The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-26

he gave ms address as 152 West Twentieth
street. He could not be found there. Mrs.
Nellie Cone. the landlady Of the house, said
that no man OF that name had lived there
during the two years that she had been in
the house. But letters had come occasion
ally addressed TO Peter J. Hogan at that
house, she said, and IL was possible that he
had lived there at one time.
Mrs. Trautman went to her home from
the Jefferson Market court. She repeated
h she had said the night before at the
house OF Mr.. Scofield after she was re-
leased on bail.
i cannot express my horror" she said,
b the man who sat at the desk in the
station house said | would nave to be held
on this mans complaint. l answered all
the questions he put to me. never believing
that he was recording my pedigree in the
book. But even after the matron led me
away | surely thought she was going to
keep me in a room in the rear of the station
house until l could summon friends to my
aid. To my horror I was led into a cell
after the matron had searched my cloth
ing.
L ouldn fully realize my situation.
There l W alone in a dark cell with an
iron barred door and wondering how
long l would have TO wait there. At first
the matron was somewhat brusQue, prob
ably believing that l wasthe kind of woman
his person charged me with being. When
the matron told me that | would probably
have TO remain in the cell all night l felt
that l would 60 mad. begged and pleaded
that she let me out Of the cell. and l offered
her all the money l had in my purse. but
she told ne l would have to stay there.
Several times during the hours l spent
in that cell / became 20 weak from fright
that feared would collapse. l had been
Ill on Sunday and Monday, and was in such
pain on Monday afternoon that DR.. Traut-
man had to give me morphine to relieve
me. He told me that | should not leave
the house that afternoon, but 1 had some
Christmas shopping 70 do and made my
self believe that | was well enough TO go out.
Following my arrest and the humiliation Of
being locked up in a cell I was in a wretohed
state, and didn't care if 1 survived the night.
The thought Of the accusation terrified me
and l kept wondering what my friends
would think when they heard OF il. How
the police could take the word Of such a
man against hat of a respectable woman
a more than l could understand. When
NhC HOltSCtlldu Cdilt up 10 Tie on the street.
| breathed a sigh Of relief, feeling that he
would make the man go ava My heart
sank when I heard him say that l would
have 10 go TO the station house and explain
the matter there. To be branded as a low
woman OF the streets, and a thief, too, is so
shocking and outrageous that | was uazed,
and scarcely realize it yet
Mrs. Trautman's friends said last night
that counsel would be engaged 10 bring
action of some kind against Hogan. Magis-
trate Whitman told the Scofelds on Mon
day night when he was signing the bail
bond that the policeman had simply lone
his duty and could not have refused to
take Mrs. Trautman to the station house
when Hogan made his complaint.
DR.. Trautman is well known az a surgeon
in this city. He was for q time superin-
tendent of the insane asylum at Wards
Island. During the Russo-Japanese war
he went to Japan and investigated the
Japanese hospital service. He has also
attended several medical congresses abroad,
at one time having gone to Moscow on
such an errand. He has been married for
about three years. Mr.. Scofeld said yester-
day that ne had known DR.. Trautman init
mately for several years. He asserted that
Mrs. Trautman had always enjoyed the
highest respect Of all who met her.