New-York tribune., 1921-12-16
Raizen to Fight
For His Wife to
Finish, He Says
Husband of Clickstein's
Slayer Says She Was on
Verge of Suicide; Could
Not Forget Old Wrong
Consulted Psychoanalyst
Thinks Man Who Met Her
Ere Shooting Doctor Was
Waiter, so, an Old Friend

Charles S. Raizep, husband OF Mrs.
Lillian Raizen, who gave herself up
for the murder OF DR.. Abraham L.
Glickstein, the williamsburg doctor
last Saturday, told his side of thee
story yesterday, at the Office of his
attorney, Aaron ". Levy, 60 Wall
Street.
Raizen is well-to-do toy manufac-
surer and a successful real estate
promoter. He is stocky, blueeyed,
fresh-faced young man Of twenty
nine.
He told of his wife's morbidity and
Ill health for q long time preceding
their marriage. They had been child
hood sweethearts, he said. and he had
ceurted her for more than eight years
before she accepted him and married
him last May. The reason for her long
hesitation, he did not know until after
their marriage.
On their honeymoon in Atlantic City
Mrs. Raizen seemed i'll and depressed,
and about ten days after their marriage
she told him of her early association
with Dr. Giickstein and the dark ascend
sncy he held over her for more than
eight years prior to her marriage.
Raizen said he knew DR.. Glickstein
to be the trusted family physician of
the Schaffers, his wifes family He
himself met Glickstein only once, about
FIVE or six years ago, when he brought
his father to be examined by the ply
sician for an ailment.
like Lost Person
Shortly after their marriage Raizen
said his wife seemed to grow worse,
though he had given her every assur-
ance that the past did not matter to
him. He said she brooded constantly
and never seemed able to concentrate
on anything. "She was like lost per-
son," he said.
I'VE could never talk of what it was
that was troubling her ell the time"
said the husband. THE Christian
Science practitioner told her to tell me
that she must not discuss it with any
one. The psychoanalyst, to whom she
went. told me that should never dis
cuss it with her. We never could talk
about it. l tried to take everybody's S
advice. l was trying to help her all |
could"
Mrs. Raizen talked constantly Of
suicide. Her physician advised trip
10 Cuba for distraction from this
thought. Mrs. Raizin preferred to go
to Florida and Raizen bought his wife
passage for trip to Jacksonville and
back.
On Tuesday, December C, Razen
wired his wiis to remain in Jackson
willie to await the arrival of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs: Silverman. He saio
that he himself would arrive for
Christmas and bring her home with
him. The telegram was sent at p. NJ
and at S:45 that morning RS. Raizen
was already on board the boat for
New York.
Doesn't know Ellis
Raizen says he has no idea as to the
identity O. the W. G. Ellis, who
helped his wife to purchase the revoi-
ver with which she shot G.ickstein
He assumes it was some chance &C
quaintance.
when was the last letter you had
from herr" Mr.. Raizen was asked.
"The last letter | had from her was
York, but l didn't know it. Saturday
night l was in Jamaica, where we have
retail store. | had call from my
father-in-law, Mr.. Schafer, her father
telling me to cali on Lillian at the
Hotel Breslin. l met her there ant
she told me what she had done.
couldn't believe it was true. We drov'
around for three or four hours, no
knowing what to do. Their | took he
home and tried to get in touch Wit
Mr.. Levy, my lawyer. | tried all tina
evening and the next day, Sunday bu
didn't get him until Monday, and the
he took charge of matters for us"
The man on whom Mrs. Raizen calle
first on her arrival, who went with he
to the Hotel Breslin, may be Alber
Bradley, or Bradlaugh-Raizen doe
not know which. He has never me
Rim. He only knows of him as an oil
friend of his wife's, a man over sixty
in whom she was accustomed to plac
great confidence. He is friend Of he
working days, waiter, employed q
2375 Broadway. This is the mai
Raizen believes, who accompanied he
to the Hotel Breslin when she frs
registered there.
Sees Wife ct Jail
Raizen saw his wife at the jail yo
torday for the first time. With gre,
emotion he described his meeting wit
her there.
''She looks terrible. She used
weigh almost $50 pounds. l don't thir
she weighs 110 now. | told her th
if she would take care of herself
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