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 Hilpert Plays Detective and
Arrests Her Sister.

Detectives Hunt and Levy, OF the Ed
Market Court this morning a ~well-dressed
young woman, who gave her name AZ
Mrs. Lena Haag, OF 2 East one Hundred
and Thirteenth street. Her sister. Mrs.
Minnie Hilpert, OF 2o7 Forsyth street,
makes a serious charge against her.
Mrs. Hilpert stated that her father.
Louis Defio, sixty years old, lives with
her. on Friday morning last her
brother-in-law. Oliver Fitchenberg, 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. It stated that her sis
ter Lena was sick, and requested her to
go Mt once to 3O7s Third avenue.
Mrs. Hilp"rt lett her home, leaving
fltchenberg and her father together.
Before she left she noticed that Fitch
enberg had got a pint OF beer and a small
bottle Of port wine.
Mrs. Hilpert said that when she called
at the above address to see her sick sis
ter. she found that she did not live there.
ON returning home Mrs. Hilpcrt found
her rather asleep In bed. and her broth
er,in,law, Titchenberg, was gone.
ceived a visitor from the Rowcry Bank.
He. asked h .r II Louis Defo lived there
ana Whether n xaeG ne was dcsirious Of with
called at the bank n wanted to draw
that amount.
Mrs. Hiipert said that she did not know
any one She tried to arouse her
father. who appeared. she stated, to be
suffering from n drug.
the messenger from the bank then told
Mrs. Hilpert to see whether her father
had been robbed. Mrs. Hilpert made an
Investigation and discovered that her
fathers money chest had been broken
open. The sum OF $3.50 in silver and two
bank books. one on the Dry Dock and the
other on the Bowerv Bank, were miss
should not be given until her father re-
covered.
Several hours later tho father came to
his senses and said that the money and
bank books had been stolen. All he re.
wns that he drank one glass
OF beer, After that everything was a
Mrs. Hiipert then played detective.
From the people living In the house she
learned that a woman entered her apart
mrn,s shortly nrter she LEFT; The de-
sister Lem. Even at the hank and at
the telegraph office the descriptions given
'es Mln H, th%se of her sister, o.,.
book was stolen and asked that all pay
ments should he stopped.
Last night Mrs. Hilpert and her sister,
Laura, Fltchenberg's wife. found their
sister Lena at One Hundred and Six
teenth street and Park went
"Oh. you bad woman" cried Laura,
you eloped with my husband md al
most killed father. He is lying very
The sisters Minnie and Laura then took
their sister Lena to the One Hundred and
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 then
notified. and as the alleged crime hap
pened In Capt. Cortrlght's precinct, the
prisoner was handed over to them.
Lena denied the charge, She stated
that she had not seen her brother-in-
law. Fltchenberg. In three years. or
Friday last she did not leave her house.
She also denied sending her sister n
telegram that she was sick. She said
that she was perfectly innocent OF any
crime. and was willing to he confronted
with the persons who gave her sister
her description.
F~itchenberg has not been arrested. TIT
police are looking for him.
Justice Koch held Lem for examina.
tion, and tn" persons who claimed &c
have seen her will h" called upon to say
whether she is the right one.
Mr.. Defo was still too Ill to come &c
court to-day.