New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-04
WOMAN DYING AFTER
FIGHT WITH THIEF"
Rich Widow Beaten Down
by Man as She Was
Entering Home.

The death of Mrs. Johanna Mann
/ helm, of 53 West 92d St, rich widow,
is momentarily expected, a maid in her
home has disappeared, 5000 worth of
I jewels are missing, and the police are
searching for a man known as "Dr.
Vernay," all as the result Of cabaret
party Saturday night.
According TO the story the police
/ learned. Mrs. Mannheim and her COM
/ panion returned TO the 92d st. house
early yesterday morning in taxicab.
I The man paid the chauffeur and dis
missed him. and. as Mrs. Mannheim
unlocked the door pressed in and
slammed the outside door shut He
then drew from his pocket wrench.
wrapped in white handkerchief and
brown paper. and began to beat her
over the head with ii.
Struggling as hard as she could. she
made an even fight OF IL for time,
but finally went down as her elderly
mother, hearing the scuffle In the low
er hall. came to the stairs. AS she
spoke. her daughters assa!lant ran
through the front room of the house
and Jumped from a window twenty
five feet into an alleyway, making his
escape easily.
Mrs. Mannheim was put to bed and
made as comfortable as possible. she
had an easy night, but yesterday
morning her condition took a change
for the worse and she was removed
in n private ambulance 70 the sana-
torium Of Mrs. c. L. Minzesheimer, at
40 East 61st St At o'clock in the
afternoon Or. David b. Goldstein. u
126 East 6lst ST., performed an opera
tion.
Late last night nurse told inquirers
that tho patient could not live through
the night She had been operated on
for a fracture of the skull on each side
of the head. the nurse said. At the
home Of DR.. Goldstein 1t was said that
the doctor was not at home and
wouldn't discuss the case II he were.
Mrs. Mannheim knew her assailant
only slightly, II is said. They met two
years ago, but the acquaintance had
never developed to any intimacy. The
widows mother. in fact. often urged
/ her daughter not 10 see the doctor
as often as she was seeing him.
| Last night the police sent out gen.
/ the maid, who was described as Rus
sian Pole, twenty-nine years old. five
feet four inches in height and weighing
about 100 pounds. She haa been In
the employ OF Mrs. Mannheim about
a week. having been sent by an en-
ployment agency. Her card had been
put in a strong box with the jewels
/ that are missing and was not 70 be
found yesterday.
According 10 the police, there Is every
evidence of collusion between the man
the same day the doctor" called to
renew an acquaintance that had Jagged
for several months.
I When Mrs. Leman. mother OF the
/ victim Of the assault and robbery was
aroused by the struggle she found that
the maid had her wraps on ready 10
/ leave the house. She thought nothing
/ OF II at the time, and sent her around
/ to the house OF her son who is said
| 10 live in s7th St The police were
also informed that a robbery had taken
place when IL was discovered that the
strong box had been rifsd.
No mention OF an assault was made
to the police OF the West Tooth st. sta
lion until Coroner Healy learned from
/ the sanatorium of the woman who had
! hesn brought tharo-