The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
.ROBS Her ADMIRERS
Pretty Widow Suspected of
Using Knockout" Drops.
PHYSICIAN HER ACCoMPLICE
Police Tell an Uncanny Tale of
Katherine LickOwitz's DOings.
Male Companions Are Fed on
Choral Hydrate and Robbed While
in an Unconscious State.

New York, Nov. 8.-Uncanny in its de-
tails was the story OF a girl grown af-
fluent on thefts. accomplished by knock
out drops furnished her by a prominent
Manhattan physician, which the Brook
lyn police related when Mrs Katherine
Lickowitz was arraigned this afternoon
in the Adams street court.
She pleaded not guilty 70 the charge
Of grand larceny. and was remanded to
the Raymond street Jail in default of
5000 bail
Mrs. Lickowitz is only twenty-six,
petite and pretty Polish wldow. who re-
Gently lived in Hackensack The police
say they believe that for several months
she has reaped rich harvest in New
York by surreptitiouSly giving her men
companions knockout drops and rob
bng them Of money and jewelry.
a man, who gave his name as Frank
Minsky, and who was with the woman
when the police arrested her. is also
locked up and will be given hearing
later The police have not found that
Minsky had any share in the numerous
| robberies they suspect Mrs. Lickowitz
committed
Mrs. LickOwitE Is Arrested.
SO many complaints have recently been
made TO the Brooklyn police Of robberles
committed by a woman that almost the
entire department has been on the look
OUT for her. Finally. their attention
was directed 10 Mrs. Lickowitz. who
lives in East Twenty-sixth street. Man
haitian. and Detectives McCrohin. Nickly.
and Celeski. of the Central office, Brook
/ Ign, went % her home and arrested her.
On September q last the police allege
| that Mrs. Lickowitz went into the laun-
/ dry of Peter Zakwenski. Of 323 Wythe
! avenue. Brooklyn, and after engaging
/ the proprietor in conversation, suggested
a glass of beer. Zakwenski agreed 10
| send for some, and when Il arrived, the
police assert, choral hydrate was secret
/ ly placed in il. so that Zakwenski was
soon in a heavy stupOr When he awoka
his watch and $500 IN cash were missing.
On October ! the same woman. the
police say, went into the Office Of John
Felzenskl. of No. 1876 Nineteenth street.
Brooklyn, and persuaded him TO have
a social drink When he regained his
senses, the police declare. jewelry valued
at 500 and $50 in real money was
missing
OIwek Meets Pretty Stranger.
Two days later, on October 3, the wo-
man, accompanied by man who the
police think may haze been Minsky, went
into the store of Peter Olwek, of l5l
Oakland avenue, Greeupoint. Beer was
ordered after pleasant talk. and when
! Olwek came back 10 consciousness. the
| police say, he was out the sum Of S5ll.
The police say that these are only a
| few Of the robberies committed within
the past few months. According TO the
| police. Mrs. LckowitZ formerly conducted
a boarding house in Hackensack, and
was arrested there for doping a
bOarder. who lost several thousand dol
| lars before recovery. She was arrested
on that charge. the police say, but
! Jumped her bail and was never brought
TO trial
The police say they have information
! which associates Mrs. Lickowitz with a
/ Manhattan physician who. they believe
| furnished the dope" The police assert
that they are morally convinced Of the
physicians completely, and expect 10 have
sufficient legal evidence to warrant his
| arrest within a few hours