The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-27
OUTRAGED Or INSANE !!
Singular Story Of Violence Told by
Nine. Augusta SOhlke.
AN ATTEMPT TO DROWN HER
The well Known Daukeuge Thought To Be
Suffering from nysterical Mania.

The police of the Fifteenth precinct were yes.erds.
notified that an exceptionally dasardy outrage had
been psrpstrated by two unknown men on Nine.
Augusta Sohike at her residence, No. 4S Univer
s,ty place. Captain Byrno ard Detective ssvins
ut once proceeded TO the place desisnatsd,
and there learned the particulars OF she
case from the lady herself. sho was very much
agitated confused Her alleged sxpsriencs
would naturally enough fos her seeming
tai alteration, and Captain Byrne made ali due allow
ancs for her conflicting statements that score
She detailed circumstantialy the nature Of tho
rage, but there something in her manner
aud appearance which Indicated that shs leap
was suffering IRON more deep seated deranssmsnt
OF temperam than that brought about by any re-
cont troubles. Her story substantially, ID a. TO-.
lows: -She moved into her present sss,dsncs about
three weeks ago which time she rented The house
and let furnished rooms She had . rnstd servant
In her employ who was known by The name
OF Annie. Tho girl did not give satnfactioa and
she and her mistress were on bad terma Early yss
terday morning Mme sonlke furnished this servant
with = sum OF money sufficient 10 supply the house
hold with the necessary days provisiona The latter
shortly aitsrwsrd denied having received any money
AZ All. and this od 70 fresh csntsntons and the gi
proposed to leave the place. White In The
OF changing her clothes the noise Of
n,,oa ., her mistress aaS me LATER called sSs
srs attention to this fact corroboratvc proof that
,n latter Ssd Of s'
gathered her things together she les the house IN
disnant at being as she claimed, falsely accused Of
dishonesty. Nine. Sonlke prepared her break
ast and partook Of 70 hearty aeaI. Afterward she
busted herself about The house putting things rghta
STORY OF THE OUTRAGE
She engaged the second door, 10 . back
room. eleven o'clock IN tue morning arranging
purpose Of ventilation wneu she suddenly tclt hand
on her neck. Turning partially aro0no, she
bed she screamed Tor asslstance; but all her
lodgeFs wero absent from the house and no one re-
sponded, aud with horror thas she Ia
the power Of two vs,ous Looking rual.ss Despite
her struggles they succesded In acsAulting her iu 4
La listed CONDITION from their III treatment one Of hor
sssailanIs exclaimed 10 his companion Come, Lei
Us have some more iun " aud pulled cord which had
tectsd back lhsy next dragged her from tho bod
into AN adjoining apartment, which Is used as bath
not been turned OF. They threw her across
the side OF Tho bath sab aud ducksd her
head Aad shoulders in Tho water. She again exsrsed
herself 10 got away from prosecutors, whom
tasy held her down aud tod long rsd scarf tightly
about her throat am ost strangling her. they tbsa
carried her bedroom again assaulted her
She upon her fingers three diamond rings and
in ner ears lwo diamond buttons These they tore
Oh. aud OF she men down stairs into the
pafor while tue other remained on guard over their
victim.
The mon suddenly and precipitatey ned from the
house, n frightened by the approach or some
known person, and win a superhuman effort ths
wrctohed woman succeeded In tearing loose
the scarf which was .aaoeA'Ins her.
to or.r herself down stairs, where she found
tho front door open. Al iceman was about
10 run for tho police. sns had been assaulted and
rebosd Having sad 10 she tell 10 tue noor in LIANT
INTERVIEW WITH kAg. soHLKx
~ HkxALp reporter called upon Niue sonlke IN the
| afternoon 80 near from herself personally con-
Ssl, a0S hs.,.ssed al Grst 20 adm, the re-.
porter. Beng satisfied That she had nethng to apprc
abe ss1wsS as way Ta Ss p.,s1 sss
painful adventure Of the forenoon. Her mannrf was
Wild and speech inconercnk Her lace was flushed
eyes CLASSY She appeared 10 be laborink M
der the effects OF smulants She declared that she
could survive Tho shock that she would surely
srsscd 10 .aIk. Blu, she talked, nsvsr.h:lsss,
aud discussed fancisd injuries without be-
rSy,ng any particular repugnance ." the subject %
enoI,on ut the Remembrance Of her recent Ir,buls-
uons. She adhered to the statement that had bees
made 70 Captain Byrne and maintained that she hed
besa outraged ana robbed ny two snknown men 10
the manner already described.
