The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-22
MRS. VINGES REPLIES.
She Denies ALI the Charges
in Her Husbands
Bill Of Di-
vorCe.
1T WILL MAKE BILLY MAD"
This Is the Lady's Remark on
Closing Her Interview with the
Reporter.

u6dl0fS LII I1OUOhCu ttltCA OCh " NAoSkA ySS
terday morning. The story of the suit for
divorce from his wife begun by Council
man William J. Winges, published ex-
clusively in that paper, caused its rapid
sale.
For years Mr.. Winges has been prom
inent figure in Hudson county politics.
He is president of the Hoboken Common
Council, was once candidate for State
Senator, and has filled several offices with
more or less credit
Last June, when he went to Europe and
took with him Nurse Meyer instead of his
wife, to care for him, considerable COM
ment was made, and by a resolution of
the Council he was removed from his
position of presiding officer, but when he
returned he made an explanation to the
members of the Council that satisfied
them, and he was reinstated.
Just before Christmas Mrs. Winges
disappeared from her home, and appar-
ently no one in Hoboken knew where she
had gone until informed in THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS yesterday.
THE BRoTHER-IN-LAw SPEAKS.
Joseph Schipf, who is married to Mrs
Winges' sister and who lives at No. 213
Palmetto street, Brooklyn, said to an in
terviewer yesterday that Mrs Winges
was taken in a coach to Mrs. Mary Wy
mans home, on Broadway, Brooklyn,
two days before last Christmas, but that
after remaining there two days she COM
planned that she could not endure the
noise of the elevated railroad and called
at the house of Mr.. Schipf.
''For Gods sake" she said, give me
shelter, for Billy has driven me from
home and l have nowhere else to 60"
what do you think of Mrs. Winges'
condition of mind?" Mr.. Schipf was asked
yesterday.
has had cause enough to make it SO. Why,
the morning he hustled her out of the
house and placed her in coach he would
not. SO Mrs. Winges told me, give her time
to eat her breakfast. The trip to Europe
that her husband took with Mrs. Meyer |
think unbalanced her mind In fact she
is at times very silly and think he is the
cause
sTn one of her fits of dependency she
attempted to commit suicide by severing
an artery in her wrist. She told me she
did it Because can't stand 1t any longer,
referring to her husbands conduct with
Mrs. Meyers"
your nomeF
floor and when Mr.. Winges sent her a
quantity of common furniture, l had no
room for it, and she concluded it would be
better to hire few rooms. There was no
trouble, and will take you to her when
ever you desire"
ABOUT THE ALLEGED OFFENCE.
tsDo YOU think Mrs. Winges is guilty of
the accusations that connect her name
with John Meehan, Herman Webber, Max
Lessor and one Schroeder?,'
81 don't know what to believe"
When he said this his wife shook her
head violently for him to discontinue his
remarks and he added
because her mind is unbalanced. The
life Winges made her lead would set any
woman crazy. know that, for know
all about him."
Soon after Mrs Winges went to the
home of Mr.. Schipf that gentleman called
on Mr.. Winges, in Hoboken. and asked
him to explain his actions. His answer,
though not elegant, was certainly positive
siIf she shows her face here again I'll
put her in an asylum. don't want her here
any more. l will support her so long as
she lives, and that's all. "
Mr.. Schipf added that subsequently he
had written the Councilman about his
wife, trying to effect reconciliation, but
his letters were not answered. Said he -
"Last Monday week ago she went to
Hoboken accompanied by my wife"
eyes, that is So" interjected Mrs.
Schipf.
chain. bracelets and ring. He gave her
the bracelets, but said he would not let
her have the watch, because he wanted to
wear it himself"
CALLING ON wINGEs.
Last Sunday Mr.. Schipf visited the
Councilman on behalf of Mrs. Winges,
and said that he was told by her husband
that if she ever visited Hoboken again he
would have her arrested. When Mrs.
Schipf's eye was not on her husband, the
question as to his belief in the charges in
the bill of complaint was again put, and
he replied;-
"Afl | can get out of her is that she says
it was put up job"
What else he would have said had he
not seen his wife's head shaking violently,
will never be known.
'4Does Mrs. Winges drink beer or any
thing stronger?"
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Schipf said mo-"
and then appealed to each other for COR
roboration They declared that during
the time she was with them she had never
drank anything more Intoxicating than
coffee or tea, but what she did in Ho-
boken they did not know. MT. Schlpf
then said with Indignation
''What do you think OF this for cheek?
Last Sunday when l went to Hoboken to
see Winges about his wife, he said to
me:-fWhen the summons is served on my
wife, let me know, and | will pay you for
your trouble"
WHAT MRS. wINGEs SAID.
"Mr. Schipf took me to tenement
house on the same block to see Mrs.
Winges. She has three rooms on the
second floor Two of them are lighted by
windows, and the third is dark. All are
poorly furnished, but they We're clean, and
showed that they were cared for.
Mrs Winges sat at table eating some
boiled eggs, and pitcher half filed with
a LIQUID that looked like beer was in front
of her A half drained glass was in her
hand. When she saw her visitors she
turned her back and secreted the pitcher
and glass beneath her apron and conveyed
them to an inner room. When she re-
turned she vehemently shed tears for a
few moments, and then said that she was
ready to talk.
II have just returned from church, !"
said she, t'where | took the sacrament. /
think it is tough to be chucked out of
home after having been married thirty
five years. l never would have believed
Billy would do it. Death is better than to
fight one's husband in court. Oh. this is
ayfulp'