The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-30
MULLER WILL CASE.
An Accumulation Of Evi-
dence to Controvert
"JakeyD Bretz-
fields Story.
MULLER 10 SEEK 4 WARRANT
Witnesses Testify That Mrs.
Muller Was Not Con-
fined to Her Bed.


The taking of testimony in the contest
of the alleged will of Mrs. Emile Muller
was resumed in the Orphans Court, to-
day. before Judge Blair. 1t will be re-
nembered that Mrs. Muller was the wife
OF Franz Muller, who committed suicide
in Hoboken on September a. to escape
the legal difficulties in which ne had in
volved himself. Within period Of about
Two months he had been arrested on
charge of obtaining $500 from Mrs. Mey-
er on false pretence, the false pretence
being a promise of marriage, which he
refused to fulfill; he had been made the
defendant in suit brought by Mrs
Meyer for $25,000 for breach of
promise, and to cap the climax, his
wife's will which made him sole heir to
her estate was alleged to be forgery,
This was too much for Muller, and he got.
rid of his earthly troubles by taking a
dose Of poison
Mrs. Mulier,s sons by former husband, I
are contesting the will on the ground
that it is a forgery. At the hearing
last Friday Jacob Bretzfeld of Hoboken,
familarly known as .Jakey,'' testified
that he drew the will on September Is.
1897, and that Mrs Muller was sick in bed
at the time, SO sick that he had 10 guide
her hand when she affixed her signature
to the document. Bretzfeld testified that
Mrs. Muller's bed was in the parIor
on the first floor and that two
nurses held her up while she signed the
viii.
Several witnesses were called today to
prove that Mrs. Muller was not so sick
at any time in last September as to be.
confined to her bed, that she had no.
nurses in attendance on her, and that
there was no bed in the parlor until the
holidays.
Ferdinand Seichter, one of Mrs. Muller's
sons was the first witness. He testified
that his mothers health was fair, and
that she was not confined to her bed at
any time in September, 1897 She was
suffering from a cancer in the breast, but
was walking around. The witness said
that there was no bed in the parlor. There
were only two rooms on the first floor.
A bed was put in the parlor during the
holidays. About three weeks before his
mother died his brother Henry called on
her and told her that Baans, who kept
saloon in one of her buildings in Hobo
ken, was doing a good business. Muller
was there and resented Henry,s interfer-
ence Muller threatened to throw Henry
out Mrs. Muller told them not to quar-
rel and said to Henry, have fixed ev-
erything for YOU boys. The witness had
conversation with Muller the night be-
fore he died. Muller wanted to hand ev-
erything over to him but he refused to
take it, Muller told him that he had
fixed the will for his, Ferdinand 5 bene-
fiji.
Elizabeth Lehman, who lived next door
to Mrs. Muller in West New York, tesLi-
fed that Mrs Muller was not sick during
September; that Is. not sic sick enough to be
her in her garden every fine day ana
talked with her. Emil Lehman, Mrs
Lehmans son, testified that he saw Mrs
Muller nearly every day, in Septembes
1887 George Winller, boy, who works
for his mother and served Mrs. Muller
with bread testified that he saw her
Mrs Minnie Appel who did washing
and ironing for Mrs. Muller. and was at
the house every Tuesday and Wednesday,
testified that Mrs Muller was not = CON
was no bed in the parior until some tln:e
during the holidays. DR.. Banderbock,
who attended Mrs Muller. testified that
she was not sick except from a cancer
He began to attend her in October, 1897
Henry Seichler, Mrs. Muller's other son,
who lives at No. SO st. Marks place, New
YORK. ieSlli liidl HE tlSltcd Ills liiolAl~i
frequently and she was not sick in Sep
tember On the day he reported to her
about the business done by Saloopkeeper
iBaas, he asked her how her VIII stood
and she said: II have settled everything
on you two boys.
There was some more evidence given TO
show that Mrs. Muller was not sick in
September, but it was all cumulative
Mrs. Lena Kamniler, Mrs. Muller's sister
in-law. testified that Mrs Muller told her
that she had left her property to her hus-
band as long as he would take care of it
and it was then to go to the boys.
Mrs. Mary Seichter, Ferdinands wife,
testified that Mrs. Muller did not take to
her bed until three days before her death
in April of this year;
Weller agreed to submit the case with
out summing UP, and Mr. Weller left the
court room for the purpose of procuring
a warrant for the arrest of Jake"
Bretzfeld on a charge of forgery. sJak-
ey', did not appear in court this morn
ing.