Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-15
! ODD QUESTION At ISSUE
...nrn ms OWN FArHER-IN-
LAW or soN-iN-nAw.
,,.r,,ea Mother and Daughter,
xor sues the Former for Alien
~ from Him the Affections OF
ne latter.

Ns.,s York, Aug. l4-fapcFs IN
Wrought by Eugene suhrer, Of
s.,aeld. Mass. against Mrs. Gather
suhrsr, of No. ls Cannon street.
civ to recover $4,000 damages
M alienation OF his wife's afrec-
{. reveal whit Is, perhaps, one
the most extraordinary cases OF
.,r,monlal entanglements that has
sr come before the courts. Whether
hrer is his own son-in-law. or IA
rr.ln-law. or neither, is the queer
.stIon that will be incidentally de-
mined when the case comes up for
al
Euhrer married a Mrs. Som early
he seventies, thinking that her hus-
nd was dead. He afterward ascer-
ned. It Is alleged, that Som was
ng. and having become smitten
the Charms of the woman's daugh-
eoped with hcr, in westHeld. Mass.
had three children by her, bat he
sges that Mrs. SOM. or. MS she
s herself, Mrs, Catherine suhrer.
uced the daughter ana children to
re him. and in consequence he now
ms suit for 100000 for alienation
- bis wlfe's directions.
irs suhrer is very well known in
Fnan cliclcs. She is said to be very
Xlihy. She came TO this country
10 Germany IN 1850 and was mar
to Philip Som, Il countryman.
b had amassed a considerable sum
money.
= Trouble came upon the household
ng to slnn's bad habits, HIS con-
in became such that he had to be
se1 Ia an asylum
onn was discharged from the asylum
1858 and returned TO Germany. Ac-
II ing 10 allagl ions In the suit his
leyor had rad any things of
sihce Then Eugene SuhTer wooed
= won Mrs SOM
n q alleged she concealed from him
III fact nnt she had received no evil
ae u her sbnud's death. Three
q lren were born of this marriage
T. strlr, t scems, afterwatd dlscov-
/ that Som WIS still Twins. and
brought suit to have his marriage
DID, her annulled on that ground. He
rot push the suit however. and II
81 er came to trial. Catherine. Mrs.
n's daughter. had during these
N grown to be a beautiful girl,
suhrer gradually Transferred his
= ctlons from the mother 10 her. one
i srnoOn, when Mrs. suhrer went
nm after q shopping excursion. she
thi that both had departed
Pc learned five years ago that they
H eone1 to Wostfeld. Mass, and
"a living there as man and wife.
had suhrer arrested there on
fmal charge
the meantime he had procured
Hmentary evidence from Germany
SOM was alive. and when he
brought into court there was
u dramatic scene, as his lawyer.
being the papers from Germany.
nded the release of his client on
ground that his marriage with
SRRn was not binding. Suhrer
81 he trial Suhrcr married Cath
agreements occurred between
We, though, and last January,
&r three children with her, she
and returned to her mother
PITY, where they have since
M uhrer learned of the where
Ia his wife he brought the
4 k'allt.
tf George b. Morres of No. 81
<<ret who Is Suhrer's counsel.
ld no doubt his client would
8IIUrf autial damage.
trt & House are the attorneys
tIftf uhrer Mr.. Friend said; MY
D be deeply panied Mt the
'-<, given this unfortunate mat
6r* Som, however, Is the wife
@< despite the documents the
NV may have. We DO not adj
rst husband was alive when
<r d her.
latlons with the daughter
ctriclous. In any case, there
baton Of affection, as we can
fe daughter left him OF her
will. He has brought misery
r and daughter, and now he
ermined to display their sor-
Pc world by the publicity of