The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-25
IS AT IT AGAIN.
Miss Hattie MeSinger
AnnOyS Mr.. ROSenfeld.
Declared She Would Shoot
Him If She Had a Pistol.
She Was Remanded to the T0mbs
for Further Examination.

New York, March 25.--Miss Hattie Mes
niger, young woman who was arrested
on February % for annoying Edward l.
Roscnfeld, of No 90 Broadway, who had
discharged her from his employ, repeated
her performance yesterday, and was ar
ragned therefore in the Central Street
Police Court. She varied the proceedings
by making serious charge against Mr..
Rosenfeld.
The young woman had done steno-
graphic work for Mr. Rosenfeld In 1898 in
Des Moines, Iowa. He came to New
York in the fall of 1894. In January 1895,
she received letter from Mr.. Rosenfeld,
Offering her employment here at lSlS
week. He discharged her on January IL
last.
Miss Mesinger during the next three or
four weeks, it Is alleged, followed her for
mer employerito his home and his Office
constantly, appealed TO his wife, and
threatened TO kill him If she was not rein
stated She went To his Office on February
20 and raised such disturbance that two
policemen were called in. She was ar
rested and when taken to the Old slip
station tried to ASSAULT Sergeant Brennan
with letter file. Upon her promise to
cease annoying Mr.. Rosenfeld she was re-
leased by Magistrate Crane
field yesterday morning, and because the
latter declined to interest herself in the
case il Is alleged, attempted To assault
her. Then she went to Mr.. Rosenfeld S
Office.
George w. Graham, who occupies the
same rooms, alleges that she caused dis
turbance there. Mr.. Rosenfeld was out
at lunch. On his return an Office boy met
him I'm the hall and warned him that the
woman had returned, SO he went Tor a
policeman and had her arrested.
Rosenfeld sat outside the railing in
court. When Miss Mesinger saw him she
leaned over toward him, with eyes blaz-
ing, and hissed:
"Oh, you coward! If / had pistol L
would kill youv
Rosenfeld then told his story. The
magistrate tried To reason with Miss Mes
inger, but with little effect. When he
asked If she would cease annoying Mr..
and Mrs. Rosenfeld If discharged, she
snapped out an emphatic "No''
''Then must lock you up until tomor-
row, I" said Magistrate Wentworth.
If you lock me up" she said, II will
make charge against Roscnfeld that
will send him to prison, too.
Rosenfeld seemed TO be considerably
agitated as she walked over to the desk.
When 1t was found, however, that she
alleged that the offence had been COM
! mtted I'm De Moines, Magistrate WenS
worth told her he had no jurisdiction.
and advised her again to obtain her re-
lease by promising TO cease her ''persecu-
ton" of Mr.. Rosenfeld.
n Still she refused, and she was remanded
| tor further examination, when Edmund
T.. Price will appear for her. As she was
being led away, Miss Mesinger threw up
| her hands, and uttering piercing screams,
| fell TO the floor in a faint. She was carried
! TO the Tombs, and for more than an hour
was alternately unconscious and hyster'
| ical.
'At one time, Mr.. Rosenfeld said
last night, II thought Miss Mesingel
was possibly dcmented, but / am con.
vinced now she is actuated by malice.
| The reason l discharged her was that
she presumed upon the fact that L had
| introduced her To my wife, and tried &c
run my Office. There is not the slightest
shadow of foundation for the charge that
she brought today"