The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-10
EAST SIDE JUSTICE"
Mrs. Apisdorf the Victim Of Rob-
berry and Assault
Ordered Al a Police Court to Serve
a Summons in Person.
She Did So and as a Result Was
Savagcly Bcates.

A brutal assault was made upon
woman this morning by persons VINO
are said to enjoy immunity from arrest
owing to political influence.
Mrs. Sarah Aisdorf was trying to
serve upon her husband, Moritz Apis
|, dorf, at 1sT Allen street, summons,
charging him with having beaten her
last night The summons was Issued
this morning at the Essex Market
Court by Justice Smms, who gave the
woman strict orders 20 serve the paper
herself. She followed his directions and
was neatly killed for her pains. And
upon this hinge turns strange story
which serves to show the workings OF
an east side political coterie.
Mrs. Apisdorf opened coffee saloon
: in, May, 1896, at lS Allen street. Her
husband. who hao left her some time
before. returned and begged to be takei
/ mas mariner The woman says sn'
feared to give her husband half share
in the business because, she claims, h,
was habltual gambler
However. she told him he could make
his home with her. and she would not
let him want for anything. He had not
been installed long In her home ana
affections. she says. when he insisted
on putting his name on the show-win-
{ dow and In other respects exercising
rights of ownership. After that ne
carried matters with such high hand,
she says, that she was compelled 70
sue him, and by some hocus-pocus which
she says he practised. the Court was
deceived and judgment was RENDERED
whereby she found herself only joint
owner OF the cafe with her husband
Ill -g.@sgw Hs-rs IN *
hand. says Mrs. Apisdorf. took in his
{ ana between them Mrs. Apisdorf was
beaten and thrown out into the stree.
Il thereupon went TO the Essex Mar
ket Court" continued Mrs. Apisdorf:
"and complained Of the treatment ! had
received. But II seems that my nus
band had previously called upon Max
Hochstim. VINO has a saloon at Delaney
and Ludlow streets, and who is credite1
with having the biggest pull next to Sill
sequently / got to the court with wit.
ness q certain Air. Finn, OF lcs East
Third street. the latter was made pris-
oner, and l was told TO 90 away.
II then went TO the Eldridge street
stafion-house and begged the official in
charge 20 assist me in getting my be
lerginss, as my HUSBAND and hi his aiii si
ciai. ! think It was the Captain. sent
Two policemen with me and instructed
them to see that l got my things. ,o
my husband ran away, but presently re-
turned with Max Hochstein.
. 81 had four expressmen with me. and
they had begun TO load UP their wagon
when Hoctstlm arrived.
Hold on a moment, commanded
Eochstim. who then commenced a Vhis-
iIcemen,. At the conclusion OF this con
. .sultstion the policeman asked me to
show some paper corroborat!ng my claim,
OF OWNERSHIP, ] old so. and he said, All
vie %,
"But as soon as the expressmen re.
sumed their work my husband and his
the result was that the policemen ar,
rested nv husband. his brother, the
latter's wife, the four expressmen and
'aThe next day. in Essex Market Court
Justice Simms fined the expressmen and
me 8 each and let my husband and his
party go scot free.
81 was just leaving the courtroom
after paying the fines when HochstiH
came up. 10 me and said: -,
" See here, II you give me 800 | will
see that you are no longer molested
but II you refuse to give me the money
i will have you In Sing Sing, as sure as
you. were born.
II told him that had no money, anc
right, just you wait"
Apisdorf, 81 was arrested, charged with
having stolen a ring from a girl who
worked for my husband in the cafe.
1 was arraigned before Justice Feitnel
the next day In the Essex Market Court
and discharged
Then procured letter from supt
Bake. of tae Charities and Correction
Department requesting that a warran
when ny mSssif NTH this
the Essex Market Court, Interprete
John Frederick. who had before show
great enmity to me, said: You bette
rant here II know myself. You Nigh
as well get out at once
Last night ! made a final effort 4
get my things by pacific means. but a
soon as my husband and his allies say
me they flew at me and beat me mer
cilessly about the face. arms and body.
An Evening World" reporter wa
simms gave the woman summons an
directed her to serve Il personally.
"Oh, no they won't" replied the Jus
tice. Just you go there and give IN
summons to your husband yourself"
Shortly afterwards. actuated by curl
osity, the reporter went around 10 tn
cafe, and got there just in time to Sc
Apisdorf and pulling her hair.
III THE Evening Word" reporter IA
not driven the ASSISTANTS OF, there
no doubt that they would not have lei
a sound bohe in the poor wOmans body
as none OF the 800 odd .ookers-on ofTere
her any assistance.
Once clear of her assailants Mr..
Apisdorf again went to the Essex Mar
ket Court. 1t vas closed, and the police
man at the door told her to return at
o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Apisdorf, despairing OF redress I
the police courts. has, through her al
torney, William y. Loew. OF 80 BroaC
way. brought an action in the Suprem
Court against her husband for alimou!
Joseph Cook at Long Beach.