Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-11
MAN AND WIFE AND WIDOW.

MAN AND WIFE AND WIDOW.
A Truly Gorgeous Affidavit in q
Woman's Suit for the Value of Her
Husband.
Caroline Breimann, of No. $50 De-
kalb avenue, Brooklyn, is suing the
widow Catherine Paasch, of the sam
city, for $4,000 damages, claiming that
the defendant mas deprived her of her
husbands affections. The case is a
rare one for this country, though there
are English precedents. The defendant
is IS years old and well-to-do, and
Breimann is older. Judge Pratt has
granted an order of arrest, fixing bail
at $4,000. Mrs. Breimann's complaint
is accompanied with forid and COR
geOus affidavit, in part as follows:
was married to John Julius Her
mann Brelmann in the kingdom of
Denmark, city of Copenhagen, on Feb.
IL, 1858, and have lived with him since
that time and up to Dec. IA, 1877, as
his wife and helpmeet. For eighteen
years my husband was model conju-
gal companion. It happened in the
| first days of autumn, 1877, that the de-
fendent In company of some of my
| friends, came to my house on visit.
At that time the defendent was to me
and my husband a stranger, and pale
| from grief and fleeing from the fresh
grave of her husband and stalked in the
sombre weeds of widowhood into, my
cheerful home. Her great sorrow and
misfortune were interjected by signs in
my family. She remained with us four
days. In such humor she wood and
won my husband, who, unable to resist
the combination of influences brought
to bear upon him, first p1tied, then
loved, and then embraced the tempter
On or about Oct. IA, 1877, was called
to Brooklyn and my husband remained
at home, but not alone. It was on this
occasion that she offered my husband
$4,000 and a well-appointed house if
he would leave my bed and board and
live with her in Brooklyn, as l am in
formed by one Bennett, of Poughkeep-
sic, in whose presence it took place; I
believe it. When the widow left Pough-
keepsie this time she continued her
letters to my husband. In them
she chides him for his hesitancy
in leaving me, his lawful wife, upbraids
him for his timidity of action and cow
ardice. She describes me as old and
illfavored, as having induced my hus-
band to marry me when he was young
and Of tender years, and as being per-
feet dom este tyrant who held him in
disgraceful subsection. She refers to
the disparity Of her age and mine and
bids him to come to her and assist her
in spending the money she has saved.
The temptations to leave me my hus-
band resisted until December II, 1877.
On that day he received letter from
the defendant, bidding him come, say
ing that everything was ready, and that
wealth, 10y, and bliss awaited him. She
shamed him Of his weakness in re-
naming with me, calling him butter
fly and herself his budding rose, and
that she loved a brave and resolute
heart, that she was ready to sacrifice
everything for his presence and COM
pany, and that fine hesitated longer he
was lost. This letter was successful in
enticing my husband from me. Some
time during the month of July, 1878,
my husband returned to my bed and
board, confessed his sins against me. re-
pented and promised to remain with
and support me and never again leave
me. He remained under my roof two
nights. was very i'll at the time, but
| we'll enough to forgive him for the
wrongs I had suffered. But it was in
vain. My husband could not escape
the defendants opportunities, and
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seemed tc exert over him, he allowed
her again to entice him from my house
in Poughkeepsie to hers in Brooklyn.
| The defendant came to Poughkeepsie for
the sole purpose of taking him away
from me and since that time has had
absolute possession and control of him
against my privity and consent. By
the conduct of the defendant my home
has been destroyed, the house | lived
in sold over my head, and [ turned
adrift on the world without friends OF
relation, support or protection. For
twenty years my husband was a good,
industrious, kind, and afectionate COM
panion. In my bosom dwelt peace and
lation prevail. [ therefore pray that
defendant may be arrested and held to
bail for the wrongs I have suffered. in
order that she may feel small portion
of the suffering I have suffered at her
| hands.
A PRUDENT wife picks up the pieces
and stores them in an apron pocket
when her lord and master tears up his
last will and testament. A gentleman
of means died in London on April l, in
state Of madness, the result of fire.
quent and violent attacks of delirium
| tremens. In one of these attacks, while
destroying his furniture, articles of YER
tn, and some valuable documents, in
a moment, and before his hand could
| be arrested, ne tore his will into small
pieces and scattered them on the floor
of his room. His wife, who was present