The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
is She VICTIM
OR FABR|CA7OR?
Peculiar Story Of an Assault
Told by Mrs. Nellie Fem,
The Alleged Victim.
FOUND BOUND AND GAGGED.
She Asserts that a Strange Negro
Terribly Abused and Then
=. 49, Robbed Her.
OlSCREDlTED BY A DETECTIVE.
No One in the Vicinity Heard the
0utcry Mrs. Fein Declares
She Made.
DlSCREDlTED BY A DETECTIVE.

story that may prove to be either
an outrage or an outrageous fake. Is
now being Investigated by detectives
from Police Headquarters.
The story is that Mrs. Nellie F'ien. the
middle-aged wife OF Tailor Fien. was
bound, beaten. robbed and assaulted
yesterday morning. The alleged out
rage was perpretrated by an unknown
negro.
Mrs. Fein lives with her husband and
five children on the second floor of 1873
Chrystie street There are four other
families in the house. the lower hall
way of which Is used as an entrance to
the rear tenement. which is populated
with colored families.
About l o'clock yesterday morning,
Annie Ferris seven years old, who was
strange negro enter the building and go
hallway to the rear. No colored families
live in the front house.
b. The door OF the Fein's apartment at
the head of the first flight stood open.
Mrs. Fem was alone preparing the noon
day meal. The negro entered the room.
asking first II a Mrs. Jones lived there.
When told that she did not he glanced
h,iriedly through the rooms and then,
as II satisfied that they were alone,
=. fastened It and, turning upon the woman
Mrs: Fein, was now thoroughly
alarmed. and screamed for help. The
: negro rushed upon her. pushed her into
the bedroom, and threw her to the floor.
Drawing knife, he threatened to Kill
the woman should she make an cutlery.
With a roller towel which he tore into
. strips, he bound and gagged her Be
fore he left he tore the rings from the
woman's fingers. one of them was her
marriage ring.
As he was passing out of the door he
turned back, and shaking his list at the
d almost fainting woman said;
You wouldn't give me 10 cents -
Annie saw the negro leave the build
ing and soon afterwards went upstairs,
t:ic foor hound and gagged.
The whuie neighborhood wass soon In
"a state of great excitement.
v This was the story told by Mrs. Feir
, Anu Rosie.
AT the Eldridge street station. wher,
he case was reported by Mrs. Fem
NO ward men were ut once put on thu
+. one night and almost two days hav,
passed since the alleged outrage Wa:
committed. but no arrest has been made
Detective Hunt made IA careful canvas!
OF the building and immediate neighbour
hood, and IL inclined to take the story
as told by the husband with IA big pinci
% sat
since the affair whispers have gon.
he rounds-and the detectives hear,
them last night-to the effect that Mrs
Vein had frequently been seen to com,
out of the rear building where tn
negroes live.
At the time when the outrage is sal.
y, have occurred Policeman Bense
passed the door and for several min
utes stood on the corner. lie says h
heard no out:ry amt no unusual eN
. element.
Several OF the tenants stood in from
OF the door when the policeman passed
and two of them passed the time of da
with him. Had there been any undu
excitement these people. at least. Wuul
have known that a policeman was no
far off.
Mrs. E'ein to-day was somewhat In
disposed. Mr. FEN, when told of tn
stories regarding his wife. said
Il don't care what the people say
| am her husband, and should know"
Last night Policeman Henry, in cit
Zens clothes, was detailed by Cap
Cortright to take Mrs Feim to Thonl
son street, West Twenty-seventh stree
and other negro quarters for the pu
pose OF finding her assailant , but 81
refused to go.
Mr.. Fein this afternoon declared tn;
his wife was In a critical condition, al
refuse to allow anyone TO see her. !
said she was suffering from shock, al
was so nervous that II would h. DANCE
GUS to allow her to talk with anyone.
The other tenant., with the except,
OF the janitress, do not profess to kno
anything about the AFFAIR