Daily Republican., 1885-08-08
Rhfladelph1a Items.

IhALADELfhIA, aug. O. hre.
Deborah Gerner applied to the court
yesterday for the custody Of her child
which Is now in charge of
her husband, Charles Z. Gerner. In
telling her story Mrs. Gerner testified
that she had left her husband because
he kissed her aunt and acted familiarly
with her. Husband and wife lived,
ut the time Of the separation, with
the aunt, Mrs. Annie Bitters, who re-
sides on Aspen street, in West Phila-
delphia. They were married on May
10th, 1883. Mrs. Gerner asserted that
about Eve months ago her husband
beat her and put her out OF the house.
She also complained that Mrs. Bitters
did the sewing, and was paid for it,
while she was compelled to do the
In corroboration of Mrs. Gerner's
story, n neighbor, Mrs. George Bechtel, ),
was called. Mrs. Bechtel remarked,
in q preliminary way, that she never
put her nose in other peoples business,
but that Mrs. Bitters had said that
Charlie loved her better than he did his
wife, because hi, wife had no converse
tional powers and WAS nos dressy !"
enough. Mrs. Bitters also said that
little Lawrence called her mamma" Z"
and that Charlie had asked her If she
would leave her own two sons and 60
with him to Denmark, his native couu-
try.
Mr.. Gerner met this array ofevideno<
by denying that he ever struck his
wife, and said that on the contrary she
had a violent temper, and WAS addicted
TO the rather disagreeable habit O
thro wing knives and plates at him
He had applied for q divorce on thu
ground of cruel treatment. The child
he said had been raised by Mrs. Bitters
and it's mother cared nothing about 1t
He admitted the kissing. but thought h
had a right to kiss his wife's aunt
The Judge reserved bis decision and or
dered the child in the fathers care IL
the meantime, With permission TO th
mother TO see 1t once a week. The hus
band was also ordered to pay 81 80 ,
week to his wife's support until tn
questi IN of alimony Is settled.
The bodies Of the unfortunate Ger
mans who were killed at Ingleside o!
Thursday night we're viewed by hun
dreds OF their friends at their lat
homes yesterday. Preparations for tn
funerals were M ade, and 1t Is probabl
that the em oloyees of the brewerie5 IL
which Schenk and Heller worked will
attend in a body. The Coroner, VIII
" ished to hold an inquest at once, wa
compelled to postpone 1t until to-day
in order to secure the attendance of tn
railroad employees who were on tn
train at the time of the accident. Tn
general impression is that the mel
hurried to their deaths by failing t.
observe proper precautions In gettin
off the train. There is no fence, how
ever, to separate the tracks as at othe
sta tions and no safe way OF crossinl
from one side of the road to the other
Christoph Schenk and Adolph Heller
two of the victims, we're drivers, th
former at Eble g. Herter's and tn
latter at Baltz's Brewery. Marti
| Hugler was not in business. The clu
giving the festival which ended so ur
fortunately was the Gambrinus Benef
cial Society.
A party of men looking for q boat g
Race Street Wharf at half-past 8 lai
night, found q much.w worn suit {
clothes on the wharf. The hat, shir
coat, vest, pantaloons. shoes and stool
ings were all there. The clothes wei
taken to the Fifth District Station
house. The only articles found in tt
pockets were four latch keys, attache
to which was a ring bearing the nau
and address Of " H. II. Stevens, Z:
North Front Street" There is I
dwelling at that place, the sawmill
A Wilt & Son occupying the ait
!, The clothes are supposed to belong TO
, man named II. II. Stevens, who b
, loitered around the saloons at SecoI
and Race, and 10 believed TO have COR
; mitted suicide.
II About II o'clock last night III,
entered the drug store of Clemeu
Blowe, northeast corner of Ninth al
lVine streets, and said he was sick.
few minutes later he died. In one
hi+ pockets was found a memoranda
book In which t..is was written
am afflicted with heart disease. y
name is John V. Smith. My brother
lGeorge L. Smith, 440 East Seventeen
Istreet, my step-mother, Cathari
jSmith, 419 + ,st seventeenth street, a
my cousin, Catharine Probst. 4l9 Ia
Eighteenth street, New York City
The body was taken to the Eighth d
trict Station house.
John Gansert, % years of age, di
yesterday, from the effect of burns
ceived on Wednesday by the explosi
Of q can of gasoline At the provisi
!, store of godfrey Rausen berger In g
I mantown. Two boys, VIM. Reiff q
,e David Rieber, who burned at the sa
ID time died on Thursday.
Charles Pommitz, as years of .
was run over by train Of the Readi
. Railroad yesterday and received mi
}, les which 1t is thought will prove
" tai.
Patrick Parker, S5 years old, on ]
day fell from the third story window
lodging house on South Front str
to the pavement aud received serie
Injuries.
The Grand Jury yesterday found
+ true bill against John Burke for
murder Of Willis z. Carter.
An unknown man fell into the D.
ware river at Arch strees wharf, Ph
delphia, yesterday afternoon and
drowned.
- An Insane Doctors Decd.
ATrICA IND DIR. Grin Ahorn,