The sun., 1896-10-16
Observation-Disclosures
JEALOUS WIFE PURSUED HIM TO 4
JOB AT MRS. EISH'S.
He " Done n Sneak" Down the Fire Eao,pe
aud Iid In the Flat Below Untn II wo.
man Turned Hin Out-He ExpinInrd
but Crorr flutta for Divorce A.. n

He "Done n Sneak" Down the Fire Ese,pe
aud Hid In the Flat Below Un,u IA wo.
man Turned Him Out-He Explained
but Cross Suits for Divorce Are On.
This is the tale of plumber and his woes
complicated by an indignant and suspicious
wife, a convenient hre escape, and an unwilling
hostess. II was told In Part Ill. of the Supreme
Court yesterday, the occasion being the suit for
divorce brought by Frederick Schuck, tho
plumber. against Catherine Schuck, the indig-
nant and suspicious wife. Louis Steckler for
Schuck and Abe Hummcl for Mrs. Schuck
aiding and abettinE in the telling which was
done by the plaintiff. The tale took up large
part OF the afternoon.
Mrs. Schuck makes counter charges against
her husband. naming Mrs. Amy Fish, the
woman in whose fat the plumbing episode took
place. Below Mrs. Fish's fiat is the fiat of Mrs
Bellmore. with whom the harassed plum ber
sought refuge but found 1t not This is ex.
planned because II wasn't made perfectly clear
in the testimony given in rcbuttal by Schuck
Schuck is a small and aggressive man. 20 years
old, with long. red neck and q manner which
of the court officers described as "having n
very b'see way with him." In fact, the plumb ber
might have gone right on the stage in makeup
and lines and made hit In a sketch as " dead
fly mug. Seer" The real relating OF the tale
began when Mr.. Hummel took the witness in
hand.
"Do you remember" asked the lawyer, "a
visit you paid to the rooms of Ms Amy Fish on
q certain Sunday afternoon 2"
sure" said the witness self-reliantly.
Q.-What did you 20 there for2 A.-To FIX
the washtubs.
Ooh, to fix the washtubs, eh2 A. earnest
ly)-Sure.
Dwell. now. how did you know the wash
,l,a
Sure.
No: she came to my rooms an says, Gould y
come roun' an fix my washtu bs Z"
Q.-Aud what did you say! A. (cheerfuly)-
Sure.
Q..Then you went around there to fix the
tuos2 A.-Sure. Hold up First asst her what
was wrong with EN-. Then went roun' there
Q,-No" iel the jury, please. what you took
yS% GHia SG" %H"s Tfns mend Mrs Amy
tools NTxhi Six FOOT o Wire, @ pliers. HeS chip
'9"Y%a 't"'E''sl took ali those things up with you
,Q.-Now, what did you do when you got
there +, A.-Looked at the lady's washtu bs.
at The Gd" tn WIFE She Mns
drunk las night. an she'll come in here an
:" Hold on; hold on" cried Mr. Humme II
object ask that the answer be stricken out"
stricken ont it WAS. and by dint OF hard work
ness the fact tina, he ,Schuckl deemed it inad-
v'saOls s 70 be found in the fiat by his wife.
Q.-W ell II was your wife at the door? A.
Observation-Disclosures what 1t was her. all right.
Q.-What did she say? A-HerT How'd l
know ,. done ,s sneak s down the fire escape.
hammer and your plier and your six foot of
wire and your-er-er-w did you say you
bendin' pin. hammer. an six foot o Wire.
Q.aeAh, yes. Aud you took these with you?
Allow far down was it to the ground? A.
Fit,y-two feet.
went into Mr. " RB Beimores III snS Sas fist
,.Q..Yo4 effected an entrance hastily, take
Q.-Pleasssa 4r.n..1,
Mrs Beltmore says: waddve want - Sats:
",L"mme in. The wife's up stairs raisin' rue
Fish" says. 81 Lemme get out tn way"
Q,rWhat did she say to that? A;-She says:
Therei be trouble. You better ft yet OUT" ' say
Odd YOU tell her about the hammer and
ns ns pep lesi OF Te and the bend
about II.
.,Q.-Ihen you went and hid behind the por-
there's? Al stood behind EN-
Glow long2 A.-About hatfa minute. She
says; &" do want anything TO do with this. Get
Q.Then did your wife speak to you about the
matter when you got home? A.-Sure:
=, @ You told her about the washtubs? A
Q.-And you told her about the six feet of
w'rr ana the hammer hnG the pier and the
rirhi '' nyG a al EIH. She She .Sid .S III" tel ts
yunr folks" said, GO ahead"
U.--TacA She didn't believe that about the
tubs \ l don't think!
II was then. the witness said. that he signed
the pager admitting his guilt With Mrs. Fish,
SO a. to "pearety" his VIE who promised 10
make friends II he'd sign the paper. In Ills
previous testimony lie had denied an" intimacy
with Mrs. Fish. lie asked about h- ~ 1se-
qucnt friendship with Mrs. Fish, but drnird
,ha, it had been anything more than an ac-
QuaintauCe.
In the morning the defence rested. After the
janltres~ OF thu flat house where Mrs. Fish lived
had testified that SChuck had been to the house
and spoken up the tube to Mrs. Fishs fiat every
night for six months. Mrs. SchuCk herself took
the stand. Her testimony WAS mainly rehash
Of her visit 10 the Central Holel with Los"
Curtis. Curtis had taken her there under pre-
tenCe that her husband was waiting for her. she
said. and they had been in the room only two
minutes when her husband with two other men
came TO the door. She had not even removed
her hat. she testified. and there had been moth
ing wrong between Curtis and herself.
The case goes on to-day.