New-York tribune., 1915-09-28
WOMAN HAUNTED
UNION BEATINGS
Always Present, Witness
Says, and Took Cloak
Victims Away.
LIEBOWITZ'S MURDER
ACTED BEFORE JURY
Man Was Felled by Blow, Then
Kicked to Death as He Lay
Helpless in Street.

Whenever a strike breaker or re-
calcitrant member was TO be beaten
during the cloakmakers' strike a mys-
terious woman was always on hand to
take the victim away from the scene OF
his beating, according to Isaac Levine.
who for four hours yesterday was
grilled by Abraham Levy. of counsel for
the seven labor leaders indicted for the
murder OF Hyman Liebowitz in 1910.
It was the one new bit of evidence
adduced by Mr.. Levy's hard work.
When he announced "That is all" and
sat down he whispered to his associates
that he was satisfied he had discredited
sll the evidence gotten before the jury
by Assistant District Attorney James
A. Delehanty through the witness. Le-
vine was the only person supposed TO
have witnessed the brutal beating TO
death of Liebowitz, who was murdered,
according to the prosecution. because
he deserted the union and worked as
scab during a strike.
Mr. Delehanty had decidedly differ
ent view of tie situation.
"Levine's testimony has not been
shaken one bit" he said, and the story
he told the jury on Friday at the ad
journment of court has not been dis
credited in one material degree"
Levine repeated his story of having
received funds from Woolf, one Of the
defendants. to care for the strikers, and
told Of his connection with the Garment
Workers Union. lie told on cross-ex-
animation of receiving sums OF money
from SO TO $l25 during the strike of
1910 with which to care for the strikers.
This was given to him as the chairman
Of one of the hall" committees. He
repeated 10 the jury his story Of being
in front Of So East Fourth Street on the
night Of August l. 1910, and witnessing
the beating to death of Liebowitz.
Mysterious Woman There.
"Liebowitz was pushed out of the hall
by Morris Sigman," he said. "who was
surrounded by other men | did not then
know by name. but have since idonti-
fed them" lie excluded Max Singer.
the seventh defendant, but identified,
beside Sigman, Morris Stupnicker. Solo
men Metz, julius Woolf, Isidor Auspitz
and Abraham Weidinger.
A woman whose identity was not dis
closed was present At the East Fourth
Street hall on the night Liebowitz was
killed. Who the woman was ne did not
know, Levine said, but she was always
. N.h IN ha f1O
After man was beaten II was this
woman who took the victim away.
After Levine had been on the stand
for about two hours under the cross
fire of Mr.. Levy he lost his composure.
Turning to Judge Tompkins, he com
planned in Yiddish that he was being
driven crazy" by Mr.. Levy and for
time refused to answer questions. lie
was warned by the judge that il he
continued to refuse he would be locked
up. After recess Levine regained his
and again took the stand
The assault on Liebowitz, at Levine's
was acted before the jury.
Counsellor Levy represented LIebowitz
and the court interpreter Stupnicker.
After Liebowitz was felled by a blow
from Sigman, the witness said, Stup-
nicker walked to where the helpless
man lay and kicked him. Others did
likewise, shouting at the same time,
you dog" The others. Levine said, ne
could not identify because it was all
done so quickly.
Have you any feeling against these
men on trial?" Mr.. Levy asked Levine.
81 cannot feel kindly toward any man
who kills another" he replied.
He denied that he had remarked to
his brother-in-law during a labor dis
pute with him that he would get even
with the mon on trial