The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-07


forty years old, an advertising agent
for the Brooklyn Revue and the Jewish
Messenger. was Committed in the
Yorkville police court on Friday last,
to the care OF the charities commits
sioners. The technical charge was dis.
orderly conduct. but Magistrate sImms
sent him to the insane pavilion at
Bellevue. and Levy was sent yesterday
morning to the insane asylum on
Wards Island.
The complainant against him was
Slgmund NJ. Lehman, one OF the firm
Of Lehman Brothers. merchants. OF %
William street. De Laneey Nicoll OPP
peared for Mr.. Lehman. Levy, II ap-
pears. has been annoying Mrs. Leh-
man OF and on for the past fourteen
years, even before her marriage. He Is
q short, chunky-built. good-looklng
German. with q dark mustAche and
dark hair. He is known at all the cafes
freQueEted by German professional
men.
Mrs. Lehman Is the eldeRt daughter
OF Emanuel Lehman. OF 90 East Forty
sixth street, millionaire cotton mer-
chant and banker, who ls also the sen-
Tor member of the firm OF Lehman
Bros. Levy was unknown to the family
until he began his mad denomination
OF affection for Miss Harriet, She first
encountered him at a theater which she
attended with her family. She happen
ed TO let her programme drop to the
floor, and Levy. who sat next to her
picked II Up and returned 1t to her. She
thanked him. That was enough TO start
him. He followed the family home from
the theater and thus learned her add
dress, Then he began 20 haunt vhe
house. The young woman noticed thai
he was following her several days after
that, and che was nuch frightened.
When things arrived at such a state
that She could not 20 into the street
without having Levy appear from the
shadow of some doorway and follow
her, she told her brother about It, Her
brother followed her at distance the
next time she went out, and saw Levy
step out Of his accustomed waiting
place and walk rapidly after her.
Young Lehman hurried after Levy and
demanded 20 know what he meant As
Levy could not explain satisfactorily,
young Lehman gave him q thrashlng.
Levy was not seen around the Leh-
man house for some time after that,
but he did turn up again and continue
his former tactics. For nearly four
years he was continually trying TO
meet Miss Lehman and get her TO walk
with him. Finally the family had him
arrested. When arralgned In the police
court he pleaded SO hard that they con-
scented to release him upon his promise
that he would not annoy Mas Lehman
again.
Miss Lehman married her cousin.
sIgmund. and Levy happened to hear
OF this. Some time atteTward the fam
ily-the young couple lived at Emanuel
Lehman's house-began to receive let
tiers from him In which he said that
he knew that Miss Lehman had not
been married. He declared that the
announcement OF her marriage was In
tended to deceive him. and said that
the family could not keep him away IN
that manner. In some way he obtain.
ed knowledge OF the first names of
the various members Of the family, and
In his letters he talked OF the efforts
which they were individually making
to keep him away from Mrs, Lehman.
AS long as he confined himself to
sending letters TO the house the family
paid no attention TO him, but he re-
sumed his old habit OF Ehadowlng the
house. He followed Mr.. and Mrs.
Lehman at distance whenever they
went out unul he got another thrash
Ing, which lasted him several months.
on his re-appearanee he began to
walk up and down the streets on the
opposIte side from the Lehman house
and wave his handkerchief at the win
dows! Time and again he was driven
away from the house by policemen.
Last summer Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman
went 10 the Catslills for their vacation.
They had only been there FEW days
when Levy tried to get board at the
same hotel. They saw him just IN
time 10 inform the lnndloM OF the
character Of the man and 70 have him
excluded. Levy hung around the hotel
and tried to engage Mrs. Leamens
attention on every possible occasion.
When the LehmaTs' returned 70 town
n was discovered that he had hired
rooms az Sl5 Fifth avenue. near Thirty
third street, so as to be nearer the Leh-
man house.
Among his male acquaintanceS he
appgared to be q perfectly rational ana
sensible man. But whenever Mrs. Len
man was mentioned he would rave In
the most dramatic fashion. He contin-
ued his annoyance OF the Lehmans up
10 last week. when Mr.. Lehman trlea
10 see II he could not put a Sto7 10 II
He consulted De Laneey Sieoll, ana
tarrnnI conrpiaint was made against
Levy nj the Yorkvtlle police court, and
MAGISTRATE SImms issued warrant Tor
MA arrest, A court officer took him into
custody as he left his home at o'SV
o'clock last Friday morning.
When nfTalgned in court Levy talk
ed incoherently about his love for Mrs;
Lehman and said that although he had
been thrashed by her brother and hus-
hand he. loved them. too. In tact, ne
sSId he loved the entire family. AZ
Belleyue he was examined by DIS. Al
len Fitch, OF l52 West Thirty- tourth
street and II. Valentine wildman. OF
i0S west Ninety-fourth street. Tney
sry he exhibited unmlstakable signs
az insanity. They certified that ne was
Insane. and u was on this certificate
thrat he was sent to Wards Island yes
ON Monday two cousins Of Levy's
called al Bellevue and declared that he
was not insane. They said they were
gSing 10 get a wit OF habeas corpus
finder the commitment II Will not be
nccessary for them 20 do even this, as
Levy cannot be restrained Of his llber-
~ by the Wards Island authorities
after 10. day, unless another complaint
a. made and ne Is reeommtttea by eisy
No s1strate. The i've days for which
he was committed expired yesterday,
aud under the bare doctors certificate
NJ il stands, Levy cannot be detained
against his will.
Refarms Committee on Trial