The sun., 1896-10-30
SHE KNOCKED Lesser OUT.
HE CALLED HER NAMES AND sHH
STRUCK HIM IN TINE FACE.

Mrs.. FeIten's Fight with the Tailor
Who Tried to Run Loeust street In
Brooklyn aud the Certineato OF Admirn-
tion which Her Neighbors Cave Her.
In the-parlor of Mrs. Elizabeth Felten's nat
at 90 Locust street. BROOKLYN, Is a vase "on-
tanning q bouquet OF faded flowers, with this
note attached to the stems;
We coneratulato you as noishbors on your tri-
umph ana victory over tho Burgomeister OF Locust
street. and we assure You OF high regard toward
you, because you are a woman who knows how to
defend herself.
The note is written in German. II was first
made public yesterday IN the Leo Avenue Police
Court that Mrs Fe!ten had been honored thus
by her neighbors because she had soundly
thrashed William Leiser. a tailor. or 12 Locust
street, who is the citizen known as the BurRo-
master of Locust street Mr.. Lesser is 40
years old. short and rather stout, and has
long auburn mustaohe. He is married. and
has a daughter II yenrs old. The heroine o.
the neighborhood ia SO years old, with an at
tractlve face and an imposing physique. She
weighs fully go pounds. Her husband Is
real estate dealer, and owns the building In
which she lives.
Just how Lcscr earned his title OF Burgo-
master. and how he got the thrashing, was told
In very lively fashion when Lesser came before
Justice Goetting or summons charging him
with breach OF tho peace In insulting Mrs.
Felten. The Justice learned that Locust
street extended only one short block, and that
everybody there knew everybody else, and that
Tailor Leiser insisted upon taking it upon
himself to run the street and BOSS its tenants,
md that all the neighbors, particularly the We We
and had dubbed him sarcastically the BurRo.
master" After explaining this Mrs. Eelten told
master began last April, when he was tenant
in her husbands fats. $50
but. Of course, didn't accept his attentions,
and then he got mad and began to call me
badsnnmes Tn" result was that =, my husband
told him he must move away. He did move.
BY shouting names at me, On the night Of
way homo. he called me an insulting name,
was all alone. but gave him thrashng right
in fh' Il e hnd he SfF hit hm hn % the
face. He ran away. shouting to the shoe
maker across the street to lend him knife
on the following Monday, the nelghbors
dubbed together. bought me the bouquet. and
surprise TO me. for / did not know that they
knew had thrashed the Burgomaster. l am
sorry | did not have horsewhin. You see; !
Nrs. Felten nroudly showed Justice Goet-
ting the letter that ACCOMPANIED the bouquet:
'He kept quiet for q long time after that
thrashing. Judge. but now he has begun 10
WAYS. He filings kindllng wood out OF the
window when l am passing. aud he shouts out
of tho doorway at me when / am out alone.
/ don't want to take the trouble of thrashlnS
him again. but | do want the annoyance
stopped."
ut seems clear" said the Justice, turning to
the BurSomaster. that you have annoyed this
lady without cause"
Lesser looked rather sheepish. and muttered
complainant had berated him first.
III put YOU under bonds to keep the peace
or one year." said the Justice
Later the Burgomnster gave the necessary.
sureties and was released.
1T is true that Mrs. Felten struck me bev-
eral blows last June" the BurEomaster said,
but really, | haven't got tine to talk about
this little trouble" ami he didn't talk any
more.
Mrs. Felten was congratulated again by her
woman neizhbors when she got back to Locust
street.
Mrs. Feten said last night that she didn't
expect to have any, more trouble with the
BurGomaster. He knoEs that have got the
best OF him." she said. and guess he'll mind
his own business after this"