New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-06
NO LAUTERBACH UNION
so DEAD MANS KIN SAY.
Mss Cunningham Unable as Yet to
Produce Witnesses TO Marriage.

NAN''-N
Sophia Houston Cunningham OF Oakland. y. J..
that she was married Alfred Lauterbach in
philadelphia eight days before he was killed I'm al
automobile accident. the Lauterbach family an
nounced last night that they were satisfied the
young womans statements unfounded.
When Miss Cunnngham's advertisement of her
wedding Lauterbach and the birth of her son
May in a New York newspaper last
Tuesday morning. and a, the same time Edward
Iautcrbach. Alfred Lauterbachs father. received
letter from the young woman giving her claims. the
Lauterhachs incredulous but said they would
give Miss Cunningham every opportunity 10 prove
the truth of her story. They say she has
failed 10 dc this and they consider the question
settled.
Henry c. Hershfeld, i son-in law Of Edward
Lauterbach. returned last night from Philadelphia
20 his home at Pompton lakes, and reported he was
convinced that Miss Cunningham possessed no evil
dence OF any marriage. and that her stories
Inconsistent and denied by her lawyer.
AS reported Wednesday. Mr.. Hershfeld doubts
The authenticity Of the marriage certificate. He
said:
None OF the names on the alleged marriage GER
tihca.e are in the Philadelphia directory known
20 any could reach. The Rev Rudolph
Lindauer does not seem 20 exist. nor are r. Cohn.
Sarah Jacobs and Peter Crowley produoeable. II
they could show some who saw the cere-
nony IL would be enough. but they cannot
I'VE have positive proof that Alfred was in his
Office in New York from II O'Clock until on the
day when Miss Cunningham says he married her.
She said that on the 2lst she to Philadelphia
and took at the vue-Stratfard. The
records show that to be true. She says that she
stood al the Broad street station and looked for
lawyers sign, and that OF Eugene Raymond.
and went 10 him have him take charge Of
cording the marriage She says that by appoint
ment she met Alfred at the Broad street station
and they drove a long time in cab. she doesn't
remember where. and finally went 10 parsonage.
where the ceremony took place The parsonage
cannot be found. II is also true that Raymonds
Office is at No 1892 South Penn Square. and If she
saw il from the Broad street station she must
have been able 10 look around the
'She said she Raymond only once. and he
told me that she had been sent 20 him from New
York and had been TO see him FIVE or six times"
Mr. Hershheld was that the dead Mr. Laut-
erbach not the father Of Miss Cunningham's
child
ALFRED was twenty years her senior" he said.
sand man Of sedate habits He did 20 around
with children. We ind one who ever saw
them together anywhere and she could not have
played tennis with him. she says, because Al
fred never played anywhere but at the Ramapo
Field Club. and neither she nor any one Of her
Family a member there"
Edward Iauterbach said last night his home
Sn this city that he Endorsed the views OF hts son
in-law.
I'm nv mind" he said, there is no doubt that
Miss Cunningham's pretensions absurd I
satisfied that Alfred did not marry her The family
is not yet ready TO make formal statement but
so lar as We are concerned the investigation - at
an end"
Miss Cunningham came 10 New York yesterday.
accompanied by her father. the Rev. S. r. Cunning
ham. for a conference with her lawyers and sew
eral friends. The conference took place in the Of
ices OF Lewis f. Carr. ir.. lawyer at No sS Ex-
change Place.
For more than an hour the woman who says she
IS Mrs. Alfred Lauterbach remained with her father
in Mr.. Cars Office. and large part Of that time
was spent IN discussing whether she should make
,ffa lcsos ding har he
proofs IN her hands. l. was finally decided that
the young woman should discuss her marriage
until tie return 10 town OF lawyer whom she re
taned a month ago, but who has since been away
from New York a vacation
After the conference Mr. Carr said:
Miss Cunningham has nothing 10 say az this
slime and VIII be able decide whether suit is
10 be begun against the Lauterbachs until her other
attorney returns TO town. She does not doubt for
sn instant that she will be able her claim.
She went 10 Philadelphia by appointment 20 meet
1.auterbach on July p. They married there
and the marriage certificate is in Philadelphia. The
names of the witnesses have not been correctly
published, but that Will out in time. At pres
cent there is nothing be said"
Miss Cunningham, stylishly dressed in blue suit.
,eft the Office with her father. The young woman
S. attractive in appearance. tall with high check
bones, vivid coloring and slim figure. The Rev.
Mr. Cunningham said that any statement his
daughter had make would come from her at
1orney Afterward they took the Pennsylvania
RAILROAD ferry TO return TO their home In Oakland
Dr. Cecil MacCoy, Of No. Isl Clinton street Brook
Avn who was Miss Cunningham's physician
also present at the conference. He said that the
"details Of the marriage could not be discussed until
ufter a conference with the absent lawyer.
The chief difficulty so far as / know" he said,
sas that the witnesses have not been found. The
marriage certificate is all right, but the witnesses
are scattered. and il may take some time 10 pro-
ouce them"
Rutherford ~ J.. Aug: miss Cunningham. or
rIrs Alfred Lauterbach. who has been living In
Rutherford with the family OF John Fullager. at
TO. GO Chestnut street. and receiving mail ad-
dressed 20 Mrs Sophie and 10 Mrs Alfred Lauter
bach has left town. Mr. and Mrs. Fullager re-
renty departed for Syracuse. Mrs Lauterbach
remained in the Fullager house and proved clever
enough 10 answer telephone calls herself, and
even meet callers al the door and tell them that