~ screamed and strusgied," she said, hot wss
rewer,sss in Their hands. Ny body 10 biacx and blue
NV arms feel as II they were parayzed. knoS
l win DO . dead woman before night" MN. seniEs
spoke with stioag foreign accent and her Engltsn
was very imperfect 81 think" she ooattn ued "thaa
the house all nignt, that tney were
morning. The men were ragged and dirty asd looked
like tramps On, yes, could easily identity them
othor WINS q small. thin, sailow man, with . small
muslacbe; ho locked AZ II he were 10 consamp:
me GrsL when 1 LOGGED up inlo his lace
and him saIlow and dirty was almost over
powered WIN disvuss; Iney wore sn,mssi II .ney
would not DO such 1onds. They dragged mo from the
bea and s,rovo 70 droSn mo - Tho esss ., .ue;
which belonged TO one Of my dodgers. No;
none OF my dodgers were home; they vsre Gas
sll ding to busnsxa They are theatrical managera
or agents eles who are here on proies-
siopai business. 1 am the only woman nj present N
house, and have one 10 look after nae OF keep
me company. 4 attn neAriy starved, l have noa
eaten anything In two days." sns had prsv,oosiy
stated that sho had par'sksn Of hearty ersskfass
rmx MISSING JEwKLRr.
"You wore also despoiied OF your diamonds?"
ayes, " sns replied. .They took from my fingers
three dnmosd roEs. Ono Was large rag. visn blue
was given 70 mo as . present ~ Gsmbe.sA
aso,hor wss q big aiamons e,ssssr, ssd sss
aismonds They also took away TOO diamond su,soss
from my ears IL Is very strange" she osausssa, ~
these articles 90 my person ions amer shs departure,
but missed them . shor, time eye"
that a.. so%a" !. ne ses,% o. sss,on. rSsrs are
NO susn MARKS upon her ssck o. arms - sssia
naturally be caused ~ such v,olsn. .reasnssS
Ponce sorReon Dorm, at TIE request OF Captain
Byrns, paid . proiessioasi visa 20 The LADY. hs "a
eonv,aerd that sue 10 the victim Of hyssssiesi HAsia
; two men, il his op1n,cs Is Ill ! ssiss,os, Is ssss
noe follow bos that sue hss<ssiy eslssvss tnss she
Last Wednesday sue called IN Dr. 4. O. BAs,sss Of
No. ~ kass Elevsnsh street. 70 ssssnd bet. Told
Dr. Bartlett that abe had been poisoned by gentle
who wished her TO marty him. bus whose sait
she had rejected The poctor found sue ssnsstng
IRON bysteria and prescribed fof her maisfv. she
cautousd Dr Bartlett nos TO give nsr any 1sdicin1
that would poison her.
sKErm or rsK srrrKKEh
Nine SoblKc ~ q well known danssu<e. Sne IN 9
Hungarian by birth aud mas wavslssa sussnssvsly "a
this country and EUROPA sho sppeArs 10 be sbou,
thirty I'VE years OF age. Last year she retur0sd
this country IRON Paris with boaisas Bisos .rssh
Company Mms. sohks Oiled IN sagagsment isss
fall ~ the Fh Avenue Theatre In tue play OF elite"
sne vas tbo leading dancer and had change ot sns
ballet roupe.
Last evening Captain Byrns detailed onicsr cigar
to watch per house and see that harm beiei heg.
Mr. McPike, OF Eigntn street. neat University place,
hts nousekeopsr TO be a companion 10 Nine.
SohIke until suon time no 10 has been dster ned
whether she 10 insans or the victim Of q dssIsrdIy
Outrage.
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