The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-27
W ANqS $4,000 DAMAGES
Stein Charged With Alien
ating the Affections of
j George Joerns' Wife.
He WAS THE STAR BvARDER
Joerns Testified He Never Tore
His Shirt in shreds-0ther
Testimony.
He WAS THE STAR BUARDER

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George w. Joerns asked a jury yes
terday in the Cilcult Court before Judge
Lippincotr to award him for damages
because. as he alleged, Louis Stein had
alienated the affections OF his wife aud
broken up hisshome. Joerns is the chef
1T the hotel at the Gutenberg race track
and Stein is q rsal estate agent having
an office at No. 5o4 Washington street,
HobIken.
The scandal connected with the. domes-
tic life OF Joerns and his voEuptuous
looking wife was aired In tne Court OF
Chancery a ear ago, when Mrs.
Joerns brought suit for divo rec from
her husband. These divorce proceedings
are still pending, because Joerns acted
upon the advice of the Vice Chancellor,
aud flied a cross bill asking thar he be
divorced frorl his wife and alleging nuai-
erous acts Of infidellty. The story Is "a
simple one. 1t is only the case Of the
star boarder repeated Once more.
THE STAK BoAIDER.
Joerns married Elise Hutten. q charm
lug young woman. at Cincinnati, O.,
during the year 1876. q as he claims
the couDie lived very happily until Janu-
AIRY Is. 1888. About y year before this
date Joerus moved to Hoboken. where
he ana his wife opened a fash
ionabie boarding house at No.
q number of boardars and were doing u
good business. Among the guests of the
house was Louis Stein, who as real estate
agent first formed the acquaintance OF
Mr.. aud Mrs, Joerns by collecting rent
from them. Stein became SO much
attached to the Joerns family, particu-
larly Mrs. J0erns. that he finally asked
fJtAta Tn fuko him "a a J.. hoprftar ThAus
we're delighted with the proposition, Il
especially SO when Stein stipula ted hat
his meals should be served TO MIN in the
parlor alone. because he did not care to
mix with ordinary boarders and he was
willing to pay very literally for
the extra trouble aud attsn
ton. Stein soon proved TO
Jocrns ana their son aud daughter. In
fact be was so highly esreemed by Mrs.
Joerns that when she could steal away
from the other boarders she would sit
beside Stein in the parlor where he dined
In the evening and assist him In hiding
FROM view the conteuts OF u Wine bottle.
10 this proceeding Joerns did not object
for Il while, for the parlo- doors were
always open aud any one hat access TO
the room at any time.
JoERNS GREW SUSPICIOUS.
But nnaliy Mr.. Joerns grew suspicious
and he demonstrated with his better half 4.
she became indignant and husband and
wife Quarteled. Tnen Joerns decided to
keep Ills weather eye open n the devel-
he observed by close scrutiny
were far from being gratifying to him
aud hu had the best of reasons for believ-
ing that the love that his wife had once
borne him had taken flight and was
transferred TO the handsome star boarder.
When convinced beyond doubt That
Steln had stolen the affections of his wife,
Joerns ordersd him TO leave the house.
Tnis was in February. 1882.
II want YOU to leave my house." JoernS
said to him while Mrs. Joerns was stand
ing near.
The wlfe's eyes flashed and her voice
rtrembied as sue said, with suppressed
passion:-
Very well; where S;ein goas, I gs.n
The husband protested aginsI such I'M
seemly language, D0t his wife. exhibiting
still greater anger, concluded Il conver-
Station by saying:-
"If that don't suit you, you CO.,.
Jeerns being assured thaL she lean
all she said left the house. aud from that
day to the present ceased to support his
family.
NEW LODGINGS.
Stein remainea WITH Mrs. Joerns as
the star boarder until u few weeks later,
when the woman moved to No. 24l
Bloomfield street, taking her two chii-
dren with her. S5sln was d frequent
visitor OF Mrs. Joerns, and on one occa-
sion, Joerns, who was watching the
house. saw Stein leave at q little before
eleven O'Clock.
Joerns had a deep affection for his
wife, aud on a NUMBER of occasions he
sntreated her to come back to him
and to forget Stein. She said
nn% 49, /, xvillJ,- ~ a 60 hr1r
she Gid not aud Joerns believes tine rea-
son for mis- was the influence Of Stain.
Later Mrs. Joerns moved to Weenawken
Heights, where, Joerns says, Stein re
sumed his place In bis wife's household
as the star boarder Rnd Is still living
there. Joerns claims that his wife proved
unfRithfuiness to him at Hoboken,
CRtskill Mountains and WeehRukel
During Joerns' explanation Of his
tribularious to the jury yesterday he
said tina when Stein boarded as his
house as No. sSS Hudson street. he con-
tiuually presented Mrs. Joerns with
flowers, aud on Que occasiou ave her q
pair of elegant tiIyer vases. That the
first Difficulty he had ever had with his
wife was caused Dy Stein's attentions To
had never while in y rage torn his shirt
uf his back and into shreds
aud that ne had always been a good
proytder for his family. He denied
alphabetically that he had ever nsaren mis-
wife or choked nor so hat persons were
forced to run up stairs Go her assistance,
but said that ons occasion his wife aud
il Mrs. Mackner ware drunk aud while
In that condition Mrs. Joerns attempted
TO commit suicide. Joerns admitted
having once polluted az unloRded revolt
yer, which belonged to Mr. G~antzbsry,
ut his wife, but said no evil vas intended
because the pistol was not loaded.
This concluded the testimony OF Mr..
Joerns aud the case was adjourned nnttl
tod az.
THE HEARING ToDAY.
When the Case Was resumed this
morning Joerns was recalled to testify
tibet be mad written to his wife TO come
back TO him. Charles Wild, OF No. 81
Adams street, testified that be knew thai
Stein, before he became q boarder. visited
Mrs. Joerns frequently when her
husband was absent from home.
George +. Rennardt OF No. 124 Bergen
wood avenue, who had been u clerk fox
six years for Stein, testified that Stein
had rented the Weehawken Heights
house aud that he was Mt present living
There with Mrs. Joerns. aud, he believed.
supported her and sent her children 10
school. On one occasion when witness
was AT the house he saw Mrs Joerns In
STEMS bedroom. Mrs. Joerns visited
STEMS Office as often "a " aud three
lines n week.
Theodore Hirsch Of Long Island City.
with the Josrns, corroborated the story
told by Joerns about the troubis De-
Ewe0n Joerhs and his wife. which caused
the husband to leave his home, Other