The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-20
MOTHER HELD BY THE ENEMY.
THREE DAUGHTERS AND A son
VOWING VENGEANCE.
Mrs. Trautrnann, the Victorious Daughtsr,
WHO Has Her Innings Now, Little
Dreams what Brother has Has In
store for Her-Lear Upside Down.


Store for Her-Lear Upside Down.
The feud among the numerous sons
and daughters Of Mary Schwartz. tho old
woman over whom Mrs. David Traut-
mann and Mrs. Adolph Fuhrmann, two
OF the daughters, came to blows Thursday
evening when their mother landed from
the Deutschland, was still raging yesterday.
It's a KIM Lear upside down.
Elias Schwartz Of $50 Grand street, Brook
lyn is dapper little man, slight Of build;
but his eyes shoot fire when he speaks Of
brotherin-law Trautmann, who succeeded
In carrying of to his house the woman
who is own mother to Elias. Physical
violence he leaves to certain Objectionable
people he could mention, but 80 far as
Aacchiavellian strategy Is concerned Elias
but to begin at the beginning.
More than year ago Mrs. Mary Sch wartz,
who, by the way is not poor. sailed for
Europe to visit daughter in Russian Poland.
That daughter is wealthy woman. Her
husband owns big dressmaking establish
ment there.
Now Mrs. schwartz's pro geny on this
side Of the Atlantic has always been hope
lessly at loggerheads. As Mrs. Fuhrmann
casually remarked. X haven't been good
with my sister Teresa one year out Of the
eighteen we've been here The opposite
OF good IA mad
few days ago Elias Schwartz and all
the daughters here received postal cards
that their mother was returning. The
TrautmAnn camp. deeming itself alone
favored by this intelligence, kept it dark
Elias Schwartz not fearing rivalry from
any but the Irautmanns, told his sisters,
Mrs. Utf1er, Mrs. Feinstein and Mrs. FIlhr-
MI mn, but not Mrs T.
When the more numerous faction arrived.
the Traut ann party, all expectation, was
promenading on the pier at Hoboken.
Samuel Schwartz, the father Of the brood,
q retired jeweer, was with the minority.
He lives with the minority at present.
Father" asked handsome and bold Mrs.
Fuhrnann of the old man, father have
you had anything to eat to-day"
This was the most unkindest It was Q
fearful SUR on the Trautmann hoard.
Promptly, according to Mrs. Fuhrmann
herself. Teresa called her a bad name,
Sap and Jenny Fuhrmann's Eve fingers
stood white on Teresa's crimson cheek.
But 1eresa's seventeen-year-old daughter,
Julia, vas fortuitously armed with an UNI
hreha. That weapon at once descended on
Aunt Jenny's new headgear.
mann glee fully when he told the tale.
Julia is an American girl. She stood up
for her mother"
Then the Deutschland came in and the
casus belli desc ended the gangplank.
Both ia tons closed in around her. All
clamored for the old woman who grew 30
bewidered that she vowed she would have
remained in Poland had she known what
was awaiting her. Once the caresses
were bestowed, the Trautmanns surrounded
their mother and executed flying wedge
PLAY.
Come, mother. and / will give you a
good llate of kosher SOUP cajoled D.
1rautmann. And he carried his mother
El-law off--in the street car.
When | took her to the steamer last
year said Elias, 1T was in cab, not in
measly street car"
They are all jealous Of me, my sisters
said Aln. Trautmann, because few years
ago | went for a visit to Europe. They
can't afford such things"
Last night the Elias Schwartzes and the
Cflers came in body to the Fuhrrnanns,
at 534 East Eighty-ninth street, and held
a council of war.
"Did you see our mother at the Traut-
manns?" thew asked the reporter eagerly,
Was she crying?' The reporter was bound
TO say olG Mrs Schwartz seemed quite
happy. This was a disappointment.
rooms and will soon leave the Trautmanns."
added the reporter oonsolingy -Of course
she will cried Elias, triumphant. .Thev
looked in her trunk by this time and found
she didn't bring Il million from her rich
daughter in Poland. Al, all what family"
Elias schwartz is head of the Imperial
Petticoat House in BROOKLYN. Once his
father and mother used to live under one
roof with him, He will say nothing against
his mother, of course. But when a lady
House how she can choose the East Side
of New York heats Elias. But never mind.
Anyhow, Elias had planned a reception
Mt the Imperial for his mother where all
the family was to be present. Bygones
should have been bygones, and maybe even
>. The old lady prefers my house because
1t is kosher" Trautmann had said.
His may e kosher, but our houses are
clean" said Mrs Fuhrmann.
The Trautmanns have four rooms for
nine eopie, remarked Mrs. E. Sch wartz
"And ] have a whole house!" added Elias
I'm NY house no one has to sleep on the
floor"
y have a large clean fiat iere." Mrs
Fuhrmann murmured to the vacant air.
remain as they are. The sisters and Elias
have all put their heads together. Elias
will yet give tho fine party at the Imperial
petite at house. But so far as the 1raut-
MAINS are oncerned it is doubtful if their
n ne. rs. will appear among these present.
anc ther menace for the bulldog IL WISER
A thick letter, addressed to the wealthy
sister in Pc land. was in Elias's hand.
"All the newspaper articles are in there
he said, AL and more besides"
That letter said nothing about the Traut-
MAINS. Oh. no! Certainly not. But all
the members OF the family then and there
present exchanged swift, sharp glare
Hrd all gave short. eXultant chuckles. And
Elias, with the wickedest wink ever wurk
COY veycd the idea that so far as the rich
sister ia cor ccned the Trautmanns' goose
Was cooked.