make 1t hard lot nm MIN
There is a gang of contemplate loafers up
! hora ,oalsi1r an sorts of wild statements bout
NV adrninistration They can't drive me ron ron
tho rieht path | am in Office to give the peoPIe
/ an honest administration. and no amouns VI
| annovance from persons who want dlshoh-
| est regime will divert me from my purpose.
When Peter Gillings sr.. was seen last nlshl
! he said -. =.
! rho two Montagues are the biggest fakes IN
! the land | am tired of the whole nla
| to he excused I did have a talk with MIS- MOL @
| ia e1e about her husband and when she askeu en- he
said She was ready do anything to get RIO t OF n
him She then said something ABOUT n4t oei,iSS iiSS
able tn live She also intimated that II she Couio
GET a hermit she would not being unwilling 10 nave
her husbands insanity looked INTO 10 -r oi, o.
I have lost money in this matter. Inc paNlIs
Stone which [ delivered according TO my cohtIact,
s9s refnsed and | was compelled to sell the stone
I IN there The good 1hls fhdIlet mas
! done Haffen harm.
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