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 fb.ter.

Detectives Hunt and Levy, of the Ed
ridge street station, arraigned In Essex
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 IIilpert, of 27 Forsyth street,
makes a serious charge against her.
Mrs. Hilpcrt stated that her father,
Louis Deilo, 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 a visit. Fitchenberg is
not living with his wife. He deserted
her seven years ago.
Mrs. Ililpert a short time later re-
ccived n telegram. Il stated that her sis
ter Lena was sick. and requested her to
go at once to 307S Third avenue.
Mrs. Hilpert left her home. leaving
Titchenberg 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. Ililpert 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. Hilpert found
cr-in-law, Fitchenberg, was gone.
\ short time later Mrs. Hilpert re-
ceived n visitor from the Bowery Bank.
lie, asked b 'r II Louis Deho lived there
and whether he was desirious Of with
drawing $3.50 from the bank. The bank
messenger stated that a woman had
called at the bank n wanted to draw
Mrs. Hilpcrt said that she did not know
OF her father sAnding to the bank for
9 @athe mo wSn on She rs tried to arouse her
suffering from a. drug.
The messenger from the bank then told
Mrs. uilperl to see whether her father
had been iobbed. Mrs. Hilpert made an
fathers money chest had been broken
open. The sum OF 81, 30 In silver and two
bank books. one on the Dry Dock and the
other on the Bowery Bank, were miss.
Ing. She requested that the money
should not be given until her father re.
covered.
Several hours later the father came to
bank books had been stolen. All he re.
membered was that he drank one glass
Of beer. After that everything was a
Mrs. Hilpcrt, then played detective
From the people living in the house she
learned mat a woman entered her apart.
ments shortly after she left; The de.
scription of the woman tailed with her
sister Lena; Eye ut the bank and al
the telegraph Office the descriptions giver
resembled those Of her sister.
Mrs. Hilpcrt notified the Dry DocR
Bank officials that her fathers bank
book was stolen and asked that all pay.
ments should be stopped.
Last night Mrs. Hilpert and her sister
laura, F~itchenberg's wife. found theii
sister Lena at One Hundred and Six,
tecnth street and Park avenue.
"Oh. you bad woman" cried Laura
you eloped with my husband and al
most Killed father. He Is lying very
sick at home
The sisters Minnie and Laura then tool
their sister Lena to the One Hundred anC
Twenty-sixth street st~ation-house Sh,
was locked up on M!nnie's complaint o
having drugged and robbed her father.
Detectives Hunt and Levy were ther
notified. and ns the alleged crime hap
pened in Cant. Cortright's precinct. tn,
prisoner was handed over to them.
Lena denied the charge. She state,
that she had not seen her brother-in
law. Fitchenbcrg, In three years. ~
Friday last she did not leave her house
She also denied sending her sister
telegram that she was sick. She sal
that she was perfectly innocent OF an,
crime. and was willing to he confrontc,
with the persons who gave her siste
her description.
FItChcnbcrg has not been arrested. TIL
police are looking for him.
Justice Koch held Lena for examina
ton. and the persons who claimed I
have seen her will he called upon to sn
whether she Is the right one.
Mr.. betin was still too Ill to come I
, our to-day.