The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-11
GRAHFF'S GRIEF.
He Has Lost His Wife, His
Home and His Chill
dren.
RYAN WAS THE PRIZE WINNER.
Finally he Lost His Case Be.
cause He Could Not
Prove 1t.
RYAN WAS THE PRIZE WINNER.

Adivorce case occupied Vice Chancellor
Green's attention this morning. It was
that Of John Graeff against his wife,
Sarah Graeff. whom he charged with
adultery. Max Sailing represented the
plaintiff, and James Benny appeared for
the defendant. The parties are German
and residents of Bayonne. The defend-
ant, masculine appearing woman with
piercing black eyes. sat beside her coun-
sci, and behind her sat her alleged para
mour, John Ryan, a large man with short
hair and a loud watch chain.
The complainant a middle aged evil
IDENTIFY hard worked man. was the flrst
witness. He testified to having landed
az bayonne twenty four Years ago. He
bought lot and built house FOR himself
and wife He worked at gardening.
About eight years ago his wife deserted
him in company with another man She
was arrested at the depot, but th matter
was fixed up between them and he took
her back to his home
subsequently she kept boarders, among
them John Ryan. He objected to Ryan
as member of his family; witness said:--
i turned him out one night be6ween ten
and eleven O'Clock" Ryan remained
away fourteen days. and then returned.
His wife was angered by his treatment of
Ryan, and in order to make up with her,
he gave her deed of the house which
she now owns. Ryan came back to
board against his protest.
SHE GAVE HIM FIVE CENTS
Graeff and his wife lived together one
and half years after that On December
"a, 1887, he went to his work in the morn
ing and she gave him five cents. When
he returned at night The house was de-
serted. His wife, children, boarders, fur
niture and all his clothing were gone. He
found her two days later in house on
Twenty-ninth street. Bayonne. wnere
she was living with the children
and her boarders, John Ryan and Charles
Theis. He reproached her, but she de-
clared she would never again live with
him. She gave him his trunk, but re-
fused to give him his shirts, telling him
he had money enough to buy Shirts She
moved at The expiration OF one month to
another house on Twenty fifth street
with Ryan, and when another month had
to the defendants house.
The witness testified that while he lived
with defendant he gave her all his earn
ings. He said he suspected something
wrong between Ryan and his wife and
told what he saw Zone night when I
came home | see Ryan and her sparkling
together like two little lovers. He rubbed
his cheek against her cheek. ordered
him out of my house and threw his bed
down stairs. n
TOLD HER IT WAS A DOGS NAME.
On the cr0sS-examinatiou he was con-
fused as to dates. He said she first went
away with q man named Cha rles repper,
who worked for him and boarded iii the
family. He denied that q quarrel over q
game OF cards was the cause of his order
ing Ryan out of the house. He said:-
Ryan told my wife that GraeH was
dogs name said I was no
dog and ordered him out When threw
the bed down stairs my wife took il
back" He testified to living with his
wife after the occurrence until her de-
sertion. He never lived with her after
she left him.
john Fuess. who worked and boarded
with GraeH, was hard witness TO get
anything from. He testified to seeing
Ryan and Mrs. Graeff talking together ia
the hallway one night, but counsel GOT
but little from him as to how Ryan and
defendant conducted themselves after
the latter deserted her husband He ad-
mitted. however, he had informed coun-
sci that he was satisfied Ryan and Mrs.
GraeH were living together as man and
wife,
After DR. Alexander Dallas had testi-
fled briefly, Counsellor Benny moved TO-
dismiss the complaint on the ground that
no case had been made out. Chancellor
Green said:-ssI think the prosecution has
failed to present a case sufficiently strong
to put the defendant to the proof, and I
therefore grant the notion"