The evening world., 1905-07-05
Man ACCUSED
OF VILE CRIME
FACES JUDGE
Several Of Neidinger's Victims
and Their Parents Confront
Him in Court.

In Edward Fl. Neidinger, Of No. III
East One Hundred and Fourth street.
who Is accused OF crimes against little
girls. the agents of the Children's So
ciety, who v made n thorough in
v~estigation of the mans past. say they
have the vilest man in all New York.
There are upward of thirty victims and
they range in age from seven to eleven
years. His conduct toward these little
girls was so atrocious that It will not
even bear telling in public court hear
i:Igs. The Magistrate before whom 1t
came to-day announced that all hear
inss will be in private.
NeidinEer 10 a nan whose face be-
trays IA abnormalities. He Is
shifty-eyed, s~ly-looking, and he has
never made friends OF other men. He
posed as a man OF piety, but 1t was
only the better to secure his victims.
BY the formation OF his Flower Club
he attracted little girls to his home,
and there. according to their stories.
preyed upon their innocence.
The tales told by the agents OF the
Children's Society make the perform
ances OF the Hoboken degenerates pale
into insignihcance by comparison. II
one-half of them are true Neidinger
ana swift punishment betting that
rank VIII undoubtedly be meted out TO
him.
The Harlem Court was crowded to-
day with mothers of the victims of
Neidinger, n there were eight of the
little girls themselves.
Neither mothers nor children were
allowed to say anything to anybody
about tho case.
Agent Fogarty, of the Children's So
ciety. mad Neldinger a%rraigned. and
the s sskea Mnsis'rE Erid Moss +! T, adjo sr a
granted, and N~eidinger's bail was raised
from S2,0Oc to 5000. He mad no bonds
man, no lawyer, no friends. and he was
locked up in the court PRISON. He de-
clined to say anything whatever In his
W defense.
Case Without Parallel,
No such revolving case mas ever been
SrohEht to the notice q tie Children's
asents Of IN ,b ,h's so Si,.y, b ESr FIVE NssS days the
ing evidence against Neidinger, and
now they are satisfied that the com
nitints tnat they have received from
reluctant parents are well founded, and
Iu"L ne VIII get a long term in prison =
as long. If not bnger, than was over
IL 10 oH'Tles X; Cannon. the prominent
Hohrken for a similar ofrense.
with their indignant parents were
many OF the children who had attended
meetings of the Flower Club. held one,
or twice a week In the ranshac exile home
OF the accused man. 1t is on the testi,
'hony of these children. boys and girls
ranging from nm years TO fourteen
that the Children's Society will sock to
convict Neidinger. ~
Neidinger is a peculiar looking man
ignorant as he Is he affects the aes-
tlletlc. He is never without a flower
He is about ) feet 5 inches in heiyht
and weighs about 100 pounds. His ;ores
is abnormally high. On the siies
the growth of hair is far back from
the brew. His hair is aim ost rod IN
c olor. ~ ard the front II c.rls
slightly. He has rather high -.he,k
homes.
From "a point the Jaw bones coma
to n sharp. point at the china chin thai
SHOWS lack OF character and will Ue
has a long nose, with narrow nostriis and
a small mouth. His eyes are large blue
ones. Of the bullying kind. He is hol-
low-chested.
The principal complainant against the
prisoner is Gustav Rubin. of No. 81 Enst
One Hundred and Fourth street, whose
little daughter was a member of the
Flower School. Mr.. Rubin called the al
tention Of the Children's Society 10
Neidinger.