St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-31
COWR1DED TWO MEN.
A Couple of Traduced Women al Inr
dianapoiis Make Things Lively foI
Brace of Gossipers.

4 Couple of Traduced Women a InS
dianapoiis Make Things Lively fof
a Brace of G0ssipers.
Special to the Globe
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30.-The Iiveliesi
sensational cowhiding episode that this city
has enjoyed for years occurred yesterday
afternoon. The principals to the affair are
Germans. moving in the best circles and all
OF them have an unusually large circle Of
acquaintance. Last week the manner
Choir OF this city attended the national
sengerfest at Milwaukee, and among those
accompanying the excursion party and
forming part thereof were Miss Fannie
Oppenheimer, who is associate editress OF
the daily (German) Tribune, this city, and
her sister, Mrs. Mary Augustine, both OF
them young women of spirit and intelli
gence. The m8nnerchor returned Monday
and within day or two a scandal was
noised about seriously
AFFECTING THE CONDUCT OF THE TWO
LADIES
at Milwaukee, but of which they were ig-
norant until yesterday, when Miss Open.
heimer noticed the following paragraph in
the daily German Telegraph Of this city,
which was evidently written in answer to 8
correspondent, for it was in the department
known as the Letter Box" 1t read:
Thankfully declined. What is said about
the turning exercises Of a lady correspondent
at the stengerfest may all be very nice, but
it is hardly fit for publication. The diagram
accompanying it, however IS very explanas
tory.
This paragraph aroused Miss Open.
hemer and she pursued an inquiry until
she learned that her name and that of her
sister had been very freely banded about
by Gottfried j. Rocker of Sander g. Rocker,
a wealthy furniture firm, and George De-
luSe, a saloOnkeeper and member Of ths
mennerchor. The charge was, in brief.
that a gentleman had been admitted to their
room at an unseemly hour, and under UNI
seasonable circumstances. It was the worE
of several hours before they traced this
scandal to their satisfaction, and yesterday
afternoon, shortly before the closing hour,
they
ARMED THEMSELVES WITH CowHTDES
and called OH MI. Rocker, whom they
found in his establishment. He at first de-
MED saying anything derogatory, but finally
admitted that he might have repeated what
had been said to him, whereupon Miss OPP
penheimer struck him with her weapon.
her sister also adding blow or two; Mr..
Rocker, who is an elderly man, Offering no
resistance. Eventually the attention Of his
partner. Mr.. Sander, was attracted by the
unusual scene. and rushing between the
ladies and their victim he compelled them
to cease. One account is that he used con-
siderable force and that he led both of them
out in no gentle manner. and threatened to
do some boxing Oh his own account if the
offense was repeated in his store. Both the
cowhides which the ladies welded were of
the smallest pattern and Mr.. Rocker was
not injured, as the blows fell upon his
stomach and lower limbs. After this adj
venture the ladies wendell their way to
Deluses resort, and upon entering at once
accused him as they had Mr.. Rocker. Both
were very much excited, and almost with
the first word Miss Oppenheimer struck him
with her cownide and attempted to follow
up the attack, but Mr.. Deluse sieZed and
disarmed her. and in his indignation he is
said to have struck her back before he re-
allied he was fighting woman. Then
Mrs. Augustine
ADVANCED TO THE ASSAULT,
but before she could bring her forces to
effective work, she, too, was dsarmed, Mr..
Deluse breaking her whip as he wrenched
it from her. The ladies then withdrew,
seemingly well satisfied with their evenings
performance, Concering the assault, Mr..
Deluse reports that as soon as the ladies'
came into his place he was on his guard,
and after he had disarmed Miss Open
heimer he turned to look after Mrs.
Augustine and found thai she had at.
tempted to strike him, but the lash Of her
cowhide had caught in the chandelier and
the other end being Topped around her
wrist she was practically disabled without
any effort on his part. Both ladies ex-
planned that while at Milwaukee they
received calls from friend in their room,
bnt that the doors were open and no con-
cealment was made of his presence, and
at no time were the sisters separated while
he was there. Miss Oppenheimer is q
leading socialist, and by virtue of her menu
bership is attached to the editorial commit
tee which accounts for her presence on the
Tribune. She is also relative of PHI
Rappaport, who is the editor of the
Tribune and leader among the German
free thinkers. There are two rival turn
vereins in the city, one of them headed by
the interest controlling the Telegraph and
the other by Mr.. Rappaport, and between
them is very bitter feeling. This has
added to the gossip, the rival faction ac-
cepting it as a good chance to even up ON
the social turnverein.