The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-02
AN UNUSUAL FAMILY STORY.
Mystery as to How Mrs. HOrea Re-
ceived $500.

A suit to set aside a real estate convey
ance, which went to trial before Judge Car
ter, of the Superior Court, yesterday aft
ernoon promises 10 develop some sensa-
tional testimony. The amount involved is
about 500. The plaintiffs are Swift & Co.
and Armour & Co.. Chicago pork packers.
They are suing John Horea and Emma Feier
for the purpose of recovering money alleged
TO be due from Horea for meats sold him
while he was engaged in conducting meat
market in Chicago. Horea and Mrs.
Feier were formerly husband and wife.
1t is sought to set aside a conveyance
of real estate which Horea made to
the woman while she was his wife.
The property is situated on East Georgia
street. this city. and is az present
occupied by Mrs. Feier and her present
husband. Horea lives in Chicago. but he
and his former wife were residents of this
city prior to 1898, when they moved to Chi
cago. ~
The statement made by the attorneys to
the court yesterday developed the fact that
shortly after Horea and his wife went to
Chicago the husband formed the acquain-
lance of Mrs. Anna Hermann, the wife of
a saloon keeper. Horea. 1t is claimed, be-
came too friendly with this woman to suit
as result of the husbands conduct. Ills
devotion TO Mrs. Hermann finally LED TO
an estrangement between him and his wife.
s eT s hy 3 said up to sT
wife that he was willing to come back to
her, but 1t would be necessary for him to
get away from Chicago, away from the In
ffuence OF the Hermann woman. 1t is as
serted that Horea then explained to his
wife that he was indebted to his uncle who
posed to his wife that If she would convey
certain property which was in her name
TO the uncle In payment of the. debt they
would go away from Chicago and begin life
anew. The wife. it appears, was yet sus-
picious of her husbands motives and de-
clined to make this conveyance unless he
would convey their property situated on
West Georgia street, this city, to her. Horea,
consented TO this. But they did not leave
Chicago at once rs Snort feat later ter Il Is
band was preparing TO elope with the Her
mann woman and she had him arrested
and under sS S s ee ing
city. A few days after his arrest, according
to the attorneys. Horea met his wife and
induced her to withdraw the proceedings
against him, promising that he would give
up the other woman. He said further that
they would quit Chicago and move TO Brook
the proceedings and her husband left Chi
cago. 1t was the understanding, her attor-
ney claims, that Horea was TO go TO Brook-
vile and get started into business and then
his wife and children would follow. Mrs
Horea received two or three letters from
her husband and she wrote to him several
times. Finally her letters began coming
back from Brookville unopened she
again grew suspicious and came down to
the Indiana town In search OF her husband.
She did not find him. but found his uncle.
The latter told her that her husband had
been there and was accompanied by the
Hermann woman. He. said they had LETT
together and he understood that they had
gone TO New York. IT is claimed that Ho-
rea's uncle when he heard the wife's story,
reconveyed to her the property she had
decided to him. Mrs. Horea went back to
CHICAGO and after procuring a divorce was
married TO her present husband. On the
witness stand yesterday evening Horea
made the bold assertion that he conveyed
the indianapolis property 10 his wife Tor
the purpose of defrauding the plaintiffs.
The attorneys for his former wife say ne
is anxious to have the conveyance set aside
so that his debts will have TO be paid out
of her property
Some time ago an examination before
trial was held in the Office of the platntins
attorneys and Mrs. Horea was asked as 10
certain money she had given her former
husband. The amount was about $50. 5ne
admitted that she had turned over this
money to Horea while they were living to-
gether but declined TO tell how she rame
into possession of It, She refused TO make
this EXPLANATION on the advice of her at
tornev on the ground that her statement
would tend to subject her TO a criminal
Prosecution Ii Is intimated that there are
some sensational facts connected with this
feature of the case which will probably not
be brought out in this trial. Among the at
torneys Interested in the case are Chambers,
Pickens e. Moores. Morris. Newberger &
curtis. clifford. Browder & Monett and two