New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
COL. HARDY ACQUITTED
. OF STRIKING MRS. KRUG
Jury in MetuChen Decides He
Used Only Legitimate
Amount Of Force.
DAMAGE SUIT IS PENDING
Loser in Case Says She Will
Press Action for $4,000
Damages for Alleged
Rough Handling.

Metuchen, n. j., Nov. 2l.-After delib-
Grating for four hours and a half, jury
I'm the Middlesex County Criminal Court
Hardy. owner of racehorses. had a right
TO eject Mrs. Sarah p. Krug, OF Railway
from his house on June q, when she re-
fused to obey his order to get out. and
that by using force the former resident Of
Virginia was not guilty OF assault. I'm
mediately after the verdict was rendered
Colonel Hardy said: What! An old Viz
ginian kick and strike woman? Who
ever heard OF such a thing?"
The whole trouble grew out OF Mrs.
Krug calling at The Hardy home to see
Mrs. Hardy. who Is eighty-three years
old and wealthy, after Colonel Hardy had
requested that she cease such visits.
In submitting the case 10 the jury Judge
DAILY ruled that man was the master OF
his own home and had a right TO exclude
any one from II that he desired. He said
that II Mrs. Krug had int after
warning TO keep away, the colonel had a
right to keep her out, and the question
for the jury was whether more than tho
b'N'ooai dlllOAllN va iOANN "eo HoNN- N~~'N
Krug asserted that the colonel kicked her
out OF the house and bruised her about
the body.
The taking OF testimony ended at noon,
and ex-Judge Coddington, OF Plainheld,
for Colonel Hardy. and Assistant Prose-
cutor Stricken for the State Of New Jer-
sey. summed up. The principal witness
was Miss Martha s. Griggs who testified
as follows:
Il have been In the Hardy house for
FIVE years: for three years as a graduate
nurse. and the last two years both as
nurse and housekeeper l had TO take
care OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy, and / am
still in Mr.. Hardy's employ"
ANNE Morehouse. the cook. came up
stairs on June q and said that Mrs. Krug
was in the kitchen and Colonel Hardy
said not TO let her in. AS ] went down
Mrs. Krug came up. Colonel Hardy met
her At the head OF the stairs. Then he
kept her back with his hands and told
me to call the men. Anna had already
called Randolph. the farmer, and / called
Joe, the colored man. Mrs. Krus called
her chauffeur and told him 10 knock
Colonel Hardy down. Then / went to my
room and saw nothing more"
Mrs. Krug took the stand I'm rebuttal
and swore that she didn't threaten to kill
Colonel Hardy. that she didn't order her
chauffeur to knock him down, that she
didn't tell the gardener that Hardy was
worse than the worms OF the ground, that
she didn't call him a coward, biackguard
~ N
TO remain away from the Hardy house
hold.
Colonel Hardy, when cross-e1amined.
swore that it took from ten TO fifteen
minutes to get Mrs Krug out OF his house.
why didn't you withdraw when you
got her out?'
IL wanted TO get her of the grounds"
Did you think 1t necessary for three
men to force her orr
Yes. TO do Il gently"
did she offer resistance?'
She certainly did when she tried TO
kill US with her hatpin.'
The feud between Colonel Hardy and
the Krugs apparently is not over. There
Is $1,000 damage suit pending against
Colonel Hardy growing out OF this dis
turbance. II was said to-day there would
be an action In chancery soon over $500 90
worth Of property which It Is said Mrs.
Hardy transferred to her husband since
their marriage.
Mrs. Krug and her husband waited In
the courtroom until the verdict was rem
dered. With toss OF her head she said:
Colonel Hardy needn't think this settles
the case. l am not through fghting."
Mrs. Krug Is the wife OF William Il.
Krug, secretary OF the Franklin Savings
Bank, of New York.