The evening world., 1894-07-26
|IS SHE VICTIM
OR FABR|CAT0R?
Peculiar Story Of an Assault
Told by Mrs. Nellie Fem,
the Alleged Victim,
found BOUND AND GAGGED.
She Asserts that a Strange Negro
Terribly Abused and Then
Robbed Her.
OISCREDITED BY A DETECTIVE.
No One in the Vicinity Heard the
0utcry Mrs. Fein Declares
She Made.
OISCREDITED BY A DETECTIVE.

A story that may prove to be either
an outrage or an outrageous fake, Is
now being investigated by detectives
from Police Headquarters.
The story Is that Mrs. Nellie Fein, the
middle-aged wife of Tailor Samuel Fem,
was bound. beaten, robbed and assaulted
yesterday morning. The alleged out
rage was perpetrated by an unknown
negro.
Mrs. Fein lives with her husband and
five children on the second floor of 1873
Chrystie street. There are four other
families in the house. the lower hall
way Of which Is used as an entrance to
the real tenement. which Is populated
by coored families.
About IL O'clock yesterday morning
Annie Fem, seven years old, who was
at play in front of the door, saw a
strange negro enter the building ana go
upstairs instead of going through the
hallway to the rear. No colored families
live in the front house.
The door of the Feins' apartment at
the head of the first flight stood open.
Mrs. Fein was alone prepa ring the noon
(day meal. The negro entered the room,
kohlll6 St IL d hNtu
When told that she did not he glanced
huriedly through the rooms and then,
IS II satisfied that they were alone
hut the door, fastened it, and, turning
Upon the woman. demanded 10 cents.
harmed, and screamed for help. The
negro rushed upon her. pushed her into
he bedroom, and threw her to the floor.
Drawing knife, he threa tened to kill
he woman should she make an cutlery.
With roller towel when he tore int
trips. he bound and gagged her. BE.
ore he left he tore the rings from the
Goman's fingers. One of them was her
narriage ring.
As he was passing out of the door he
urned back, and shaking his fist at the
imost fainting woman said:
You wouldn't give me 10 cents, -"
Annie saw the negro leave the build
ng, and soon afterwards went upstairs
where she found her mother lying on
he floor bound and gagged.
The whole neighborhood was soon In
state of great excitement.
This was the story told by Mrs. Fein
fnd Annie.
AT the Eldridge street station, where
he case was reported by Mrs. Fem
two ward men were at once put on the
base.
One night ard almost two days have
passed since the alleged outrage wa:
committed, but no arrest has been made
Detective Hunt made a careful canvass
pr the building and immediate neighbor
|lOOu, ana IL lncllnCO 10 Jake the STORY
BIS told by the husband with big pinci
pr salt.
Since the affair whispers have gon.
he rounds-and the detectives hearC
Them last night-to the effect that Mrs
|Fein had frequently been seen to com,
out of the rear building where tn,
negroes live.
At the time when the outrage is sait
% have occurred Policeman Bense
passed the door and for several min
utes stood on the corner He says h,
heard no cutlery and no unusual ex
element.
Several of the tenants stood in from
of the door when the policeman passed
and two of them passed the time Of da!
with him. Had there been any undue
have known that a policeman was no
far OFF.
Mrs. Fem to-day was somewhat In
disposed. Mr.. Fein, when told of tn,
stories regarding his wife, said
II don't care what the people say
am her husband. and should know"
Last night Policeman Henry. in citi
zen's clothes, was detailed by Capt
Cortrght to take Mrs. Feln to Thomp
son street. West Twentyseventh stree
and other negro quarters for the pur
pose of finding her assailant, but Sin
refused to go.
Mr.. Fein this afternoon declared tina
his wife was in critical condit ion, an
said she was suffering from shock, an
was so nervous that 1t would he danger
GUS 70 allow her to talk with any one.
The other tenants, with the exception
OF the janitresS, do not profess to know
anything about the affair