New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
SAYS SHE " AS BLED
UON1N GAZE sIJ. 900.
PAR -frrosfod Promised TO Get
DiCOrcc, She .dsscrfs.

Wypnouzed into submitting 20 extsr-
tion 20 the amount OF Si5eN she said
Mrs Mary Brandes. wife Of William
Rrandes, who owns a string OF saloons
end lives Al No. 70 East S7th street. caused
the arrest early yesterday morning OF
bella Con. a masseuse. and Jacob Lemon
dorf. an employment agent OF No a. 7th
street Detectives ANiIbcr. Allen and
Issazza found the pair IN the Coz apart-
,uent. az No. al East esth street
when they we're arraigned in the York
vile court Magistrate O'Connor held them
IN s. -oo bail each for examination Tues
osy afternoon Mrs. Brandes told the
magistrate that she believed tho rnasseuse
had hypnotized her and that sire took for
granted everything that Miss Coz told her
Rar Vas offered ~ Timothy Shine. sa-
loeukeeIIer Al Sixth avenue and 36th street
Magistrate OCounor refused 10 accept il
srul ii had been passed on by the District
AftornevS once.
According 10 Mrs. Brandes. Shine has
appeared in the story before. She re-
lated low she had raised $1,000. which she
said VAS demanded in January. 1905 A
ravnsbop having refused TO advance
more than $50 on a ring which she pre-
sertei she took IL 20 Shines saloon and
Do sent one Of his men with the ring.
sre said. and got $500 on IT,
In The winter Of 1876. when the alleged eN-
tcr-.Cl began. Mrs Brandes lived in the
Madison Arms Apartment. al Madison ave
u-C and esth street. She employed Miss
G-F as a rlasseuse and they became so
FRIENDLY that she contded her desire 10 get
o. divorce from her husband. from whom
srr had been separated TO- tNo years. The
STORY runs that Miss Gof took the com
r'sluant &c fortune teller. who said that
sh- lad brought about the marriage OF
katherine Clemmons and Howard Gould
urL could secure a divorce for Mrs. Brandes
v.-f.L three months II it vas worth Sl0.eO
On tho latter 10 be tree. IN her story 10 the
fs-e-uves Mrs. Brandes sVore that on De
cr-rrr u. 1905. she drew the money from
t-rs and turned il over 10 Miss Gof.
-.a-e- Lemondorf. whom she had met
through the mssseuse began 10 bring tales
80 rre danger she vas in because Of having
entered into 3 conspiracy 10 secure a di-
tr--e. He also told her. she said. that A
81 wilkins. whom she intended 20 marry
when Sic was free. was in danger Of DEATH
end AZ one time showed two lars OF MARINA
Iale which he said contained poison and
V,re meant for her and wilkins. These
stories SO preyed upon her mind. she al
sr--.. L-lllL -sttt Altllfl 10 tf-Iilall4- ADI
lra-e. and paid over various sums until the
total reached 8 600.
Three months ago. according 20 Mrs.
-rardeS. LemondOrf told her that her hus-
hand had discovered her intention and that
rrless she paid E.ee0 she would have 10 go
ro prison. To raise this amount she said
s-e had 20 strain her resources TO their
-r.,-. Then she told wilkins what she had
oore and ho advised her 10 inform the po-
.re
Detective Nllber began his Investigations
tr going 20 Lemondorfs agency and ask
,rE t'- q good nurse 10 attend ms wife.
T- scelt took him 10 Miss Goff. Nilber
ss.5 Yesterday. and from then on he waited
r-t' he could ind them together again.
I-a-'v yesterday morning he saw them AZ a
window in Jhe Woman's apartment, and the
-.-e--e followed.