The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
AMERICAN WOMAN
ROUGHLY HANDLED
Mrs. Carl Drury Asserts A1nbas-
sador O'Brien Ignored Her
Troubles.

san francisco, July 2S.-Threa ten
Ing to demand the dismissal of Thomas
]. O'Brien. American ambassador to
Japan, and telling of having been
dragged around her room in the Grand
Hotel, at Yokohama, by a Japanese
bailiff and several importunate dress
makers. Mrs. Carl Drury. widow of
millionaire Cincinnati stove manu-
fecturer and prominent figure in New
York and Washington society, returned
from the Orient or the liner Man
churia last evening. She says she was
compelled to rise from a sick bed in
a nightgown and tuSsle with a bailift
TO prevent him walking away with her
handbag.
After a few days here she says, she
Will so East 10 start a campaign to
Gust O'Brien whom she charges with
failure TO properly protect her while
in his jurisdiction.
when I went TO the Orient in
March," Mrs. Drury said, u stopped at
Yokohama and gave large order to
q Chinese dressmaker there. He sup
Piled me with some clothes, and l was
fitted for more. told him would re-
turn for them.
But when I returned the clothes he
made die not tit He altered them. but
then l found that they were not the
proper color. They We're dyed. but still
were not acceptable, and then the
dressmaker said my eyesight was to
blame.
Subjected to Annoyance.
II refused to pay for the clohts
until they were made to suit me, and
,hereupon was subjected to every an
noyance. became Ill, and finally had
to take 10 my bed in the Grand Hotel
with high fever. While I was in bed
suit was started TO obtain money for
the clothes from me. But the price
contracted for was 463 yen, and the
action was brought for SOL 12 yen.
Chinese dressmakers with bailiff.
called at my room, and the bailif
se!z>d my handbag, in which l had
$1,000 In gold. I jumped out OF bed in
my night gown and took the satchel
from him. and he grasped my hand
and tried to pull Off my diamond rings.
An interpreter. who had come along.
restrained him. Finally I was forced
to sign over 9O21s yen"
Mrs. Drury says she went to Tokyo
and presented her case to O'Brien. and
he recommended an attorney to her.
But, getting deep into trouble and see
ing no way out. Mrs. Drury declares
she applied again TO o'Brien. She re-
ceived no answer. n
He was in with the Others" Mrs.
Drury said. IT am going to see Sena-
tor Smith, of Michigan. who got
o'Brien the appointment and see about
having him recalled.
Warns Other American Women.
~ was treated in a shameful man
ner, and I want to have other Ameri-
can women travelling alone warned of
what they may expect in Japan. The
authorities take every opportunity to
oxtort money from American women,
who they think know no better than
TO pay it."
The affair in the Grand Hotel took
place July 5. Mrs. Drury says.
II appealed TO the manager of the
hotel" Mrs. Drury added. but he made
no effort to help me. I understand tina,
the hotel gets commission on the
work the dressmaker gets there.
The papers 7 signed were in Japan
ese and did not know until twenty
minutes before the Manchuria left
whether I could leave Japan. Then
had to rush off in fast launch. At
that time ! was still suffering from n
high fever, and I have been Ill most
of the way over here"