The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-25
Mrs. Bertha J. v. Georgi
Charges Her Husband
With Desertion and
Asks Divorce.
BAD EFFECTS OF GOOD FORTUNE
He Wanted to Open an Hotel
With Her Money But She
Would Not Give It.

Because Mrs Bertha v. Georgi of
Palisade avenue wouldn't hand over her
fortune of $4,000 to her husband, Armin,
he deserted her, and she asked Vice
Chancellor Stevens. this morning, in
Chaneery Chambers, to give her di-
vorce from the bonds of matrimony.
Georgi ran silk mill, and some years
ago lived on the Paterson Plank Road.
In February, 1884, he married his present
wife, a woman of comey appearance and
of good family. A son, Armin, and 4
daughter, Selma, were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Georgi All went smoothly until
1896, when he suddenly left his home and
didn't return.
"Why did he leave you?" asked the
Vice Chancellor suddenly interrupting
Lawyer H. j. Morris, the plaintiffs coun-
sci.
.sWell, SIR replied Mrs. Georgi, when
gam"
Indeed, how?"
.He got it into his head that it would
be a good speculation to open an hotel on
Palisade avenue and I didn't"
''Why?"
because he had one once before and
failed, and ran heavily in debt. Now"
said Mrs. Georgi, turning to the Vice
Chancellor, "if had given him the money
his creditors would have made me pay his
debts When I refused we quarreled and
he left me-
.ewho owned the house you lived in?"
asked the Court
ST did, was the reply, "and after he
left me I stored my furniture and let the
house to another What do you think
that husband of mine did? He secured IN
some way the keys, and threatened the
incoming tenant that he would break in
and fling their furniture on the street
Mrs. Georgi said that her husband $
lawyer Mr.. Max Salinger had advised
him in order to keep up his occupancy OF
the house, to put a stick in one room ana
straw in another. Finally, she said. she
secured entrance into the house and let
the tenants in and they are there today
.sYour husband says" said the Vice
Chancellor after perusing the husband $
answer, "that you removed all his house
hold effects and left him for parts un-
known What have you to say about
that?'
"Ridiculous'' scornfully replied the
plaintiff. st owned everything in the
house paid for it and even his clothes,
which / didn't take
HE says he requested you to return?"
continued the court.
Mrs. Georgi didn't reply for second.
She was adjusting her smart spring hat
and had the hatpin in her mouth. When
the hat and the hair were properly
skewered she snapped OUT
Never, never, never. I hunted him up
when he was living in West Twenty-sixth
street. New York, and he never even
asked what allied his children although I
told him they were sick.
Counsellor Morris wanted to call as
witness the little daughter, Selma, to tes-
tify as to her father having barred up the
doors and windows of the house on Pali-
sade avenue, but the Vice Chancellor said
she was too young and he adjourned the
hearing for two weeks to enable counsel
to put in evidence from a Mr.. Goebel as
to Georgi's threat to leave his wife if
she didn't hand over her fortune. The
adjournment evidently didn't please Mrs.
Georgi, who thought that divorces could
be granted right away in New Jersey.
just as they do in Dakota.