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

There were great dolngs In the tene-
ment at No, 90 Clinton street to-day
when Minnie Greenb,rg, eight years Old,
tramped bravely up the stairs TO the
third floor, knocked on the door Of Mrs,
Sarah Schlosberg's fat, and handed Mrs,
Schlosbers summons commanding her
to appear in Essex Market Court and
promise to restrain Annie and Benn!o
and Solly and Icy Schlosberg from
further persecution OF Minnie and Sadie
and Annie and Sophie Greenberg. All
the tenants in the house were out In the
halls to see what would happen.
Nothing happened. Minnie Greenberg
handed the summons to Mrs. Schlosb berg,
who does not speak English, Mrs.
schosoerg promptly passed i. over 70
her eleven-year- old daughter Annie. who
Is the prize mathematician OF the
Houston street public school. Annie
read It and, turning to Minnie, ejacu.
lated one word-one scornful word.
Called Her "Smarty,"
"smarty." said Annie to Minnie, lust
like that
Then Minnie went downstairs, kissed
her palptatins mother and her six
months-od baby brother, Bonnie. and
started OF to school with sister Sadie,
while Annie and Bonnie and Sall!e
Schlesberg ,rat!ed close behind. wrath
full but silent.
Don't say nothing" Annie warned
her brothers. They've go. q Judge for
friend"
BE il known that there Is a ieud on
between the Greenhergs and the Sches.
berss, Harry Greenberg is a pushcart
peddler. A few years ago he was pros.
porous elk merchant in Warsaw. One
after another he and his wife had seen
seven infant boys die. The last had Just
passed away when he was drafted to
join the army and fight the japanese
Minnie, now eight years old. was then
fodder. and Sadie. now six, was an
Infant-a twin OF boy that died
Instead Of going to the war Greenbe,g
sacrificed his business and lied. with his
wife and his two baby s!rls. 20 ars:c;-
dam, Holland. Annie WAS born mere
three years ago. From Amsterdam be
4 crei to London, where Sophie was
bora TWO years ago. end fem London
he ca,ueto New York, Whsre Benue was
born.
Plano Made Them Aristoerats.
Greenbers and his wife are educated
and have taste for music. Mrs Green.
berg plays the piano, and Greenberg and
Minnie play the violin. Their four room
apartment on the second floor front at
No. 30 Clinton street, furnished on the
instalment plan, is as coy and spotless
a domestic nest as the.e Is In the city.
And. they have a. piano, the only musi-
cal instrument OF that character In the
house.
The possession Of piano makes them
a family OF arlstocra,s. This position
is accentuatcd by the fact that Harry
Green berg buys his Turkish bath tickets
Sc worth at a time, and Mrs. Greenberg
has been known to have her hair
dressed In glitterIns parlor OF hair
dressing in Grand street.
Up to the time the GreenberGs ar
rived the SchlosDergs, who have no
piano, were the dominant factors in
the social life OF the tenement by rea-
son Of the brightness OF the children,
annie being rather an extraordinary
child, But Minnie Greenberg soon he
gan 20 divide honors with Annie
Schloshers in the school, and, in add!
ton, she plays the violin every even
ms, while her mother plays the piano
and s!x-year-old Sadie Greenberg was
picked for higher honors in school than
fisht.year-old Bonnie Schlosberg.
GROUNDWORK for a tenement.house
feud Is plentiful under such conditions.
Clashes were frequent between the
Schlosberg children ard The Greenhcrg
children. The climax came ON Satlir-
day, when Annie and Bonnie Schlos-
berg wayaid Minnie and Sadie Green
berg in the hall, tore their dresses and
broke a bottle of medicine and bottle
of milk they were taking home TO Baby
Bonnie GreenbcrG.
And on Saturday evening, while the
Greenbergs were holding home con-
cert. with Mrs. Grcenoers AZ the plano,
and the father and Minnie aiding with
their vIol!ns, rocks and mud and sticks
were thrown Mt the door OF the apart
ment. GreenberE ran into the hall, He
saw several children scamperilg up and
down the stairs and heard the door
slam In the Schiosberg apartment,
ABOVE.
Went to Court for Summons.
Minnie Greenberg had heard In SCHOOL
O.. how people who have 8 fight with
other people go to the Essex MARKET
Court and get a summons on them. She
went 10 the court Yesterday morning
and her round, rosy face and brown
curls and sparkling eyes and immac-
uate attire attracted immediate atten-
ton. With seriousness beyond her
years she explained her mission TO a
policeman, who lifted her ny 70 Masis-
trate Walshs desk ana the Magistrate
gave her tIe coveted summons.
All yesterday afternoon and evening
the G.eeaberss had the summons
tackled up on the wall OF ther narlor,
right alongside the plano. And this