The evening world., 1909-02-23
Discarded Woman With Three
Babies, Beaten When Last
Appeal Is Made.
THROWN OUT OF COURT
Justice Turned Deaf Ear to
Story of Woman Left
in Russia

Denied a hearing In the lowest court.
put into the street again and again. by
the orders Of city Magistrate, who
was impatient because the court inter-
prefer couldn't understand her dialect.
Jane Tentzer, OF No. as West Flftieth
street. made her own appeal to her
recreant husband for herself and her
three hungry babies to-day.
Her husband beat her with n club. So
did his alleged affinity, Bertha. And
when they were through Jane Tentzer
lay insensible on the sidewalk. She
was aroused and taken to the West
Forty-seventh street station.
The woman's story was finally learned
to-day, though she had been vainly try
ing to tell It for many weeks.
,, Abraham ]. Tentzer. according to his
wife, left her and their four children. one
boy and three girls. in Russia, FIVE
years ago. He has store at Tenth
avenue and FIfty-hrst street But he
sent no money home after the first few
months.
Two months ago she scraped together
enough money to come to America with
the four children. She found tene.
ment at No, 4l5 West Fiftieth street,
She found Abraham three weeks ago
He was living at No. i6s West Ffty-hrst
street. she lays, with another woman,
who calls herself Bertha Tentzer. He
told Jane that she must go away and
leave him alone. United States laws
were very severe, he said. against
wives who came around botherlng their
husbands after their husbands had mar
ried a second time
Jane Tentzer brooded over this. and at
last decided to go to Judge and find
out about it, She asked for the Court
of the Peasantry" and was sent to the
| West Side Court, where. trembling and
confused, she was conducted before
Magistrate Cornell. Mrs. Tentzer tried
to tell her story to the interpreter. He
confused her still more by telling her
10 be brief, that she was ANNOYING the
Judge and taking UP valuable time and
ask ing why she didn't hire lawyer 10
find out what she wanted
Get that woman out OF here" com
manded the Magistrate, according L
Mrs. Tentzer What does she want?
Some sort OF a hard luck story
about her husband in Russia" said
| the Interpreter.
Thereupon Jane Tentzer and her
children were hustled out to the Fifty
fourth street sidewalk.
The woman, after a week Of advice.
seeking. got summons for her hus.
band This time the Magistrate tried
once more to restrain his impatiencs
with her Ignorance and confusion. But
Abraham Tentzer spoke quite gooc
English He said he had divorced tn
woman and had come to this country
to make a new START and now here she
was. trying to blackmai him.
Jane Tentzer Was brushed out o
court. vainly protesting that she knew
nothing OF any divorce and that she haC
never seen any papers.
But she made such amentation at tht
front door OF the court that Abraham
Tcntzer promised to give her 81 Il week
il she would leave him alone and stoI
making such n fuss. She went away
weeping
Abraham Tent2er did not keep his
promise His wife went to his houSt
yesterday to remind him Of IT, Abraham
and Bertha set upon her with n rolling
, pin ard mophandlC and beat her unit
the police. who had heard her screams
from the street, came in.
Jane Tentzer had bottle OF vltrlol Ii
her pocket She said afterward that
she had intended TO drink II and Kill her
self II her husband was still hard
hearted. But In the fight the bottle was
broken and hotn Abraham Tent2er and
Berthn were burned about the hands.
They were all taken ~ Roosevelt Hos
initial and attended 10y Dr. Worthmgton
Then, In handages they were sent t.
me West Side Court. whore Maglstrat,
Cornell will have an opportunity TO de
eide on whom the blame for the sordit
tragedy rests,