The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
VICTIM OF
A NEGRO.
Mrs. Nellie FEN Assaulted in
a ChryStie Street
Tenement.
BOUND, GAGGED AND BEATEN.
Her Children Playing at the Door
While She Was in the
Mans Power.
RING TORN FROM HER FINGER.
Found Unconscious on the Floor
g. After Her Assailant Had Made
Good His Escape.
RING TORN FROM HER FINGER.

A general alarm was sent out from Pc
lice Headquarters to-day for the arrest
of a negro who yesterday morning COM
mitted one OF the most daring as
saults that has been reported to the
police for many a day.
Mrs. Nellie Fem, thirty-iive years old
lives with her husband, who Is a tailor.
apd her five children ranging In as"
from three to thirteen years, on the
second floor of 1873 Chrystic street.
Mrs. Fein was alone in her room. about
ii o. clock yesterday morning. Her hus-
band had gone to his work, and her
children were playing on the sidewalk
In front OF the house. She heard knock
at the door. and opening it saw colorcd
man standing In the hall. He asked her
II Jones" lived there.
Mrs. Fein replied that she knew of no
such person, but that negro named
Young lived just across the street
While she was speaking her visitor had
edged his way into the room, and glanc
Ing sharply around and seeing no one
but Mrs. Fein, pushed her away from
the door. turned around quickly and let
down the spring latch.
He stepped close up to the startled
She refused. and ordered him to open the
door and leave the room.
Before she could say another word the
negro jumped at her and selling her by
the throat showed her into the bedroom
and flung her to the floor Still holding
her by the throat, he with one Olsen
gagged hand drew "A large open knife. and
planting both knees on her chest threat
l. .
or uttered sound.
The woman lay on the ground close to
where IL long roller towel hung from the
wall. This attracted the attention of
the colored man and pulling 1t down he
tore 1t into strips by holding 1t in his
teeth with one hand and tearing with
the other. With these strips he tied her
hands behind her back and gagged her
securely
lie also tightly tied strip around
her neck and fastened the other end to
the bed. She was thus utterly unable
to make the least resistance or utter
eny cries for help.
The negro, having his victim entirely
In his power, struck her several blows
In the face, and then tore her wedding
ring or from her finger.
SO far the fellow had not uttered a
word, but after he had secured the
ring he said: you wouldn't give me
10 cents, ch?"
Then he assaulted this dcfenscless
woman
Mrs. tcin became unconscious and the
negro FASTENED away. closing the door
after him. As he LETT the house h,
pushed through the children still playing
about the front door.
Rosie Fem. Mrs. reiu's little seven
year-old daughter, noticed the man.
particularly as he roughly pushed her
out OF his way. Something about his
looks frightened her and she ran up.
stairs to her mother.
Finding the door locked. and getting
no reply to her repeated calls, sh.
shrieked for help. and "A number of tn,
residents in the house went to her as
sistance. They forced the door an,
found Mrs. Lem lnsensible on the floor
Mrs Lipsky was the first to reach he
and cut her onds. b
Mrs. Fem erew violently hysterical "a
she revived and it was some time he
fore she could give the details Of IN
outrage that had peen prrpctratcd ol
her.
IN moment the nci%hbo:hurd Wa
ablaze with excitement, and had tn
negro been caught, Judge Lynch woul
have speedily passed judgment on him
But the delay had been too long, and Gu
the present he escaped arrest.
Although l3S Chrystie street is full o
families and people are about the hous
constantly, so quickly and silently ha
the negro carried out his plans that no
a sonud had been heard by any one o
the crime being committed but fey
feet away.