The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-30

body by the GERS He charged Treasurer
Edward Laue with fraud. was sued for
libel and the worthy official won the suit.
Poor little Rutherford was thus torn up
first by one unfortunate affair, and then by
another. Scarcely had this latter excite
ment subsidized when Herr Luttgen was
seen marching down the avenue early ono
morning with fire in his eye and a big
pistol in his pocket. He accompanied his
little son to the school house, but the prin-
cipal refused the boy admittance, because
the hour of opening had not yet arrived.
The scene which ensued caused another
shock to the little village, but IL is related
that the schoolmaster came out on top.
When Mrs. Lutgen suddenly departed
from the village two weeks ago and com
menced quit for divorce against her hus-
band, the women folks were well nigh wild
with excitement. 81 told you So" was
heard on every side. She placed her case
in the hands of Haines & Ely, vino have
offices in Rutherford and Jersey City, and
startling bill was filed The fair lady
claims that prince William" as her bus
band is cslled by his German associates,
married her for money, and when wealth
was not forthcoming he is alleged to have
commenced a series of persecGlio IS which
formed terrible chapters IL her life. He is
said TO have treated her like dog, and on
one or two occasions she alleges that at
OluIltI LiS tdISGl OiL u pAtCo Il kitGA anu
throwing it at her exclaimed: There, you
dog, now eat your FLIP
The papers in the case were served by
Constable Weidle with considerable diff
Guilty. During the first official call at the
Duttgen villa, window was suddenly
thrown open and pistol fired, causing the
constabulary force of one to beat hasty
retreat. After re-enforcements had been
secured by the officer, the summons was
duly served on Herr Luttgen at the depot
by Sheriff Demarest. The town was fear
fully aroused over the affair.
Supplementary proceedings were inst
tuted yesterday by Mrs Luttgen, who filed
a petition for temporary alinony and coun-
sci fees and the motion was set Tor hearing
before Coun ellor Magill, in Jersey City, on
Monday of next Week. Herr Luttgeu was
served with the notice and there was an
other scene. Mrs. Luttgen, who j. under
the protection of her friends in this city,
said yesterday: "Once at midnight he
forced me out of bed and on INV kEees. /
was compelled to tel him everything which
had occurred during the daN. The next
week he awakened me ut B O'Clock in the
morning and forced me TO 60 down stairs
where, with big revolver at my head, he
delivered terrible lecture on what he
called wifely duties. Day after day be
would write me long letters, giving minute
directions as to the manner should conduct
sell lTOIu HOuT 10 uouT.
ON HER HANDS AND KNEES.
"He came home in a fit Of anger one
night and, after getting me out of bed,
compelled me TO walk all over the house on
my hands and knees like dog. He said
that hereafter he should treat me as a dog
because | was not his wife any longer. He
frequently referred to the money which he
thought I was to have as my dot, and was
in continual state of rage because ! did
not bring him some thousands of dollars.
He refused to give me a cent for household
expenses and ordered the village store eep-
ers to sell me nothing on bis account. At
length he said that he had ascertained that
the spirit of my sisters poor little dead dog
Dodo had by transmigratio1 entered my
body, but when he demanded that l should
bark l deemed it high time to be released
from the dreadful influence and fled from
the house. He had read about the toup
garou tales of the French Canadians, and
talked wildly on metempsy Ghosts"
Lawyer Haines, of counsel for the fair
plaintiff, was N his Jersey City Office yes
terday. He said that he had just completed
| upward of $50 pages of af1idavits by the
people of Rutherford and had filed them
| with Chancellor Magill. These are in add
ton to the charges made in the plaintiff S
original bill, and reveal the strange home
life of the husband for the past year.
RELENTLESS ABUSE.
No less than fifty OF the neighbors of the
Luttgens have contributed stories of the
relentless abuse of this long suffering wife,
and when all the facts come out thew will
cause something of a sensation. Possibly
the whole question of the TRANSPORTATION of
souls may be gone over by the defense.
The town of Rdtaferford is noted for its
great number of pretty girls. and a score of
them will be witnesses for the fair plaintiff
against Prince William" 1t is destined to
be one of the noted Jersey trials of the
century. F-f
Meanwhile, the defendant is very reti-
cent. He claims that meddlesome friends
have exercised IA bad Influence over his
wife, and he enters general denial of all
the charges against him. He is trying to
find his wife, who has been spirited away
and hidden by relatives, ard be has barri-
caded his house and placed it in a state If
siege When reporters and court officers
approach the place they are compelled to
talk to the muzzle of big revolver and are
DISCOURAGED