The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-17
DIR. FELDMAN'S CONFESSION.
he SAYS HE HAS BEEN BLACKMAILED
AND TELLS TIE WHOLE STORE
His Denin, That He Abducted Kate Ma.
haiowitz and His CountercharEe That
She Decoyed Him and Helped to Rob
Him or %. 0OO-Simon siiberstein Ar.

bcIEVu tue DOClOT ny NiTs haCUuei
Maha!oWitH Of IS Clinton street In tho Essex
Markc; Police Court. Mrs. Mnhnlowitz charged
the physician with abducting her daughter.
Katc Bella.
DIR. Feldmnn Is a years old and is well
known on the cast side OF the city. Hc is said
to be worth $lO0.OOO. lie Is married and has
children lie dresses fnshionably, nccor'lii &
to the cnst side mode, and wears diamonds.
Ia to Manalowilz Ia rretty Hebrew girl. 81
years old. When the Doctor first mot hcr lie
had offices at 81 IlivnE,on street and G IL
bridge street.
When Mrs Mahalc WITT had DR.. Feldman ar
rested she claimed that he had worked his way
into the affections OF her danug hter and then
runed her. She produced in evidence num-
ber Of love letters fom the Doctor to her
daughter. making appointments with tho
young woman 10 accompany him to balls aud
theatres, and incidentally telling her how
much lie ndorcd her and what hollow mock
CRY LIE would lie without her. During these
proceedings Mrs Mahnlowitz acted like a
heart. bro on mother Tho evidence against
the Doctor. however. was SO slight that jus ice
Duffy dismissed the complaint. At the limo
Of these D, oceedings DR.. Frldman limited that
tho action against him was part OF ~ black
mailing scheme. and the arrest OF Silberstein
Is tho first step in his attempt to justify him.
self. DR.. feldman has told Insnector Byrnes
his story. and Dete tive Sergcants Heidelberg
and Dollar are now inves iGatinG 1t.
Silberstcin lives at 23l Fast lG9th street. mud
his os;ensib!e business is making buttonholes
for n rloakmnklnE nrm ut 800 broadway. He
omrioys number OF girls to do tho work.. lie
says but Dr. Feldman on; that the girls nro
employed for an entirely different business.
Katie Mnhalowt2. he says. was one OF he girls
employed By si!berstein to lope in men VIII,
were known to have money. DR.. Feldman sals
no was led on in this way aud was t!eeced out
OF more than SCOOP by Siherstoin. Kate Ma.
haowitz aud Hates mother and brother and
one or two relntiv r OF the family ali OF whom
'" In fe ID ~ ' ise. said I Dr. fedman.
had two Offices in the lower part Of tho city.
Gns ~ ynst"n s dss n AID 1hs other
attend a girl nj IS Clinton srsot.. did MT 20.
nCnin Something again interfered and did
not 20. lnstean Of getting some other Ehysi-
s% his e "r awe he 0e ea R' aas
sell ~ Mrs. Ma,,alov liz and VIII" told me That
s ass sr ose Shs so hs
trouble examined her and assured her that
c erti a in 10 s,"msch troubIe al Promised
to cure hcr ia n few, days. Tnen she detb-
cra'ey begun to, make advances to me-, She
her ACTIONS. 7 The next day 3 he walked into
i"r relieving her mini. She became quite al.
lection ate and l ditn't rerrlse her. Things
S Seni Hn nt 1n ~. Sn To o
money III hSr A. ttm 1s went on she aD'"'en-
- often called ut he house whore she lived
and hated with her and her mother. Once
paid no heed to him. He never SAT-! anything
e ana We Wsren ma 'ysn 5o On
the @o had 3@K s At an
In LsSnG,on syspue between Twenty went, hsd
in the house three minutes when there wns u
loud ringing at the door bell. and in q few
y" ". ali ur Her mother Il as found, You Out,
and % fsrs to 9r'"E hT
snbers.cin ' to Mrs Mahal"witz's hous.. wGsre
the girl told me to- 20 I md 90 , her mother |
a sp: Mr Ser sa f"f 5si
sponsib'e ior The rirl'sI wage. during her con.
asFee to hs and then went
ssked hs w" Was
til. matter an she said: He wants money
to keeruuet He Sa rs a ae VII tel everybody
ca nnf he aT n% oS MhS oa
wifc.f ''' WV wa ''''
this CoiH. in NIB his stT;y the Doctor looked
AS this story must be told, he went on.
let me say TINT this threat tool, tool, all the heart
s 80 her 'na ws S"S fitf h"se sefus
ch Gr %s nU wsnsd h
dollars no replied. | told him l couldn't
ea. 20, H m down sDS ssf hour .sS &
gave him i check fer go which had received
gave me this ieceipt. which wrote and he
signed:
.s% %t p4o@ M
~ @ @ s' s$%ss's%:
O"f' +. s.s ssss I.y
his name falsely. When he came for his re-
naming $50 the next day had two friends ON
thrash Silberstein. ! gave Silberstein his
cheek and he went away.
ing. and from that llme on the mother and
brother Of tie girl ns we'll as silberstsin and
Tho girl herself have been living GU mo. Once.
some som money. Int siopped ih.m riehs away VI.
aud they haven't bottle me since One day
Mrs. Mnhnlowitz AJAX ed me for 800 aud ra-
fused t. give It to her. The pext day lawyer.
called on me ana demanded 5000. 4 referred
him t. M LAWYERS Levy, Friend \ House; 10
House wnpted 70 know by what right le did
TIL his name got in re papeIrs and bis. wife
" al rrSis ssaans w' w ef dsn k H..
House ina rage, get ont Of here! He grabbed
,1osephs by the neck. hit him In the eve. and
threw him down stairs, Then ne lawyer gave
WITT to n morning paper. and Mrs MahaIowila
swors out warrant for my arrest for abduct-
ing her daughter.
The biggest haul they ever made at once
was Que day W hen Kate said she had found u
young ruRu who WAS Wilt g 10 marry her.
sent for the Young man. who said that his
in love with the girl nrd wanted to marry her.
saw q this great chance to shaHe her OIL.
Nevertheless. said 10 INN. DO you know
that yon arefmnrrylnG my mistress Yes
he replied but none 10 reform her.
II then told Eugene that u he would marry
the girl would buy him u butcher shop and
give him enough money to set np In business.
and give her SLY or and hoMsshold cooda