New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
NO, | DON'T" WIFE CRIES.
DR.. Knapp Had Testified She
Loved Him in Alienation Case.
WANTS 100000 DAMAGES
His Own Lawyer, He Tells How
He Wept Day and Night
After the Separation.

The sentry of the unofficial jury that
spends its time IN the County Court House
IN attendance on the trials of cases and
decides the cases. both to the facts and
TO the law, passed the tip yesterday that
the most interesting case on trial was that
of DIR. Mark I. Knapp for 100000 for allena-
ton OF the affections Of his wife.
And as many of the unofficial jury as
could get into the courtroom where Justice
Ford presided were on hand to projudge-
They were we'll repaid. Not in many days
has there been witnessed the levity In the
Supreme Court that was occasioned When
DR.. Knapp, casting aside 1Esculapius, TOOK
up Blackstone and appeared as his own
counsel The uproar that resulted anected
even the jury sitting on the case, ana
several times the court attendants mad 10
rap hard to maintain the usual dignity Oh
the tribunal.
The defendants in the suit were Adolph
Schlesinger. father-in-law of the piai1ltni'
and Mrs. Esther Eisenberg, a cousin OF Dr-
knapp's wife.
DR.. Knapp on the stand told how his wife
had thrown plates and other table utenSlIs
at him. But when Justice Ford said that
apparently there was not much aHeclloi
for the plaintiff to lose from that source
thus In his married life. Somewhere Dr.
Knapp had acquired some knowledge OF
law and he used the technical terms Win
an almost professional nicely.
The lawyer-plaintiff placed himself on the
stand Behind him on the witness stahu
was a suitcase full of papers. Those thal
he required fer immediate use he sat on
rising from the witness TO get tneih as
needed And the doctor also followed out
the dual part that he played In tenpera-
rnent as we'll In clear, severe tones iie
would ask himself a question, put the an
swer was given in g plaintive anu teai iui "
tone. First DIR. Knapp told OF MS marriage
in 1896.
do vo11 remember January, 1872 asked
Knapp, the lawyer.
We'll. do 1 remember it." replied knapp
the plaintiff. "A bathtub was to De III
stalled in my father-in-law' house
disagreed with him as TO where IL shouiu
be located. and without any proVocauoi.
he called me a crook a nobody timex
and many other names
The next question that DR.. Knapp put
TO himself was:
What frame of mind were you in wheh
YOU separated from your wife in 1916!
The answer was, Crying all the time
day and night.
Dr Knapp insisted that he had not
ouarreIled with his wife. but that his WlIe
uuarreIIed with him. But, he added ne
knew his wife still loved. for as late as
THANKSGIVING Day, he had called on her'
and she kissed and hugged. AT the rnenlioii
that his wife still loved him. Mrs Knapp
rose in the courtroom and vehenentlX an
nounced. No. 1 don't Judge; no. 1 don [!
When Justice Ford suggested tnat aPpdi
emily the married life Of the piaintln ana
his wife had been an unhappy one anu
that Mrs. Knapp's love had evaporeted De-
fore the father-in-law had come on the
scene and that unless there was any al
fection the plaintiff could not recover Ior
tts alienation. DR.. Knapp quoted Volul1h-
nouslv many decisions TO establs1 that ne
old not have to prove what the Justice
said he did
Before leaving the court house alter the
adjournment of the case one OF the trleii"a :
of the doctor telephoned TO Police Heao-
quarters for policeman 10 accompany nm
home. as ne feared he might be assaulleu
DR. Knapp brought suit against hls
father-in-law a while ago to enforce mar
rage agreement whereunder, he alleged
Schlesfnger was 10 pay for the furtherlhe
of his medical education. Dr. Knapp lost
bat