The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-05

Put In jail Tor one Cause, Continueo Hncre
for q second nj SIN Kept There for
q Third-The Charge Now Contempt
for Not Paying AllmOny 10 His wife.
vice-Chanoellor Pitney in Newark in
deciding an application by former Judge
Robert s. Hudspeth yesterday for the
release from the Hudson county Jail Of DR..
Gustav A. Krauss, a former Jersey City
physician, who has been q prisoner FOR
nearly a year, announced that he would sign
an order releasing the physician on condi-
ton that the latter bind himself by agree
menr TO a number OF things which the Court
named.
These included a payment OF $500 TO the
physicians former wife, Mrs. Emma krauss,
TO be made on account OF back alimony.
In addition DR.. Krauss must give a note in
confession Of judgment for the sum OF about
IS, 200, being the balance OF the unpaid all
mony due to Mrs. Krauss under a decree Of
divorce obtained by her about three years
ago. The Court further stipulated that DR..
Krauss shall bind himself not to set up
a Dakota divorce decree which he obtained
prior to the granting OF a decree to his
wife by the New Jersey court as q defence
In any action the former Mrs. Krauss might
bring in the New York courts to recover on
the note.
Until about four years 9 DIR. 'Krauss
was a practising physician in high standing
in Jersey City. He was married and had
two children. There vas a quarrel between
the doctor and his wife and a separation
agreement under which DIR. Krauss agreed
10 nav his wife SIS a week was drawn up.
Before the agreement was signed the
couple, il appears, quarrelled again and DR..
Krauss left Jersey City after disposing
of real estate to the value OF several thou
The physician travelled considerably,
going TO Cuba, then to Mexico, and event-
TALLY locating in South Dakota, where he
procured a divorce.
Mrs. Krauss also instituted divorces pro-
ceedings in the New jersey courts. The
Dakota decree: was used as a defence IN
behalf Of DIR. Krauss, but Vi~oe-Chanoelor
Pitney rejected the Dakota decree "a In
valid. HI granted Mrs. Krauss q divorce
and ordered the doctor to pay SIS q week
for her support and that Of her children.
After securing the Dakota divorce DR..
krauss returned East, established a prac-
tice in New York city a married again.
About a year ago he was arrested in New
York, brought TO J ersey City on q requisition
and lodged in the Hudson county Jail In
default Of SO 600 bail on a charge OF NAL
practice brought by a Jersey City woman.
This charge was afterward disposed OF
but the physician still remained a prisoner
because he was unable TO furnish bail to
answer a civil proceeding brought against
him by the same woman who had made the
criminal charge.
This latter case vas disposed Of, but DR..
krauss found he was still to remain q pris-
oner. His former wife had brought about
contempt proceedings because Of his failure
TO pay her any portionof the alimonydirected
by the court TO be paid. 1t was to secure
release from the contempt proceedings
that the application for the physician's
release was made to the Vioe-Chsncellor
yesterday. When the court announced the
condition upon which DR.. Krauss may
terminate his long imprisonment Mr.. Hud-
speth replied that he believed the condition
would be complied with.