The evening world., 1894-09-04
BOTH DISCHARGED.
Characters of Mrs. Ludweina
Rhein and Sister Vindioated.
Promptly Acquitted In the Court OF
Spec al Sessions.
Hrs. khrin Faints In Court on Lcarr-
lag that She Is Free.

Special Sessions, to-day vindicated the
Character Of Mrs. Ludweina Rhein and
her sister Buisa Liekner who. as told
| exclusively in The Evening World,
were arrested Aug. "a by Policemen
Robert q. Whitewater and Frederick
| Carson, OF Capt. Pickett's East Eighty
eighth street squad. on trumpcd-up
charge of having conducted a disorderiy
house at 2Sl East Ninety-fourth street
The discharge Of the defendants by
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 host
of friends and acquaintances to be with
| out blCt or blemish.
The Court of Special Sessions was
crowded this forenoon by friends OF the
accused women. who were drawn thither
by desire to witness their public vim
| dication
Justice Scion h. 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 eff
forts the attempt to send two Innocent
women to prison on a dastardly charge
| was 'h"oi'' upItuiNh III wv "''Nb'
ants.
Mrs. Rhein, who. for lack of ability to
obtain bail, has languished for nearly
| two weeks In the Tombs Prison, tOttcred
to the bar of justice when the case was
called. She stood with downcast eyes
under the shameful accusation. her poor
the. terrible cough whIch attends the
malady with which she H. atflicted-con-
sumption. Many were the expressions
of pity heard in the courtroom for the
mi MI u
Burga l.iekner more fortunate In hay
Ing regained her liberty through the
kindness of . friend who went her bail.
plead at her sisters side. Neither could
| speak English. and> their story was told
to the Court through an Interpreter. :,
Policeman Wildenauer was first called
to the stand. He gave his testimony
with an appearance. of logged determi-
nation to make the best of his case. He
tela 81 ais y,st to the home OF the Sis
1t was because the two inexperienced
women had advertised in a German
newspaper, for work at washing, ironing
and ,mendIng, that the, two brilliant
members of Capt. Pickett's 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-
tionable character.
Policeman Wildenauer said that he and
Carson were received by Miss Liekner,
then called her sister, VINO was at work
in the kitchen. Wildenauer then testi-
fed that the women made improper
proposals to him and his, companion.
and also violated the excise laws by
selling them two bottles OF beer. He
swore that he paid 81 for the beer
alton Wildenauer persisted in his story.
He denied that he himself had tried &c
assault Miss l.iekner and had torn her
dress In he struggle. The dress wa.
produced with several rents in 1T, sucf
as might have been made during
struggle.
brother officers testimony with re-
markable exactness.
Justice Smith. who, It was evident
was not at al. satisfied with the police
mems story then called Mrs Rhein.
The poor woman took, the witness
chair and told her story in "A straight.
forward and convin' ing manner, Wilde
% and showed clipping from the ad
verttsing pages of German paper II
: was the one, she had inserted, The
right place and pretended that they were
Il" road employees who wanted heI
: to take charge OF thei, laundrywork.
. After telling them her terms Mrs
but walked deliberately, through tn
rooms to the parlor and insisted In con
tinuing the conversations Although
asked repeatedly to go the men still
remained. They then asked for beer
l and TO satisfy them the women brought
two bottles OF that beverage, which they
= the refrigerator. The, policemen ,dranl
the beer and were then persuaded tc
leave. After they were gone Mrs Rheir
says she found dollar bill lying on a
box.
Mrs. Rheims manner of telling hel
story. was so apparently truthful tina
the Court refused to hear the dozen rep
: utable witnesses who were present tC
testify to the good character of the sis
ters. and discharged them.
Both women were greeted outside the
to congratulate them The strain hat
been too great, however, and as hel
band band was about to be Grasped by giaf
reli in faint nG She .o wps with di,cult,
revived and was taken home.
The following letter was received a
day. 1t is only one of several receivet
since the publication of the sisters
E story yesterday:
. To the Editor:
and her sister In East Ninety fourth street
The story they tell Is true land TO my mind and
not the least doubt hut what 1t Is true in ever!
Particular i is the most outrageous piece o
/ think the neople Of New York have swallowe
about all they can stand for the past year. bu
his Is the worst dose yet; 1t is hard enogsl
and be honest and when two poor unprotected
women try TO keep the wolf from the door b.
he rest, hard work and are shame'ullv ireatei
these two Il makes one think
Might not our own sisters wives be abused II
like manner II left alone In this great city o
ours TO End hre'd for themselves?
I am very glad you have taken up the case
Helm them to obtain Justice. What ~ more pow
} erful than the New York press7 You can accom-
plish through columns what we poor cIt
zens would find impossible to DO.
Justice should he shown. They are poor ant
cannot help themselves Not alone should they b,
discharged n found innocent. hut the onicer
should he severely punished. There Is miser,
enough In New York without such men as thes.
who are being paid good salaries makInI
: life harder for those struggling to live
! Keep up the good work. JUSTICE
Mrs Rheims counsel Is considering tn,
ACCESSIBILITY of prosecuting Wildenauel
and Carson for false arrest and assault
Conviction OF an assault Of the charaC
ter Burga Lekner says WiIdenaueI
committed upon her IL punishable by
Imprisonment for twenty years.
? Police Captain Pickett, OF the Edsl
Eighty-eighth street station, was sum
monel TO Police Headquarters thr morn
Ing, AMI was c;oseted with Supt Byrnas
flr lengthy period. II Is believed that
the arrest Of Mrs. Rhein and her sister
2 was The topic Of discussion, but neither
the Superintendent nor the Captain wou.,
tax Of the matter
. badger Cases BcforeJustice O'BricI
, \ notion Was argued before Justice Onrica .
The supreme Court t0-Gaf Tor the release 81