The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-30
AVENGING THEIR WRONGS.
Vigorous Useof the Cowhide by Two Wo-
men Whose Characters We're Detained.
A Spirited Assault Made Yesterday Upon Gott-
fried Rocker and George Deluse by Miss
Fannie 0ppenheimer and Mrs. Augustin.

In a spirited encounter Of character more
than ordinarily interesting, which occurred yes
terday afternoon, the aggressive principals were
Miss Fannie Oppenheimer and her sister, Mrs.
Augustn, two ladies well known in German So
cial circles. Miss Oppenheimer is the associate
editor of the German Tribune of which
her brother-in-law, Phil Rappaport, is
editor. She is a brunette, with eyes inclined to
be gray, is rather slight in figure quiet and
somewhat nervous in manner, and apparently
not far from twenty five years of age. Mrs
Augustin is a widow, a blonde, and probably two
years older than her sister, while she is also
smaller in size The two ladies were among the
party of indianapolis people who attended the
recent Milwaukee s@ngerfest.
During their stay in Milwaukee they occupied
rooms beside Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Boss and Mr..
and Mrs George Deluse, from this city. Calls from
some of their gentleman friends were according
to the stories told regarded with some suspicion.
and remarks of nature damaging to the char
acter of the ladies were made at the saengerfest
headquarters, it is charged. by Mr.. Deluse Miss
Oppenheimer. however, was ignorant of what
had been said about her. and the first intimation
she received of the stories in circulation was
AAohA tue AOAONIuS pdTdSEdpH, WHICH dppcdIcO
yesterday morning in the German Telegraph, in
department called the Letter box"
Thankfully declined WHAT'S said about the turning
exercises of lady correspondent at the sangerfest
may be all very NICE but it is hardly fit for publca-
ton, The diagram accompanying it. however, is very
explanatory.
AS Miss Oppenheimer was the only lady news
paper correspondent in attendance at the ssen-
gerfest, she at suspected that the para graph
had some reference to her. but being ignorant
of the meaning. she called Mr. Baden, reporter
of the German Tribune, into her room and
asked him if he understood what was meant
He admitted that he did, and told her
that the item referred to a story
damaging to her character which was being cir
culated. In response to demand for full infor-
nation as to what he had heard, reporter Baden
told Miss Oppenheimer that few evenings ago,
during his presence in Ernest Knodels saloon,
Mr. Gottfrie6 Rocker, of the firm of Sander &
Rocker, the Washington-street furniture
dealers, had made improper use Of
her name his language being of character that
he could not repeat to her with propriety. He
further informed her that ne had understood
that story seriously rejecting upon her had
been told at the segerfest headquarters by Mr.
Deluse. Miss Oppenhemer with much indig-
nation. declared that before the day was over
she would do some vigorous cowhiding.
In the afternoon at about the hour the Their
mometer was recording the highest temperature
of the year. Miss Oppenheimer and Mrs. Angus
tin entered the store of Charles Mayer & Co,
and after careful examination of the firms
stock of COW hides selected two that seemed to be
suited to their purposes and purchased them. A
few moments later the two ladies entered the
furniture store of Sander e. Rocker, on East
Washington street, and they were cordially re-
ceived by Mr.. Rocker, from whom Miss Open
heimer demanded to know if he had said inn
proper things about her. He replied that he had
not. and that he had no disposition to speak III
of her. She doubted his sincerity, and. upon
pressing him closely with questions he finally
remarked, WELL believe there was something
said
Hardly were the words uttered before the two
ladies began to make lively use of their whips
upon his person. He offered no resistance to
the attack. but Mr.. Sander. the senior member
of the firm, promptly interfered and led the
ladies from the store, sternly informing them
that he could permit nothing of that kind about
his premises
They proceeded directly to the saloon of
George Deluse, South Noble street, with the
determination to administer to him a castigation
for what he had been credited with saying about
them. Deluse observed, when they entered
his place of business, that they were very
much excited, and when they demanded
to know If he had been defaming them
he gave negative answer Miss Oppenheimer
began to strike vigorously at him with her whip,
which be wrested from her. The end of Mrs.
Augustns whip wrapped about the chandelier
as she attempted to bring it down upon Deluse
and he grabbed and broke it bsfurn further use
could be made of it, The ladies then withdrew
Miss Oppeinheimer, when seen by Journal
reporter last evening said: "It was very I'M
pleasant to have to do such thing, and then,
too. it was a dreadfuly hot day for such exer-
tion. There was no other way for me to defend
myself against SANDER, and feel very much
better now that have administered some pun
ishment to the men who have tried to injure
me-"
The variety of gladiolus blooms displayed at
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