New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26
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FIGHT IN A SYNAGOGUE.
THE PRESIDENT KNOCKED sENsELEss.
pLUMENBERG ALSO LAYS OUT TWO oTHEA
MEN WITH FooTsTooL-Now HE

MEN WITH 4 FOoTSToOL-Now HE
WANTS THEM ARRESTED
| There lively fight in the Temple Asifah
Israel in Varct-st.. near Broadway, Brooklyn, on
Tuesday night, which resulted in three Of tho
members Of the congregation being badly injured.
The quarrel grew cut of the election Of Simon
Danto ms president Of the congregation. Since the
election several attempts have been made by
those who opposed TO him 10 unseat him. but
they failed Dauto's most active opponent was
Samuel Bumenberg, OF No 50 Moore-st.. Brook
lyn. Blumcnberg sclrmed to have all the Op-
ponents of Danto at the regular meeting OF the
congregation, which was held on Sunday night.
Danto heard of the scheme, and at A.
ranged TO have his friends there in force. lIs
also secured the service of policeman to keep
order.
After Rabbi Isaac wemstein had finished the
preliminary services, President Danto called tho
meeting TO order. The synagogue was packed
with the friends of 10th parties. and immedi-
ately after calling the meeting TO order he be-
gan 10 dcnOunce Bumcnberg and his friends.
The friends of Bumcnberg at once boltedf1A
! the meeting, and while the sidewalk, cr1ti
cised the actions of President Danto in the pres
ence Of tho policeman. Bunenberg and his
friends about returning 10 the synagogue,
when another policeman appeared and drove them
away.
On Tuesday evening President Danto met ten
of his friends and went to the Temple to pray.
While he praying at the altar Blumenberg
appeared and shouted that he was going to clean
out the place. lie WIS drunk, Il was SAIL whom
he entered. When President Danto and his
| friends saw his condition they requested him to
leave the place. Bumenberg at once became
much excited and struck Aaron Schoenfeld, OF
| No. 90 COokst, a severe blow in tho face Schoen-
field fell backward, striking his head against one
of the pews, making him unconscious. Tho
women in the synagogue began to scream. Pres
idcnt Danto, Joseph Rosenberg and Jacob Frie-
| berg ran TO assist Schoenfcld. As the men ap
preached Blumcnberg, it is alleged, he grabbed
Danto by the throat and butted his head against
the wall, and then threw him into one OF the
pews, UNCONSCIOUS. When Rosenberg and Frieberg
saw two of their friends unconscious they grabbed
chairs and fo0tstools and struck Uulnenperg
several ugly blows. During the encounter BIumen-
berg managed to catch Rosenberg by the leg ana
throw hin on the floor Securing Rosenberg's
chair he struck Frebcrg, making him uncon-
scious While he lay there Bumenberg walked
over tc where Rosenberg was lying, and was aoous
10 assault him, when he saw that he was un-
conscious.
Rosenberg was playing 'possum, and when
Bumenberg was about TO leave the building
Rosenberg quietly arose and grabbing 100"
stool struck Dumenberg a blow which sent him
against the wall. Before Rosenberg could Tepeas
the attack Bumenberg escaped fresdent Ds".S
was wa still unconscious when Rosenberg went ITO 70
him and he remained in that condition Tor tniee
ho hom,s "" DR.. ioria was called. and after Tcviving
him he was taken to His home in q coach. oohoen'
feid was also assisted to his home:
'e,E Es~tardav BMmenberc went TO the Even street
Police Court and secured warrants for the aFsess
Freiberg or charges Of assault Biuin'nperse lcIt
eve was black and his face covered with bruises
President Danto lives at No. Lie ,tTiton-st
When reporter called there Yesterday he was
Too iii 70 be SEEN Rosenberg and treiperS weto
soen At Rosenbergs house in Siegelst. The lat
ter said D.,.o and had gons
A.. .ho tamnln to nray when BIumenberg entered
and cried ye got you Sos thrs%a prsy
;nn hut he refused and we had to stop praying
in order put him out lie then hen; t0SK W wsSt ~
his assistance and now he wants us arreSeu.
BALDWIN F. Strauss has been engaged 70 ProSe'
cute Blumenberg in counter charges which VIII |"
brought against him.