The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
RUOFF IN ONE
COURT; WIFE
ANOTHER
She Found Him Entertain
ing COmpany--He Charged
Larceny.

Help" rent the air in the vicinity of
High street and Breintnall place early
yesterday morning, having been pre-
coded by the sound of crashing glass.
and the combination soon attracted to
the neighborhood a crowd of people.
Six policemen and two patrol wagons
reached the scene soon afterward, while
two men, scantily attired, and two
women, minus their hats and other ar
ticles of clothing, were seen TO rapidly
disappear up Breintnall place.
When some of the excitement SUBJ
sided it was learned that Mrs. Charles
Ruoff, who occupies one of the first
floor flats in the DeLeon apartments at
451 High street, had returned home I'M
expectedly and found her husband "en-
PERTAINING company during her abb
sence.
This morning Mrs. Ruoff appeared
before Judge Herr In the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Station and sought TO
make charges against her spouse. At
the same time, Ruoff, accompanied by
a lawyer, was in the Third Precinct
Police Station awaiting his wife's ar
rival In response to a is
sued yesterday at his i%nstigation, in
which she was directed to answer a
charge of larceny.
Ruoff waited until 10 o'clock and
then requested that a summons be is
) sued against Mrs. Ruoff's sister, who,
he charges, assaulted him yesterday
when he accompanied the officer to
her home, II Hawkins street. and made
q formal demand for his clothing,
which he alleges his wife took with
her after the sensational invasion of
their apartments early yesterday
morning.
William Yuill clerk Of the Third Pre-
cinct Court. issued n second summons
directing Mrs. Ruoff to appear in court
with her sister tomorrow morning. Mrs.
Ruof was unsuccessful In her efforts to
have a charge accepted against her hus-
baud. Judge Herr told her he would have
the disorderly conduct charge investigated
and she was directed to appear tomorrow
morning. Mrs. Ruoff thus finds herself
. In a dilemma. She Is requested to appear
IN one court as a defendant and as a plain
tiff in another at the same hour, 9 o'clock.
The marital unhappiness of the Ruoffs
is said to be of long standing and sensa-
tional Developments have been expected
by friends of both sides for some time.
Mrs. Ruoff has been acting the part of a
oH0IlOCA III " SONCtdl nv ohN
she claims to have obtained sufficient evil
dence upon which to base a contemplated
action for a divorce.
h spent several hours Saturday night
awaiting the proper moment in which to
break in upon her husband and his com
panions. She stood, patiently In the hall
way for some time, according to what she
says, and In her story told to the police
srpon their arrival soon after she forced
her way into the house, said that she
heard one of the women ask, Are you
sure we are safe?' Then she smashed one
bf the glass panels OF the door with her
elbow
She claims that there was a scurryine
sroand and that as the glass fell she saw
a woman known as Norma sitting on
her husbands lap. Her husbands coat
and vest were missing.
In an adjoining room she found Q
friend of her husband, whom she knew
as George Frost" and another woman
who, she says, is called Nellie" In this
room. Mrs. Ruoff said, she found several
articles of clothing, including a pair OF
Shoes, which she said belonged to
.George.'' and a silk underskirt on which
was the initial M woven in silk.
Mrs Ruoff also said that several empty
beer bottles. four glasses and numerous
cigar and cigarette stumps told her a
story of revelry during her absence. Two
noeketbooks. each of which were initiated
IN" were also found on the floor. One
contained 81 while there was Go cents In
the other.
In forcing her way into her apartments
Mrs. Ruoff sustained a cash on her wrist
She also carries q 3adly discolored eye as
a result of the fracas. She claims that
this. too. was received in forcing the
door open, while the others say that she
got, into touch with Norma INST.
When he appeared at the Third PRECINCT
station this morning Ruoff wore a pan
of blue trousers and a badly lifting coat
and vest of mixed material.
sThese were borrowed" he said. as ne
pointed to the coat and vest, MY wire
stole all my other clothing"
."She wanted them as evidence sale
Miss Jennie Lupton, Mrs. Ruoffs sister
when told that Ruoff accused his wife OF
stealing the wearing apparel.
Ruoff also said that after bis suoder
departure following his wife's invasion o.
the De Leon apartment, his wife and tnt
others drank up all the beer he had lei
behind. Ruoff denied that his wife nae
secured evidence upon which to bring .
suit for divorce, and said emphattcally;
she has nothing on me-"
The woman claims that she followed
them TO a hotel at Coney Island. where he
husband and George and two female com
panions engaged rooms and spent th'
night.
Mrs. Ruoff claims that Norma resides