The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-22
SAVES RICHES HE
GAVE Her FOR TOTS
MRS. HANNAH ELIAS, WHO az
WlTcHED JOHN n. PLATT,
GET fE7s AFFECTION
ON Chill DREN.

New York, oct. z2.-Mrs. Hannah
Elias, negress who bewitched the
aged John r. Plat, plateglass manu-
facturer. into giving her 1886, 3S6 and
whose right to keep tNs money was
affirmed two years ago by the court
Of appeals. has returned from cot
tage at Long Branch to her five-story
house at 236 Central Park west, which
is one OF four houses which were CIV
en- to her by Plat She dismissed
several men and women dependents
who had lived In the house during
the summer and told them that here
after she Intended to live only for
two children who are In the house
attended by six servants.
She sent for Inanicurist and :.
hairdresser, to whom che said she ex-
pected them to walt regularly on the
children, one OF whom is years old
and the other T. she ordered one OF
the windows In the children's nursery
to be decorated at an expense of $3.50.
and gave orders to her footman that
the children are to be obeyed In ev-
erything. M
Still Has 100000 Left.
Mrs. Elias is said still to be in pos
session of, some 100000 out of the
$6S5,SS5 which she received from
PIatt during their acquaintance OF fs
years She continues the extravagant
mode of living which was exposed bv
Platt's relatives In their effort made
through the courts to compel a restf
tuition of money Plat had given to
the woman. There is to be a iifrer-
ence now, Mrs. Elias said. in that
hereafter most OF the expenditures
she makes are to be for the two chill
dren instead of for friends who have
attached themselves to her.
She has made only one exception to
the rule banishing from her house all
her old intimates. Patrick w. Dugar,
decorator, who, when Platt's rela-
tives began proceedings to recover
money from Mrs. Elias took $3.50 900
to New Jersey, where he guarded 1t
until the proceedings in court were
ended and who then returned. it to
Mrs. Elias in her condolences.
Centers Affection on Children.
The elder child, on whcrn the ne
gress has begun to lavish money and
affections, calls her mother" The
child looks like a japanese. The
other child 'ooAS like a white child
Kato, tie japanese butler who figured
In the proceedings at the time an eff
fort was msdc to get Mrs. Elias to
restore money to Plat, is no longer
connected with the establishment IN
Central Park west, near Eighty fifth
street. y
Mrs. Elias has replaced four other
Japanese servants with women whose
principal duty Is to care for the chill
'dren. Che has refused to hold anv
communication with his sisters or
with her daughter, Clara, who is mar
ried and lives in Philadelphia. Under
the law in this state the children of
Mrs. Elias may inherit from her, and
she has made WILL, it is said, In
which she has divided her estate be-
tween them. sB
Plat and Mrs. Elias have not rnet
since the beginning OF the legal ac-
ton to recover the money. Platt's es-
tate Is now in custody OF the Farmers
Loan &c Trust Co, which was appoint
ed committee Of that estate. Plat
who is 80 years old, lives now with
one of his married daughters. Mrs.
Elias, who is in her forties, has grown
stout. She employs beauty specialists
constantly