The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
rSBAND AND WIFE PARTED
uippr BEGINNING IN LIFE THAI
mas ITS SAD ENDING.
/, pleasant Home. Prosperous p"''ne''' and
rla,terina Prospects Poverty In
tenement aud utter Dependency In JAN.

Home. EfotptFous tustnts@s huu
,,,ter,na Prospects-Then Poverty In 81
rsr,mcut aud utter Dependency In Jan.
.. rc Snpromc Court Chambers on We'd
.'.i., re,or Euctor. who has been confined In
INV street Jail for the past sixteen months
,.,o, .amllying with an order Of that court
"a, aliiuNuy Ia his wife Elizabeth Ruetcr
'Il-,larecl ly Judge Davis on the ground
,r,.y.rty and inability IN pay any part Of the
,~'rl Thooricr wa~madc 10y Judge Cardozo
'.f.s1 and since then the litigation which has
'..as .,i.t of it has developed tale of domestic
'fi.ly q more ihan ordinary interest
Eu.t,r is a native Of Bavaria. AMI be-
t,si. lsirs That country Ia. served his appron-
.hl. az gold hcatiug. Arriving in this
.,t,ry wl.lir yet young. lie pro 'urcd work rs a
..ruc,iutu at his trade al Gj Nassau street. At
a.,tn.. st~alf and faithful. he soon began 10
,.,-ter H.- circle 81 acquaintance gradually
'sars.d. and with all he was known
A. n thrifty mechanic with Frightening
r-asp,,ts Among his lady acquaintance was
sbritht. pretty young Hollandschc. Elizabeth
Mailer Their friendship rapidly developed
is,o love- ami though their pccuniary circum-
,,n.os were not of the best. they determined to
r,reihe!rros'urccs and work together on the
,n.hill road to fortune. Accordingly. in 1852
,b.v wore married Ructcr then being about
q year4 Il age and his wife somewhat older.
Th,y began housekeeping Mt 3 Forsyth street.
Mn husband and wife entered earnestly upon
r',r ,S,rk anil in a tow years Rueter became
,r,f,rir,0r NJ Tho establishment in which he had
ir.rin az q Journey man Two children. girl
anil n hoy were born ~ them. Inc latter lived
abort tlmc only. The girl grow in years and
isfauo hpokkrcprr in her fathers establish
ncnt. Fortune seemed H. smile on mo earnest
tTnr'- II tho father and his iaithiul VIE.
Lzc Ructer. the daughter. had been nhout
fur years lookkc'pcr for her father when
Mr.. Margaret M.eneling. q cousin OF Mrs.
husband had recently died. leaving her widow
Will two children. without means Of support.
III story o. her grief appealed 70 the kind
ln,ts oi the Ruci r.. and she and her children
Became recipients Of their hospitality until
Ismrau'.s from Holland enabled the widow
support separate cstah, ,shmcnt
MfIr summer - 1869. Madame Ruetor and
ierInWIy-horu babe were sent 10 Fort Ice for
hon health. and while they werc gone an
iatnay sprung up between Peter Rueter and
H. wir'- cousin. out OF tins intimacy grew
te Subsequent litigation which has wrecked
L. happiness Z the wife ana daughter. and
calsedt long imLrisonm'nt 81 the father. an
irlr.-ourlHlf which has not vet ended, as he.
after n.- l.- .Darsc ly Judge Davis. was held 20
answer fAlgs.- Ni abandonment and assault
inl battery In ~ mean time the matter Is
81. furh cNmll! aicd 10y an expected corr
f.fei frillI-itlNu from the Governor Of New
jersey fYr lf.Nfar 90 answer an iudie for
adultery. 'ouni IS The Grand Jury Of Esscx
Tie acton % Nu tor toward his wife and
family. at tlnir return e. this ity from Fort
l.. l. b'-. told ih ih"complaint nnd aflldAylts
f din n Nusr in substance a. follows:
TIE vie uud daughter charge that IN the lat
t.r lArt OIL. l~o9 l,ueter became very abusive l.,
ilam. AMI trc 60 Ct h.- wife 10 take the chill
cren and ~ iu Europe. Offering To- furnish the
IuAly o. pay their expenses. At this time
VI " Ling was living at 20 Chrystie
street wi ?. tho frequency II Rueter's visits
became subject II remark among tho neigh
lr- subsequently, she removed to 3l5 BroOmc
t.ret Wher" hueier Continued To- visit her.
