New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
THE JOYS OF HOUSEKEEPING.
THAT'S WHAT MULLER SAYS HE OFFERED.
MISS CAMMERER MIGHT HAVE SHARED THE
CRIES TOO, BUT SHE TURNED HIN


OUT OF DOORS
Clemens Muller was on the witness stand all day
yesterday, defending himself in the suit brought by
Miss Caroline j. Cammerer for 100000 for breach
Of promise of marriage, before Judge lngraham and
Jury in Part ". Of the supreme Court. Coonei In
gcrsoll closed the direct examination of Mr.. Muller
for the defence early in the day, and then the cross
examination was begun by f. II. Lewis, who Is as
sociated with Daniel Dougherty as counsel Tor MISS
Cammerer. once more the story Of the love-makihg
gone over, and Mr.. Muller protested repeatedly
that Miss Cammerer knew all the time that he Nad a
wife living, and also that he had not secured divorce
from her. Mr.. Lewis asked him about the proposal
Of marriage in Central Park on December Il, 1850.
which Of the maiu points in Miss tammerer >
story. The witness denied the story, and said that
there such cold wind blowing that they could
not have any animated conversation on that day lie
admitted that shortly after the alleged Interview IN
the Park he had taken Miss Cammerer and her father
to Liederlranz concert in Philadelphia, and on that
occasion lie sat between them.
81 Did you improve the opportunity to speak words
Of love to Miss Cammcrer that occasion - asked
Mr.. Lewis.
u suppose so-of course did was the answer.
Soon after that he called at Miss Cammerers home.
he said, and had made love to her there, but he had
not caressed her. because he had not got 50 far a,
caresscs at that time He declared that he loved
Miss Cammercr until the very last when she turned
him out Of the house.
:" knew" he continued. from the very start that
/ could not marry and she knew 1t too. She knew
that she was making love TO a married man. | had
mentioned in December. 1885, that We might arrange
so as to live together until my wife died.
." And this at the time YOU were talking in
your letter to Miss Cammcrcr about your virtues. and
quoting from Goethe !' qucried Mr.. Lewis.
"Yes," answered the witness. She was to live
with me BY contract. and that was Just good as
though were married by priest, and she knew it,
\ letter written on october 20, 1856. read. in
which Muller had said | hope the time viii not be
BY this he had they should share the joys
and griefs Of housekeeping. he said.
" DO You know what the wages of housekceper
are! Was it necessary To give a deed of house and
lot to secure a good one ln asked Mr.. Lewis.
don't know answered the Wltnc>~.
He refused point blank 10 tell Just VIA tie reia onS
between Miss Cammcrcr and himself were 10 be II
his propositions carried out but hc considered
that II would have been dero-ttO'Y TO wOman'>
character to have entered into the agreement which
he had proposed 10 MIS- Cammelcr. N the end ot
the croSS-cXamnatiOn the was ad ourn"d until
this morning at 10 O'Clock In the meantime the
Mrs Erb will he taken by ~tcnOgrapher and read IN
court, Mrs. Erb being too i'll appear in person.
After this testimony is read the summing mp will be
begun. and il is expected that the case VIII be gwen
to the jury some time today. II is not customary
to hold Jury trial, saturday, but Judge ln-rthfn
cOnSentcd to DO in thi, for the sake of finish
inc IL.