Evening journal., 1907-03-27
BARES
KIDNAPPING PLOT
DR.. kreiger Tells of Divorce
Suit and Fight for Gus
tOdy Of his Boy
SON WAS SPIRITED AWAY

NEW YORK, March 27-Dr George
f. Krieger, OF Hanover, Germany,
whose son was reported kidnapped
from the former Mrs Krieger, in
Hamburg, is in New York
He expresses the belief that the boy
has been carried off by agents OF per-
sons who seek to avoid appearing in
the Hanover courts, which were to
have had an appeal from the decree
by which the boy was given into the
keeping of the former Mrs. Krieger.
Dr. krieger recites a remarkable his
tory Of a divorce suit instituted by
his wife and which he is here to ask
the Supreme Court of the United
States to review.
DR.. Krieger is a graduate OF the
Berlin University, a former surgeon
in the German army and was an as
sistant to the chair Of clinical surgery
in the University Of Wuerzberg be-
fore he went to Chicago seventeen
years ago. There he was attached tp
the faculty Of the Harvey Medical Col
lege, and for four years was inspec-
tor of the Chicago Board OF Health.
He met and married in 1892 the daugh-
ter OF Dr. E Bert, a wealthy Chicago
physician. After differences with his
father-in-law and while his wife and
son were visiting Dr. Bert notice of "A
suit for divorce was served on DR..
Krieger in 1902.
In Mrs. Krieger's complaint an affi-
davit of Rosa Adams was introduced
and she. was named as a. correspondent.
Mrs. Krieger removed to Milwaukee,
and there in 1908 the. suit came TO
trial. Rosa Adams then testified that
she had never seen DR.. Krieger IN her
life and had been paid for making the
affidavit. Mrs. Krieger's counsel with
drew from The case
DR.. Krieger obtained dismissal Of
the suit by agreement with his wife
in July 1903, and took bis boy to Han
over, where he then engaged In the
practice Of medicine The girl, Rosa
Adams, died soon after appearing in
the case and was reported to have
committed suicide
In Dr. Kriegers absence the suit
was reinstated. BY a Chicago court,
and divorce, alimony, counsel fees and
custody of the child granted TO Mrs.
Krieger DR.. Krieger's attorneys OBJ
tanned a writ Of error and the Court
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Judgment, but said the jurisdiction Of
the lower court held during its term.
/ The Supreme Court Of the state over
ruled this and reversed the decision,
deciding that the agreement between
the principals to drop the suit was
final and not open to appeal.
Judge Kicks, who rendered this de-
cision in December 1906 died soon
afterward and the Supreme Court early
in 1906 reversed itself and gave Mrs.
Krieger all she asked. DR.. Krieger,
then in Germany. was. adjudged IN
contempt and cannot safely enter the
Jurisdiction of the Illinois courts. His
wife was soon married TO DR.. Henry
r. MacDonad d, dentist of No. 1856
Indiana avenue Chicago.
Dr. Krieger started back to the
United States a few weeks ago 20 fight
the decree, and almost simultaneously
his wife with two detectives went TO
Hanover. and on presentation Of GER
titled copies Of the decree obtained
custody Of the boy, now twelve years
old An appeal was taken and in the
interim Mrs Macdonald, with the de-
toctives and the boy went to Ham
burg The boy has been reported kid
mapped DR.. Krieger did not know OF
this until yesterday morning. He says
he believes it is part OF aplan TO pre-
vent the boy being taken into court 70
await decision upon his appeal.