Mr.. Memelins passed him of rs u ricl!
N.luwer. frequently showing large rolls Of
money VIII. III -hc sal he had given to her. In
Is'emp' lsG9. he entirely deserted his fam
Lleier. through Messrs. Hirsrh 4 Newcomb
az rneys. then applied To- the court for "a decree
g. divorce AMI alimony. In the mean time
with his paramount went 70 Newark. When the
YaTence. ana no decree q divorce was made
allowing tho wife SIS week alimony.- This
ttaeieer.. who was the. living in New Jersey,
AK an py gdh ms h To SnS %b a H.. to N New
melting had him indl ted Tor adultery. He was
arrested. and according TO his own testimony,
pail. Be. re the case was tried he Jumped his
Sy from ron s VIE y No,fn Ne HS TqSSSre Saa
heard from him 10y his wife until the summer
q 1876. Then his daughter. grown to woman.
hood, saw him in Nassau street. She accosted
Nm nut ne refused to recognize her. She thcr
You are nay father | know it," He repulset
ter So violently rs TO throw her down. mum
Der u persons who Witnessed the scene went L
ihe young wOman's rescue. and upbraidet
hd.ier for his violence. An Qfie was called
and kueter accused his daughter q trying e
pix his pockets. and said that he did not know
her The whole party wore taken before Judge
Murray. and The girl was az once discharged
hueter would have been held on charge Of
assault and battery, but while the proceedings
we're going on before him a preccpt from the
supreme Court was served on Rue'er for mol
somplylpg with It's .ofder 70 pay ialimony TO his
where he remained until yesterday
The story told by Mrs. Kueter and her daugh.
sr ~ me s,ruSgein for a livelihood since their
l ey haSa F not uI had ooa T9 er P aa th A.
Lluse. II hey had TWO small rooms IN a tene-
nenl. They have been forced 10 work with
Melr needles from daybreak.until midnight.
Rlier. in his application ior a iseharee. de.
nj that he illtreated his wife. and lays his
,9.Nre IN nusino - 10 her persistent annoyance
nhAp!e 10 pay any part OF the almOny, which
2 ~ amounts in all 10 s4.G0l. The answer hay.
lng been inquired INTO by Mr.. William sinclair
feleree APPOINTED hy the court and i appear
lflp"riy whatever, his application for a dis,
t!are" was grantcf. coupled. however, with the
Il Ol!'ngo DE declared null. kueter executed a
g..l'a'.Yn 70 this effect. setting forth that Tho
!. r, WIS wrongiully obtained. Al he mar
r. Mr.. Meemcling In Chicago after obtaining
y, irAhfplenl divorce. he, now runs the addi-
j nAl X Of being indicted for bgamy.
= i.e Duvis, after consultation with the other
! u tiuking Ructer had been sufficiently
qua shell discharged him on the attachment
i.n--. Ae having then been impris oned
,A d ~ nihs. But when Ructer was about to
y "" N9l A. irec man he was confronted with
.. year Old warrant If cxtraditon. Then
A. y. par ms corpus was Iesorted to. and
Y" Barrtt Yesterday again discl arged
.'E AnlrnS that the warrant was
i' as q stating that Reuter- Was
! s' ., Pcnrsyyania instead Il \ "
~, tl' enforcement Of the war
i"'' d" i.s time after holding II SO long.
j. -a'or 4 righteousness. Besides. Tho
y "'i was Tor adultery. an offence not
1"i trour laws. and the same charge II
" Was lne suhle matter Of his impris-
't "tt'. from which he had lust been dis
~. FER inunded out Of the court room
y ]. Barrett endorsed his decision but
NH7 ,-' .i ime stopped short by an officer.
", IDA rug Ciiy Prison on the warrant
I'il'' Justice granted in the abandon
iin ""llnss in August. 1876. Rueter
rHr ~ ii0Dcas corpus tomorrow.
''.- J-isc Barrett.