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Milwaukee. Wis, March 17.-MrS.
Margaret Lonstorf, the principal de
PENDANT in the conspiracy suit in which
Emma Lonstorf, wife of Otto Lonstorf.
seeks to recover $75O.000 damages. fell
on slippery sidewalk while on her
way to church and fractured her arm.
BY agreement of counsel, further pro
ceedings in the trial were postponed
for several Gays.
The Lonstort case. wherein Mrs.
$7oO,000 damages from the family OF
her husband, opened in the circuit
court the previous day before Judge
Ludwig. Mrs. Lonstorf is an inmate
Of the county insane asylum. having
been mentally unbalanced, it is as
serted through her domestic troubles,
Suit is brought by her guardian. Mrs.
Lonstorf was brought into the court
room during the afternoon, accom-
panied by Dr. Frederick Fowl of the
asylum. and female attendant.
Smiles and Laughs in Court.
She sat on one side of the bar an1
smiled continually, occasionally break
ing into a laugh. Mrs. Margaret
Lonstorf, who, with her children, are
defendants in the Gaze. was in the
court room with her daughter, Mrs.
Camille LOnstOrf. Alderman George
Lonstorf occupied seat with the coun-
sci and took a lively interest in the
proceedings.
Mrs. Margaret Lonstorf, mother OF
Otto Lonstorf, denied that she had any
thing to do with Otto leaving his wife.
She said she had seen Emma LOnstorf
before the marriage, and told Otto he
ought to marry her and make her a
good husband. A child was born and
afterward died. Mr.. Lonstorf said she
refused to have it placed in the family
vault because it was not in metallic
coffin. She admitted her doubts Of
Otto's ability to support family. as
he had never supported himself, and
said she told Emma that she was not
marrying man of wealth. Mrs.
Lonstorf denied she had taken him to
Europe for five months to ALLEVIATE him
from his WIFE but for the reason she
wanted some one to look after her
trunks.
History of the Case.
The history of this now famous case,
wherein millions are arrayed against
one unfortunate woman. is this: Otto
Lonstorf, son of Mrs. Margaret Ions.
tori, married Emma Sturm in Ne
gaunee, Mich. in July. 1894, after d
courtship of several years. Lonstorf
at the time was working as a labor
er. Miss Sturm was the daughter OF
a janitor of school there. The
couple lived happily together for year
or more.
Then it is charged the Lonstorf
family, not approving of the marriage
laid plans to ALLEVIATE Otto from his
wife. To this end he was given
money, it is charged, by his mother, to
go abroad, and this separation was con-
tinued, the mother supporting him in
other parts of the country. He is now
in Seattle.
Milwaukee, March 20.-Judge Lud
wig of the superior court has dis
missed the jury in the Lonstorf con-
Spiracy case. in which Mrs. Emma
Lonstorf through her guardian, seeks
to recover $4,000 damages from Mrs.
Margarita I.onstOrf and other defend
ants. The action was taken after the
court bad visited Mrs. Lonstorf. the
principal defendant, and found her
suffering from a fractured arm.