The sun., 1906-12-28
FRS YRAUFMAN INDICATED.
EREED HONORABLY FROM TEE
STREET ROBBERY CHARGE.
<harEe OF Assault Drawn Up Against Her
ACCnscr. Hogan, but withdrawn
AIibi SATISFIES Magistrate FInn-Police
CAuflOned 20 ne More CnrNful

In q manner considered by her friends
a. little short Of a triumph Mrs Jeanne
Trautman, wife Of DR.. Alexander Traut-
man Of 800 Lexington avenue, was vindi-
Gated yesterday afternoon by Magistrate
Finn in the jefferson Market police court
Of the charge made against her by Peter J.
Hogan of robbing him of SIS on Fifth ave-
nue. on last Saturday night.
Magistrate Finn said it was his opinion
that it was a case Of mistaken identity. A
grave and irreparabe injustice, he said,
had been done to Mrs Trautman. and il
gratifed him, he declared, TO he able to
grant an honorable discharge to her.
After Mrs. Trautman had been freed
Police Commissioner Bingham called Chief
Inspector Cortright and Inspectors Cross
Walsh and Flood to his Office for an earnest
talk The Commissioner said ater that ne
had asked tho inspectors to try to prevent
the detention of respectable persons on the
complaint of irresponsible accusers, il there
is any likelihood that the complainant
might be mistaken. He said that the in
spectors would issue instructions to the
serseants TO use their Judgment about
entertaining complaints in a case like Mrs.
Trautman's.
During the court proceedings Hogan con-
tradicted himself repeatedly. In one breath
be declared that he visited the Y. NJ. c. A.
building thinking he might have lost his
money there. With the next he swore that
Mrs. Trautman. whom he identified posi-
lively had taken the money
On the advice of counsel Mrs. Trautman
swore out charge OF assault against Hogan
after she had been freed. but later, after
q consultation with her husband, withdrew
IT,
What good can come from prosecuting
this MANI said DR.. Trautman. He's
clearly not OF sound mind. Even IL pecun-
larry redress were considered, what show
have you to get back at a twelve dollar a
week clerk?"
Inspector McI.aughn's sleuths arrested
the alleged double of Mrs. Trautman and
had her in court. She is Kittie Watson,
known to the police as Buffalo Kittie"
Hogan said he had never seen her before.
She was discharged.
Before and throughout the hearing a
crowd gathered about the court house.
When it was time for Hogan to leave, despite
the fact that there was twenty policemen
on duty in Sixth avenue directly in front
Of the place, he was smuggled out a side
door. With two husky policemen at his
heels and accompanied by his lawyer,
Hogan, pale and trembling, took il on a run
for passing trolley car block below on
Sixth avenue.
Owing to the crowd that jammed the court
room Magistrate Finn decided TO hold
the hearing in his private examination room.
Hogan arrived first, accompanied by his
counsel, jeremiah OLeary. So many Of
friends Of the Trautmans seemed desirous
Of interviewing him personally that the
police hid him away in the reporters room.
Mrs. Trautman arrived few minutes later,
accompanied by her husband and three
attorneys, ex-Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert Wensley, Thomas F. Gilroy and
Prof. George Calm Of the Yale University
law school Mrs Trautman wore black
three-quarter length coat with a velvet
collar, black hat trimmed with ostrich
plumes, a white stock, a white ascot tie,
set of by a large gold stickpin. Through
out the ordeal she appeared composed.
She displayed the only signs of emotion
when the Magistrate declared her not
guilty and expressed his sympathy for her
misfortune.
Lawyer OLeary started the proceedings
by moving for an adjournment on the
ground that he had not been retained a
sufficient length of time TO familiarize him.
self with the case. Magistrate Finn denied
the request.
Hogan was the first witness. He is a
small man and wears thick lensed glasses.
Throughout the testimony DR.. Trautman,
who is tall and of large stature, stood be-
side the complainant.
Hogan said that he was employed as a
stenographer by the firm of Walker Il
Chambers Of 80 East Twentieth street.
He lives at 1852 East Twentieth street. Previ-
ous to working for his present employers.
he said. he had a place with the Erie Rail
road Company in the Bowling Green Build
ing He said he was walking down Fifth
avenue on Saturday night about II o'clock
and was accosted by a woman, whom he
identified as Mrs. Trsutman, near Thirty
seventh street.
She asked me TO take her to some hotel,
said Hogan Il refused, and asked her
where she lived. She said on Lexington
avenue. IL was very windy and cold,
and she suggested we stand out OF thu
gale for a moment. We walked To a shell
tered spot formed bv the junction OF two
buildings The woman be, ane afectionate
and threw her arms about me. ! protested
that / wanted to go home. i thought
II est to get rid Of her quietly.
While she was embracing me ! felt
her hand m my pocket. but reached down |
just in time TO keep my purse from leaving |
my clothes. This fully convinced me I
va, being robbed and | swung myself |
free
ho.an SAID he walked with the witness
several blocks ana then left her He did /
not disc over his loss until Monday night. |
He sad he was teetotaler.
Did yoI ever take drinkr' asked
Mag Ri-trate Finn.
"les. but I since swore on. ! think |
intpy eating liquor injurious
The pledge Hogan said be had taken |
Na- mental Hogan said that he spent /
Sunday morning a. the railroad branch ,
of tle \ NJ. &. A. on Madison avenue and I
o. fNs afternoon attended a theatre. The /
Magistrate Expressed surprise that person |
should NO from the Y. NJ, &. A. TO theatre
a. sunday. He ASKED the name Of the
Ilavu0Ise
The Dewey" replied the witness, 1T
sA- not " tho danong girl type Of show.
More Aks q concert"
tugAn sa a he spent the evening ~ the 1
N'ri twenty third street. branch of the
N e. A wrlting