The Washington times., 1921-12-23
BETRAYED
GIRL TELLS
Of Staying
Mrs. Raizen Pleads She Did
Not Intend to Kill
Physician.

Dr.. Abraham Glickstein's inner Of
ftce IN Brooklyn, N. Y, closed on
Mrs. Lillian Schaffer Raizen Satur-
day. before last? What took place
behind that closed door in the mo-
ments before she fired the shot that
meant death for the man sUhom she
likens to a modern Svengal?
Mrs. Rdizen, sDho Says that for
eight years she ,oas held in an in
erorable bondage by the strange
poaUer of this mans mind over her
o1on and tOho describes herself as a
loue-sIave, today strips from those
onrinous moments the silence that
heretofore has enpeIoped them. Held
IN Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, on
charge of murder. Mrs. Raizen in
this final chapter of her oaon story
Of her lies tragedy tellsl of her
last moments ,oith the man she says
tcas her betrayer and master.
BY LILLIAN s. RAIZEN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-I stepped
inside the room where DR.. Gliskstein
stood alone, and the door closed be-
hind me. stood against 1t, half
leaning there for support. Suddenly
all my, strength had left me.
Stood Near Her.
DIR. Glickstein stood very near me-
He left his hand on the door knob,
an though impatient for me to be off
M" head began to spin. I looked,
once at his face and his petulant
mouth. his leering eyes sank into my
soul.
Yes. he looked comfortable and sat.
isfied, except for the annoyance Of
my presence. He had told me once
that he was making lots Of money
1 knew some of his secrets, and he
knew that I knew. He had shown
often that he feared I might expose
him.
"Wen?" heard his impatient
question. but I was looking beyond
him.
Looks on Him a. q Beast.
So this was the man who had
begged me to give up Charlie. the
finest influence In my life. And at
last / had given him up. When this
man, who was now 80 anxious 20
have me go, succeeded in his efforts
to make me abandon the one who
really loved me he smiled and said:
There you are, true blue. I knew
you would do It for me- Charlie,
whom i had always chung to, sacri-
feed for this beast.
I used to fancy all day that
was keeping house for DR.. Glickstein,
and during the other periods In
which 1 lived with him I was over
come with a feeling Of shame. It
was this shame more than anything
else that drove me to give up
Charlie. I hoped by proving my
love for DR.. Glickstein to justify my
sin.
He repeated his impetuous "Well?"
heard myself saying:
1T feel sick"
Pistol Misses Fire.
He did not answer, and his annoy
ance increased. I lifted the hand in
which 1 held the revolver, concealed
in my improvised muff. and held 1t
to my throbbing head.
I had believed should come into
this room feeling a sense Of power.
IeellUs tudl Ut idot L, lIc sidNe, Hdu
turned master. He did not know how
strong I was!
He did not even ask me to sit
down. even though / told him 1 was
sick.
had not gone in there thinking
Of murder. l had gone longing to
demonstrate my strength, my
power, longing to show him what
he had done to me. He had been
warned that my obsession had
driven me almost mad.
AS / held my hand against my
head / thought duly Of my anguish,
of how little there was except suffer
ing in life for me, of how better for
everybody 1t would be were dead.
I pulled the trigger of the revolver.
1t seemed to catch in my muff. and
did not fire.
Shoots without Aiming.
Then frantic, as though the years
and years of my torment struck me
as one blow, l held my hand away
and jerked the trigger once more.
This time It fired. ] had not aimed.
! saw him crump1e. I did not walt
to see him fall. l don't know how
j came to forget my muff and re-
volver. 1 was not thinking OF try
ing to protect myself. I wanted to
get away, and hurried out of the
door that led into another exit from
the house.
God knows I never meant to take
. life. My own has never been
worth the fight have made. I
don't care what becomes Of me now.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.