The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
ALL DEPENDS ON HER AGE
Rose Segal Tells Chancellor
McGill She is Twenty
one--Her Father De-
MES It.
GIRL ACCUSES HER FATHER
Says He Cursed Her and
Threatened to Kill Her Il
She Went to Reiner's
House.

Miss Rose Sega1, daughter of Rabbi
Joseph SegaI, of Newark, who was fore
IDLY taken from the house Of Or. John
Max Reiner, of Elizabeth. on the night
of December Is, by her father ana "
brothers, and carried to her home IN
Newark, was before Chancellor McGih IN
habeas + proceedings in this city
yesterday.
There were two hearings yesterday. me
first was in Westield, at ten O'Clock IN
the morning. Rabbi Segal and his sons,
Bernard and Frank, were arrafgned pc
fore E. r. Collins, Justice Of the Peace,
to answer to the charge Of having broken
into the house of DIR. Reiner. Miss Rose
was present, but was not permitted to
testify. Rabbi Segal and his sons waived
a hearing. and gave bonds in $500 each
to keep the peace. All of the persons In
t~erested in the case then took a train
for Jersey City for a habas corpus hear
ing. In Westheld Samuel Schleimer re-
presented DR.. Reiner. In Jersey City ne
appeared as counsel for Miss Segal. Mr..
Faulks appeared for Rabbi Segal in both
places.
In his reply to the writ of haget.s
corpus Rabbi SegaI stated that his
daughter was only twenty years old, and
that h was therefore her legal guardian,
and that she was not restrained OF her
liberty, but was prohibited from visiting
the house of DR.. Reiner. in Elizabeth, as
he did not consider DR.. Reiner a proper
companion for any young woman.
The Rabbi said he severed his friendship
with DR.. Reiner, and endeavored to induce
his daughter to refrain from visiting the
doctors house. Finally he said Miss
Rose left her home, saying she was going
to New York, but went instead to Eliza
beth, and remained from Saturday until
Tuesday, when. with his sons, he gained
an entrance to DR.. Reiner's house and re-
moved the girl to her home.
Miss Segan's lawyer said the Young
woman had an attack of Mysteries as the
result of persecution and threats on the
part of her father, and that she was on
the verge Of collapse. He said she would
not live if compelled to return to her
fathers home. He said he had witnesses
to prove that she is twenty-one years old,
and that she desired her liberty. Miss
Segal herself, in answer to Questions by
her lawyer. said
Il am twenty-one years of age. I was
born November ID. 1877. / learned this
from my father and mother. l requested
thai these proceedings be brought, as /
did not wish TO live with my father any
longer. [ left home because he ordered
me to discontinue my visits to Dr.Eejaer's
house in Elizabeth. My father mas an
ungovernable temper. He cursed al
swore at me, and threatened to Kill me i
l did not stop seeing DR.. Reiner. ] was
not happy at home. and l wish to leave.
I can take care of myself. DR.. and Mrs.
Reiner are my friends. and ] know of 10
reason why should break the friendship.
My fathers objections to him are on re-
llgious grounds, as he is not of our faith.
My father said it was not right for ne to
call on them n stay all night, but Mrs.
Reiner was always there, and our reia-
tions were proper"
Miss Segal told in detail of her forcible
removal from DR.. Reiner's house in her
night clothing, by her father, her two
brothers and three other men, who's III
d~ignantly said, were not even relatives.
Rabbi Segal testified that his daughter
was born December 5, 1878, and denied
ever having admitted that she is twenty
one. He denied ever having threatened
her or said he would take her life. He
told the Chancellor that he was willing
to permit his daughter to go anywhere
except to DR.. Reiner's house.
DR.. Reiner testified that he had heard
Rabbi Segal state that the young woman
was born on the eighth day of the
month of Kislev, in the year 6,0S7, of
the Jewish calendar" DR.. Reiner said
that authorities stated that this date cor
responded to November "A, 1877, which
would make Miss Segal more than TWEEN
ty-one years old. Mrs. Reiner testified
to hearing both Rabbi Segal and his wife
say that Rose was twenty-one years old.
Counsel for Miss Segal stated that he
had sent to Warsaw. Russia, where the
young woman was born, to obtain a copy
some time to obtain it, and the whole
question turns on the age, the hearing
was adjourned to January %, at two
Gill ruled that Miss Segal should be in
her fathers control until the next hear
ing, n that she should have reasonable
liberty, but must not go to. DIR. Rein