New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
CALLS GENERAL MOROSE.
Mrs. Schaefer's Mother Says child
Did Not Want to See HIM.
THE GENERAL HAS NO PROPERTY

| v;ce-Chancellor Pitneys court at Jersey City
! was crowded yesterday at the hearing IN the
ha teas corpus proceedings brought by Geheral
Emil Schaefer of this city, to obtain possession
of his two daughters, Frieda, seven years olo
and Elsie five years old, who are now IN the
custody of their mother, Mrs. AureEa Schaelei
who as alleged by General Schaefer, is living
with Gorham A. Worth, at Morristo"n' N d.
Worth and Mrs Schaefer were arrested there
two weeks ago.
Chauncey Parker. of counsel for defence' be-
gan the proceedings by asking for an adjourn
rnent on the ground that he had only recently
been called into the case. Vfce-Chancellor III
new denied the motion. Among the spectators
were Mrs Schaefer, who sat with her counsel
She was accompanied by her children. MT
Worth sat near them
The first witness called was Asa camp
hail who testified that in March and April, 1902,
he was room clerk at the Hotel Wellington
this citv; that at that time Mr.. Worth occupied
room No 46 and that subsequently Mrs. Schae-
fer came to the hotel and obtained a room
near that occupied by Worth. Mrs. Mary
Reek who conducts the Hotel Windermere, at
Tarrytown, n. Y. testified that in January Mr..
Worth and Mrs. Schaefer occupied rooms IN her
hotel. They registered as Gorham A worth
and wife and remained at the hotel for two
days Adrian G. Willis, a Lackawanna Rail
road conductor, testified that Worth, Mrs
Schaefer and the two children boarded his train
at Dover n. j.. on March 26, and occupied
drawing room car They left the train at Buff
faIo This was corroborated by Adolphus An
derson. porter on the same train.
General Schaefer was next called. He testI-
fed to his marriage to the defendant. he being
forty years old and she nineteen. He said he
was not connected with the brewery conducted
by his father and brother, that he had no oc-
cupation and income, but that his father
made him an allowance of 5000 year and that
his father and brother we're willing to provide
for his children. Mrs D. Van SaaI his sister,
with whom he makes his home, corroborated
this latter statement. On cross-examination he
admitted that he sometimes used morphine, but
had never used it except on the order of
physician. The court ruled out several ques
tions put to General Schaefer to his personal
life and to what disposition he had made of
property he once owned.
Mrs. Amelia Brunt. Mrs. Schaefers mother,
testified that she lived with her daughter and
son-in-law at time. She was not allowed to
tell about alleged assault by General Schaefer
on his wife in February 1902 which Mr. Parker
characterized as violent, without cause and
with the purpose of injuring life and limb
Mrs. Runk said General Schaefer was "a very
disagreeabe and morose man She knew that
her daughter had accompanied Worth to several
places, and she had visited them at MorriStoWn.
but she did not believe there was ANYTHING
wrong in their relations. General Schaefer
wanted his children out OF his sight Mrs.
Runk said. After Mrs. Schaefer left her hus-
band Mrs. Runk remained. she said. and 'ex-
ercsed a motherly care" over the children. Mrs.
Schaefer to see her children every few
days. Mrs. Runk left the house when General
Schaefer ordered her to leave. Mrs. Runk de-
cIared the children had no affection for their
father She said that when the older of the
girls heard that she was to meet her father
yesterday she nearly had COMMISSIONS"
Miss Frieda Brunt, Mrs. SchaeferS sister gave
similar testimony. The hearing was then ad-
journed to June IS. the children in the mean
time remain in the custody of their mother
under the direction of her counsel.