The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16
TIE BRICK ROMANCE.
fore Judge Morgan-Mrs. DR.. Uhllng.
alias Bagnicki, Discharged.

The great insurance swindle case was up before
Judge Morgan again yesterday afternoon, and oc-
cupied the time OF the Court till TOUR O'Clock,
when 1t was again adjourned till Friday at eleven
O'Clock.
Some time before the Judge took his seat the
examination room was crowded. There were
present several agents and officers Of life insur.
ance companies, number Of detectives, among
them Detectives Tilly and Heidelbur0, who occu-
pied seats near the Judge, and eight or ten ele-
gantly dressed ladies, who came to see
the CONN and the "brickn heroine. AS
to the accused, they looked as usual. Louisa
Germs, the young girl, was always smiling. she
watched the lawyers closely listened to their ar
guments attentively and laughed heartily at their
jokes. DR.. Uhlng, or rather the Chevalier Ernest
Bagnicki, was cool and collected. and chatted
pleasantly with Louisa, whose chair was always
close to his. The old lady, Mrs. Bagnicki, had the
same vacant stare that was noticed from the lrst,
and she seemed to understand nothing that was
going on around her. Fink, the undertaken, pre-
sented most woebegone appearance, and all his
wife's efforts to console him seemed OF little avail.
Detective Tlily was the nrst called to the stand.
Mr.. Stewart appeared for Mrs. Bagnicki and Mr..
Howe for Louisa Germs and the undertaken, Fink.
Detective Tllly's testimony was to the effect that
he had arrested Mrs. Bagnicki, alias Mrs. DR..
Uhling. on Sunday afternoon at No. 160 Eldridge
street; he there found in her possession number
OF papers, among them marriage certificate and
agreement, written in German. These papers
were handed to the Court Interpreter VINO trans
lated them for the benefit OF the Court The certln
cate stated In effect that on the 6th OF June.sj
Maria Barbara Caroline St. Ivanyi, in the coHsre-
CATION OF ST. Maria Rotunda, Vienna, and this
document was sealed with the seal OF she church
and signed Franz Bludech, priest
Mrs. Unllng swore TO this document as being her
anS M motion o. aer son
from further custody, on the ground that being
proved to be the wife Of DR.: Uhnng, alias Ernest
Bagnckl, she was not amenabe for what she might
have to do with the case, acting, as presumed,
under duress.
clients-drst on the ground that on the papers
mltted to the COurs there was really no legal
Sencs cnarge as two persons might c0nspr
law could hold them; second, that the insurance
policy was void because an insurance company
man and vile, ana the agent, the secretary and
the person delivering the policy and re.
Or. Ghung and Louisa Germs were not
married. The policy of the insurance
o an Sn Yoa az OF sOe %
knowing 1t, they were legally as guilty OF an at
tempt to delraud as the people whom they were
Mr.. Taylor, the Secretary or the company,
was examined, and Mr.. Taber, the special
agent, at great length told the story OF his search
| after the body OF Louisa Germs, and how he found
the undertaken Fink, at No. 81 First avenue. and
SnOWed MIN tue order from the BrOOklvn Board or
Health to have the coffin exhumed how ne waited
for Fink to 90 20 Union Cemetery, and he then re-
cited list OF excuses Tor delay that Fink made.
During this recital Louisa smiled at the witness.
and once or twice hid her face In her hands II to
suppress her laughter. MI. Taber explained the
I confession that Fink made to him in Police Head
quarters when taxed with being particeps crim-
mis- IN the plot to deraud the company. At this
point Mr.. Howe called on Judge Morgan to protect
the prisoner, as confessions extorted from prison.
er while under duress. with no lawyer to consult
were not evidence and should not be used against
him.
Mr.. Taber, however, was allowed to finish his tes-
timOny.
Mr.. Bollet, the agent through whom the policy
was procured, described the several visits OF DR..
Uhling and Louisa Germs to hI7 when the policy
was first procured He said they were always to-
gether and both were examined by the physician
attached 10 the Merchants Insurance Company
and physician OF another company and pro.
nounced sound In body and mind and fitting SUD.
jects Tor insurance.
duced, showing that Joint policy Tor
DIR. Uhlng and Louisa Germs, for $4,000, the
money to go to either survivor was signed and de-
livered on the 18th day OF July. 1873. Mr. Bolet
further testified that on the goth OF March DR..
Uhling came to him with tears In his eyes and told
hun that Louisa was dead few days afterwards
the afidavlts (Which have already been published)
describing the nature OF her complaint, its treat
ment, the opinion OF her physicians, &C., were pre-
sented to the 0ffice and also certificate OF ner
death and burial. formal demand Tor the $4,000
was then made on the ONCE. Mr.. Boet suspected
something wrong, and followed the case He saw
DR.. KurtZ, Dr. Nlegart and Dr. kantrOwitz, all OF
whom were said by DR.. Ching to have seen and
treated Louisa. The statements OF these ply.
scIans agreed, but suspicion becoming still
stronger Mr.. William Taber, the special agent was
detailed by the company to work up the case with
mission OF portions OF Bollet's testimony, and, at
its conclusion, Judge Morgan adjourned the fur-
tner hearing OF the case till Friday, at eleven
O'Clock. DR.. Uhling, Louisa and Undertaken Fink
renau0nl Inmhg-