New-York tribune., 1906-12-27
MAY HAVE LOST MONEY
NEW LIGHT ON p. j. HOGAN
Police Seeking Mrs. 4Ieuander
Trautman's Double.

One Of the dev ,lopments yesterday In the case Of
Mrs. Jeanne Trautman. wife OF DR.. Alexander
Trautman. OF No. 8ss Lexington avenue, that
Peter J. Hogan. who accused her IN the police
court Of stealing sS from him in Fifth last
Saturday night told NJ W. Ludden. night score
tary OF the 23d street branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. OF which the complainant IS
a member, that he had lost $3 s14 in the library
OF the building and asked the secretary to help him
hunt for it
ION Sunday night, 81 1880 o'clock, this man
Hogan came up to my DESK said Mr. Ludden last
night He rested his finger tips the edge Of
the desk, and rocked forward and back. standing
on his toes. Then he said in a whisper;
&c I've lost bills-s1S or s4-in the library
upstairs. was up there writing tonight. and
would Ike some one to go up there with mo and
look for the money
THE man seemed bit queer but knew he was
member OF the association. I told him the IL
nrary had been locked. but Il he was he lost
his money in the library would send the night
watchman up with him to look for it.
yes I'm sure lost IT there said Hogan.
so 1 sent for the night watchman. Frederick
Spring and with the latter Hogan went upstairs
and searched for some time Then he down.
saying he had not found his money. 1 told him
would make note of his loss and put it up on the
bulletin board
" How much was #" asked him.
Fourteen fifteen dollars he answered. I
did not notice the discrepancy between his first
and second statement to the amount until after
" Peter j. Logan No. 152 East Goth street Lost
sl4 or SIS. Finder please report
'Or course afterward had an idea that Hogan
the Hogan mentioned in the newspapers in the
Troutman case, might be our Hogan. but wasn't
sure l realize fully tho Importance OF this Incl
dent, and prepared to tell this in court
morrow under oath If necessary
When Hogan was seen later. he said: II lost that
money, but was also robbed by the woman on the
street, It two separate incidents. in both OF
in rlXyf ina OIIOtG
Captain Schlottrnan of the Tenderloiu police sta
ton is working what appears TO the police to
De the only plausible theory of Mrs. Trautman's
rest-that she has a double among the women Of
his district and that this woman made Hogan her
victim While Sergeant Mccarthy had no alternative
except to hold Mrs. Trautman when Hogan made
his complaint, the police well satisfied that
big mistake was made and they making every
effort to find this supposed double.
Captain Schlottman had three Of his best plain
clothes men out yesterday hunting for the alleged
coupe; coupe; Besides, ne went personally to the Hay
ndrket the 18th street and Sst street dives, look
ing tor the woman, but no trace Of her was found.
keeping in hiding since the developments follow
ing ht Mrs Iraqtman,S arrest Captain sehottman
OF OF mistaken identity or else that Hogan is ire
In the face Of so positive an Identification as
Hogan made" said the captain, there moth
the spot, Under the rules the sergeant has no
TseremopaTy Tsr9I59 powers and he had 70 send Mrs
would have lone the same thing AT the same
Mrs Trautnlan has been accused wrongfully.''
Commissioner Bingham has not made any. de-
CaPtan Schlottman or Sergeant Mccarthy, but he
was decidedly wrong said the Commissioner. ''but
will unless Or. or Mrs: Trautman makes a charge
against @ me sergeant. haven't called for any re-
know no more now than what have read IN the
- The Commissioner was asked If. considering Mrs.
4rautInans s appearance, she might not have await
z o.
talns or the matrons room, rather than to have
S Gould Raaa he
TeplteGd TFitGdr t6Ht tell you sergeant cant tel!
one one 3f robbery IN do my pest to right any wrong
The Commissioner acknowledged that It was per-
ec4 cy % g0s69b m tb fOF % to be
man. II he only told straight story and stuck to
! didn't look into this particular case. but may
take aSuSn os STIs , MtLe later ..,.,.
T;41ying TO her support and most Of them are
the police 40 not find the woman foE whom she is
Reeged Del EeG to S have been % mstasn Mrs TFautman
u know & that Mrs 9;, TEa4m9n was at at home on
SaTFday ad saaq k@5s Neyias a IL Mrs d Ir2ut
attending her. She was in bed. and I in the
% room with her at the time which this man says
DR.. TrautInan says that the town viii not be big
tally responsible. Edward F. scoaeId. whose wife
DheG ous 1 S b4 @ sags InsI noI ony tIe
the city. is on trial. well known lawyer he says:
all
Mrs. Trautmans music teacher, Augustin Car
bone Corroborates her maids story. He said:
Mrs Trautman and my wife were at the opera
on Friday. She told me that she was going out of
town the next day, so 1 did not see her Saturday.
When she TO the studio Monday she told
that she had been I'll Saturday night"
A well dressed man who said he IS a COUSIN OF
Mrs Trautman ana an under official in the Bor-
ough Of Kings was in Jefferson Market court yes
terday, under the impression that the hearing
would up yesterday. instead OF to-day He
refused TO give his name. but said that brother
Of Mrs Tr8utman, a travelling salesman and an
athlete,
make it for those whom he termed Mrs.
Trautman's traducerS.'
IF DR.. Trautman, tho husband of my cousin
does get busy in this matter. her brother und
will take a hand, and perhaps then Hogan will
hear something" said the man, he left the
courtroom.