The evening world., 1894-07-26
VICTIM OF
A NEGRO.
Mrs. Nellie Fem 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
After Her ASS iIant Had Made
Good His Escape.
RING TORN FROM HER FINGER

A general alarm was sent out from Po-
lice Headquarters to-day for the arrest
OF a negro who yesterday morning COM
mitted one of the most daring as
seults that has been reported to the
police for many a day.
Mrs. Nellie Fem. thirty-fve years old.
lives with her husband. who is a tailor.
and her five children ranging in age
from three to thirteen years, on the
second floor OF l3s Chryste street
Mrs. Fein was alone in her room, about
IL 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 "A knock
nj the door, and opening II saw IA colored
man standing in the hall. lie 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. Fem, pushed her away from
the door. turned around quickly and let
down the spring latch.
He stepped close UP to the startled
woman and told her to give him 10 cents
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 large open knife, and
planting both knees on her chest threat
.ened her with instant death If she moved
or uttered a sound.
The woman lay on the ground close to
where q 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 heI
securely.
He also tightly tied q strip around
her neck and fastened the other end &c
tine bed. She was thus utterly unable
TO make the least resistance or uttel
eny cries for help.
The negro, having his victim entirely
In his power. struck her several blows
in the face, and then tore her weddinl
ting OIL lTOiu neT HnSeT
So far the fellow had not uttered
word. but after he had secured tn
ring he said You wouldn't give M
10 cents. eh?"
Then he assaulted this defenseles
woman.
Mrs. Fein became unconsc ious and tn
negro FASTENED away. closing the doc
after him. AS he left the house h
pushed through the children still payin
about the front door.
Rosie Fem. Mrs. Fein's little seven
year-old daughter noticed the man
particularly as he roughly pushed he
out OF his way. Something about hi
looks frightened her. and she ran up
stairs to her mother.
Finding the door locked, and gettin
no reply to her repeated calls. sh
shrieked for help, and number of tn
residents in the house went to her as
sistance, They forced the door an
found Mrs. Lein insensible on the flooi
Mrs. Lipsky was the first TO reach he
and cut her onds.
Mrs. Fem grew violently hysterical a
she revived and 1t was some time b,
fore she could give the details of III
outrage that had been perpetrated O
her.
In moment the neighborhood Wa
ablaze with excitement, and had ii
negro been caught, Judge Lynch woul
have speedily passed judgment on hin
But the delay had been too long, and fc
the present he escaped arrest.
Although 13s Chrystie street is full c
families and people are about the hous
constantly. SO quickly and silently ha
the negro carried out his plans that nc
q sound had been heard by any one
the crime being committed but fer
feet away.