The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-27
MAY HAVE 4 DOUBLE
Police Think Woman Thief
Resembles Mrs. Trautman.
TELLS CONFLICTING STORIES
Secretary of Y. VI. C. A. Says That
Hogan Complained to Him That
He Had Lost s13 or sI4 in the LII
brary-POsted Notice to That Effect.
Related TO Jefferson Davis.

New York. Dec. 26.-That Mrs. Jeanne
Trautman, wife OF the surgeon and alien
ist DR.. Alexander Trautman. Of S69 Lex
fngt7u avenue, who Is charged with rob-
bing Peter J. Hogan, d stenographer, of
S1s on Fifth avenue, has double among
the woman thieves of New York. is the
theory Capt Schlottman. of the Tender
lOin station, proceeded upon to-day in his
investigation. Capt. Schlottman said that
yesterday and last night ne himself
scanned the women Of the street III the
Tenderloin looking for a woman who re-
seInbled Mrs. Trautman.
Five detectives. Kelly, Beaufiere Giller-
man, Hunt, and Schibles, were assigned
to similar duty last night and to-day.
and the men on duty in the precinct have
been ordered to arrest such a woman on
sight.
TT might be-" said the captain. that
Mrs Trautman has a double and that
the close resemblance caused Hogan to
mistake the physicians wife for the thief
who took money from him. Mrs. Traut-
man is a woman who, once seen. could
hardly be forgotten"
Said He Lost Money.
Light was thrown upon the arrest Of
Mrs. Trautman by statement to-day
from NJ. W. Ludden. night secretary Of
the Twenty-third street branch of the Y.
NJ c A
Ludden said that Hogan appeared be
fore him Sunday night. twenty-four hours
after he said he had been robbed by Mrs
TFautman, and asked if any one had
found SO or 81 about the library of the
building Il was in the place doing some
writing tonight and missed the money,
Hogan told the secretary. Would you
be kind enough TO send some one to help
me look for it?"
Accordingly, Frederick Spring, the night
Waterman. was asked 10 assist Hogan.
The two searched the room thoroughly,
but the money was not found.
Are you sure this was where you lost
it, asked Luiden
"POsitive!" Hogan is said to have re-
piled. Fourteen or fifteen dollars"
Ludden says he did not notice the
discrepancy in the statements at the
time. He then made the following MEM
orandum, which was posted on the bull
letin board, as is customary in such
cases; Peter J. Hogan. 152 East Twen-
tieth street, lost 81 or SIS Finder please
report tonight Secretary Ludden."
Hogan Acted Strangely.
Ludden says that there was something
strange about the mans demeanor. but
he thought it was due to nervous state
of mind upon the money loss Hogan.
he says is a regular member Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, and
that he was transferred to the Twenty
third street branch from the Brooklyn
branch November Is According to the
secretary, the man bore a good reputa-
ton. HIS place of employment was with
Walker & Chambers, 60 East Twenty
third street 4 fully realize the import |
anee Of this incident" said Ludden. I
am ready to tell it in court if necessary" /
It was at the office Of Walker & Cham /
beTs. who are steam-heating experts, that /
Hogan was employed in the capacity of
-stenographer. His service had been sat /
isfactOry. Hogan left the office shortly
after noon to-day and stated that he in
tended tTansacting some business down /
town. AfteTward il was his intention
TO stop with a friend over night. He
asked them for leave tomorrow that he /
might attend Mrs Trautman's examina-
ton in the jefferson Market Police Court /
At 152 East Twentieth street, a maid said !
that Hogan boarded there. She said that !
he repeated the story to friends in the /
house after it became public through the |
newspapers but he had mentioned moth |
ing about having lost his money in the |
Y. NJ. c. A. According to the servant, |
Hogan said that he had been robbed in |
hallway.
DIR. Trautman Makes Threats.
I shall smash that man in the mouth |
and push his teeth down his throat when |
I see him tomorrow" said DR.. Traut- |
man last night. that is. if he is sane I'll |
do that From all accounts the fellow is |
crazy OF course If he is not in his right |
mind what can one do? In Germany such |
a matter would be settled by a duel The |
worst thing about it all is the unpleasant /
notOriety we have suffered by II. How
ever it will come out right in the end.
Mrs. Trautman will prove an absolute /
aIibi She will tell about visiting the
Turkish bath, earlier on the evening in |
question. Her two attendants at that
place viii come along to cOTroborate her |
story"
Related to Jefferson Davis.
Mrs. Trautman's family name is Jeanne /
Davis. and DIT. Trautman said she is re-
lated TO Jefferson Davis Her relatives |
are said to live near Atlanta, Ga. She is |
an amateur musician of considerable abil- /
ity, and has been prominent in musical /
affairs. She Is very bitter against the pO- /
lice for locking her up on such meager /
information. as she says. she could have /
satisfied the police that she had been /
maligned.
Oscar Tscherky, manager OF the Wal |
doTf-Astoria, said to-day that his family /
had known Or. and Mrs. Trautman for /
many years. You cannot convince Us
that the extraordinary charge against |
Mrs Trautman IS true" he declared