New-York tribune., 1921-12-16
Mrs. Coura'ids $
LAWYER to Have
HearingMonday
!, mo Bail Continued for
+ G.. Oldmixon, Accused
of Extortiou in Connec-
ton With Alienation Suit
I,il Threat Is Charged
Ms scliIl Tells of Rides in
Taxi With Alleged Deiec-
i've Who Frightened Her

~, G Oldmixon. al attorney, Of
- srr~,a6vav. was srraiCned yesterday
~ sr,nr before Magistrate Stanley Re
nv; as ~ Ton,hs Court. He was charged
az ~ sv+ortIon in that he is alleged
s'' hsvs intimidated Mrs. Elizabeth
S.s;ll Of us Manhattan Avenue, so as
y hsya her discontinue her alienation
y ~ scainst Princess Miskinoff, better
ssaun in New York as Mrs. Aimee
r.sstsr Gou~aud. The bail bond Of
- ma which was fixed Wednesday
s;rht after Oldmixon was arrested was
.sn.;nged. and q hearing of the case
,Sss nut over until next Monday.
Mrs. Sehiu is thirty-two years old.
ssc is the mother Of three small chill
i,rn. She says in her complaint that
an December 9 last OldmiXon and d
-ar named Ostro. Of ll6 West Thirty
s,pth Street. acted in such a way as
nmake her fearful for her own safety
and slso that OF her husband, with the
rsult that she signed two papers.
One OF these papers she says she
.tsr found TO be a letter to her at.
tornev. Hartford 7 Marshall, of . Rec
.or Street, ordering discontinuance of
her action against Nine. Gouraud
and the other an order consenting to
tie dscontinuance of the action.
stOo.oo0 Damages Asked
According to the complaint, Mrs.
SchlI commenced her action against
Vine. GourauG on November a3. alleg-
ing alienation of the affections of her
husband. Bruno Schill, and demanding
100000 damages.
Tho ~anor~iS or To,,,hS CO,~~4
that or October % last Bruno Schill
was arrested on complaint of J. L.
Sehwenn, auditor for the Cunard
Steamship Company. 1t is alleged in
that complaint that Schill was a ticket
agent and that he was charged with the
larceny OF s125. On November 9 he
was released in $1,000 bail for hear
ing on November 12 He did not ap
pear and his bail was forfeited. When
the case was called yesterday a detec-
tive was IN the courtroom with a
bench warrant for Schill. But Schill
lid not appear
The complainant goes on to saw
that Ostro called on Mrs. Schill on De
cember 9. showed her a detectives
badge and took her in q taxicab to
the Offices Of the Hartford Accident
Indemnity Company, at 10 William
street, where she was told that if her
husband would pay s400 the charge
against him would be withdrawn.
Mrs. Schill also says that Ostro
stopped at the Offices of the Swedish
American Line. and that he returned to
he taxicab with the information that
Ter husband owed the steamship line
about s52S and that he was accused of
using the mails to defraud. 1t was on
he way from the shipping Office to
hat Of DIR. Oldmixon that sOstro first
nentioned her suit against Nine. Gou-
aud, the woman says.
Jail Sentence as Threat
0stro is said to have told her that
ers was a dirty action and that its
My excuse was blackmail. He also is
aid to have declared that if she con-
inued it she would be arrested for
laekmai and sentenced to fifteen
ears in jail.
When she found herself in Old
lixon's Office, Mrs Schill says, she
sked TO be allowed to telephone her
ttorney. She was told that if she did
0 she would be arrested. Oldmixon
hen SAID TO her, she alleges, that if
he would sign the release there would
e no charge OF blackmail made against
CT.
The complaint goes on to say that
ne signed two papers. ignorant of
aeir contents, and thoughtful only of
nat might befall her, her children and
81 husband II she did otherwise.