The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-26
MISS HANSEN'S BABY.
She Says Young Van de
Zande Is It's Papa.
IT WAS BORN In NEW YORK.
A Sweet Morsel Of Scandal for
Hoboken Gossips.

Recorder McDonough's court In Hobo
ken was crowded yesterday afternoon, to
listen to the trial of Gustav Van de
Zande, prominent young society man,
who is accused by Bessie aansen, q pretty
Swedish servant girl, of being the father
of her child.
The case was brought by the city Of
pei him to pay for the support of the
child
The city, in the absence of Corporation
Attorney Minturn, was represented by
Lawyer DAILY. Counsellor Leonard
looked after the interests of Van de
Zande. Van de Zande is head clerk in
malt house in New Nork and occupies q
prominent position in boating circles
Several of his fellow club members were
in court.
Miss Hansen, with her child in her
arms, sat inside the railing, but the stare
she asked and received permission tct re-
tire to a private room. A&
Miss Hansen was the first WitnesH Il
She testified as follows: 1s
Il came from Sweden ten years ago D.
In February of last year secured ern-
ployment as g servant in the boarding
house, No. 258 Garden street. While
there became acquainted with the de-
fendant. One night, about a month after
being in the place, Van de Zande Came
home from ball. It was about
twelve o'clock. I was about to
retire. The gas was burning low.
he came into my room and turned out
the gas and accomplished my ruin.
was afraid to make an outcry- Since that
time he has been intimate with me on
several occasions. In January Of this
year told him of my delicate condition
and he said he would provide for me. In
the latter part of April he brought me to
Mrs. Kalio's. No. 132 West Twenty ninth
street, New York. On March my child
was born. Two weeks after that went
to live with Mrs. Jansen at No. 129 Gar
den street. A little while after | had him
arrested y
VAN DE ZAEDE PAID THE BILL
Mrs. Kalio, q midwife. Of No. 1872 West
Twenty ninth street, Yves the next wit
ness. She testified that Van de- Zandt
paid for the confinement Of Miss Hansen
Mrs. Jansen, of No. 129 Garden street,
corroborated Miss Hansen's testimony as
to her staying with her three days. This
was the city's case.
Frederick Friedman, a dudish young
man, was the first witness for the defence.
He is friend OF Van de Zande, and is
employed as clerk in a wholesale dry
goods house. He boards in the same
house with Van de Zande.
Friedman said he knew that Miss Ham
sen was not pure girl On being asked
if he had ever been intimate with her, he
refused 10 answer on the ground that it
might criminate himself. He said that
one night iD June last year, about twelve
O'Clock, ne was coming down siaiT ..
ing through the hallway he heard noise
in Miss Hansen's room and thinking it
might have been burglars he peeped over
the transom. He saw enough then and
there to convince him THAI she was not an
'sangeLn
Frederick Linguist, another dudish
house, said he did not know OF anything
derogatory to Miss Hansen's character
He had never heard of her intimacy with
the defendant.
TUCKED THE DOCTOR AWAY.
When Mrs Kallo, the midwife, was
giving her testimony, she said that Miss
Hansen had told her that young doctor
who boarded in the house. was in the
habit OF coming home drunk and that she
(Adiss Hansen) was obliged to tuck him
in his little bed. This doctor was DIR.
Grew. a well known physician. Lawyer
DAILY strenuously objected to admitting
this testimony, and said it was an in
famous scheme to blast a reputable
physicians reputation This part of the
testimony being only hearsay was ruled
out
Counsellor Leonard then summed up.
He argued that inasmuch as Miss Ham
sen had not legal settlement In Hobo
ken the Court had no Jurisdiction.
Lawyer DAILY followed in remarkable
speech. He referred to the Court sarcas-
tically as having a great mind, and the
venerable Judge flushed and grew ex-
cited. Daily then turned to the two
dudish young men in the back Of tho
court room and, pointing his finger at
them, gave them terrible tongue-lash-
ing. The position OF the young men WAS
an unenviable one, and one of them left
the court room in = hurry. The other re-
manned and laughed at the efforts of the
counsellor to 'sroast'' him.
The Court reserved its decision until
Friday morning.