The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-15
J. P. MORGAN AND SON
 THREATENED BY WOMAN
SHE IS ARR ESTED AND COMMIT TED TO THE BELLEVUE
 HOSPITAL.

Her sanity in DOubt--Persisted in Effort to See One or Other of the
 MOrgans--Statement Issued by COun-
 seI for the Morgans-Financier Some
 Time Ago Took an Interest in the
 Woman's Affairs--Relative of Lord SufIeld of England.
 New York, March 14.--At a hearing in the private chambers of Magistrate Wahle in the Tombs police court to-day Mrs. {, B. Williams, an Englishwoman who registered at the Hoffman house, was committed to Bellevue hospital to be examined as to her sanity. Mrs. Williams was arrested this afternoon in front of the offices of J. P. Morgan & Co. on warrant sworn out by former Assistant District Attorney Lord. The charge was disorderly conduct
 Mrs. Williams protested when ordered to the hospital and said she was the victim of plot planned by J. P. Mor- gan. When removed from the magis- trate's chambers she struggled desper- ately and gave the five policemen who had her in charge all they could do to get her into carriage.
 The woman is about forty or forty five years old. Since March 9 she has been daily to the offices of Morgan X Co.,, demanding to see MT. Morgan, who is away in Europe, or his son, J. P. Morgan, jr. It is alleged she threaten ed to shoot the fnancier and his son. William Rand, jro represented MT. Morgan at the hearing and read the following statement:
 Some years ago Mrs. Williams called upon J. P. Morgan with letters of in troduction from people whom he knew, and he interested himself in her affairs to the extent of advancing money to her, to pay her lawyers for services rendered to her in connection with a trust estate in Baltimore of which she was the beneficiary. Since then he has not seen her. She appeared at his of flee last Friday afternoon, March g, and upon the refusal of J. P. Morgan, jr., to pay any money to her she became very violent in her conduct and lan- guage, threatening to shoot MT. Steele, one of the partners, and to break glass and to destroy property unless her de- mands were complied with The wom- ans mind is apparently affected by her misfortunes.
 MT. Morgan has instructed me to see that she is treated with every possible consideration under the circumstances He has no wish to humiliate or degrade her in any way. He has taken this ac- tion, not for his own protection, for he can easily keep out of her way, but for the protection of the employees in the office and the interests of public or der"
 Mrs. Williams, speaking in her own defense said:
 After J. P. Morgan had taken over all of my property for investment nat urally looked to him for my support. came here four years ago to look after my property in Baltimore, which placed in Morgan's hands, and have never got any satisfaction since, except 1 that Mir Morgan. up to recently, has cheerfully paid my expenses here. MT. Morgan has given me as much as $500 at time"
 | Mir, Rand here remarked: "We admit that MT. Morgan has done all in his power to take care of Mrs. Williams l Then MT, Rand said Do you know MT. Simms of Baltimore2"
 Do you mean simms, Steele & Coz" she queried.
 "Yes," replied the attorney, and Mrs. Williams replied; Yes, they are the ones who have been interested in my estate"
 Did you ever say that Mir. Simms ought to be shot or that you'd would shoot him?"
 q never did. I never had a revolver in my life. When a woman has been | treated as I have it would not be strange if she became flighty and ex- cited and made queer statements"
 Mrs. Williams said she was a rela- tive of Lord Suff1eld, of England, and was on intimate terms with prominent New York families. At one time she said she was wealthy, but much of her estate had been lost through unfortu- nate investments.
 MT. Rand, speaking for MT. Morgan, said that the woman's story as to her social connections was true so far as he knew He denied that MT. Morgan was responsible for her bad investments. During the five days of her commitment for surveillance, Mir. Rand said Mir Morgan would see that she was sup piled with everything she required, and that he would cheerfully pay for the special services of any assistants who | ,,,ierbt ha cnpsI11fad