The evening world., 1894-09-03
THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER B. 1894

year he, accompa MED by his wife. went
back 70 Germany. where he died shortly
after his arrival s.". !. .,- -.- -
About seven months ago Mrs. Rhein
returned to this country bringing with
her her sister. BurRa. They went to live
at S03 East Seventy-sixt street, and sup
ported themselves by taking in washing
and ironing. doing mendlne and scrub
bling. They were well liked by all In the
house. and according to the other ten
ants worked day and night, and never
From there the sisters moved to the
apartment house at 2Sl East Ninety
fourtl street That was about three
months ago, and they lived there up 10
the time Of their arrest. Miss Lekner
cannot speak a word OF Englis1 and Mrs.
Rhcin hut little
A couple OF weeks ago they Inserted
an advertisement In German paper TO
the effect that two respectable German
women wished to take In washing and
meniing
precinct in which the humble abode Of
the women Is located. saw the adver-
tiscment, became suspicious and detailed
PatrOlmrn Whitewater and Carson to
watch the house
Just how these two men succeeded. or
rather didn't succeed in procuring the
necessary evidence with which to make
a complaint. and have the women locked
up, Is mystery. but from the evidence
they gained from the housekeeper, Mrs.
Amalie Schoepke. they surely could not
base 1HlT COITulHlHl
Policemen visit the Housekeeper.
A couple. OF nights preceding the ar
res; one OF the officers first made his
appearance at the house. Just what
took place is explained by Mrs Schoepke
as follows:
when / opened 1t he pushed HE way in
Before ! had time to ask him what he
wanted he roughly said; What Kind
81 t,lI Ia ihnV all rpSDpct-
able hard-working people. He then
took out "A notebook, and asked me "
had two women named Rhein and Lick,
ner in the house. told hi | had, ana
that they were both hard working. re-
spectacle girls.
=" DO they take in washing and mend
ing demanded the man.; told him
they did. He then left. The day, OF the
arrest the man, accompanied by an
other fellow, came about 10 O'Clock IN
the morning, and went right 10 tne
what happened that morning only
four people know. The policemen, VINO
were in citizens attire. tell one story,
and the women another.
According to the policemen. "hen they
got into the house and sat Tor While
Mrs. Rhein made improper proposals.
The men then charge that Miss Lick
ner upon their request, went to an ice
chest and got two bottles OF beer, which
she sold to them. This liz the complaint
II ade by the policemen, and at o'clock
Aug. ~ the women were HlTtsttu'
Miss I.iekner's story.
The story told by both prisoners. and
although carefully investigated, not one
statement has been contradicted so far
is vastly different from that or the po-
licemen.
Miss Liekner says: "On Aug. "a two
strange men, who said they we're en-
poyed on the Elevated road, came to
our apartments. Thy said they had
seen our advertisement and wanted to
know II we could do some washing for
them. We said We would II they brought
II around
After Sore talk regarding the wash
irg they asked us to get them some beer
We said that we were busy and had no
time for talk. and requested them to
leave. This occurred In the kitchen,
where we were working at the time.
zone OF the men said they had lots OF
time, and he was going to stay until he got
some beer. He hen walked through our
sat down. His companion and we fol-
lowed. When in the pa-lor he again de-
manded some beer, and we again re-
quested them to leave. They refused,
| and made insulting remarks.
MY sister then went out into the
kitchen again, and got, two bottles or
beer and some cold meat out of the lee
chest, and began preparing our mid
day meal. One OF the men took one CT
the bottles and laid 10 cents on the
table. but we refused to accept the
money. We then went back to the
parlor. and shortly afterwards one OF
the men, whom ! afterwards learned
was Carson, left. All the conversation