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

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 trumped-up
charge Of having conducted a disorderly
house at 231 East Ninety-fourth street.
The discharge of the defendants by
a 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 a host
Of friends and acquaintances to be with
out blot or blemish.
The Court OF Special Sessions was
crowded this forenoon by friends the
accused women, who were drawn thither
by desire to witness their public vim
dication.
Justice Scion b. Smith presided on the
bench, with Justices Koch and Martin
as associates. when the case was called.
shortly before noon. Lawyer Charles
Steckler. through whose untiring ef-
forts the attempt to send two innocent
women to prison on 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, tottered
to the bar of justice when the case was
called. She stood with downcast eyes
under the shameful accusation, her poor
attenuated body racked at intervals by
the, terrible cough which attends the
malady with which she Is affiicted-con-
sumption. Many were the expressions
of pity heard in the courtroom for the
woman's woeful plight.
Burga Liekner. more fortunate In hav-
ing retained her liberty through the
OF re fsend VINO ner
plead at her sisters side. Neither could
speak English. and their story was told
to the Court through an interpreter.
to the stand He gave his. testimony
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
It was because the two inexperienced
women had advertised in a German
newspaper for work at washing, ironing
members Of Capt. Picketts squad visited
the house Unfortunately the women,
unfamiliar with the wiles Of this wicked
town, had advertised in the form fire.
quently made use of by women of Ques-
Policeman Wildenauer said tht he and
Carson were received by Miss Lickner.
Who ushered them INTO the psra9r and
in the kitchen. Wildenauer then testi-
fed that the women made improper
proposals to him and his, companion.
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.
assault Miss Lickner and had tS her
dress In The struggle The dress was
produced with several rents in it, such
as might have been made during a
Policeman Carson corroborated his
brother, officers testimony with re-
markable exactness.'
was not at all satisfied with the police
mems story, then called Mrs. Rhein.
The poor woman took the witness
chair and told her story in straight
nauer and Carson, she said, called Aug.
% and showed a clipping from the ad-
vertising pages OF a German paper 1t
was the one, she had inserted, The
right place and pretended that they were
IL" road employees who wanted her
to take charge Of their laundrywork.
R Asr s9 ne ss% nsn dd not MEa
but walked deliberately. through the
rooms to the parlor and insisted IN con-
tinuing the conversation Although
Remained asned they then asked for beer
and to satisfy them the women brought
two bottles OF that beverage. which they
intended drinking with their lunch. from
the refrigerator. The policemen drank
the beer and were then persuaded to
leave. After they were gone Mrs. Rhein
says she found a dollar bill lying on a
box.
Mrs. Rheims manner OF telling her
| story was SO apparently truthful that
the Court refused to hear the dozen rep
utable witnesses who were present &c
| testify to the good character of the sis
tiers. and discharged them.
| Both women were greeted outside the
courtroom by crowd of friends eager
to congratulate them. The strain hac
hand was about to be grasped by a glac
friend, Mrs. Rhein toppled forward anc
fell in faint. She was with difficult,
revived and was taken home.
the Office of THE Evening World to
day. 1t Is only one of several received
since the publication of the sister,
story yesterday:
| To the Editor:
and her sister in East Ninety fourth street.
| the story they tell is true land to my mind. and
| have no doubt to the public in general there
not the least doubt but what 1t is true in ever
| PARTICULAR II is the most outrageous piece
business we have heard Of in some time
about all they can stand for the past year, b.
e this is the worst dose yet, Il is hard enog nous
| u
and be honest, and when two poor, unprotects
women try To keep the wolf from the door
honest hard work and are so shametully treatt
a. were these two women II makes one thinl
| Might not our own sisters or wives he abused
| like manner II left alone In this great city
? | ours TO hnd bread for themselves?
am very glad YOU have taken up the cas-
I Help them TO obtain Justice. What Us more poV
: erfuI than the New York press You can accom-
q plish through your columns what we poor elf
:, rens would find impossible 10 do.
: Jusice should be shown. They are poor and ca,
T. rot help themselves, Not alone should they
discharged II found innocent, but the once
! should he severely punished. There is miseI
l. enough in New York without such men as the
| who are being paid good salaries makit
s life harder for those struggling TO live
n Keep up the good work JUSTICE
Mrs. Rheims counsel is considering II
r. adyisability OF prosecuting Wildenau,
e and Carson for false arrest and assam
n Conviction of an assault OF The chara
e ter Burga Liekner says Wildenau'
;. committed upon her Is punishable |
Is IMPRISONMENT for twenty years.
Police Captain Pickett, OF the Ea'
e Eighty eighth street station, was sun
II moned to Police Headquarters this morl
r. ing. AMI was closeted with Supt. Byrn
flr a lengthy period 1t Is believed M
the arrest OF Mrs. Rhein and her sist'
= was the topic OF discussion. but neith'
: the Superintendent nor the Captain won