New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-06

show the District ATTORNEY that he haa
Ahe wrong men in custody and 20 point
ou, 70 him who were the resl culprits- u
IS expected that other arrests viii foilo"
those ALREADY made.
s,aned Without Knowing.
Vtela Dawson who signed the affidavit
Vas arrested before daylight YESTERDAY al
No 1857 54th street. Brooklyn. and brought
IN Manhattan a. q material witness. Both
she and Mrs. Carroll were present IN the
Harlem Court when the two prisoners
we're arraisned before MaS7strate 'orrl-
gan. Later the servant girl was gwen
ove- into the custody Of Assistant us
rrict Attorney Murphy. to whom she said
she signed the AFFIDAVIT without knowing
its contents.
Sol A. Lyman % X. 49, East l-isi
street. sappeared as LAWYER for Alderman
Davis. and obtained an adjournment ~ the
case until Nondav afternoon az o CLOCK.
A. was through NJ. LYMAN that the a.
aerrnan made public his side OF the story
NV client has known Mrs carroll sew
ara wears" said Mr.. Lyman. When
Mes. CAROLS servant girl. Viola Dawson
made the damaging affidavit which mas
Azired in the case. Mrs Carroll came 70
tn alderman and begged him OF her
bended knees 10 30 all IN his power 10
straiChten out whatever claim she hAn
against her and prevent the charges IL
tho document against her and her son
from becoming public She was willing.
no saws she told him. 70 spend 1900 or
srnmo n need Be 20 avoid publicity
20 Mr.. Davis. out OF the kindness OF
his heart. agreed 20 patch the tnlnE up-
She told him she would help hnance hls
csr,oaign FOR Congress this fall u NJ
vnuld help her. but ne repeatedly INSISTED
% her thar ne was not % get a cent from
,he. sA,,lAment. that IL was all 20 20 20 inc
moor girl whom she had wronged so
tcruslly
Saw, Money Was Forced or Him.
~ her earnest solicitation Nj Davis
.,d 6r owens went ~ % Mrs. Carroll g
.e,t last night. Mir owens mad become
,,,,srss,ad in the case through MS efforts
10 heip viola Dawson when she was az
crested for forging her mistresss name -
j check. Mrs. Carroll produced me cnecN
Tor 80 600 made out 20 bearer. WIN INC
understanding that Nj Davis should turn
~ over % Mr. Fowler. 70 be neld IN trust
for inc education and maintenance OF
Viola Dawson But no sooner had Nc put
rbis check I'm his pocket than she jumped
M grabbed him around the neck anu
Rugged and kissed him while she stuffed
,bres marked & bills into his hsnd. Ano
,rst A. this moment the detectives, VINO
nd concealed themselves IN ner bedroom
bounced on him"
The sto-v Mrs Carroll tells. backed ~
-, ner brother. stnwell Conner. min
jng stock broker. and the detecii .es'
differs radically from this account Al4S
carroll ts the possessor Of a patent 'or 4
...octionaI'' corset which may p' taken
mart readily and washed Ike any otner
garment She also has snare N
,over company whose plant IS SITUATED IN
,hsrAsen y G.. and in gold mining prop
rites in which 1er brother also II inter-
es,.d she saws that Davis and owens
soug,f 10 get hold OF her property some
~. before the Dawson girl made ner
affidavit.
g. MOI Dayir she said. through her
oe,rts r., interest certain members OF me
ttsrIer, Board o. Commerce IN nei plan
- buId a factory and produce her pal
IN, corsets She became acquainted WIN
owens through his interest ~ inc cas-
a. ner former husband. Howard CsrrcA'
ber marriage with whom was snnulied'
and who was confined she said. IN san
atoriur. II was through Carroll, she saio.
TIA, owens obtained al his information
.h,.,t ber business affairs
Tells How Alleged Plot Grew.
n was two months ago. according To
her story. that owens and Davis took
luncheon with her near the Harlem police
court and tried 20 induce her 70 give
Davis power Of att0rney in her affairs.
,nsiSting ina, in this way alone could she
safeguard her interests from her former
husband and his relatives. She refused
,beir demands II was month later
mat Viola Dawson was arrested for forg-
,ou Mrs. CAROLS name and that Mrs.
rarrOll obtained tile prisoners release
under = suspended sentence Viola Daw-
son was induced al this time according
"a Mrs Carroll. 10 make the damaging
afndavit against her by owens and Davis.
=, no took the servant girl 10 Mr. FoWler's
ofscer Then. she said. followed the
blsckmsiI plot 10 get hold Of her prop
erty.
Mr.. Connor. Mrs CAROLS brother. mad
a large part IN the outcome He said