SOCIETY LADY IN COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8740, 14 February 1907, Page 4

SOCIETY LADY IN COURT.

The police court at £ow York: sat specially on December 2oth, to investigate an extraordinary charge against Mrs Alexander Trautman, who is well-known m Kevr York socic and is Ike wife of a most successful German physician. She was jested nn a charge preferred by Air I eter . Hogan, a shorthand clerk, who say* the [ lady accosted him in the street and inveigled him into ahallway. - There,” says Hogan, “she made love to me, embraced me, and after we had said good-bye, I missed 13 dollars ftom my purse.” On Monday evening be saw the woman in the street again, he says, and gave her into custody for stealing. She was kept m a cell three hours pending bail, and on luesday was remanded. ■, Mrs Trautman is 35 years Cf Age, and is a very beautiful woman, and in court on Tuesday, says the Telegraph S correspondent, was superbly dressed in furs She revealed her identity to , the complainant/ who still Foisted _m charging her, saying he was',confident he had made no mistake. Prisoner sobbed bitterly, and said the charge was out- / ragoous, that she needed no legal aid, and demanded instant dismissal. Mr Hogan’s case was presented by a lawyer, and finally the lady consented to an adjournment, enabling her to take advice. She says sue can prove she was at home ill at the time Mr Hogan declares she accosted him. Dr. Trautman was away from home attending patients, and only heard of die indignities heaped on Mrs Tiau mm on her return from the Police art on Tuesday, when he threatened j to thrash Hogan. , ' - A maid has come forward .SWUng that when the alleged theft occurred she was nursing Mrs Trautman, who was ill in bed, '-The lady believes that Hogan is mad, and blames the police more than him for her toafinent. As things are, sbe declares no respeot&pm woman is free from the danger o, ! unwarrantable arrest. It will be recalled Hat Signor Caruso, , when arrested in the monkeybo use, was carted through the streets and shoved forcibly into a cell pending bail, and that incident ciryngthens the claims made on behalf of Airs f rautman, -