The evening world., 1894-02-07
WAS 1T FOR REVENGE?
The Meyer Family Say Rapow-
sky Poisoned Their Soup,
Had Been lifted by Annie and Turned
Out by Her Father.
Eight Out OF Eleven Persons Were
Taken Ill.

The police have not yet arrested Isaac
Rapowsky, the peddler who. II is alleged.
last evening poisoned the Meyer family
at their home. Q First street. though Po-
licemen Lang and Tay,o hav been look
Ing for him all night. and a general
alarm has been sent to every station.
Rapowsky. who had been forbidden to
visit the Meyer family owing to his
Objectionable attentions to Annie, an
Gig ateen-Ssar-old daughter, called al
about 8 o'clock yesterday. when Mrs.
Meyer and her e~ight-year-old son Harry
were alone. He forced his way into the
kitchen and asked for something to eat.
Mrs. Meyer ordered him out. but he re-
fused TO go until given supper.
A pot Of soup wal on the stove at
the time. Mrs. Meyer and her son
went to the from part OF the fiat and
left him IN the kitchen. Harry was
sent back some ten minutes later to see
o the soup was doing. and discovered
that Rapowsky had gone.
Mrs. Meyer and her boy ate supper
alone, and partook OF a quantity OF the
soup.
w returned home later" said Bessie
Meyer. the eldest daughter, to an Even
ing World" reporter.
I'VE found mother, Hannah, David,
Harry. Hirsh. lsadore and Baby Victor
all III. Mother told us not to eat any OF
the SOUP as It did not taste good,
Annie said she was awfully hungry
ana would eat some. She did so and was
taken sick shortly afterwards. When
father came home We told him about II
In a drug store on Rivington street.
There were eight of us who took some Of
the soup. and all of us were sick.
Mrs: Meyer, Annie and Hannah. were
sent to bellevue Hospital this morning.
The physicians there state they will re-
cover. The police took what remained of
the soup; and It is now at the Board of
where 1t will be analysed.
Rapowsky.. who Is charged with being
the cause OF the trouble. is a peddler,
aged nineteen years. He came here
from Augustovwia, Russia, two years
The Meyers hail from Gretna, Russia.
near the German boundary and about
powsky's father was a well-to-do mer-
Meyer.
Annie Meyer and Rapowsky were
grew her affection for him. He was
clerking for a mercantile house there
and disappeared with a few hundred dol
lars OF his employers money n came
here. The Meyers followed a year later
and lived at l57 Norfolk street, where
Rapowsky boarded with them.
He got into trouble several times, and
twice was sent to the island. The
Meyers declined to receive him ss n
boarder after that, hut when they moved
to 8 First street, again took him In.
He remained for two weeks only. lie
kept such hours AID paid such marked
attention to Annie that the father or
dered him out.
He threatened to kill Annie" Ma
Meyer. the oldest son, said to an Even
ing World" reporter, land that was one
reason. father ordered him out. He
wanted her to marry him. but she only
laughed and said she did not care for
him. As her second cousin he claimed
privileges that others did not have. /
hope the police will catch him"
ord. He was n peddlcr of clocks and
watches on the instalment plan. Once
he was arrested for selling a brass time
piece for gold. At another time he took
away n clock to be repaired and sold 1t
to n n%eighbor. The owner saw 1t and
caused his arrest. He was again arrest
ed for drawing a weapon on a GUS
toner.
For the past two months he has been
out of employment. He has made his
headquarters at n restaurant 90 OrChar d
street, but has not been there since yes
terday.
Baruch Meyer, Annie's father. is a
Deddler of wrapping PAPER They live
In the third fiat of the tenement, 8 First
street.
The family comprises eleven. eight of
whom partook Of the poisoned soup.