The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-02
LENA'S BRO4HER-IN-LAV
Induced the Girl from Rus
STA to Marry a Hand
some Young Man.
THEN ORDERED HER To STRIKE
She Did So, the Young Man Gave
His Bride $50, and Berman
Claimed Half.

A pretty Polish woman sat on the wit
morning and unfolded 8 remarkable
story of matrimony. Intrigue and money
which vastly amused the Ii wYers aud
others present.
Lena, that is her Christian name, her
other name is perfectly unpronouncsaole
excepting by a Pole, two years ago, while
she was living at her home 10 Russian
Poland. received a letter from her
brother-in-law, Abram Berman, who
lives at No. 17S Steuben street, Jersey
City.
Jersey City. to Miss Lena, was a woa-
derful place compared with her dull little
town in Courland. Her brother-in-law
pictured the magniheence of this city
and described the gorgeous ne City
Hall that is to be. the spacious, beautiful
boulevard. the wide. well paved streets
and mentioned how upright and pure
was the entire city government. Lena
was charmed. But when be said that a
handsome young countryman of hers,
living in this Eiysium, was in love with
her and wanted to mary her aud make
her one of the ramous 400, why Lena's
admiration and joy knew no bounds.
Jersey City was the place for her aud'here
she arrived on Dece uher "a, 1892.
LENA'S FEELINGS SHOCKED.
Lena's feelings Were somewhat shocked
when she met her over. 1t was true he
was pock-narked, bliud of one eye and
possessed other physical defects. but this
husband waS better han none snd she
consented to be engaged to Haaman
Silvsrstein. q hard working man, rssid-
ing at No. 113 Bruins wick street.
Lena says tnat a few days after her
introduction to her lover her brother-iu-
law Abram told her ito strike Haaman
for $50" wherewith to buy her wedding
trhus> eau.
Lena old SO. Haaman being very much
In love with the pretty Lena willingly
gave up the money. She bought two
handsome Worth gowns. or something Of
same kind for S28, aud when she showed
them to Abram he asked for the balance
OF the money. Lena says tnat ne so
frightened her hat she 1ualIy gave him
$50. Then" she says, "Abram tried to
persuade me to refuse to marry Haaman.
and told me that he was ugly, blind and
worse still. married to another."
Lena didn't mind so much giving up
$50; but when it came to giving up a
chance to own a husband she kicked,
that is, 1guratively. and SO vigorously
that Abram kicked also. but his kicks
| WIS AonuSu od pE6b'4 AeQa8 O0Oy.
Finding her obdurate he turned her out
OF doors, she says, coufisc ited her cloth
ing ana jswelry and beat her severely.
Abrams wife and daughter Lipseha
took a hand in the beating, n poor
Lena rushed over to New YORK to a ply
sician for advice.
HER Owe TO HER AID.
Haaman Silversten. hearing of his
dauce's persecution. rushed to her side
and induced her to become his wife I'M
mediately. In May last they were made
man and wifi by Justice OF the Peace
Macs of Newark avenue. Then they
consulted Counsellor Jno. W. BfsselI.
and instructed him to sue Abram. his
wife and daughter In the sum of 5000
damages tor clothing and jewsIry
taken and bruises given.
The defendant Berman secured the
service of ex-JudRe Seymour, who de
clared IN court this morning that the
whole case was one of black mail. Mrs,
Lena Silversten. Abram insists, is a worth
less woman so poor in her own country
that out of charity and regard
for his wife. he sent for her and paid her
passage to this ountry When she ar
rived here he kept her in food AID clothes
and instead of owing Lena $50 che owed
him "a good-a deal of dollar"
While Judge Seymour was cross.exam
lining Mrs. Lena he ELECTED the fact that
she had been married some years ago in
Poland. but she added that a Rabbi
there had divorced her. Judge Seymour
then commended that as she could produce
10 evidence of her divorce she could not
sue as Mrs. Silverstein when she was
Mrs. somebody else. hence her suit was
illegal and she should be non-suited.
Judge Puster hesitated about this, not
knowing how far a Rabbits divorce is
legal AMI in order that the facts may be
more fully shown set the case down for
a further hearing on November 80.