New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-11
DIVORCE PLOT A BIG ONE.
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IN practically nc defence. The witnesses swore
n the acts as set forth in the complaint. and
the report OF the referee, who had been i'm
nosed upon. and the decree followed
Assistant District Attorneys Henry W. Cnger
and J. Lindsay Gordon, who in charge Of
the case were engaged yesterday in collecting
evidence Of the criminal operations charged
against the accused
Mrs. Byrde G. Herrick who was arrested on
Friday night in connection with the case and
placed IN the House Of Detention was taken to
the District Attorneys Office yesterday morning
She told the detectives who arrested her that
she had not paid any money TO Ziemer, but that
her husband had paid him $50 Mrs. Herrick
was in Grosvenor S. Hubbard's Office on Friday
when Zierer Wilson and Mary Tompkins were
arrested The detectives at that time asked If
she was wanted. but were told
SHE WARNED MASON
She has since admitted that she left there and
went direct to Ziemer's Office ar No 299 Broad
way where she informed Maison that the
rests had been made. and then Maison left
When detectives called there short time later
10 arrest him he had gone, and has not since
been found
Zienner. it has been learned does not 1--we at
No. S66 Lexingtcn-ave.. as he alleged 4
named Henry Ziemer lives there but he is p
retired merchant. seventy-four years old. He
declares he never heard Of any other man by
that name.
The case. Mr.. Unger said yesterday. would
probably be placed before the Grand Jury
Monday and indictments found.
Messrs. Cneer and Gordon, accompanied by
Detective Sergeants Cuff and Mcknight. under
the search warrant secured from Recorder Gon
went to the office OF Maison and Zemer. on the
ninth floor Of No. 239 Broadway. corner Of Park
IN the case. The office is small. and is divided.
making offices. which open on a small hall
way The furniture and desks are Of the com
kind in Offices and the rugs and pictures
Of little value. The TWO desks IN the Office
opened and documentary evidence was
secured.
PAPERS IN OTHER CASES
Numerous papers in various divorce suits were
found. Among them was the suit Of Rose r
Trumbolty against her husband. Bernard, and
q summons and complaint were secured. An
other case was that Of James E. Norton against
his wife, Della. There were also found papers
referring TO the case Of Byrde G. Herrck against
her husband. William c. Herrick This case is
the which the complaint was made In
some OF the divorce cases found the name Of
Henry Ziemer used, He was described as
being an attorney at law. with offices at No.
335 Broadway. He is not known at that ad-
dress
Maison's desk was filed with a large number
OF letters from all over the State and neighbor-
ing cities. and even from such distant places
Porto Rico and England They referred TO pros
pective divorce cases. On his desk and around
the room a number of pictures. One
OF himself, and represented him sitting a
desk In the picture he appears be man
slightly over fifty years old. with Van Dyke
beard. In the desk were also found articles OF
incorporation Of the Marine Treasure Seeking
Company, OF which re was understood be
the promoter. On top of Maison's desk were
several letters received to-day. but which had
not been opened. There was also found num-
Der of letters addressed TO Ziemer. and also sew
eral letters addressed to "Matrimony,' with
private box al one of the morning newspaper
Offices.
The janitor of the building said that Ziemer
called there every day and had long conferences
with Mason. While Messrs. Unger and Gordon
carried away with them a large number Of docu-
rnenrs. they unable TO seize unopened let
tiers and papers which were pigeonholed in the
desks An additional search warrant, however.
will he obtained Tomorrow, which will enable
them 70 take possession Of these con1munca-
tions and documents. One of the most interest
ing discoveries a pile Of printed blanks
headed application for Divorce" People who
applied for divorces We're apparently instructed
TO fill VI this blank which contained such sig
nifcant questions Have you real estate?'
Has the defendant real estateT' VIII the de-
fendant oppose divorce?" and DO you object to
publicity?' Al the bottom OF the blank was
provision appointing w Waldo Maison" the
attorney and agent Of the applicant
OPERATED IN BROOKLYN
According TO Mr.. Unger. Maison, Ziemer and
their confederates devoted their fraudulent d.
vorce efforts more largely to Brooklyn than TO
New-York. George s. Billings we'll known
BROOKLYN lawyer. who appointed referee in
three cases in which ZieIner appeared as coun-
sci to the plaintiffs, said yesterday: 4 had
never seen Zlemer and did not know him until
he appeared here I have taken testimony in
the Fray and Trumbolty cases and refused TO
make favorable reports on both Of them told
this man Ziemer I could not make favorable
report unless the evidence was substantiated.
In the Trumbolty the only evidence Of
adultery charged in the complaint was the
testimony Of the woman named as correspondent.
She gave her name Marian Bartlett. and
svore she lived at No. 314 West Twenty-fourth-
st Manhattan. She the only witness ex-
cept the plaintiff The woman gave evidence
the effect that she had lived with the plain
tiff his wife. She a woman al bout thirty
thirty-fiye years Old and had light hair-
She appeared though she had seen some OF
the world. In the other case the plaintiff said
her home was in Brooklyn but gave no street
number. Fray. her husband, said his home was
AT Catskill y. 7 A witness for the plalntn
who said he James H Frank
Manhattan. He testified that he had been
friendly with Mrs. Miller, but had never met her
husband. There was another witness in this
casa woman who gave her Mary
Of EzG his