The New York herald., 1921-12-11
calm WOMAN KILLS
|. DR. A. |. CLICKSTElN,
Once DRUG PEDLER
Four in Office Fail to Hear
Murder Bullet Fired
Behind Door.
GUN HIDDEN BY MUFF
Slain Man Convicted i'm 1913
and PardOned Later by
President Wilson.
GUN HIDDEN BY MUFF

years ago as the Dope King" and
convicted and sent to Federal prison
in 1913 for using the mails for the
vending of opium and cocaine and
other narcotics. was shot to death by
a woman last night in his Office at 5S5
Bedford avenue. in the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn.
Through Executive clemency exer-
cised by President Wilson, DR.. Click
stein had been restored to citizenship
and had received the right to resume
the practice Of medicine, privileges
which he lost on his conviction for
drug selling. Whether his murder
was a long delayed development OF
his activities in other days was a mat
ter which the police would not discuss
Since his pardon, so far as the
police know, DR.. Glickstein had been
carrying on only a legitimate prac-
tice His affairs had not been called
to their attention in any way.
Because Of the physicians past record
the detectives assigned to the case be-
gan an investigation that may include
a tracing OF men with whom he was
connected as far back as 1913.
Shot Apparently Unhcard.
The shooting occurred q few minutes
after o'clock. DR.. Glickstein was IN
his consulting room on the second floor
OF the three story and basement brown
stone dwelling which serves also as a
home for his family. Several persons
were in reception room separated from
the consulting room only by thin wall.
The shot that killed him was heard by
none of them so far as the police could
learn.
The woman who did the shooting. Il
was learned, walked calmly out of the
mouse, dropping the revolver IN a hall
and placing big muff on top OF It.
The police were able TO obtain only a
most meagre description OF her, but /.
was said they were in possession of
certain clues that might lead to IN
early arrest
At two minutes after 6 O'Clock the
front door office bell was rung and
Mary Joyce. a maid employed by DR..
Glickstein. descended from her room or
the top floor. As she opened the door
she saw on the stoop woman Of
medium height and weight. we'll
dressed and apparently a patient who
had no appointment but called on the
chance the physician would see her.
I'D like to see DR.. Glickstein," said
the woman.
Miss Joyce admitted her to the hall
and pointed toward the door Of the
reception room.
'If you will wait a moment-the
doctor is busy" said the maid.
Waits in Reception Room.
"All right, I'll wait" the woman said,
and she passed into the reception room
and stood for moment in the middle
OF II, calmly surveying II and looking
from one to the other Of the three pa
tents there.
In the reception room at the time were
Max Neuberger of 1853 Madison avenue,
Manhattan, and Mrs. Annie Kaufman of
342 Chester street and Miss Annie
Steiner Of 412 Chester street. Brooklyn.
rom them the police learned what fol-
lowed the woman's entrance Into the
house.
moving. Then the door leading from the
consulting room to the hallway was
opened and patient passed out toward
the street door. The woman. holding
her muff under her arm and keeping her
right hand In its folds, started toward
the door OF the hall. Just at the moment
Or. Giickstein appeared At the door con-
Meeting the consulting room with the re-
ception room. BY his glance OF recogni-
tion the three In the reception room be-
lieve he not molly knew the strange
woman. but was surprised TO see her.
The woman nodded carelessly TO the
physician and held out her hand. She
was smiling. II was said
80 you're back from the country, I
see," DR.. Gliclsstein was heard TO re-
mark as he took her hand.
Yes" said the woman Back from
the country and Tn glad"
She stepped through the doorway TO
the consulting room and the door
snapped shut behind her. II was said
she glanced back as II closed and II is
believed by the police that she was even
then gunging her chances OF escape.
In Room only Three Minutes.
Neubergcr and the two women and
the maid, Mary Joyce. said that the
strange woman was not in tho consult
ing room for more than three minutes.
While she was there not a sound was
heard.
Then the door through which she had
gone was suddenly opened. The woman.
who by that time had aroused some de-
gree of curiosity among the three pa tients.
emerged and walked through the recep-
ton room without glancing right or left.
She made straight for the door to the
outside hall. At the moment she reached
that door DR.. Glickstein staggered into
the reception room from his office.
Events followed too quickly for the
witnesses to remember exactly what hap
Cnnfinued an Para NinAfaon