The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-26
CESAR'S WIFE.

HOW HER s'AUGUsT" FORMER HUSBAND VALUES
HER SOCIETY, AFFECTION AND COMFORT
SUING FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS DAMAGES FOR THEIR LOSS
The idlcrs who loter about the corridors OF the
Court House like carrion BIRDS ockcd yesterday into
the Oyer and Tcrminer chamber, whero Judge
Lawrence and jury tried the suit Of August Cesar
against Philip Krcger 500 900 for the al.
legod alienation Of his formor wites affections Some
months ago tho plaintiff obtained divorce from his
wife on the ground OF adultery, committed with the
defendant and others, and he now sues TO recover
compensation for her loss, valuing her at the sum
named The parties are Germans. and all were in
yesterday, Mrs. Cesar that was sitting directly
opposite the jury, that shaI had (after hearing
her testify in additonj good opportunity npprase
her and decide lntelgcntly upon her value in max
ing up their verdict. Mrs Caesar had four children by
her husband, three OF them being now living with
him. and the fourth dead. She has been living in the
house OF Kreger since the divorce as housekooper.
THE TRIAL BEGUN.
Mr.. W. f. Knitting, who Is associated with United
States District Attorney OMEN counsel Tor Mr.
Caesar, opened the The plaintiff he said, was
maj ried 10 Mrs Caesar on the l4th of May, 1866 and
they lived together thereafter About the LIST OF
January 1874 ana ut other times, Kreger debaucled
her, by means whereof her affection Tor her husband
was wholly alienated and DESTROYED. On the 9th Of
August IN that year she lett her home, taking the
youngest oil hcr children with her Six days she
returned, and was forgiven for her chidrcn's sake,
but on he 22d again lett homo, and had since been
living un6er Kregcr's control Mr.. Knitting claim ed
that only by SUNG for damages could man in ms
clients position have the seduccr punished tho
laws OF THIS State, while they send prison the
who steals Loaf OF bread do not retaliatc upon
man who debauches wiie and destroys family.
THE TESTIMONY
The plaintiff was then placed upon tho stand when
he tcstled to the facts set forth in the complaint
Mrs Mary A. HcrrIich, laundry woman, testified
thar In the tall Of 1874 sno lived with her moher-n.
law, who kept n boarding houso at No. Winthrop
place; that sho there saw Mrs Cesar, who occupied
the second floor, ana that Krcger called
qucntly; she further related many suspicious
stances pointing strongly to Illicit relations between
them. The ssterin-iaw o this witness corrouorated
her testimony, stated that the lady known as
married. Sarah Halsurt, daughter OF the boarding
mistress, also testified to having sccn Kreger call
Mrs Caesar at the house Mrs. Mary BrilcheT OF
No sos sixth avenue testified that she formerly lived
III Nc 205 West Twenty-iourth street, III the house
with Mrs Cespr; that kregcr visited the latter there
and was known Mr. Caesar. Tue daughter OF this
Witness young glr corroborated her mothers story
and SAID she had frequently seen kreger come ~ tho
morning. Mr.. Wilhelmina Hauser, SISTER OF the PLAIN
tn. leslned that she went 10 her brothers. house In
February 1914 to see one of his children who was sick
that she went stairs aud opening the door without
knocking saw Mrs Caesar jump up from the lap oil
kreser, who was seated III a rocking chair
THE DEFENCE
Mr. Charles Brooke counsel Tor Kreger, opened for
the doieDce lie claimed that the jury had nothing to
do with the coniuct OF the parties alter the woman
lett her husbands roof The only question for them
to decide that embodied III the compaint-whether
kregcr ''contrved wiliully and knowingly TO deprive
tins husband OF the society," affection and comfort OF
his wife, aud dcbauccd and carnaliy knew her ~ and
whether Defendant result OF that action, did til
inJure the husband Counsel cliimed that the
was brought the sole purpose OF obtaining money
from hts client, who Is pork PACKER on First avenue
and repute1 wealthy.
C.gsAR's WIFE DECLARES HER INNOCENCE.
Mrs. Caesar testified that sue left her husband
only when she was obliged TO leave hun. She
med most empnuticay that she had been induced
10 leave her nome by krcger; had been acquainted
with the latter Tor nine months before she left her
husband alter she returned TO her husband he asked
whether she got any money from kreger and upon
her replying that she had not and that krcycr mad
always acted like gentleman 10 her he told 90
TO the devil he also told her he wanted TO Drng
against Kreger To get some money out Of him Wit
ness stated that she was acting rs housckcepcr now
Tor Krcgcr. TO Mr.. knlzlng she admitted that tho
day she left home the last time she was taken TO
hotel Fort Lee by krcger who met her ut
tho Forty-second street depot 'Dy accidcnt;'
that he called upon her there aud took
her thence TO his house. where she has since ilved
She denied that anything improper had occurred
between herself ana Krcger at any time. krcger the
took the stand aud swore That he had ncver been
thing out friend" to Mrs Crsar. and denied having
had any improper intercourse with her
The closed with this, and viii DO summed up
this morning