New-York tribune., 1882-02-19
CANING HIS SON.IN.LAW.

Edward Stern. the Russian Vrc-COn n.ul was the
complainant N The J't r-on VI lrket Police Court
Yesterday against jules DruIihet, Ia her-in- w
whom he thalgei with assault. Inc facts, az
brought ont by n" testimony, were a. follows: A.
NJ. stern leaving the Hoffman HOn>e yester-
d ~ morning he confront d bN his Wltcs father
who struck h.m lu the face with his cane. MT
Stern then used his walking stick tOady4nt2g' IN
Re- urnng the attack Ihrunu ull spectacle OF two
well d. c,>cd elderly men engaged IN SplIlt 81 en-
counter ia Broadway attracted an Immense crow d.
Policeman Kelly, of the TYenty-niJtn Precnci,
6oOu arrived on the scene aud took the men 10 the
ine difficulty arose from proceedings now pend
ing IN the supreme Court between stern an, his
wife, VII" eucs him for divorce Oh the ground ci
adultery The det1Ils IN the case have already been
published in HE TRIBUNE.
Mr. stern tola Justice kil5reth ye eterdly that his
wie Is living with her p rem ~ No. 90 Madison
ave-: that she WAS in the habit of whiting
woman who he cons dr,d all improper per-
sOA; th. III hr Supreme Cour. room on NrGncs-
day last he TcmOus led wlih Nr. DrWlnet Tor al
lowing his daughter 10 assJciate with woman
who Mr. Drunct himself mai ackHOwiedErd WAS
of a bad character: that he told his tatUeT-lL-law
that his daughter still bore tn name of Stsru, and
did not Ike y, rsOu % tAe character Of urr
o.iIte % nave any intercourse with his chi orcu
Mr. Druiaet then promised to meet him on iridty
evening at he Iur Club 10 talh over tine matter,
bu, ho ia led 10 keep III, appointment. Ar Stern
did not see his fatner-in-aW unih yesterday morn
ing, when thcy nct IN fon' o. the Holman House.
Angry wOrLs pd. sed ue Ween ,hcm, and 5ir Drui-
hct brono hI, walking lex O.er hi SOl-uI-l l,,s
mead. I'm answer to qucs iuIs put 10y Justice sill
hct, native OF Louisiana, whc.e Ia owned plan
taiion. When asked hd he had 20 .av n answer
10 the charg he replied tIat it WIS iy gicyous
suits anu caluuul he was led to sIulI /, sOn-iu-
Lla. lie has yiliAei and aJds,d d me to a number
oi reTsOns,' he AIDED "and said nost oiSgra,eiul
uutuths about myself and my wife. / have tie
qucntly demonstrated with nm, hut with effect
eXcept aldiIoual apu~e nom him. Nh-n |
met MIN to-day, 1 could no longer contain ny SELL
and stru. k hun in the face .!r cn replied
that he had never abused Mr. Drulhct in any way
After reDuklng Mr.. Drulhel for taAiug the law into
his own hands, justice kilbrctn held HIM ior tra
III $500 bail. lie was allowed a seal in the eXan-
ination rO0m and later in the day Charles Wager
HULL the Superintendent of the American Institute,
became his surety. both Drullnct and Stern gave
Their ag > as fifty six years, although he former
looks OIuer. tern drove away IN his can rage, ap-
plrently well satisfied at having his ia ,ueI-iu-IaW
temporarily confined.
4 RIBUNE reporter talked with Mr.. Stern last
evening about inc affair. lie said that the assault.
the utth act Ia "a uIanla the other four having
been acted IN Paris. lie added that the whole
trouble was caused by his mOthcI-in-aw. His
wife lie asserted, was All rlght until her mind
poisoned. The divorce suit which is pending, he
said, was going against his wife, and this annoyed
Mr. Dmlinet aud caused the assault AiT. UruIlnet
could be found at No. 90 liadison-Iyc.