The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-11
Servants Testify No Beat Woman
Who Claims TO 30 His Wife.
She CLAIMS RIGHTS OF WIDOW.
Statement Made That The Man Polished His
hat With ShoshIaeking -QuansIlIng
BanIshed Sleep al FouniaInebIsau

New York, Oct. 1i.--That Olga saiome;
Heitz endured blows and even create,
violence from Eugene q. Cruger. unit
servants In the househould at Fontsino
blesu interfered 10 save the woman Wa,
related yesterday in the proceedings be.
fore Surrogate Thomas.
II was the story OF the servants Them.
s44res-tela- dispositions IN bei1aif- of
Madame as they called Olga Heitz
She, under the famous twenty-six. word
VIII OF Mr. cruger, claims all his estate.
Her claim Is contested by Mrs ]. Fred
eriek Tsms, who was Crugers wife.
and their three children.
j. Langdon Ward. Mrs. Tsms' lawyer.
said yesterday that he would contend that
the twenty-six- word will was a forgery
ne began the days proceedings by read
ing deposition by Jeanne ST Elm a
banker IN Paris and director OF the So
ciete Generale and friend OF Mr. Crugcr
NJ. 81 Elm declared that the twenty-six-
WORD viii bequeathing Mr.. Cruger's prop
erty 10 Olga Heitz appeared 10 be I'm two
or three handSritings, while the signature
ala not look like Mr. Cruger's
MIR. Ward said he would call handwr,t-
ing experts before the end Of the pro-
ceedings.
WEPT' LAUGHED. WAS ANGRY.
When the deposltlons OF the servants
were read telling OF the life in the villa
de ia Msdeiaine at Fontainebleau. Olga
heits listened unmoved save three times.
once she raised handkerchief 10 her
eyes, again she laughed. and another
Time she appeared indignant
Eugene Louise Ghalbeau was a cham
bermaid In the Fontsinebleau household.
always supposed said her depo.i-
uoh' mat Mr.. cruger and Olga Salomea
heitz were husband and wife. He seem
eu 10 be IN continual state OF intoxica-
tlon' AT times he was very ugly"
Eugene complained 20 another maid
Josephine, that she could not sleep at
hisht because OF the noise or the famous
Fontainebeau waterfall under her win
dow.
An replied Josephine, you are
lucky. l would rather hear the waterfall
than the noise and cries when Mr.. Cruxer
beats Madam. From the screams I hear
imagine he must be dragging her around
the room by her hair"
AZ this recital OF her sufferinrs oIra
ifeitz touched her lashes with her hand
kerchief as if 10 dry tears
have heard Mr. Cruger say very
bad things 10 Madam" said Eugene |
especially when settling up accounts. /
ne called her thief. He was CONSTANT
y quarrelling with Madam.
i saw him throw her out of his room,
,nd MT her One night 7 was passing
helr room and heard sounds Of lighting
ma Nine. Cruger screaming. These
Genes grew worse as time went on.
"One would never imagine from the wsv
IL Cruger went ont driving every dav |
nat ne could beat Nine. Cruger at night
Il nave often seen Mr. Crueer strike
er with riding whip. In 1895 he struck
er a violent blow on the chest that
aused a swelling as big as a pigeons
gg 1T was very evident she was afraid
f him.
"on two occasions interfered between
lr. Cruger and Miss Heitz I had 10
o so because ] could not see a man
Irike woman. Mr. Cruger said 'You
Q not Know Miss Olga Salomea Heitz.
he is bad woman and despises my wife
nd children
In telling of Mr.. Cruger's eccentrici.
es the maid said:
In 1897 notwithstanding the number
servants he had a mania for blackine
s shoes He insisted on using the shoe
-ush and blacking on his silk hats 10
)lsh them"
Thls part of tho testimony stirred Olga
eitz 10 mirth and she laughed hesr,ilv
the narration.
SAYS HE TRIED TO KILL OLGA
Eugenie told Of a visit by Mr. Crugers
other, William j. Cruger. 10 For
inepieau. when he complained 10 the | {.
aiu the uuarrvftfuE of the rurrtp- -r,re :
nted him from sleeping The maid ,
Ia BIN that Olga had declared TO her :
AT Mr.. Cruger often seized his ragor
night and threatened 10 kill her. VIII =
I'M Cruger. hearing this, suggested that
err weapon be removed from his !,
others room Y
Marie DureauS. another OF the servant. =.
the Cruger chateau told OF having =
en 'ruger strike Olga Once I h.srd :
noise said the servant. "and runnIns :,
% the room found Mr.. Cruger chokine I,
adam. He nearly strangled her ne >
ed to her: Madam. get out of here, '
~ are robhing me- .
farie Fleury. cook at the Villa A. 10 n
'deline, described I'm her deposition the n
ralysis from which Cruger suffered m
said he was unable 10 talk coherentIv
lie showed no more affection for Olga n
IN Tor the other servants" said the al
TX Hearing herself classed with The
wants Olga drew herself up with in IN
inauon and shook her head vigor N
During Mr. Cruser's Illness" contin. br
the COOK. the silverware surrepti- ~
isy disappeared from FontsinehIeau" IN
ne ohly other testimony WAS given 81
Frederick O. Spedden. n brother nj ~
= Tams. He told of his sisters msr. sv
ge 10 Crueer In 1850 and Of ths,r Ii,. be
III 1sS7 Uhap The ~