The evening world., 1909-03-29
Minnie Greenberg, Armed
With Court Writ, Braves
Woman'c With
IS HER OWN LAWYER.
Conducts Prosecution of Ac-
ton Resulting from Feud
in Tenement.

There were great dongs In the tene.
men. at No. 30 Clinton street to-day
when Minnie Greenberg, eight years old
tramped bravely up the stairs to this
third floor, knocked or the door OF Mrs
Sarah Schlosbergs fiat, and handed Mrs
Schlosberg summons commanding he,
to appear in Essex Market Court and
promise to restrain Annie and Benn!t
and Solly and Icy Sch,osberg from
further persecution OF Minnie and Sadie
and Annie and Sophie Greenberg. Al
the tenants in the house were out In the
halls to see what would happen.
Nothing happened Minnie Greenbers
handed the summons to Mrs. Schlosberg
who does not speak English. Mrs
Sohlosoerg promptly passed 1t over e
her eleven-year-old daughter Annie. who
Is the prize mathematician Of the
Houston street public school. Annie
read It and, turning to Minnie. ej.cu.
lated one word-one scornful word.
Called Her "smarty,"
"Smarty," said Annie to Minnie, ju.t
like that.
Then Minnie went downstairs. kissed
her palpitatins mother and her six
months-old baby brother Bonnie. anc
started or to school with sister Sadie
while Annie and Bonnie and Sail,
Schlesherg trai,ed close behind, wrath
full but silent.
Don't say nothing" Annie warned
her brothers. They've go. O Judge fol
a friend
BE It known that there Ia a teud OF
between the Greenhergs and the Sches
bergs. Harry Greenberg IS a pushcar
peddler. A few years ago he was pros
porous elk merchant in Warsaw. On,
after another he and his wife had seer
seven infant boys die. The last had jus
passed away when he was drafted e
Join the army and fight the Japanese
Minnie. now eight Years old, was the,
lnfant-a twin OF boy that died,
Instead OF going TO the war Greenbnit
sacrificed his business and lied, with hi
wife and his two baby girls, % Arls:ef
dam, Holland. Annie Was born !ner'
three years ago. From Amsterdam h
ncvei to London. where Sophie wa
born two years ago. and fem Lo1dol
he calneto New York, whsre Benne Wa
born.
Piano Made Them Aristoerats.
Greenhers and his wife are educated
and have taste for music. Mrs. Green
berg plays the piano, and Greenberg ant
Minnie play the violin. Their four room
apartment on the second floor front a
No. 80 Clinton street. furnished on tn,
instalment plan, Is as coy and spotles:
a domestic nest as there Is In the city
And they have piano, the only musi
cal instrument OF that character in the
house
The possession Of a piano makes then
a family OF sristocrats. This position
Greenberg buys his Turkish bath ticket!
s. worth at time, and Mrs. Greenber.
has been known TO have her iail
dressed In glitterlns parlor OF hair
dressing in Grand street.
Up TO the time the Greenbergs ar.
rived the Schlos bergs, who have nc
piano, were the dominant factors II
the social life Of the tenement by rea.
son of the brightness OF the children
annie being rather an extraordinary
child. But Minnie Greenbers soon he.
re Il
Schlosberg in the school, and, in adj.
ton, she plays the violin every even.
ms. while her mother plays the piano
And s!x.year-oll Sadie Greenberg was
picked for higher honors in school thar
'isht-year-old Bonnie Schlosberg.
Groundwork for tenement house
feud Is plentiful under such conditions
Clashes were frequent between the
Schlosberg children and the Greenbcr,
children. The climax came on Satur.
day, when Annie and Bonnie Schlos
berg IN the hall, tore their dresses ant
broke a bottle of medicine and n bottle
of milk they were taking home to Baby
Bonnie Greenbcrg.
And on Saturday evening, while tn
GreenberGs were holding a home con
cert, with Mrs. Grcenoerg AZ the plano
and the father and Minnie aiding witt
their viol!ns, rocks and mud and stick!
were thrown at the door OF the apart
ment. GreenberC ran into the hall. II,
saw several children scampering UP ant
down the stairs and heard the doc
slam in the Schiosberg apartment
ABOVE.
Went to Court for Summons.
Minnie Greenberg had heard In schoo
0. how people who have fight with
other people go TO the Essex Marie
Court and get summons on them Sh,
went TO- the court Yesterday mornin.
and her round, rosy face and brown
curls ard sparkling eyes and immac
ulats attire attracted immediate atten
ton. With a seriousness beyond he,
years she explained her mission TO
policeman, who lifted her mp 70 MaEis
trate Walsh's desk ana the Maslstrat,
gave her tae coveted summons.
All yesterday afternoon and evenlas
the G.eeabergs had the summon
tackled up on the wall OF thelr narlor
right alongside the plano. And thi!
morning Minnie performed the momen
tcus act OF serving It.
Mrs. Schlosberg, through Annie. an
nounced that thev would have at leas
twenty witnesses IN court when IN,
case was called.
Sadie and ! will be our witnesses,
said Minnie Greenberg