The New York herald., 1877-08-30
THE COURTS.
Some Singular Features in French
Life in New York
MARITAL COMMUNISM.
Erjoining the Sale of Ferry
Franchises.
TROUBLESOME HIBERNIANS.

few days since Colonel George H. Hart counsel
Constant HaGemeyer. obtained from Judge Van
runt IN Supreme Court, Chambers writ Of nabcas
orpus 70 compel tho production Of the child OF Hane-
ieysr, ~ho detained by its mother, now living
eparats and apart IRON the petitioner. The
claim OF the petitioner was that tho moral
surroundings OF the mother were not such
as TO favor tho future welfare OF their infant
child. When return made TO the writ substan-
1iay denying the allegations OF the mothers unfit
ness for the OF tho child, tho Judge sent the
case before referee TO take testimony The tes-
timony completed yesterday, and presents
singular features In the domestic associations Of some
OF the lower order OF FroLoh residents in this city.
The story OF the chiid's iather gwen before the
rs.eree is that he resides at No. l5s Blcecker street.
In this city. and custody Of his child, Maria
Juict HaIemoyor, who Is detained In the custody OF
her mother His business is that OF working a
plate glass factory, and he all the way from $40
10 SIS week, mono Of which, he says, he spends in
vine, women or extravagances. The cause OF his
separation from his wiie that In evil hour he
took In boarder, whom his wife took fancy,
AID with whom she divided the earnings o! her hus.
band. Ono day he returned TO his house, found
his door locked and when 1t opened he
covered this man in closet II was two O'Clock in the
afternoon, about the hottest portion OF hot July
day he was hot himself; the circumstances made
him still hotter and With pistol In hand he mmedi
the man who just emerged IRON the hot closet;
but hs attack failed and shoemaker Basse still ves.
Notwithstanding this scene he TOOK no proceedings
neanst his wife TO obtain divorce, and hvod with her
during eighteen months thereafter.
Pierre ChamDorot testified that he knew Ha1emeyer
aud that he was mar Of good character; he himself
was arrested but twice; he knew not Tor wuat;
ten days; he had never kept disordcrly house and
had never told Mr. Depue that If he gave him $40 he
woulo swear TO anything.
Dora Fisher, another witness testified that Haffe-
meyer was very nice man, who worked hard, brought
his money home but got nothing TO cal from hts we
Several other Witnesses, both women corrob-
GRATED the statements OF the preceding the
husbands good character.
Tho wife, Pauline Hutemeyer was then called to toll
her story She denied that she had been guilty
OF improper conduct with tho closeed shoemaker;
sne embroders tor a living and earns from So to SO
week, and las no knowledge that shoemaker Basse
ever threw any stones up ut her window.
'asse the Wooster street shoemaker, testified In his
own beualf He SAID he forty years OF age aud
single, and never had scted improperly with Dame
Hanemeyer he confessed to having been found in the
for shirt she had Tor HIM, and she,
seeing her husband coming, told MIN he
had better hide ana her husband wanted to kill him
Hallemeyet fired one or two shots ut him. he (Basse)
now has his socks mended by Dame Hailemeye,, but
ne never hred any stones at her window ana never
gave her little boy penny to leave when he to
visit her
Carolire De weIey, also separated from her hus-
band came she said, to take the we's part in this
contest, aud testified to admissions she heard by
Hanemeyer OF his being intimate with other women
Phlomene Halemeyer, says she was married
" the brother OF The petitioner testified that on
day after her husband lott for California, the pc,i-
Eoucr, her husbands brother, solicited Intimacy
With hei; that since her husband Unsupported she
now knows not where, she has been living with and
had child by the brother of Dame Haliemcycr: size
took no trouble TO get divorced from her husband
married " her present companion.
Dora Fischer testified 10 seeing the shoe
maker locked up in Dame Hafiemeyer's room,
while the children were locked out, and
Of informing Hafe:neyer OF that TACT and bringing ms
vengeance down ON tho shocmaker's head; She also
saw the latter throw stones up ut the window aud 20
up stairs with his shoes oil; from these facts she
formed q conclusion which she communicated
Hanemoyer and brought his disturbing presence and
pistol " tho scene
Further testimony was given behalf of the peti-
toner tending to discredit the esimony OF some OF
the witnesses Tor the respondent and conrdcting the
statements that tue petitioner had admitte- having,
ha,i invited improper relations with any one thus
IN tue end leaving state of acs almost mixed aud
complicated as arc the alleged domestic relations OF
tho respective parties and OF their witnesses,
and whicn complications Judge Van Brunt will be
called upon 10 dsentanglc tomorrow in Supreme
Court, Chambers The child custody Is in dis
pute VIII, no doubt Oe produced IN court, and from
her, porhaps may be gained some information more
satisfactory than that which came Of older heads