The evening world., 1892-04-27
BROOKLYN PAGE.
EACH ACCUSES THE OTHER.
Rehbein Says Agent SChobel In
suited His Sister Lucy.
Schobcl Claims Rchbein Snutchcd
SO Out Of Ills Hands.

A peculiar story was developed in the Lee
Avenue Police Court, Williamsburg, this
morning, when John william Rehbeln,
piano-tuner living at &" South Third street.
was arraigned ON a charge OF larceny pre-
ferred by Frederick Schohcl, sewing-ma-
chine agent, OF 29I3 Second avenue.
Rehbeln denied the charge with indiGna-
ton. His story, as told to representative
OF TIE EyESING WORLD, is as follows:
"As went down south Third street to my
home Yesterday afternoon ] saw n stranger
coming out OF my house. passed HIM Just
as he came out.
81 wen; ia and was met by my sister Lucy
sixteen years old, who was greatly flushed
and excited. She told me hurrledly that the
man saw going out had called about h'it
an hour before. lie rang the bell, aud our
mother, who is partially paralyzed, hau gone
to the door to admit him.
"IIe told her he was agent for chemical
compound which, when put into coal OIL
would prevent It's exploding. He pushed MS
way in past our mother, who was poweriess
to prevent his passage, and went into the
Kitchen.
ale saw three lamps sitting Oh the side
board, and took them apart aud put his prep
aration into them without asking PERMISSION
talking Volubly OF It's merits all the time.
.,He afterwards Ill the lamps, wet the
chimueys to show that they would not breaK'
he said and put them on the lamps, when he
turned the name up high. lie then told my
mother that she owed him 80 cents
=" She told him that she had no money, and
being frightened by his impudent manner
, went out OF the room, leaving the man alone
with Lucy. ,,.
her arms and asked her III German il she
was afraid OF men. The man then Kissed
her, and sitting In CHAIR pulled her upon
his lap and otherwise lnsulted her.
| "She broke from him aad ran behlnd
| table He pursued her and she ran, mahaE-
ing to keen out OF his reach. Then SChOOtl,
probably being frightened. came away. lie
| saw Inc coming and turned tne llTst colher'
as II fearful OF pursuit.
him. 1t was my purpose 70 Keep him IN
sight untll we cane came up m WIN rres,aS p1'ceil"o'
lie knew / was following MIN, tor ne
stopped and waited for me 70 come and
asked me what | wanted WITH MIN lie
oIered me So not to follow him any more,
saying he had q wife and eight children, ana
could not bear to be Gl'graced by peinG ar
rested. lie spoke In German. tolu MN
would have him arrested because he had lp-
| suited my sister. | told him, also, That
didn't want his money.
| al followed him until he came up TO
| policeman. lie told the policeman that had
| stolen $40 from him, and ordered MIN 10
",The ofricer arrested me. l told him he
had got the wrong man, and what scn99eI
would have to have warrant TO get ScnoOe
arrested, and he took both OF us TO the beu,
ford avenue station. Schobel complained
there that l had rOpDeu MIN, anu "as
This was about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. My father came TO ball me out as sool
as he was informed OF my arrest ana Ho'
Ofiicer Quinn OF the Fifth Precinct was the
policeman who made the arrest. He said:
Yesterday afternoon. Schobel accused Reh
bein OF snatching two fiye-dollar ollls IRON
his hand. Rehbein said he wanted TO have
Schobel arrested for attempted assault upor
II took both OF them to the station house
where they told their stories, Schobel deny
ing that he had treated the girl as claimed
He said he merely patted the girl upon IN,
cheek, and playfully asked her II she woult
marry him.
"Schobel is a sewing-machine agent, and
as is usual among the Germans, uses con
, siderable freedom when In their hospltabl
!, homes sergt. Kearns asked me which OF TIT
men had made the first complaint tolG hin
. Schobel had. Schobel then said:
"'l swear before God that have awife an,
: eight children. ! offered RcnOein So TO qui
following me, as l did mo- want 10 be dis
, graced by an arrest, although am innocent
took two So pills from my pocket, and b
,, snatched them and put them In his pocket
, where you will find them now, one Is neN
bill and the other an old one
~ asked Rehbein II he had the two bill
> He took sl2 out OF his pocket, two $o bill
, answering TO Schobel's description, and s
: bill. He said he had had them IN his poke
all day."
Schobel appeared In the Lee Avenue Cour
this morning to prosecute Rehbein for petit
larceny. lie is portly German, about tort
years old Rehbein was held and his eS
animation was set down for next Monday.
Lucy Rehbein, a pretty, dark-halred Cir
then swore out warrant against SChobel fC
assault, and Schobel was held on this charg
in $500 bail for examination or Friday.