The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-20
HER BATH
WAS NOT
COOLING
Mrs, Bergman, a Young and
Pretty Widow, Was GraaiIy
Excited

New York, July 20-Mrs. Esther
herryman, the young and pretty wid
low of Henry w Bergman. widely
known clubman ana dOg laneier ans
hlutner OF Mrs. LOrillard Spencer ana
Ars. Caslmtr de Rham, has retained
lawyer Arthur Pullman, 205 Broaa,
May, To bring suit against the Fielsch,
mann baths ,at Forty-Secoad street
land Sixth avenue. one OF the most
lcostiy bathing establishments In tne
world, for alleged humiliation ana IN.
convenience to when she was suO.
lected the other evening.
Mrs bergman, who is living In
1 New Rocnelle, had Just returned from
| Newport, where she had been yacnt.
iing Getting OFF the train, depressed
AND overneated, sne hurried to tae
baths, arriving about p. H.
Iho baths are closed TO women at
q sharp and are then turne,l over 10
men, Mrs Bergman understood tnls
arrangement, ana sne says sne asked
the clerk IL there was still time Tor
her TO take bata, He replied in,
the affirmative Mrs. Bergman says
tlat some time before . O'Clock sne
was ordered to her room to dress
Ordered Her to Dress Quickly
Then. she says, a perfect pro
cession OF women attendants kepk
knocking at my door and Ieling me
TO get dresser and Sc az. got
my clothes on as quick possible,
/ was not fully dressed v A my door
was opened from the outside and
utar ardpraJ IL, rra+ o,tt ,Tsha ,ftav44
ant told me ii was already eight min
utes past the hour and that lot 81
men were waiting to get in | took
the remainder OF my clothing over
my arm and went out 70 the clerk,
TO my utter astonishment and /
he told me taat having been |
there eight minutes after s, the clos !
ng hour for women, | would have to :
laid the 40 | Immediately went to
minutes The clerk had my purse, Il
obtaining S2S5 in cash, twelve rings,
/ diamond pendant and my bracelets
n a safe deposit box He gid ne 4
would not return these to me until /
aid the $4 / Immediately went 10
he telephone aiid called my lawyer,
lr Pullman. and he came directly
0 the baths
Where Two Stories Conflict
Yes said Mr. Pullman. as soon
5 | received the message | hurried to <
az client assistance. She was very
luch worried and excited by the 4
reatment she had received | told
he clerk he had no authority to hold n
er yaluables and threatened that ii !
g did not return them 1 would com n
el him to do so, He returned them. 4
told Mrs Bergman to count her In
loney TO make sure it hal not been HI
istnrbed The incident that annoy IN
i Mrs. Bergman mostly was the | il
treat of the bath attendants to put IN
er out on Forty Second street before
he was fully dressed.
Joseph Fleischmann, proprietor OF
le baths, when seen last night. "a
0t agree entirely with Mrs Berry
ans story
At tue baths we ring bell every
III hour until $50, and after that
It'll We have attendants go around
the dressing rooms and hurry the
omen out Because Of the heat we
I'd an unusually large crowd of
en- waiting, and at $40 Mrs Ber
man was Informed Of this fact -
le sent back word to let them
feat out there, and took her time 1
out dressing.
When she came out finally she was
iy partially dressed She rushed
out asking for me was ont at The
ne, but was summoned by tele-
one. When | reached the baths
.ormed MIS- Bergman she would IN
charged s. for every FIVE minutes pl
g remained | said this more 60 ~
Try her than with any ca OF col 80
ting the money Her valuables uo
ght have been held up hy the clerk, Rf
[, NOT for any anpreciable length IF Cr
,e When thsv we're r,,turne5 s IS an
rrvman tbrew the lin deposit box ma
tbe clerk lie dodSed n. TIA
ith,