The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-03
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Max Feingold IL tho forolady's name. BE
II 3B years old and was born in Rodna Guber-
m, Russian Poland. His countrymen say that
ever since he was q child he has worn woman's
clothes. His face Is masculine. but no let his
hair grow long, and. as 1t now appears, he
shaved his face regularly every morning and
night He FIRST began to work for wallner
Broa seven yoars ago when they were at 90
Prince street. He walked in dressed as o
woman and was employed under the name of
Becky" As Becky he appeared on the pay
roll, and there was never tho slightest suspi-
cion among the girls or his employers that he
was other than q spinster who attended to her
business and paid no attention to anything else.
He worked for tho wallners three years and
GeiseFF. to, 60 into the cap cuisines: for them.
gelves. After working In cooperation with
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s ssas 20 Spp aHsd'S Eam Sc 's 70 Su aai eS'i harder 9 eSsn
q year was promoted to be forelady."
About is3 = he TING mel he so went sas1 e wallnsr,s
roe ssns street ' 9Psw him IN the old country ~ Fem.
When Sophie got q job In RudnioE Bros.'s
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dressed alike in every particular and On every
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wore the Same jewelry as Sophie, and on one
occasion when o workman tried to sell him o
breastpin he declined to buy 1t because there
was not another one to match 1t for Sophie.
Becky had an unattractive face and the young
mon paid no attention to him. but Sophie was
. goodlooking young woman and q year ago q
young man named Wolf proposed marriage to
abe got married he would commit suicide and
she broke OF the match, partly on this account
and partly because her sutton earned only Ss
On Pnngst Monday. three weeks ago, both
Feingoid and Sophie were at work. It was q
holiday, but they evidently wanted tho money.
They did not come back to work the next day
and they were not heard from until. yesterday,
in Chicago. Geiger wrote. that he had gone
into his shop in Chicago one day last week and
found Davis. his partner, rolling on the floor in
o paro1ysm OF laughter. He tried to find out
tell hIAih him y for S@N some time. When Davis reoov:
cred his breath he pointed to o well-dressed
man standing nearby, and then Geiger says that
he rolled on the hoor and Joined Davis In
the foreiAdy." Besides having bis hair cut
short and wearing mems clothes Feingold wore
o gold watch and chain. He seemed to be sur,
prised at running into Davis and Geiger and
e oaid he ,sd thought Sa they g, were IN ia an so1Sis shop hop The as
they were living in Chicago. He was known
as Barney in the shop where he worked.
It was learned that prior to their departure
room th IL 01 ByyoP sfeitHs0idF s sns SiIpfb1 Su h eSt 'A ts5
suits of mems clothes and . derby hat and had
his hair trimmed. He told his friends that ht
was going TO visit his uncle in Brazil and thai
the clothes were for his uncle.
Sophie's sister said yesterday that II Feingold
had married Sophie the ceremony was not per
formed here. She was as much surprised a
anybody to learn that Becky was o man.