The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-29
cAROLrNE BREIMANN'S SUIT
Demanding saO,OOO from widow for En-
ticing her Husband from Her.

A novel suit has been begun in the Kings
County Supreme Court by Caroline Breimann
OF G5s De Kalb avenue against Catherine paasch.
a widow, Of Tompkins avenue. Brooklyn. for
500. 600. for dcpriving her Of the affections OF
her husband. Johann Julius Hermann Brel-
mann. Tho plaintiff ayers that she WIS mar
ricd to Breimann In Copenhagen, Denmark, on
Feb IL. 1853. and that thoy lived together until.
on Dec. IA. 1877. Mrs. Paasch entered their house
in Poughkcepsc. and bv charms and allure
ments won her husband from her and induced
him. by offers of money. to abandon her and 90
with tho defendant. who. 1t Is alleged has kept
Breimann away from his lawful wife since De-
cember 1877. Mrs. Dreimann says In her af-
fldnvit In the suit:
mo cloud Of misunderstanding or anger had
over darkened the sunshine Of our happy home.
Mutually wo enjoyed tho pleasure and Jointly
we bore the trials and misfortunes Of our exist
ence. TWAS thus we iourneyed along. mutually
loved and respected. and happy and contentrd.
until the star OF destiny led my husband into
alluremenls II happened in the frat days Of
autumn. 1877. that the defendant came to my
house, with some friends. rs n stranger. She
was pale with grief. and llecinE from the fresh
grave OF her husband she atalkod, in tho
sombre weeds OF widowhood into my cheerful
home. Her great sorrow and misfortune wero
in!erjseISed 10y sighs into my family she
humor sho wooeI and won my husband.
The return Of the defendant to BROOKLYN was
tho beginning OF an qmorous and secret cor
respondencc between herself and my husband.
whom sho sought by every means known to io-
male cunning and cupidity to induce to leave
cyc. by letters Written by defendant TO my T nus
band and read by me. On or about Oct. IA,
1877. was called to BROOKLYN. and my husband
remained at home. but not alone; for the d.
PENDANT had crossed me on the road. and the
extent OF my visit in Brooklyn was spent by the
defendant under my own roof with my hus-
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my husband awell-appointed house and $4,000
II he would leave my bed and board and live
with her in Brooklyn. rs | am informed by one
Bennett OF Poughkeepse. in whose presence it
took place
Mrs. Breimann further alleges that her hus-
band on this occasion received picture. II
lockot. watch chain and other tokens Of atioc-
ton IRON Mrs. Pgasch. and that tho latter. on
her return tn Brooklyn. wrote 20 Mr. Breimanu.
describing the plaintiff as old and III favored.
and as domestic tyrant who mud married him
when ne was young aud tender IN years. and
had held him in disgraccful subsection ever
| since. He resisted the complainant AYERS. until
| Dec. II, 1877. aud on that day. Mrs; Bremann
says: She Mrs. Paashl shamed him OF his
weakness In remaining with me, called him her
| butterfly. and herself his budding rose and
rcsolute hoart THAI she was readv to sacrifice
| everything for his presence and company. and
that u no hesitaied longer he was lost
Breimann. his wife says. returned 10 her
| home Tor two nights IN July last la n III Of re-
| pentnnce and made her promises that ha did
| not keep. Mrs Breimann adds: THE de-
| PENDANT came TO Poughkerpsio Tor the sole pur-
pose Of taking him away from me and since
| that time has had absolute possession ana con-
| troll OF him against my privity aud consent.
| By the conduct ot the defendant my home has
been DESTROYED. the house | lived in sold over
my head. and turned adriit on the world with.
| out friends or rotations support or protection. y
On the application OF Messrs. Senior x
Towns. Justice Pratt granted an order Of ar
reSt against the defendant and fixed the bail nj
! $4,000 The order was yesterday put In Sheriff
! Rileys hands. Mrs. Paasch il shout 80 years
| old. Her husband was Il well-to-do grocer
who left her eight or ten houses in Brooklyn.