The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-12

MRS., BAUMANN'S STORY
Vice Chancellor Pitney Hears
Evidence Against a Jer-
sey City Doctor.
CHARGES HIM WITH CRUELTY
Sensational Testimony In
volving the Physicians
Conduct With His
Employees.
CHARGES HIM WITH CRUELTY


The application Of Mrs. Letitia Bau-
Manu., wife of DR.. Louis Baumann, for
merly of No. 81 Wayne street, for main
terance from her husband, was begun be-
fore Vice-Chancellor Pitney this morning
in Chancery Chambers. and a highly SEN
s~ational mass of testimony was brought
out.
The suit was brought under a section
of the Divorce act, and cruelty was the
| charge in the bill. Some time ago Mrs.
Baunann secured Sc a week alimony pend
ing the suit and the custody of the child,
Jennie Louise, nine years old.
On the hearing of the cause this morn
inging Mrs. examined by her
counsel. ex-Judge A. O.. Garretson. said
that they were married in, 1856 at No. 81
wavne street nv Rev. DR.. G. S. Bennitt.
They lived at t-hat>address until 1894, when
| thew ouarreled. and her husband told her
| Thai q earret was good enough for her,
and he went across the street to live.
fold me-, said Mrs. that
If 7 came 10 his house. he would make it
hot for me-.
CONTINUING Mrs Ra,pnann said she left
M 81 WAYNE street and STAYED a few
weeks with Mrs Mary Ringle and then
went 70 live for a few months with her
father in Dutcbess county. After that
she came 10 an anartment house in Fifth
street the rent Of which her husband
pajd bnt # was cold and a poorly fur
fish tenement ho,,se Later she moved
to No. 23 Harrison avenue. her present
address. For upwards of eight months
| after her marriage. she said, they had
no servant and she did all the homework.
How did he treat your" asked Judge
Garretson.
"Well. the night my child was born, in
stead Of being at home, he was down in
a drug store drinking and 80
81 object to that interrupted DR..
Baumann's counsel, Mr.. w. H. Corbin,
and the Vice Chancellor warned Mrs.
Baumann that she must only state what
she knew.
Il did know it." said Mrs. Baumann,
continuing. he was not at home and |
was Obliged to send down for him. lie
never gave me any money Tor my cfothes
ana Wnen ! asked TOT some ne toid me 70
90 70 my laeher. -.
what olher tfouoie oio you naVe;
asAeu COUNSEL
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get rid of me. He called me filthy names.
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q MUSE, anu "Vuta oHay pe d poaiuei,
and the servant would be the housekeeper,
| and he and the girl would make If So hot
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What became of the grip asked
| .J,dge Garrefsons
az assoharaad har ,,,+ rhan +o1a har
l oascharseu her' put Wnen toia neF
to go she told me that the doctor had
/ told her that she needn't co.,
..ria sha %, as,,aa $1,000.
- ie : asneu counsel.
yes, said the witness.
D you nave any other grip
eyes and Ia ssna tro,,blo with ba+
aA- 'ne CUR ~ Win nei
too, Mrs. replied.
Mrs. Baumann continuing said that dur
,ng nc s,,muar sbe foor bar obild - bsr
ms lne summer sue ooh nef emu Q nel
' ana a,,ring her ahssnee here was
sam.as 49, aaatam
only the servant, the Doctor ana an office
boy in the house. The servant, she said,
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