The Washington times., 1906-02-15
MEDITERRANEAN IS
BLAMED BY WIFE
Sues to Recover for Loss
of Husband.
ALIENATED, SHE ALLEGES
Daughter of Captain Dickman, Famous
Filibuster, Demands 100000
Damages.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l6.-Beins
possessed Of a good deal of the spunk of
Ter famous fiIibustering father, Mrs.
Zachary Taylor Shafer went into court
Yesterday and opened fire on her nus
bands relatives.
She demands that his mother and sis
ter nav to her S100. 900 damages for alien
sting his affections $50, 600 from the
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Grovel, and
$4,000 from the sister, Mrs Annie
Windolph.
Now that II has come to an open fight
Mrs Shafer is not at all backward about
stating her case. For three years she
has kept her troubles to herself. and so
long as there was any hope of recon-
citation she smiled and said nothing.
She is handsome, between twenty-five
and thirty years old, has regular fea-
lures, fine eyes, good complexion, plump
figure, lots of light brown hair-eVery-
thing that makes woman allurins-
Blames Mother-in-Law.
She is the only daughter of Capt.
Charles Dickman, who supplied arms
and ammunition TO the Cubans when
they were carrying on a guerrilla war
fare against their Spanish oppressors-
He sailed the LauTada and the Ber-
muda, both of which vessels were for q
time as we'll known as the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse. The Bermuda sank in
the Delaware river, off Vine street pier,
Taptain DickI1an's daughter was never
accustomed to insolent treatment. ana
when her husbands relatives told her
that Zachary Taylor Shafer had married
her for a servant girl they brought
hornets nest about their ears.
She told her husband that she would
not live under the same roof with ms
mother and sister, and he declared that
il was she who was at fault.
Lived in Strawberry Mansion.
Shafer comes of a good Philadelphia
family. His grandfather. George Crock.
owned and lived in Strawberry mansion
al the time the city bought it. Mrs
Grovel recently took a private house.
2123 Green street. where she now lives
with her children. Mrs. Shafer says;
Il can't account for it at all unless il
IS because Mrs. Grovel wants 10 keep
her children with her. I blame myself
for being too hasty IN marrying Mr'
Shafer. Although had been acduaInt-
ed with him for about a year, l did not
know him OF his family well
Il didn't know that he was an all
round sport. and I didn't know that they
we're likely 10 make life miserable for
me. I met Mr. Shafer one summer in
Atlantic CITY. where he had a yachi
I'VE were married in Delanco. y. J..
Nav 6. 1903 We went TO housekee ping
in Delanco. and all went well for about
two months. Then Mrs GrOvef. Mrs.
Windolph and her brother. Christian,
came to the house. I soon learned that
they had come 10 make their home with
US Trouble began at once. They found
fault at very trivial things Ny hTs-
band sided with his people, and at his
advice l went away for a few weeks
doing
provide for me, I returned TO my nome
in Delanco. and they left.
Never Saw His Baby.
A short while before our baby was
born. Mr.. Shafer went to Beverly. y.
J.. and lived at a hotel with his people
When the baby was born, August 81.
1904 every effort was made 10 reach the
father. but the child died without him
having seen it. He said afteTward that
his mother told him that the letters
informing of the birth and illness Of the
child we're only a trick to bring him TO
me He then said he was sorry for
what had happened and came here TO
live with me. He stayed only three
weeks. and was induced by his mother
10 leave me.
once went to the hotel in Beverly,
and his mother and sister refused 20
admit me. He refused to leave his peo-
ole. He said they were his bread and
butter. He had S.. 900. however. which
he transferred TO them. / never knew
him to work. He once played on the
Oshkosh baseball team. and his chief
occupation is following the races.
Mrs. GrOvel is worth about 500 600.
and Mrs Windolph is also wealthy;
Vet ] have been unable to get them or
nv husband to provide for me. Mrs
Grovel offered TO give me 5000 If
would grant her son an absolute d.
VorCe. but that I will not do.