Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-15

ments to move out. 1t has never occurred
to me to leave here"
HAS the senator signed over Tioga
Lodge to your was asked.
sGo ask the senator" replied Mrs. Plat.
Maybe he will tell you. certainly won't
I'm not going to talk to the public about
any terms of settlement. Mind you, don't
say there have been any terms of settle
ment. / only say won't talk about 1t.
She is Asked About Hedges.
When asked if Hedges. the coachman,
who has figured somewhat conspicuously in
the affairs Of Tioga Lodge, would retain his
position there, Mrs. Platt said Hedges had
nothing to do with the case"
1T was shame to mention his name in
connection with the senator's troubles and
mine" she said. He has never occupied
any position here excepting as coachman.
Senator Platt always thought great deal
of him because he was faithful In his
work.
Mrs. Platt said she hoped, now that the
articles of separation had been signed, that
her troubles with the senator would be
speedily forgotten.
1--WE had al the attention from the pub
lie that 1 need" she added. And 1 guess
the senator feels the same way about it,
Senator Platt could not be seen last night.
The New York Journal states that the
separation was made possible by the in
timacy of the senator with sprightly and
vivacious young woman. This young wom-
an, it is stated, was a friend of Mrs.
Platts.
The fact that Senator Platt has perfected
plans to resume his old life at the Arlington
Hotel caused all his friends to realize that
Mrs. Plat would not be with him here this
winter. Mr. Platt engaged two rooms at
the Arlington-one for himself apd the
other for his man. He took them for the
congressional season.
Senator Plat had lived at this hotel for
many years. After his marriage he went
first to the New Willard Hotel, supposed
to be a more modern and more aristocratic
place. and afterward took a suite Of ] 'oms
in the Stoneleigh Court apartment house.
which was erected for the late Secretary
Hay. 1t was never believed that the Sena-
tor was happy in these new surroundings,
but that he preferred his old quarters at
the Arlington.
Mrs. La Monte's Statement.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 15.-Mrs. Mary
La Monte. who has a furnished room house
at PA West 38th street, was asked today
about published report that Mrs Plat,
accompanied by ]. K. Hedges, the Platt
coachman, and detective had gone to her
house about six weeks ago and had found
Senator P1att in a room. there. The story
further had 1t that Mrs. Plat and the MEM
bers Of her party had been watching from
rooms they had taken In the Hotel Navarro.
That story" said Mrs. La Monte, us
true in most Of the details. Senator Plat
was In my house that lay. 1 remember that
Mrs. Janeway (this was the way that Mrs.
La Monte referred to Mrs. PlatD came to
the house with Hedges, the coachman.
Hedges broke in the door of a rear room
on the first floor, end he saw Senator Platt
there. There was no woman there Mrs.
Janeway says that she picked UP a pair OF
women's shoes in the room, so this report
says. Those shoes belonged to my maid.
When Mrs. Janeway makes trouble for me
she will hear from me. Senator Plat has
had lodgings here for fifteen years, and
have been here sixteen years. / am a
of the best. When the Navarro is too full
to accommodate guests they send some Of
them over here.
Had Known Him Long.
IT have known Senator Plat since was
q child. We both came from the same
town-Owego. look upon him as a
brother. and have frequently consulted him
in business affairs
Mrs. La Monte was asked what visitors
Senator Plat had while he occupied the
room in her house
"Well.'' said Mrs. La Monte, .Mr. Platt
Is too big a man for me to question any
thing he did. His standing Is such that he
can AFFORD to have any acquaintance, and
his reputation is so high that 1t is suffi-
right
From the relative position of Mrs. La
Monte's house and the Hotel Navarro, 1t
seemed almost impossible that the house
could have been watched from q window
of the hotel. The register of the hotel does
not show that Mrs. Platt was there within
the last three months.
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