New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
MRS. DE NELL AND THE BARON
HOW THEY LIVED IN TIE EGER HOTEL.
rr.riNoSY BY TuE LANDLORD AND SE|EEAL
HOTEL employees.

HOTEL lNFL'1i7'
Stephen L. Austin WAS the first witness
called yesterday in tlc D. Well divorce case. iie met
Mr. and Mrs. Ds Nell i'm Dresden in 1871 AMI the ae-
quainaucc lasted FOR about two years; he was secretary
q, tic American club. to which Mr. De Mcl belonged
NJ anI MI. DC Nrli he sail. appeared 70 lve happily
together lie ai only seen Mr.. b, Noli un l.r the III
nu'nce of iIuor once. on crDss-e, animation NJ.
Austin SAID that Nr. DE Nell 1mcm's drank five or six
lsr-" glasses of irgr; hc had never seen hIin hta@gr
At IN, c?rG Mr.. Dc Nell sometimes drank rcd Yinc and
ah,intlc, which had effect on him. The wiiuo g
thought that Mr. DE Nell Vas rather strict with his cl-
drcn. lie first thc charges against Mrs De Nell IN
the newspapers.
Tr. Mcclure read the deposition Of g. Frederick
Wclze proprietor Of the Hotel Kaiser Wilhelm where,
Mr. De Nell asserts, NIr- De Nell stayed when Baron
Geyso occupied % room adjoining hers. Nj Welz.l
had been unable ~ identify th' photograph shown him Of
Mrs ID" Nell. He remembered that in July, lsSl lady
with little child came the hotel gentleman with
them. They occupied two adjoining rooms. Nos. II
and 49, and remained four or tive days. He rccoected
the little girl; she accompanied Mr.. De Nell in lSS2
Christian Wclzc Of the landlord cOrrobOrated his
fathers statement ana added that the lady and gentle
man were considered lovers at the hotel Chrisana
Furhrngcr a chamhormaid OF the hotel, stated IN her
deposition that she identified the photograph OF Mrs DE
Nell, who IN the hotel at different times about ten
days She arrived the first time in the evening ana she
sometimes went away on the evening; sometimes
the next morning The rooms engaged by gentle
before the arrival Of the lady. who always
cDmpancd by girl about SIX years old She was always
accompanied by man. and they took meals III their
rooms. The maid took them first FOR and wife,
untll she heard the child call him uncle" The door be-
tween the sometimes OPEN II was never
locked The child subsequently at the hotel by
the chambermaid with Mr. DE Nell The maid neucr Oh
served anything IN the conduct Of the gentleman and
lady which might not Indicate that they were husband
and wife. Size identified tile portrait Of Baron Won
GevsO
Joseph steiner the porter the Hotel Kaiser Wilhelm,
then called 10 the stand lie corrOb0rated the story
tine landlord and his He had identified the little
girl the In the company OF the lady aud gentle.
the pictures shown me by Mr. DE Nell he ,ud " as
those OF the gentleman and lady have seen the little
girl in the hotel whom afterwar SAW at Mr. De Mc's
In Dresden, and who was with him ID Lger "hen tne
lady arrived at Eyer the gentleman waiting for her
The luly AZ the Otel about four days. She came
from the direction Of Franzenbad." The witness was
shown a Photograph and asked II he had seen the
hotel in July ISL. and OCCUPIED room N0 - when the
lady and the child were in NO Il The child was Mr. DE
Mr. McCldre-Havc you seen Mrs. DC Nell here in
conrt
Mr. Mctlure-Can you point out she lady who was at
Eyer in July lssl and occupied the rooms Nos IA and
- az the Hotel Kaiser Wilhelm
Stener-I can.
Mr. Mcclure Do so.
less with her eye fixed upon him. and said: That Is the
lady"
Mr.. McCl-re-Are you positiveI
Steiner-les.
on cross examination the witness said that he co1ld
tell nothing about the clothing the lady the cEd had
Eyer further than that 1t was Hight. The gentle
had trunks with him and wore one suit or
clothes all the time. He could not tell exactly Whcth
or not Mrs DE Nell her hair at Eyer at present
Mr.. Parsons-Who told YOU that this lady Mrs Dc
Melt
stelner-Mr welze when the lady was Al Eyer.
Mr.. ParsOns-What are your money arrangements for
coming here
steiner I get 100 marks q month and had my life
insured for 900 marks FOR the benefit of my wife.
Tue witness had said his direct examination that he
saw the gentleman kiss Mrs. De Nell at the railroad
station when she went away from Eyer. He was asked
by Mr. Parsons II he had any other lady Kissed NJ
the railroad station NJ Eyer TO which he replied that he
could remember he could not describe the dress OF
other lady than that Of re De Nell nor tell about
any other occupied by ;d with children al the
hotel. He first learned that the lady Mrs De MeI
when Mr.. De Mcu's lawyer pointed her ont IN court
month ago.
The c.,-. will he continued on Nondav