Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-08
WIFE, TRAPPED IN
MIDNIGHT RAID,
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Cottage Newarker Hired for
Woman Used to Entertain
Rival, He Found.
MOTHER-IN-LAW DECLARES
HUSBAND WAS AT FAULT
Twelve-Year-Old Son Pines for
Mother and Refuses to
Be COmf0rted. Ia

In a petition for divorce filed IN
Trenton by Emil Schell. of 81 High
street, against his wife. Elizabeth
Ferg Schell, there is related sensa-
tional midnight visit to the Schell cot
tage in Asbury Park, in which 1t is
declared that Schell found his wife en-
tertaining William c. Case, q we'll
known insurance broker, living at 50
Broad street, with offices in the Union
building.
AS a result of 1t all Case has not
been at his office since that eventful
night; the 12-year-old boy Of the SchelI
couple lives with his father and eats
at the home of his grandmother, and
Mrs. Schell is said to have told her
mother that she is ASHAMED to come
back to Newark" No answer in the
divorce proceedings has yet been filed.
The time will be up October is. Efforts
of friends to reconcile the Schell couple
have been unavailing.
Early in the summer Mr.. Schell. who
is prosperous, holding considerable
brewery stock, engaged the Asbury
Park cottage. His business interests
were so varied that the only time he
had to visit the cottage was at week
ends. He would leave Newark Friday
night and spend Saturday and Sunday
at the cottage.
Husband Investigates.
whispers which gradually grew into
a roar finally came to the ears OF Schell
that he had better watch his wife. At
first he refused to believe the stories.
but when Cases name was mentioned
he began a quiet investigation. He
says that he learned that his wife was
see frequently in the company of the
insurance agent. whose business fH said
to have frequently called him to AS
bury Park.
It Is set forth in the divorce petition
that shortly after midnight September
IA Mr.. Schell with two friends, went to
the Schell cottage, and found enougifto
j'justify him In asking for q divorce.
| There were threats to kill. screams OF
Mrs Scheil and altogether great hull
abaloo, which kept the neighborfng cot
tagers up all night. Schell decided that
he would try the written rather than
the unwritten law, he says. Hence the
suit for divorce, which was filed the
very next day,
Son Dfdn't See Mother Trapped.
1t was stated by friends of Mr. Schell
that the dz-year-old boy was not wits
ness to the cottage scene. The father.
who had carefully planned the raid on
the couple. had him in Newark. two
| weeks before. The boy. who is a hand
Eeu1s little chap, was big favorite
| with the Asbury Park summer colony.
Last year as Prince Pilsen" he won
the silver loving cup in the Asbury
Park carnival.
Neighbors say that pathetic feature
of the case is that the little lad con-
staf,tly calls for his mother and t
seem to realize what it is all l..
They say that he is getting th.nler
from worry and that 1t would bea fine
thing, for his sake. IL the couple could
be reconciled. But there seems to be
small hope for a reconciliation.
Mrs John Fergg, mother of Mrs.
SchelI when seen today at her home,
103 Springfield avenue, said that her
daughter was not so much to blame as
the husband, as he neglected her and
gave her only $S week, while he was
bountifully for her.
my daughter told me she is ashamed
to come home after what has hap
pened," said Mrs. Fergg.
At the office of Case, in the Union
building, 1t was stated that he has not
been seen since September 14-the day
of the alleged scene at the Asbury
Park cottage-and no one seemed to
know his whereabouts Case is mar
ried man, but, 1t is said, does not live
with his wife.
Joseph Fergg, a brother of Mrs.
Schell. said he had done all in his
power to bring about reconciliation
of the couple for the sake of the child.
but that Mr.. Schell will not hear OF IT.
Mr. Schell when seen said that the
story that he gave his wife but IS a
week is ridiculous He said that he
supplied her every want
Joseph Fergg. Mrs Schell's brother.
also stated that his sister had told him
that she "hated Schell."