The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
BOTH DISCHARGED.
Characters of Mrs. Ludweina
Rhein and Sister INDICATED.
Promptly Acquitted in the Court Of
Special Sessions.
Had Plenty OF Witnesses, but They
Were Not Needed.

Three Justices, sitting in the Court of
Special Sessions, to-day vindicated thc
characters Of Mrs. Ludweina Rheln and
her sister, Burga Liekner who, as told
exclusively in The Evening World.
were arrested Aug. "A by Policemen
Robert G. Wilde:mauer and Frederick
Carson, of Capt. Pickett's East Eighty
eighth street squad, on a trumpel-up
charge of having conducted a disordcrly
house at 23l East Ninety-fourth street.
The discharge of the defendants by
court of law was the only possible
result of an attempt to blacken the
character of two respectable women.
whose daily lives were known to host
of friends and acquaintance to he with
out blot or blemish.
The Court of Special Sessions was
crowded this forenoon by friends the
accused women, who were drawn thither
by a desire to witness their public win.
dication
Justice Scion B. Smith presided on the
bench, with Justices Koch ana Martin
as associates, when the case was called
shortly before noon. Lawyer charles
Stecklor. through whose untiring eff.
forts the attempt TO send two innocent
women to prison on a dastardly charge
was thwarted, appeared for the defen-
dants.
Mrs. Rhein. who for lack OF ability to
obtain bail. has languished for nearly
two weeks in the Tombs Prison, totteret
to the bar of justice when the case was
called. She. stood with downcast eyes
under the shameful accusation, her pool
attenuated body racked at intervals by
the. terrible cough which attends the
malady with which she Is afflicted
sumption. Many were the expressions
of pity heard in the courtroom for the
woman's woeful plight.
BurGa iiekner, more fortunate in hay
ing retained her liberty through the
Kindness of a friend who vent her bail
plead at her sisters side. Neither could
speak English. and their story was told
TO the Court through an Interpreter.
Policeman Whitewater was first called
with an appearance of logged determin.
alton to make the best of his case. He
told OF his visit to the home of the sis.
ters the morning of Aug. %.
1t was because the two inexperienced
women had advertised in a German
newspaper for work at washing. ironing
and mendiing, that the, two brillian'
the house. Unfortunately the women
unfamiliar with the w'les of this wicket
town., had advertised In the form fire.
quently made use of by women of ques
tionable character.
Policeman Wildenauer said tht he and
Carson were received by Miss Lckner
who ushered them into the parlor and
then called her sister, who was al work
in the kitchen. Wildenauer then testi-
fled that the, women, made improper
proposals to him and his companion
and also. violated the, excise laws by
selling them two bottles of beer. He
swore that he paid 81 for the beer.
Under Lawyer Steckler' cross-examina
ton Wildenauer persisted in his story
He denied that he himself had tried t
assault Miss Lickner and had torn hel
dress ires,, IN the the, struggle The dress wa:
as might have been made during 6
struggle.
Policeman Carson corroborated his
brother officers testimony with re.
markahle eXactness.
Justice Smith, who. it was evident
mems story, then called Mrs. Rhein.
The poor woman took the witness
| chair and told her story in straight
forward and convincing manner. Wilde
| % and showed a clipping from the ad
| vertising pages of German paper i
was the one, she had inserted. The
policemen asked If they were in thu
IL" road employees who wanted he
to take charge OF their laundrywork
After telling them her terms Mrs
Rhein said the, policemen did not go
rooms to the parlor and insisted in con
asked repeatedly to go the men still
remained. They then asked for beer
and to satisfy them the women brough
intended drinking with their lunch, from
the refrigerator The policemen dranl
the beer and were then persuaded t
leave. After they were gone Mrs. Rheil
says she found a dollar bill lying on I