The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
THROWS RUOFF
CASE OUT OF
COURT
Woman Who Chased Man
Out Of Apartment Faces
Him in Court.

In the Third Precinct Police Court
this morning Judge Howell refused to
entertain the charges Charles Ruoff
desired to prefer against his wife and
her sister, Miss Jennie Lupton. The
marital troubles OF the Ruoffs were
brought into the limelight of publicity
early Sunday morning, when Mrs.
Ruoff, who has not been living with
her husband sine August 16, invaded
his apartments and found him enter
tanning company.
When Mrs. Ruoff departed from her
former rooms in the De Leon apart
ments, 451 High street, she carried with
her several articles of clothing, some
of which Belonged to her husband and
had been left behind in a hasty exit
he made with his companions. 1t was
these articles of clothing that were
mainly responsible for the appearance
of the principals in the Third Precinct
Court this morning.
Court Clerk Yuill on Saturday issued
a summons to Mrs. Ruoff to appear
yesterday morning to answer q charge
of threatening the life of her spouse.
She failed to appear, and yesterday a
second summons was issued. At the
same time Miss Lupton, her sister, was
notified to answer a charge of assault,
preferred by Ruoff.
1t was this charge that the court
took up first. Mrs. Ruoff and her sis
ter reached the police station some
time before court opened and waited
in an ante-ruom. Ruoff, accompanied
by his counsel, Rudolph Braun, arrived
a few minutes before Judge Howell.
The case was the first taken up.
Ruoff and his counsel were on one side
Of the bench and Mrs. Ruoff stood on the
other. She wore a black skirt, white shirt
waist. black straw sailor hat and a heavy
black veil, which almost completely hid
her features, and her sister looked chic
In n Peter Par suit of white panama
cloth. trimmed with brown velvet, n a
brown hat.
Ruoff was asked to explain the charge
of assault he desired to make against
Miss Lupton.
1T was when 1 went down to the house
with the officer to get my clothes" ex-
planned Ruoff. al was standingg on the
stoop. She ush at me and Knocked
my hat off and then struck me In the
face"
Miss Lupton retained silence and when
the court asked her what she had to say,
a look of contempt passed over her face
and she simply replied in a clear, distinct
voice:
81 didn't do 1t, you honor"
LAWYER Braun then tried to explain to
the court how the assault occurred, and
said that Plainclothesman Byrne, who ac-
companled Ruoff to the Lupton home, at
II Hawkins street, described Miss Lupton's
actions as those of n wild tlgres5."
Ruoff could show no marks of Violence,
and Miss Lupton's manner gave evil
dence that ste might well be able to care
for herself against any onslaught from her
brother-in-law So the court refused to en-
terrain a complaint
In taking. up the other charge Judge
Howell remarked that ne had been reading
the papers and inferred that this was a
prelude to the family difficulties. Continu-
Ing the court said:
Il am glad to say that there Is O Court
of Chancery where these difficulties may
be settled, and / advise both of you to
go there. OF course, IL there is a breach
of the peace, then we will act. l think
that you both had better enter Into an
agreement TO remain away from each
other until such time as your case shall
receive the consideration of the Chancery
Court"
This ruling did not seem to please Ruoff,
and his counsel again persisted in his
efforts to lodge a complaint. He reminded
the court that the was issued
before the sensational developments of the
wee sma' hours of Sunday. and that the
threats were mad in the presence of
several persons.
He also said that Ruoff appeared In
court because he was in fear of his life.
When reference was made to the cloth
ing the court said that a suitable action
to recover it could not be brought In the
police courts, and referred Ruoff and coun-
sci to the district court. The court Incl
dentally remarked that it did not think
that Mrs. Ruoff would keep any clothing
belonging to her husband.
The only clothing belonging to that man
in my possession is what / tool early Sun
day morning, and l have placed that in
the hands of my lawyer as evidence in my
suit for divorce remarked the wife.
''These clothes which l am wearing belong
to my sister. That man took all my cloth
Ing out of the house last Friday. / don't
know where they are.
for my sister striking him., why she
wouldn't dirty her hands on him. He came
here because he is sore to think that she
and nv brother will stick by me and
Here the court interfered, saying that
neither was In a condition to talk, either
to or about the other. and he dismissed
the case by warning them to keep away
from each other.
AN right; thank you" replied Mrs.
Ruoff, as she left the court room with
her sister, and the curtain was rlng down
on another act of the Ruoff marital DIFF
f%iculties.