The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-28
MRS. SCHULTzE'S APPEAL.
Chancellor McGill Hears
Testimony in a Hoboken
Habeas Corpus Case.
FATHER KEEPS THE CHILDREN
Sensational Revelations of q
Hoboken Family's
Troubles.
FATHER KEEPS THE CHILDREN

swarm of ladies and babies fiecked
into Chancery Chambers all of whom
habeas corpus proceeding brought By
Mrs. Emily A. Schultze. No. sO2 Park
avenue, Hoboken. to obtain the custody
Of four very pretty children now aisad by
her husband, Frederick g. SchuItze, out
side passenger agent for the New York
Central Railroad Company
Mrs. Schultze, a young. pleasant-faced
woman. told her story to Chancellor Nc
Gill and it was in substance that she waa
married ten years ago to her husband. 4
few years after she discovered that he
was spending at least two nights in the
week with one Jennie Meyers at No. 18l
West Tenth street. New York City. On
searching her husbands pockets she
found discriminating letters from the fair
Jennie.
4 upbraided him, sir.'' she said. "for
his cruel conduct and of course got ugly
and he didn't like it and took my children
from my house when l was one day visit
ing my sister in Brooklyn"
Where do you live now?r asked the
Chancellor
Sometimes with my parents and some-
times with my married sister on Jersey
City Heights"
How could you support these children
if you had them?" continued the Chancel-
lor
Well" replied Mrs schultze, with
smile, II expect your honor to give ms
some alimony.''
Mrs. schultze has brought suit OF
divorce against her husband. naming Jen-
ME Meyers as correspondent.
Ex-senator Stuhr, counsel for the hus-
band subjected Mrs. schultze to
searching cross examination on her care
of the children She vehementiy denied
that the children were neglected. She
never told his sister that she did not care
for the children, but only wanted them for
spite, and get as much alimony as possible
so that she could have a good time at
Asbury Park
Did you say your husband admitted
his relations with the Meyer woman?"
asked Mr.. Stuhr.
'sWhy, when taxed him with it he
didn't deny, and he was known at the nat
in New York as Mr.. Meyer, the husband
of that shameful woman. replied Mrs.
Sahultze, indignantly.
Mrs. Schroeder, the next witness, jani-
tress of the New York fat, said that Mr..
Schultz came to her and called himself
Mr.. Meyer, and brought with him a stout.
dark, pretty woman, whom he introduced
as his wife"
STAND up" said Counsellor John Well
turning to the witness asked if Mrs.
he 5ufr rad q y
his wife.
mo. SIR" was the prompt reply.
do you recognize Mr. Meyer in this
room?D asked the Chancellor.
yes, sir, there he is said the janitress
pointing to Mr.. schultze, who turned
crimson and held his head down.
Mrs. Schroeder said:-"Mr. and Mrs.
Meyer stayed for two weeks In the house
and she saw them go out arm in arm on
Sunday to church. On one occasion she
picked up a receipt for furniture made to
F. G. Schultz"
Mrs Fisher. who lived on the top floor
of the house No 161 West Tenth street,
New York City, said that she had often
seen MIR. Meyer" pointing 10 Mr.
Schultze and his wife They were iv-
ing on the second floor and she saw them
Mrs. CoWan, also of the New York nat,
recognized Schultze as Meyers, who took
rooms with a woman whom he called his
wife The woman was not Mrs. Schultze
in court. AIr Schultze, she said. gave par
tieular Instructions about the name to be
put on the bell. The legend read Mr.. and
Mrs Mayer.
What was the woman nke?' asked
Ozark and French, very nice. very
6ressys replied Mrs Cowan.
Mrs Willard, of No. 902 Park avenue.
Hoboken. said that Mrs. Schultze always
kept her children very clean. Mr..
Schultze, she said. came home at early
hours in the morning and always reused
the neighborhood threatening he would
break in the doors.
Mrs krouse, a neighbor, gave similar
testimony as to the care of the children
by Mrs Schultze. Mrs. Striekner, of No
'sl4 Washington street, Hoboken, tesf1-
mony was in the same line Prof Dtches
teacher of music in HobolSen, also cor
roborated the statement that Mrs.
Schultze kept her children clean and her
home neat
Frederick G. Schultze. the husband ana
defendant in the case, then told his stery-
He lives at present at No S34 HUDSON
street. Hobolxen He said that he took his
children away in May last, because OF
her ungoverEable temper and her inability
to perform the ordinary duties pertaining
to household. Schultze went on to say
that one day he came home and found his
wife trying 10 brain ais mother.
That's d lie; l protest against 1t" ex-
claimed Mrs. Schultze. springlng up ana
looking her husband straight in the face
AS another instance OF his wffe's temper
Mr. Schultze said that one day while they
were on the Hamburg American dock she
suddenly struck him over the head with
her umbrella.
That's true: and you deserved it, ex-
claimed Mrs. Schultze.
Continuing the husband said that the
clothes OF the children betrayed evidence
of neglect on the part of his wife.
The Chancellor after hearing some tes-
timony from sisters OF, Mr. Schultze, de-
scribing the neglected state of the cllfl-
dren took each one separately into his
private room and questioned them. After
aSfew minutes His Honor came into the
court room and said that he would leave
the children with the father. who must
furnish a bond of $500 not to remove the
children from the State and that the
mother should be permitted to visit her
children.