St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-17
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
A Complaint and a Statement Thax
DO Not Agree.

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Do Not Agree.
Yesterday morning man was arrested
on Seventh street charged, by the o1ilcer VINO
took him with making disturbance on tle
street. A woman who had had some part
in the trouble followed the pair. claiming
that the man was her husband and that he
had stolen good deal of money from her
in Washington Territory. This the man
denied. In the municipal court in the
afternoon their names were given as Emma
Schwan and A. j. Schwan, and their cases
We're continued until to-day.
These are the same names that figure in
the papers in a suit for divorce which has
been begun recently. According to the
complaint, for variety of reasons,
Emma Maria Schwan being the plaintiff.
O'Brien, Eiler IL O'Brien are attorneys for
the plaintiff, and have drawn the complaint.
The plaintiff alleges that on the 18th OF
October. 1873 she was married to MI.
Schwan in Virginia City, New, and that
she lived with him until some time
in December, 1888; that they were
carrying on a jewelry and millinery
business at that time in Seattle,
w. r., and had on hand at least
SIS. 600 worth of stock, OF Which she
alleges she had contributed the larger part.
She also says that most Of the work was
done By herself, she travelling through the
Northwestern territories selling the goods.
Further the complaint says about Oct. y,
1889, SchWan sent the plaintiff East to buy
goods. with instructions to stop at various
points on the way back and sell whatever
She could: that while she was away, which
was until Dee. 10, the defendant disposed
of the stock, shipping portion
of it 10 st. Paul to Mary Schmidt,
his sister, and then endeavored
10 induce her to sign chattel mortgage on
the remainder. and that because she did
not, he beat her and locked her in room
to prevent consultation with her friends.
Here she says she was kept two days. She
alleges that the defendant took $3.50 and
So 600 worth Of her personal jewelry, and
then abandoned her. She asks, therefore,
for a legal separation, the restoration of her
property and such alimony as the court may
see tit.
MR.. sCHwAN'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Schwan is quite well known in St.
Paul, being connected with the wholesale
liquor firm OF Schmidt 81 Co., No. 307
Robert street. A GLOBE reporter called on
him and asked him with reference to the
allegations in the complaint. Mr.. Schwan
said he had known the woman from of old.
He first met her in Virginia City, some
fifteen or sixteen years ago, and allowed
himself to be duped by her. Since then she
had been doing her worst to make him mis-
cradle. He said she was not his wife, and
that she is simply trying to blackmail
him. She had tried it before and had been
to him offering to let him alone if money
were given her. She had made existence
almost burden to him. He further stated
that he believed the woman was not wholly
sane and it had occurred to him at times to
have her taken before the probate court
for examination, but he had refrained, as
he wanted no more to do with her than was
absolutely necessary. He said he had little
fear of any suit she might bring, as he was
willing to have his record examined in any
place he had ever lived and had no fear if
the facts in the case were known.