The evening world., 1894-01-08
DID She DRUG HIM =?
Mrs. Lena Haag Accused of Rob-
bling Her Old Father.
Police Looking for Oliver Fitchen-
berg, Her Brother-in.Law.
Minnie Hupert Plays Detective and
Arrests Her Sister.

Detectives Hunt and Levy, OF the Ed
ridge street station. arraigned In Essex
Market Court this morning n well-dressed
young woman. who ave her name as
Mrs. Lena Haag. OF 2 East one Hundred
and Thirteenth street. Her sister, Mrs.
Minnie Hilpert, OF POI Forsyth street,
makes a serious charge against her.
Mrs. Hilpert stated that her father,
Louis Deflo. sixty years old. lives with
her. on Friday morning last her
brother-in-lnw. oliver F~itchenberg, who
is married to another sister named
Laura. paid her n visit. Fitchenberg Is
not living with his wife. He deserted
her seven years ago.
Mrs. Hilpert a short time later re-
ceived a telegram. 1t stated that her sis
ter Lena was sick, and requested her to
go at oncc to 307S Third avenue.
Mrs. Hilpcrt lett her home, leaving
Fitchenberg and her father together.
Before she loft she noticed thai Fitch
enberg had got a pint of beer and n small
bottle Of port wine.
Mrs. Hilpert said that when she called
Mt the above address to see her sick sis
ter, she found that she did not live there;
on returning home Mrs. Hilpert found
her father asleep in he'd. and her broth
er,in-law. Fftchenberg. was gone.
\ short time later Mrs. Hilpert re-
''iN'b- Il NlSlloT lTbm the BoWpTN ItNnK.
He, asked h ,r II Louis Deno lived there
and whether he was desirious Of with
drawing $40 from the bank. The bank
messenger stated that a woman had
that amornt.
Mrs. Ililpert said that she did not know
OF her father Ending to the bank for
father, who appeared. she stated, to be
suffering from a drug.
The messenger from the bank then told
Mrs. Hilpert to- sec. whether her father
investigation and discovered that her
fathers money chest had been broken
3pen. The sum Of $50 in silver n two
other on, the Bowery Rank, were miss
Ing. She requested that the money
should not be given until her father re-
covered.
Several hours later the father come IN
his senses and said that the money and
bank. books had been stolen. All he re
mombered was that he drank ono glass
o. beer. After that everything was a
Mrs. Hiip"rt then played detective.
From the people living In the house she
learned that a woman entered her apart
ments. shortly after she left. The de-
scrlptIon of the woman Tailed with her
sister Lena. Even at the bank and nj
the TELEGRAPH office tho descriptions given
rcsnmblcd those of her sister.
Mra. Hilpert notiher the Dry Dock
Bank officials that her fathers bnnk
book was stolen and asked that all pay
ments should he stopped.
Last night Mrs. Hilpert and her sister.
LAURA. Fitchenbcrg's wife. found their
sister Lena at One Hundred and Six
teenth street and Park avenue.
"Oh. you bad woman" cried Laura,
you eloped with my husband and al
most killed father. He Is lying very
sick at home"
The sisters Minnie and Laura then took
their Sister Lena to the One Hundred ant
Twenty-sixth street station-house. She
was locked up on Minnie's complaint Of
having drugged and robbed her father.
Detectives Hunt and Levy were ther
notified. and az the alleged crime hap
pened In Capt. Cortright's precinct, tn,
prisoner was handed over to them.
Lena denied the charge. She stated
that she had not seen her brother-in
law, F~ltchenberg, In three years. OF
Friday last she did not leave her house
She also denied sending her sister
telegram that she was sick. She sal,
that she was perfectly innocent of IN!
crime, and was willing to be confronte,
with the persons who gnve her siste
her description.
Fitchenberg has not hecn arrested. TIL
police are looking for him.
Justice Koch held Lena for examlna
ton. and the persons who claimed (
have seen her viii be called upon to sa,
whether she Is the right one.
MIR, pctn was still too Ill to come I
court to-day.