The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-17
MRS. HAHN'S STORY.
She Denies Her Husbands
Charges In His Suit For
Divorce = Why She
Met Gentlemen.

Mrs. Ida Hahn testified at length before
Vice-Chancellor Pitney to-day in refuta-
ton OF the allegations of her husband,
Louis j. Hahn, in his suit for divorce.
She said that her meeting with Mr..
Hunter in 10th street, which offended
her husband, II the fall of 1891. was acct
dental. She did not leave home with the
expectation of meeting any one.
MIR. Hunter walked to her NAT,
aud near it they met her husband.
leaning on a lamp post. Hahn was in-
dignant. He declared that she mst
Hunter by appointment, and that the ln-
cident was sufficient ground for a dt-
vorce. After Hahn left her she adver-
tised for employment, and did copying FOR
a lawyer who had an Office on Broadway
near ThirGy-third street In the lawyers
Office.
..Did you use a typewriter" inquired
the Vice-Chancellor.
"No, I dfdu'g use u typewriter"
st is unusual for a lawyer to have
copying done in long hand" said the
Vice-Chancellor.
81 can use a typewriter, but I didn't in
this case"
HER NEWSPAPER YORK.
The copying was called maulfold manu-
script, aud had many figures. Il was
about q premiership. l wrote paragraphs
for the newspaper and sent them by mail.
For some | was paid, some were re-
turned and some / LOST. l received $1O
for an article published in the Christian
Aduocate.n Wnils she was so engaged
her husband went to Florida. He pro-
posed then to rent suite
of rooms over the First National
Bank In Washington. When he returned
from Washington he said the rooms had
been leased. He owned a house In Wash
ingLon, but had leased it. The he pro
posed TO hire q house near Washington,
and let ner drive out to it every day and
| see her children. She didn't want co go
TO Washington, for when they lived
| there before, he failed to provide enough
for her to live on. When they moved
into new apartments at 40 W street and
| Madison avenue, Hahn went out before
the furniture was all moved, leaving her
and the two children without breakfast.
He was gone all day and when he re-
turned at night he gave her a roll he had
| carried in his pocket, She told him to
| give her MONEY within five minutes by
| the clock or she would go into the street
and ask a policeman TO arrest him. He
gave her 81.
When he was away from home he re-
| turned to see her every few days. He
never rang the bell, but came ia stealth
lily as il he expected to fad someon
there. She very rarely went out in the
evening. He went to Florida 10 January.
1891, and gave her cents, not dollars
for ner support. She didn'e know Of any
reason why he should go TO Florida.
THREW WATER IN HIS FACE.
She was In delicate health in 1891, aud
therefore ~rerulsed her husbands adj
vances. He had a habit Of reading re-
ports of divorce suits to her. One night
after she had retired he came into the
room and insisted Upon remaining. He
read a report of a divorce trial and per-
sisted. After warning him she tire W
water in his face, and Mrs. Prouty, who
was staying with her, came in,
Hahn said her refusal to let him remain
was sufficient ground for divorce. He
then went out and stayed.
She became acquainted with S. T. Sher-
man Of whose attentions Hahn com
planned while making an application for
work. Sherman was la the Office, she
applied to and engaged her to do copying
for him. The next day he brought
some copying work TO her fiat. She
often met Mr.. Sherman in Central Park
when she was out walking with her
children or her sisters daughter Claire.
She never went clone.
DIR. Baird, of New.York, corroborated
Mrs. Hahn's testimony as to her sickness
at the time her husband was jealous anu
ne defiued his treatment of her casa.
The case was continued late this after
noon.