The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
GIRLS DAY N COURT.


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Inc nc,t morning Mark p. Wells. pro-
trr',r u tho Iar-tow and Tommy Gumhs
appeared before Magistrate Steinert 10
,he Jefferson Market police station and ae-
cured warrants IN tho charge 81 assault.
Tho sisters entered The Criminal Courts
Building yesterday at noon to n salute
II only two flashlights, while formerly
they had been accustomed Co the Tegula-
ton twcnty-onc. Kat herine wore a black
hat, and gown and a black fuzzy wuzzy
boa with temperament. Charlotte was
dressed in n blue tailor made suit and u
white chip hat with bla Ga wings that come
up well in a photograph.
In the court room they we're honored
with a cane bottomed chair each. instead
Of being compelled to stand against the
railing, like unusual defendants. Katherine
kept her eyes appealingly toward the
bench. but Charlotte wept throughout
the proceedings. William J. Cafiery rep
resented tho Poillons. Tommy Gumbs
first told his troubles.
when | said l wouldn't take them up,'
he said, they pushed me aside, and Char
lotte grab the lever in the elevator and
started IL up. When we got to the twelfth
for Katherine opened the elevator door
and got out while Charlotte held It open by
putting her foot in it-held the door back
with her foot, l mean Tommy then told
whot ha mn III rha -loNfa had BALLAD him
Martin j. Bell, the night clerk, testified
that he saw Charlotte's HAND ON the lever,
and that when Tommy Gumbs jumped In
after her Charlotte pushed the boy to the
rear of the car. The flight Of the elevator
TO the top was marked, Bell said, by a sue
oession Of screams thnt brought out the
guests in scores, In terror and in nighties.
Katherine Poillon took the stand and said
that although she lived at the Barstow at
tho time she was merely the guest Of her
sister Charlotte, who rented the apartment.
After the ant -~elevator rule went into effect
the Poillon sisters lives were made unbea r.
able, because if they went TO little social
gatherings they had TO leave AZ a frightfully
climb twelve fights when they rea ched the
hotel. II the sta rting Of the climb were
delayed 100 long they were in danger Of being
late for breakfast.
when Tommy told us first that he had
been ordered not to take US in the elevator
Katherine said, Awe were on the twelfth
floor, and We were obliged to walk all the
way down.
The morning after this, Katherine said, |
her sister again walked down the twelve
flights to see q grocer about some things
required for the morning meal, which the
sisters usually cooked in their apa rtment.
Charlotte climbed back with the groceries
later In tho day, and when she reached the
apartment she almost tainted. Break
fast was delayed while Katherine revived
her,
After some breakfast food nourishment
the sisters started on the weary climb down
again, because Katherine was billed to up
pear at some court some place in town about
something or other.
we got back to the hotel at 7 O'clock
Katherine continued, "and we asked Tommy
TO take us up because by that time my sis
tera-er-limbs were swollen to the bursting
point. Tommy refused and we asked to see
the. mana ger. He said the manager wasn't
Nevertheless Charlotte's bursting limbs
appealed to Tommy and the boy hunted
up the manager, Katherine said, and prayed
Tor permission to take the Poillons up at
Least half way.
Nothing doing.
when Tommy came back Katherine
resumed, 'and said he would lose his job
u he took us up In the car Charlotte said,
I'm save your Job for you and she started
The elevator. ] had to jump In after the
elevator had started.
Then Tommy grabbed Charlotte by the
throat while the elevator was going up, and
I was 50 frightened l began to cry"
Isn't 1t a fact, asked Assistant District
: Paul Krotel, 'that you screamed
all the way up2'
Il was crying returned Katherine, in.
dignantly. aYou surely can't characterize
crying as screaming. When the car reached
The twelfth floor I opened tho door, but
tommy closed It,. As we didn't want to
be held prisoners in the elevator, I opened
ne door again and Charlotte held II open
With her foot; It was necessary to push
Tommy aside before my sister and | could
get out. Charlotte did not strike Tommy"
krotel.
Certainly not" answered Katherine,
Indignantly.
Charlotte Poillon wept copiously all
curing her testimony. She was very dra-
matte, when she related her version OF the
assault, which was practically the same
as the testimony Of her sister. She insisted
that she merely pushed Tommy Gumbs.