The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT.
Before Judge Murray.

held in ST. 900 TO answer.
FIFTY-SEvENTH STREET COURT.
Before Judge Murray.
A YOUNG MAN WHO TRIED TO BE TOO SMART
An interesting case OF abandonment was dis
posed OF at this Court yesterday Sarah Hauser
OF No. 6s Snerifr street. charged George Edward,
her youthful husband. with refusing to provide for
her, or, In iact TO recognize in any way her right
as vile. In ner testimony she stated that her
husband before their marriage had endeavored to
seduce ner. but not having succeeded he obtained
her consent to be married under fictitious names
In the Allen street Methodist Episcopal church.
The pastor discovered the fraud some time alter
the couple had been made one, and by threats
compelled Aauser to reappear before him with the
their proper names The defendant then aban-
doned her. The oeience was that the complain
rage with the defendant and that her object in
securing him Tor husband was TO come LII for
snare OF her mother in-law's $4,000 worth Of real
estate The defence was not considered sufficient
by the Court, and the husband was committed, in
default o. $500 security to pay So week 70 his
THE MNsTRELs' LAST LAY.
John N. Buckley and John A. McDougal, who
sand they were MINISTRIES, were charged by Oficer
Meehan. Of the Eighteenth precinct with
On THIRD avenue on Friday night.
entersalnment on the hight MENTIONED ana whis
going home had become so ObllvlOus OF things
o ni as rhs s1'sT repr
manded them severely they were allowed to 90
their way.
VIOLATION OF THE EXCISE LAW.
Justus Buttelman, OF No. $50 First avenue,
charged with having sold liquor without license,
was arrested by Onicer Urban. one OF the excise
olhcers, and held Tor trial In $500 ball.
BROOKLYN COURTS.
CITY CoURT-PART 1.-THE MATRIMONIAL MIS-
CALCULATIONS OF A MUSICAL MAN-wHY DID
SHE LEAVE HIM?
Before Judge McCue.
Yesterday forenoon argument was heard in the
above.named court on q motion for alimony and
counsel fees in the suit Of Mrs. Marie T. Loretz
wife Of the well known musician, Mr.. John M.
Loretz. The parties, who are well known In
musical circles, were married nearly seven years
ago. and lived together for five years, when the
vile left, alleging that her husband treated her
cruelty. she subsequently instituted suit for
limited divorce. They have two children, and she
claims that he does not contribute to their sup
port, Mr.. W. L. Whiting argued the motion for
alimony, and United States Dis trict Attorney A.
w. Tenney read an afidavit of Mr.. Loretz giving
his version Of the story Of matrimonial
misery. He alleges that they were married June
1S, 1868, and have two children, Marie. aged nearly
six years, and Louis, aged three years. In the
summer OF 1873 the plainttn and her two children
Y, where she now resides. She went to live there
OF her own accord, and at the instance OF her
father, and the statement to the contrary, the
ofiidavtt sets forth, as utterly false and wholly
untrue" He alleges, further, that he never aban
@ her Sv NJ; ; Nome bss hesn hroten a
i happiness destroyed and his children taken from
him." He has always treated the plaintlf with
great kindness and consideration; that in July,
1873, he visited his wife at Matteawan and then
asked her to return and live win him. The plain
TIN absolutely refused to live with the defendant
unless ne would purchase tor her q brown stone
house In the neighborhood OF Dr. Duryea's church.
and she refused TO live in suit of rooms in less
! style than they had been accustomed to live in.
Again he visited the plaintiff and, alter Offering her
| him out OF her lather's house he Is ready and
anxious, and has been at all times, to support his
children. asking only that they may be permitted
October 1874, his SON Louis was sent TO him and Is
now living with him. The plaintiff never called to
He has asked that the custody OF the other child
may be given to HIM. lie alleges by reason OF her
her 80 long she continues to fail, as she does to
| perform toward defendant AID his family the
also alleges that nearly all the time since his mar
| rage they have occupied an entire house,
IS 1s Fe sy:s he s use 81
with plaintln her family have endeavored to live
and prey upon deponent and to subsist upon his
| earnings. and Tor many months prior TO her deser-
tIon deponent would very often return late at
night from his professional engagemen ts and find
thereby be compelled to sleep upon a sofa or
lounge. lie believes that this action is brought
by paintin to inJure him IN his social and profess
sional standing In Brooklyn, and to OBTAIN from
| him money to aid the family OF plaintiffs father
! and to support herself in ner abandonment OF de-
ponens The scandal which plaintln mas caused
| 10 be created by her prosecution OF deponent has
greatly injured MIN. both financially and physi-
| cally. He claims that he has no money. and his
| income from his profession has been so greatly
reduced by reason OF sucn scandal that he does
! not realize enough thereIrom to sufficiently sup
! port himself and child.
Judge McCue took the papers and reserved his
decision.