Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-24
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thropic Baronet.
HE SUBMITTED LONG TIME
She Made Vague Charge as Basis
of Her Demands.
ARRESTED ON HIS COMPLAINT
Only Way to Stop Her Extortion, he
Is Told by Counsel, and
Appeals to Court.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. September IL. 1907.
Sir Alfred Mellor Watkin, bart. was
the prosecutor in a case at Bow street.
in which Jean Hamilton Burgess-a dark
little woman. about forty years OF age.
who wore a dark blue costume-was
charged with sending to Harry Wilson.
solicitor Broad Court Chambers. w. c.,
letters demanding money, with menaces.
from Sir Alfred.
Harry Wilson. who prosecuted. said the
prisoner had given Sir Alfred great
deal Of trouble for years.
Six or seven years ago a well-known
physician advised Sir Alfred to undergo
a course OF massage for rheumatism In
both knees. He, therefore, went to an es-
Establishment in the west end where the
prisoner was engaged as one of the
trained staff. The prisoner. who repre-
scented that she had been trained at st.
Bartholomew Hospital. generally at
tended to Sir Alfred.
Gave Her Money to Start Shop.
From time to time she told him she
did not get enough money from her en-
ployer. and was very anxious to start an
establishment Of her own. Perhaps fool
ishly, Sir Alfred advanced her $3.50 to
start a place in Oxford street. and for
a time he was treated by her there.
From something that came to his knowi-
edge Sir Alfred eventually went back to
the old establishment. This. said MI.
Wilson. seemed to annoy the prisoner
very much, and seemed to be the only
reason he could assign for the conduct
with which she was charged.
She Sir Alfred representing
that she was in great distress. Out OF
pure kindness of heart he assisted her
with money from time to time.
On one occasion Sir Alfred caused In
quiries to be made by Mr.. Robinson,
detective in the employ Of the southeast
ern Railway Company. Mr.. Robinson as
certained that she was suffering from
contracted fingers. which, she SAID, had
been caused by bad treatment she had re-
ceived in the hospital. Sir Alfred sent
her some money.
Later, on, she said she wished to go to
India to see her aged father. Sir Alfred
got Mr.. Robinson to pay her passage Tor
her. She was seen on board ship by Mr..
Robinson, who handed her 500.
After that she refused to go and re-
turned to London, where she made an
agents to return the price of her ticket
Subsequently other sums were given 70
her for the sake Of peace and quiet.
Promised to Ask No More.
In August Of last year she wrote say
ing that if she were paid a sum Of money
she would never trouble Sir Alfred again.
She was then paid s625. Mr.. Robinson
taking q receipt from her. in which she
undertook never to write to Sir Alfred
or to communicate with him I'm any way.
A few weeks afterward. however. the
same system Of annoyance was recon-
menced. Sir Alfred then consulted Mr..
Wilson, who wrote to the prisoner. eau
tioning her as to the probable conse-
ouences if she persisted in her conduct
Eventually he saw her and begged her
To stop the annoyance, at the same time
pointing out that she had brought ner,
self within the law and might be charged
with a very serious onense. me pIis s;ain,
then admitted that she had no legal claim
on Sir Alfred. She referred to her cnilo.
but said that she was the offspring or
her husband.
At that interview. or at later one.
the prisoner referred to certain divorce
proceedings. Sir Alfred did not know
anything about any divorce proceedings
and there was no proof that there na0
ever been any proceedings or the klno.
Sir Alfred had certainly never been
party to any.
The prisoner eventually deied him and
said she wanted to be locked up. but Sir
Alfred did not want to lock her up:
Later she le1t neT du0TcSS dt I<diHS oiiN
went to live at Folkstone. where Sir Al
fred resided. She there endeavored to
see Sir Alfred and Lady Watkin. and
left letters which were clearly of black
mailing nature.
Takes Only Course.
Sir Alfred again consulted Mr.. Wilson.
who told him that the only course to
take in order to put an end to the mat
ter was to have the prisoner arrested.
Since the information was laid other let
tiers of still worse character had been
sent to Sir Alfred. A warrant was OBJ
tanned and Detective Sergeant Callaghan
arrested her at Folkstone.
It was impossible continued Mr.. Will
son. to imagine what the prisoner had
to complain OF. The inference to be
drawn from her letters was that she
thought she had a grievance In connec-
ton with her child but she had admitted
that Sir Alfred had nothing to do with
that In one letter she spoke OF the
ruin Of her child.
or she is suffering from some mental
trouble" said Mr.. Wilson. Il wish to
emphasize the fact that Sir Alfred is
well known for his benevolence. He is
a man of good habits, and there is not
the slightest ground of complaint against
him.
The prisoner was remanded. bail being
refused.