The daily gazette., 1878-10-31
THIRD EDITION
From the Bait. Gazette, to-day.
For Love of the Baron.
A Painfully Distressing Story
,s... Of Martial rlmfelfcfty.

DECREE IN THE KREMELBERG DIVORCE
sultan EXTRAORDINARY sENsATIoS
IN SOCIETY CIRcLEs-TExr OF THk
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE BAR
ON AND THE DEFENDANT.
The case of John ID. Kremelberg VS..
Gertrude Kremelberg, action for q
divorce vinculo matrimon was decided
by Judge Gilmor in the Circuit court yes
terday in favor of the complainant. The
action was brought by Mr.. Kremeloerg,
wellknown shipping and commission
merchant of this city doing business at 81
German and residing at SO West Madi-
son street, against his wife, Gertrude,
who was a Miss jenkins. Her father Is
one of the most respected citizens of
Baltimore and member of the jenkins
family SO widely known and so inhuen-
tla in this state Her connections are all
of the highest social class in Maryland,
and the decision of Judge Gilmore yes
terday will produce a profound sensa-
ton. The divorce was asked for on the
ground that ths respondent had commit
ted adultery with one Baron Van Brun-
neck while travelling in Europe. The
parties 10 the suit returned TO thus coun-
try and Mrs. Kremelberg was taken
home by her father and deed of separa-
ton was agreed upon by which kremel
berg agreed to pay his wife $4,000 per
annun, he to retain the cutody OF two
OF their three children, but to permit
Mr.. kremelberg to have the care of the
youngest daughter until she arrived at
the age of seven, when she should select
a school for her Mrs. Kremelberg, it
was charged, violated the terms OF the
contract and went to the house of Mr..
kremelberg and remained there over "A
hours notwithstanding every effort was
made 10 induce her to quit the premises.
This Mr.. Kremelberg urged justified him
in instituting the suit for divorce. Mrs.
kremelberg in her answer positively
denied the charge of adultery with Baron
Albrecht Van Brunneok and claimed that
the letters produced in evidence were
simply those of one friend to another.
She explained one by one the suspicious
that have gathered around her, and
claimed that when she had used words |
attributed to her she had uttered them |
when she had lost control of herself. Her |
answer was full and explicit, and the |
truth of 1t is firmly believed by her family |
and Mediate friends. Such of those |
who were summoned testified their un- |
shaken confidence in her integrity and |
virtue. A number of witnesses testified |
to her high character and good conduct
throughout life. The case was ably |
argued before Judge Gilmor by William
+. Frick and Colonel Charles Marshall
for the complainant and by 1. Nevett
Steele and Bernard Carter for the re-
spondent. w. Hollingsworth Whyte was
also associated In the defense.
Judge Giimor yesterday delivered an
oral opinion in the case. The courtroom
was filled with the counsel and others in
terested, and the judge was listened to
with breathless attention. One of the
learned lawyers present remarked that
he felt as serious as if the judge was pass
ing sentence of death upon prisoner,
and this seemed to be the general feeling,
as during the delivery of the opinion
there was not perceptibie motion of
anyone, or the slightest sound to be heard
III the courtroom. Judge Gilmor said in
substance that after full consideration
OF the evidence and all the questions
argued by the counsel he had come to the
conclusion that the evidence established |
the fact that the respondent had been |
guilty of adultery as charged; that whe as
satisfied that the complainant had done
nothing TO forfeit or impair his right to
INSIST upon the legal consequences of the
conduct of the respondent The court
then proceeded TO determine that the
plaintiff was entitledto decree divorcing
MIN absolutely from respondent and also
10 have the custody OF the children of the
marriage. The court in addition proceed
Ell TO declare the deed of separation be-
tween complainant and respondent to be
no longer obligatory on complain nant, be-
cause, among other reasons, respondent
had violated its provisions, by which the
complainant had stipulated that he should
oe free from the presence of respondent
in ms house, and not be subjected to the
publicity and modification incident to
legal proceedings. Bernard Carter, for
The defendant, announced that an appeal
would be taken from the decision of the
court as soon as the decree should be
$ gned.