New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
SCH|FF GETS WARRANT
FOR WOMAN'S ARREST
Had Annoyed FinanCler for a
Year. According to Friends,
Who Urged His Action
WENT TO MAYORS OFFICE
Woman Had Given Up Job with
Montefore Home, After Making
Charges Against Director,
and Sought Investigation.


ISSUED warrant Yesterday for the ar
rest Of Anna Tolinsky. formerly col
Iacro- for the Afontefiore Home, Of which
Nj Schin is president When the
woman is arrested il is the intention TO
have her examined as 10 her mental con-
dition and committed 70 an asylum, II
that car be done
The complaint was sworn to yester-
dsv bv 2 clerk from Kuhn. Loeb & Co
Who went 70 the Criminal Courts Build
ing with Tsidor J. Kresel. Of Jerome.
Rand Kresel, one Of the lawyers Tor
the legislative graft investigators The
warrant was handed over TO Detectives
Fitzsimmons and Lee, Of the District
Attoruev's Office. who expect 20 make
their capture this morning
Il vas said yesterday by friends Of
Nj SchiT that the woman had been an
roying him for a year or more, and,
though she had made no threats against
rim. he had wanted 10 have her ar
rested last spring. but had been dis
Euaded al that time. Mr. SchiT and his
friends we're convinced that the woman
vas mentally unbalanced but in the
Eurirg. when NJ Schif wanted her ar
rested. his friends argued that her delu-
sion might wear itself out or take an
other turn. and he DELAYED action
Vert to Mayors Secretary.
Recently. however. she has been more
persistent in her demands, and last Mon
dav went TO William & Meloney. the /
Mayors executive secretary, and COM
planned that Nj SchiT had told 2 policA-
man that she was crazy. and asked for
n investigation. 4 few DAYS before
that she had written 10 Mr.. Schif and
asked for an examination Of her charges /
by 2 committee Of which Mr SchiH
should be member. saying that If he
feared bodily harm she would submit 70 I
beinE searched before her appearance be !
fore the committee
This negative statement Is said 70 have Z
heen the only reference 70 violence in I
any of her letters. but because she had I
hecnn7e 50 much more insistent and his 4
friends wer. so positive in their warn /
tHSs and demands that he protect him
self Mr.. SchiT decided that II was time /
1or him 70 act There vas also the tez- |
siu7ony of committee Of doctors who !
fcr brief Interval and who advised that 1
e thorough examination be made.
The woman had been demanding in /
-estigstion Of certain charges she made
2 wear ago against Kaufman MandeI1 /
one Of th= directors Of the Nontefore /
Home. and II was in the ElIize OF this /
Investigation that the doctors had her
Under observation she appeared before 1
committee n which Leopold Stern. 2 1
director OF the home, was chairman. but /
composed chiefly of physicians. She soon
~ecognized the members Of the commit /
tee ~ doctors however. and refused 70
remain in the room. Bur the doctors
7-e-e able 70 make report that con
7fnced RIr Schfr that the woman should
he arrested.
Miss Coleman. = lawyer. with Offices
e No 154 Nassau street has been at /
to~nev for Miss Tolinsky for some time /
she gave her side of the case last night !
Lawyers Talks Of Case.
Anna Tolinskx was z collector for the /
Monrefore Home for several years I
Miss Coleman said. but about year
go she charged Kaufman NandeI. one
- the directors Of the home. with insult I
irE her and resigned her position. She 4
Eot = commission Of "a Der cent on all 4
The mone- she collected. and made quite 4
z lot Of money out Of it. but after she .
resigned she charges that she never 4
could collect the money due her.
When she resigned she wrote - f.
Jacob r Schiff. president OF the home. 1
and asked for an Investigation Of her I
charges against Nanden. He replied. T.
promising the investigation. A few days 1
later he sent her a fine letter Of refer I
.7ce. so that she could get another posi- /
ton, but not tRo hours later. on the /
same dsv. he sent Der another letter /
saving that ne never could believe such /
charges IS she had made against M /
Nande1 on the word Of a woman like .
Eer
NJ rchif scccud letter reflected .
Ve~E Zra7elv on Miss Nolinskvs char 4
scter and snteoedents and she al once /
demanded an investigation and has been 4
trying ever since 10 get IL. she went 4
- d dozen lawyers and tried To get them I.
= take her case but Of course. she /
had no case before the courts. and they 7.
s' said she was crazy.
She got another position on the /.
strength OF Mr. Schif1's letter of recon- 4
mondarion-a place with another hos f.
D'fal as = collector-but she kept IL only 4
i"o DAYS. They went u the Montefore /
Home with the letter and then told Miss I
No'inskr that they would be glad 10 4
hare her find place with some other I
institution
Lawyer Saw Mr.. Sohiff.
She came 10 me last spring and I 4
wrote several letters for her 70 Mr.. /.
Sohir- ON August - I had a personal I
:rt.rzleN with Mr. Sciif He had made 4
@oIv serious charges against this 4
woman. charges Of "a personal nature 4
lld rejecting on her character and ante /
c-dents. and 7 told him 10 his face that 1
f- might be great philanthropist- bat !
he was q vcrs poor sort Of man 10 I
make sueh charges against any woman !
and refuse her an invest cation.
Alr- Schif said that she was crazy, /
h1t he promised 10 appoint a committee 4
ana investigate her charges ~ the same !
tfuie the woman wrote L. Mr.. SchiT and /
.s--r,t for au fur.rST "a rf.su by an i'm 4