Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-01
A Baltimore Sensation.

AN EX-sOLDIER ASSAULTS \ LAWYER.
. Oliver L. Hack, prominent Baltimore lawyer
was assaulted and badly beaten yesterday by Ed
ward MintZeberger, an ex-soldier. The assault
grew out of divorce suit in which Hack was
counsel. M1ntZeberger claims that Hack attempted
TO blast his sisters reputation and deane the fair
MintZeberger Is held TO await the result OF Hacks
injuries which are serious. The affair created
decided sensation.
Mr.. Hack had just stepped out OF his Office when
his assailant sprang upon him, chOked him until
he became partially unconscious and fell to the
pavement, and then commenced TO kick him about
the face and body. When the 1nfuriated man was
dragged of. MI. Hack Was unconscious and blood
was pouring from almost numberleSS wounds. His
face was beaten so as to be totally unrecOgniZabe
MintZberger stated that he. was Justified in
beating Hack, as the lawyer had foI. years de-
famed The character OF his mother and had an
nOyed his sister by persistent improper advances
1t seems that Mr.. Hack, until few years ago, was
on very intimate terms with MintZbe.ger's fainily
This intimacy was broken by MinitZberger, ST.,
who one day assaulted and severely injured Hack
The young man Claims that this assault also was
brought about by the language Hack used in re-
gard TO his mother and his determined and i'm
proper advances 10 his sister. Mr.. Hack is married
and sixty years OF age. He refuses say anything
about the charges made against him, other than
that when the proper time comes he viii make a
full statement.
ELoPED WITH WAITER GIRI-A highly sensa
tl0nal elopement has just come 10 light in East
Springfield, near Erie. Pa. several weeks since
Edward Brubaker, a wel-thought-of young man,
intend the erection OF building, and while
there conceived liking for Mary Abbey a
dining-roOm girl, the outcome OF which was an
elopenent Sunday. The couple came to Erie,
where Brubaker attempted to raise some money
and proceeded it is believed, to Rome n. Y. Bru-
baker occupied a good position in society and
leaves behind u wife and two small children. The
police have been notified TO cause their arrest
THE READING RAILROADS DEFAULT.-The Phila-
delphia Record OF to-day says: The receivers OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company
held lengthy meeting yesterday afternoon, at
which two very important subjects were consid-
cred. The first OF these was the rental OF the
Schuylk1ll Navigation company and the interest OF
the consolidated mortgage bonds Both OF these
are due to-day, and IL hOnOred, would require q
cash outlay by the company OF S1,25OOOO The
receivers decided that the money was not in hand
TO meet the interest on the consolidated mortgage
bonds and that they would adhere to their deter
mination not to pay anything that had not been
earned. The statement was made yesterday that
all other leased lines OF the company which have
not earned their rental will be dealt with in the
same way, and in cases where the rental Is due
and has not been entirely collected the leased line
will receive certificates OF Indebtedness which will
be negotiable and Will be duly honOred when the
rental has been all collected. In addition to the
Reading default upon the Schuylkill Navigation
rental to-day the former owes the latter between
SSOO,OOO and 100000 back rentals, which, it is
stated, is entirely unsecured and there is no pos
sible way OF collecting it.