The evening world., 1894-01-08
DID She DRUG HIM d?
Mrs. Lena Hoag Accused of Rob-
bling Her Old Father.
Police Looking for Oliver Fitchen-
berg, Her Brother-in.Law.
Minnie Hilpcrt Plays Detective and
Arrests Her Sister.

Detectives Hunt and Levy, of the ED
ridge street station, arraigned in Essex
Market this morning a well dressed
young woman. who gave her name as
Mrs. Lena Haas, of . East One Hundred
ana Thirteenth street. Her sister, Mrs.
Minnie Hilpert, Of 27 Forsyth street,
makes a serious charge against her.
Mrs. Hilpert stated that her father,
Louis Defio, sixty years old. lives with
her. IN Friday morning last her
brother-in-law, Oliver Fitcherberg, who
Is married to another sister named
Laura, paid her visit. Fitchenberg is
not living with his wife. He deserted
her seven years ago.
Mrs; Hilpert a short time later re-
celved a telegram; 1t stated that her sis
come at once to 3O7S Third avenue.
Mrs. .Hilpert LETT her home, leaving
Eltchenberg and her father together.
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. Hilpert found
her father asleep In bed. and her broth
er,in.law. Fi~tchenberg, was gone.
codvo snort time later Mrs; HILBERT re-
He asked h ar II Louis Defo lived there
and whether he was desirious of with
nrawnng 1850 from the bank. The bank
called at the bank and wanted to draw
that amount.
Mrs.. HilPsrt said hat she did not know
any money. She tried to arouse her
father. who appeared. she stated, to be
suffering from a 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
father money chest had been broken
bank books. on 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-
Several hours later the father came to
his senses and said that the money and
bank, books had been stolen. All ne re-
OF beer. After that everything was a
blank to him.
Mrs. Helyet. then played detective.
IRON ne people living in the house she
ments shortly after she left. The de-
scription OF the woman Tailed with her
sister shn lena; Even At the bank and at
resembled those of her sister.
Mrs. Heilfert notified the Dry Dock
Bank officials that her fathers bank
ments should be stopped.
Last night Mrs. Hidpest and her sister,
Laura. F~itchenberg's wife, found their
sitter. Lena. at One Hundred and Six
teenth and Park avenue.
"Oh. you bad woman cried Laura,
you eloped with my husband n al
most killed father. He is lying very
The sisters Minnie and Laura the took
their sister Lena to the One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street station-house. She
was locked up OF 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. Cortright's precinct, the
prisoner was handed over to them.
Lena denied the charge. She stated
that she had not seen her brother-in-
law. Fitchenberg, In three years. On
Friday last she did not leave her house.
She also denied sending her sister a
telegram hat she was sick. She said
that she was perfectly innocent OF any
crime, and was willing to be confronted
with the persons who gave her sister
her description.
Fftchenberg has not been arrested. The
police are looking for him.
Justice Koch held Lena for eXamina-
ton. and the persons who claimed to
have seen her will be called upon TO say
whether she Is the right one.
Mr.. Demo was still too Ill to come to
court to-day.