New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Mrs. Raizen Is
Indicted; Will
Plead Insanity
Confessed Slayer of Click.
stein Collapses Before
She Is Taken Into Court.
Delaying Arrangement
Sorry She Shot Him
Husband, Who Remained
Away ON Advice of Coun.
sci, Will See Wife To-day

Mrs. Lillian SchafYer Raizen, who
confessed Tuesday night that she shot
and killed Or. Abraham L. Glickstein,
Brooklyn physician, in his office at 636
Bedford Avenue, was indicted yester-
day by the Kings County grand jury
on charge of murder In the first de-
gree. Counsel for the young woman
entered plea Of not guilty in accord
ance with the state law which does
not recognize plea Of guilty to first
degree murder, and reserved any mo-
tions pending the defendants recovery
from high state Of nervous ex.
haustion.
Mrs. Raizcn collapsed in the after
noon after talk with newspaper re-
porters and her counsel at the Offices
Of the Kings County District Attorney
and later became hysterical, which de-
ment before Judge George W. Marlin
in Kings County Court.
Except for an occasional twitching
of the fingers holding in her lap a
small velvet bag she was extremely
calm during the time Judge Martin
read the indictment to her.
Will Plead Insanity
She was taken to the Raymond
Street ;ail in an automobile, to await
trial, with instructions from Dis
trict Attorney Harry E. Lewis that no
one should be allowed to visit her un-
less by arrangement with Benjamin
Reass and Aaron W. Levy, the attor-
neys retained for the defendant by
Charles Raizen, her husband, and
Jacob Schaffer, her father.
Mrs. Rsizen's defense will be in
sanity. DR.. Edward E. Hicks, Brook
lyn alienist, was retained by Mr. Levy
to attend and examine her. A thor
ough examination was impossible yes
terday owing to her nervous condition,
and DR.. Hicks declined to say what
his opinion was with regard to her
sanity.
Disclosures which may have an i'm
portant bearing on the defendants s
case were contained in an Associated
Press dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla,
Yesterday. According to the Jackson
Vile police, person signing herself
"Mrs. Lillian Raizen" wrote to a Jack
sonville hardware concern last month
asking the cost Of a revolver with a
noiseless attachment"
Inquired About Revolver
The letter was dated November 26
and postmarked "Daytona," where Mrs.
Raizen then was staying, in an effort
to regain her health. On December 2,
the clerk Of the hardware store told the
police, a revolver was sold to a woman
Of dark complexion, about s feet 5
inches in height and weighing about
130 pounds.
a man who gave his name is "T. G.
Ellis" about six feet tall, very thin, of
sallow complexion and extremely
nervous, was with the woman when
the purchase was made. The dispatch
said the Jacksonville police were
searching for Ellis. The letter as
given out at Jacksonville said:
II am touring through the South
alone and would like to carry some
protection with me. Will ask you to
please advise me Of the price Of a 80
caliber revolver NTH ao!seless attach
ment."
Where Mr. Ra;zen Is now stopoine
Was cot disclosed. ge left ths Iote!
Sossert. 81 Srook!yS, Tuesday a{re.-
noon. The District Attorney said he
had not yet summoped him as wit-
ness, and that he understood Raizen
was anxious to come to the assistance
Of his wife. Raizen has been instruct-
cd by his wife's counsel to stay away
until be is needed. Mr.. Levy said
Raizen would be at his Office, 80 Wall
Street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. He