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July 29, 1889
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
In South Brooklyn, Ferdinand Willefsky accuses neighbor H. Kleist of stealing potatoes from his garden patch and assaulting him after a shared unfenced planting led to the dispute.
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About a Potato Patch.
Trouble Between Polish Residents of South Brooklyn.
Ferdinand Willefsky, a typical Polander, was around this morning trying to find somebody to arrest H. Kleist, a neighbor, with whom he cannot agree. The parties reside in the lower end of Brooklyn. Early in the spring they were such firm friends that they decided to plant their gardens with potatoes without fencing off their respective sections of the farm. Willefsky was thrifty and spent many an hour hoeing his garden and picking potato bugs. Kleist, on the other hand, after the seed was planted relapsed into a state of innocuous desuetude, in which condition he remained until his neighbor's potatoes were ripe, when, according to Willefsky, he fell to with a will and on divers occasions dug the spuds growing in his neighbor's patch. When remonstrated with Kleist discharged a revolver in the air a number of times and proceeded to gather in more potatoes. Saturday Willefsky alleged he was assaulted by his neighbor, and he has since been endeavoring without success to cause his arrest.
Trouble Between Polish Residents of South Brooklyn.
Ferdinand Willefsky, a typical Polander, was around this morning trying to find somebody to arrest H. Kleist, a neighbor, with whom he cannot agree. The parties reside in the lower end of Brooklyn. Early in the spring they were such firm friends that they decided to plant their gardens with potatoes without fencing off their respective sections of the farm. Willefsky was thrifty and spent many an hour hoeing his garden and picking potato bugs. Kleist, on the other hand, after the seed was planted relapsed into a state of innocuous desuetude, in which condition he remained until his neighbor's potatoes were ripe, when, according to Willefsky, he fell to with a will and on divers occasions dug the spuds growing in his neighbor's patch. When remonstrated with Kleist discharged a revolver in the air a number of times and proceeded to gather in more potatoes. Saturday Willefsky alleged he was assaulted by his neighbor, and he has since been endeavoring without success to cause his arrest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Potato Theft
Neighbor Dispute
Assault Allegation
Garden Conflict
What entities or persons were involved?
Ferdinand Willefsky
H. Kleist
Where did it happen?
Lower End Of Brooklyn, South Brooklyn
Story Details
Key Persons
Ferdinand Willefsky
H. Kleist
Location
Lower End Of Brooklyn, South Brooklyn
Event Date
Early In The Spring; Saturday
Story Details
Neighbors Willefsky and Kleist plant potatoes in an unfenced shared garden; Willefsky tends his while Kleist neglects his, then steals Willefsky's ripe potatoes, fires a revolver when confronted, and allegedly assaults him on Saturday.