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New York Special, Dec. Is.


New York Special, Dec Is
At about 4:30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon young woman stepped into the
hallway of No. Q Barclay street and sent
a boy upstairs for Howard s. Ingersoll, Il
manufacturer of rubber stamps. Inger-
soil appeared, whereupon she stepped in
front of him, and said in clear, deter
mined voice: ''You have insulted me as
no other man on earth has ever done be-
fore You took advantage Of my friend
less condition, and treated me in way
that makes my blood boil to think of,
and L will be revenged."
The young woman drew her
hand from her pocket, and
threw handful of red pep
per into his eyes Ingersoll screamed
with pain and clasped both hands to his
eyes. The young woman drew heavy
whip from her side, the lash of which
was armed with twisted pins, and cut him
across the face and hands, bringing the
blood at every stroke Ingersoll Shrek
ed, and, dropping on one knee, tried to
protect himself from the blows that fell
on his neck, face and hands A throng
had gathered, and he begged for protec-
ton, but no man raised a hand to inter
fere with the chastiSement Many of
them encouraged the young woman, and
cried that ii served him right He was
belabored with the whip until he climb
ed up several steps from the floor There
he turned and gave her a kick in the
breast that caused her to reel
backward AS she was falling.
w. Disharo0n caught her and
when she regaincd her feet she again at
tackled Ingerson. the persons who had
gathered in the hallway continuing to en-
courage her. Then, with final blow
that left its mark on Ingersoll, the girl,
pale and trembling with excitement,
walked rapidly through the crowd and
disappeared.
The young woman who was the princi-
pal actor in the scene is Miss Aline May
Freeman. She is living at No. 2S2 West
Fourth street y reporter called at that
address last evening, and Miss Freeman
and an elderly lady received him. The
young woman has delicate features and Il
clear, white complexion. Her manners
are refined.
Il arrived in this country" she said
'about three months ago from England
[ knew no one here Ny fathers death
deprived me of support, and I came here
to earn my living Fer a long time |
tried to get situation as governness or
school teacher, but without success
About two weeks ago saw an advertise
ment in q paper for sales-ladv at No. 9
Barclay street. | called there. and found
Howard S. Ingersoll'
Miss Freeman said that she was not
pleased with the conduct Of Ingersoll
toward her, and when he praised her she
asked him what her appearance had to
do with the duties he wanted her to per-
form. He told her, she says, that he
wanted her to go to live with his family
in BROOKLYN; that he was an artist, and
would want her for Il model there, and
that he would give her SO Il week. In
her necessity, she added. she consented
to 90.
1--WE went over to d house on Jay street
in Brooklyn she said. II think it was
No. 1S5, and he let himself in with
latch key. Not another soul was there
He insulted me, and rushed to the door,
but found it locked. | screamed but 10
one answered me. | was nearly dead
with fright, when somehow | got the
door open ard gained the hall | half
fell down the stairs, and | hardly know
how | got back here Ii | arrested him
l would be obliged to furnish two sureties
of $500 each. could only get one. So
this morning | took six of the round
leather bands used to run sewing machines
and bound them together. | oiled them
to make them supple, and then took
dozen long pins and twisted them into
the end so that they would scratch and
cut Then bought two handfuls of red
pepper and went in search of Ingcrsoll.
and found him. When | reached home
| tainted"