The evening world., 1907-09-20
SLEUTHS WHOM
WOMAN ACCUSES
PUT UNDER FIRE
Deputy Commissioner Woods
Questions McConville and
Nelson al Headquarters.
SCANDAL BEHIND IT ALL.
Mrs. Cameron Says Detectives
Made Threat to Stop Her
Suit Against Lawyer.

Deputy Porcs Commissions WOODS
Do-day Questioned Lisuts. McConvtlts
sEsd Nelson on the charge OF per,soa-
ston preferred by Mrs. Edna c. Ohm
erori. OF the Hotel Riasto. in West
Forty fourth stree. In her suit 30 re-
-a%s=- q LOO .s-aneSas- -zhs loaned AZ
soraey William b. aicNiece. OF No. LIZ
Broadway she alleges that the de-
sectives attempted to silence her under
threat OF ares; as black-naiier.
Her sworn xtstemen; recites her mee.-
Ing with DoaEia. Buchanan. half
brother OF Mrs. r.. G. Dun, Mrs. Cam
sron says rha. she became Buchanau's
affinity and lived with him under
various names al various noted hotels
ur1..i he ttred OF her. She c.rc,:m-
s:antiaily Describes an alleged introduc-
tton Buchanan gave her TO Mrs. Dun
and OF his promise to marry nor when
q decent period bad elapsed after his
wife's d@a:h.
IN October. she says. ne ras giving
her a dinner In the Manhattan Hotel
restaurant when McSlecs appeared and
was introduced She says MeNiece also
soon became devoted In hLa attentions 70
her, and ;hen o~yan 10 poison her
mind against Buchanan. McN!ece up to
q few years ago lived az Caldwell.
" J.. with MS wife and four children.
He aow resides in Essex Falls. one
station away. He Is middle-aEed. wears
sandy whiskers and is inclined 10 bald
ness.
Mrs. Cameron says shs had nothing
save what Buchanan Rad been giving
her 10 iivs on, her WI fortune having
z been = BY lad Investments
renressnteI Buchanans who wished TO
make financial settlement for her and
secure his release from her. Shs
agreed Then she continues:
Finally Offered Her $2.40o.
About this time Mr.. McNiece told me
chat he loved me. ard induced me to
where he paid my expenses. AT ffrst
he Was liocrai. letting me unterrtai,d
that he WAS wealthy. Finally he came
10 me and told me that he had &, 100
was coming to me after he had deductaa
bis own fec OF E,au asked him II
IL syar s.istor,s " for lawyers 10 exacr
Zee from both sides. and he said II
was. He declared that all the money
he got from Buchanan waa Soo1.
IL Was ignorant. needed money, and
Mrs Dun gave $1,000 TO settle the mat
ter, u bStug represented TO her that l
would otherwise bring about scandal
Alr MeSlSce supported ne until jan
mary iast. Hhen he began borrowing of
uis until the sams amounted 10 81 100
part of IL
stripped Me Of Every Dollar"
Immediately that he had stripped mo
OF every dollar. leaving me not enough
70 pas my board bill, McN!ecc left me
called him up on the phone and re-
-ttiia.tst- -A.tsl- 10 pay back iha s. ina no
had borrowed. but he pleaded that he
could not spare II. asked him 10 pay
IL back TO me in the sums nc had boT-
.rowcd Il. He reviied me, ard told mo
that II ! gave him any trouble he would
rlsaaAsrss.
friends IN the Detective Department
Il had TO leave the place l wa4 stop
ping IN and TOOK rooms IA the Altilne
Hotel. No 81 Fourth avenue There
called ,ip az MeNiees In his o::ice and
de ws.tiis me He rsf,,.ea t,a. he wo..,,i
sazsd ns 10 the Island.
This WAS on July or s. and the
next day there came ring at the door
OF my apartment, Nov. under the rules
Of the hotel no visitor may ring tho
bell. but must first be announced over
the phone or by a page ] supposed
opened the door. ! WAS en- dfsha billie al
the time. and had been iying down.
The instant unbolted tic door two
men pushed II open violently and came
Central ONCE detectives. We have n
warrant for your arrest"
Accused of 6iackmall.
Then the spokesman said. You ara
trying 10 hlackmaal Mr., MeNlece. and
gses 10 ssop u or yess " Ia 40,
TO the Island.
II hrok. down and wcpt. I said that
such an arrest would disgrace Mr.
buchanan. Mr.. McNiece and rnyseit, and
told them the whole story, Thea the
detective who did the talking said: Wa
haven't really cot the warrant sworn
TO yet. but will is you don't promise To
let MeSiece alone a woman OF Your
Kind can't 20 after New York clawyers.
William b. MtS.eSe WAS violent In
-..s hennnciation OF Mrs. Cameron, and
again and again called her black
mailer.
raisase- That was all the money \ g5t
from Mr.. Buchanan, and l paid every
cent Of II over to her
did you call Mrs. Cameron on tbn
phone and get Mrs. McNIees TO talk
with herr
THAT is a lis," stormed Mr.. MoN,ece
The woman called up my wife and told
her that had been supporting her, SHE
told my wife a lot OF lies i laid thc
matter before the District Attorney ANA
also isit Il Before the authoriiia, nj
Police Headquarters. The Distriot.
attorney wanted to prosecute the
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