New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-08
CUPID ALIEN As BALLOT
Defeated AssembIyman Did Not
Estrange a Wife, Says Jury.
BEERS THREE, KISSES NONE
Decorator Who Sued Gray, a
Church Vestryman, for $685.
600, Gets Naught.

IL took a jury in the Supreme Court
about an hour yesterday to convince IT.
self that Augustus b. Gray. former AS
semblymsn from Duchess County, yes-
tryman Of the Episcopal Church in
Poughkeepsie and ffty-three years old,
had not alienated the affections OF Mrs
Mabel Mohnhaupt, and therefore her hus-
band, William F. Mohnhaupt. who sued
Mr. Gray for $4,000 damages, was not
entitled to a judgment. In accordance
with this Interpretation Of the facts and
the law in the case. the jury brought In
verdict In favor of Mr.. Gray.
II was the second contest OF the week
for the former Assemblyman, for he ran
for Congress on the Bull Moose ticket
Tuesday; but he did not ALLEVIATE sufficient
votes to win and the verdict was against
him on that day.
Mohnhaupt is a painting decorator and
lives at No. l,5io Webster avenue, The
Bronx Mrs. Mohnhaupt, who Is about
twenty-five years old, left her husband
and went to live with her mother. Mrs
Mabel DuGard. at Park avenue and sOth
street. I'm one OF three apartment houses
owned by GldN. Ilt lhSbohN "''' 'DN''
rooms I'm the house He said that the de-
PENDANT met his wife through visits TO
the home Of her mother, to whom Gray
brought fresh eggs and butter from MS
farm in Poughkeepsie. Mohnhaupt SAID
that his wife and Gray drank together on
numerous occasions In the apartment Oh
Mrs. Dugard, and that when he tried 10
persuade his wife to leave the place Gray
would push him away. which treatment
Mohnbaupt did not resent with any show
OF force, although younger and stronger
than Gray. The plaintiff explained that
he had been doing some work for Gray.
Gray Is a married man and the rather
Of five children. lie has black beard,
which is somewhat sprinkled with gray.
He calmly denied on the stand yesterday
that ne had alenated the affections OF
Mrs. Mohnhaupt from her husband. AS
20 his drinking with Mrs Mohnhaupt, the
yestryman said he never drank more than
three glasses OF beer with her In his life
II am not A drinking man." he said. Il
drink temperately.
II have known Mabel since she was
child" said Gray, further, but never
embraced her In my life. No, | never
kissed her and she never sat in my lap.
GRAY denied that Mohnhaupt had found
him and Mrs Mohnhaupt In the rear OF
a shoemaker's shop at No. 100 Park ave-
nue.. in an intoxicated condition. Contin-
uing, the defendant said: Il never In
duced her to leave Mohnhaupt | heard
through her mother that the couple were
having more or less trouble over money
matters
Gray also denied that he had offered
Mohnhaupt the necessary money to get
separation from his wife.
Mrs Margaret Miller, Of No. lib PARK
avenue. testified about some excitement
that Mohnhaupt caused I'm her home one
evening His wife was there and so was
Gray Mohnhaupt came along and
grabbed his wife by the throat and tried
TO choke her. The hostess asked one
August Knoll to throw the intrudins hus-
band out In the hall. which he did with
the aid OF Mrs Miller. Then Mohnhaupt
called I'm a policeman, but the latter re-
fused TO take any action.