The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-21
BIGAMY Was His DEFENCE.
DIR. PAUL s. STOLLHOFENS An
SWER IN A DIVORCE SUIT.


Judge Truax Grants the Decree and Ask
the District Attorney TO Prescott.
the Doctor-Two Other Bigamy Case,
Sent Over From the Divorce Court
As a result OF the testimony in divorce
suits three cases Of bigamy were sent 20
the District Attorney yesterday by Justice
Truax OF the Supreme Coupt. Assistant
! District Attorney Gray was set to work on
them. In order to prevent the disappear
{ ance OF one Of the two men accused before
| he could be arrested. the facts In one case
werc not given out.
The other persons accused were Mrs.
, Marie Mulert and DR.. Paul s. Stollhofen.
At various times Stollhofen has been an
assistant professor Of languages In Prince
ton University. a teacher at the Dewitt
Clinton High School and recently at the
Boys High School in West Thirteenth
street
In February. 1891. Stollhofen lived In
Chicago and was married TO Miss Emelia
Feysz. For some reason she and Stoll-
hofen separated and she went TO Germany.
where she still lives. In the summer Of
1894 Stollhofen went TO Germany to see
his mother. who lives In Mainz, and on the
steamer he met Mrs. Lille T.. Kennedy,
the widow Of DR.. John Kennedy Of Phila-
delphia.
When they reached England he and Mrs.
Kennedy were married at Harwich. They
then went to Germany. A child named
Helen. who is now years old, was born
10 them.
After returning 10 this country they
lived together for q while, but DR. Stoll-
hofen's hatred OF the memory OF DIR. Ken
nedy grew apace and they aeparated in
October. 1909. Stollbofen took the dau,h-
Ter and bired as a nrrss sor h.r 80 -
y, yer H'o nireu as nurse lot her one Lena
Volmerciing. Mrs. Kennedy stollhofen OBJ
tanned possession OF the little girl on writ
of habeas corpus. which was sustained In
Nav, 1901, by Justice Andrevs who said.
.Tbe letters from, the rosnnndan, IS,.u
ho,aaI - a. .s.I.,s we p ",S l''on-
hoieni :" 'he Pc.itioher' "hicn were put
IN evidence are OF the most fithy and dis
TO be produced In n court of Justice. and the |
man who wr;,as .rd 800. s,,ol ,.,.S ~
a" "uo VINES anu senos sucn letters ID
NOV. N my opinioh' NJ person 70 nave the
and charge OF q young girl, even |
il abe is his own daughter.
Tho mo,h.r %, the U,,l. .;-, ,,ho..
eoS viz .e s". ~noso
stoIy OF otonnoiens relations with Lena
Volmerding caused her to institute divorce
against Stollhofen, naming the
woman as correspondent.
stollhofen filed an answer declaring that
rs he had a wife living when he married
Mrs, Kennedy she never was his legal wife
md so couldn't be divorced from him.
In the meantime he and the VolmerdnR
woman had been living at s55 Stebbins
venue, The Bronx. He made a will IN
Yer favor and declared In II that she was
lis common law wife. IL was dated Oct.
0, 1901. Then the pair moved to Green
rich, Conn, and the woman abst racted
he will, which she turned over TO Senator
. F. Walsh, Public Prosecutor of Green-
rich.
Mrs. Ida Hillman of osx Interyale ave.
ue testified that DR. Stollhofen lived nj |
IS Stebbns avenue with Lena Volmerding
s his wife from April 10 October. 1901.
he correspondent became a mother while
mere. DIR. Stollhofen. before The birth Of
he child said no noe % ,ts fathar - .hat