Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12
PARENTS At WAR
At BURIAL OF
YOUNGEST CHILD
Newark Board of Health Calls
Special Meeting to Discuss
Disposal of Body.

Two undertakers. six or seven
policemen and crowd of 500 excited
onlookers today took part in the
wrangle between Allen Krichman
and his wife over the burial of their
7-month-old son.
There was no one TO cut the Cor
dian knot. because the Krichman
house, at 725 Springfield avenue. Iry-
ington. IS half in Newark
The child died in the Babies Hos
pital, this city, at 1910 p. m. Tues
day.
The burial plans precipitated strife
between the parents. Krichman hir I'd
a Jewish undertaken and had a grave
dug IN Jewish Cemetery Mrs.
Krichman retained Joshua Brierley
and had a grave dug in the Clin-
ton Cemetery. All their relatives, in
Guiding Mrs. Washington Walker, tns
wife's mother, and the husbands
father took hand in the dispute.
When the situation became SO eri-
tical that threats were made to settle
the feud in the old-time Southern
way the Newark and Irvington po-
lice were called in. Two patrolmen
spent the night on guard at the
house and today it was necessary TO
send four men from the Irvington
force and several from Newark to
handle the crowd.
Meanwhile the three undertakers
waited and Chief Green, of Irving
ton. sought some method to enforce
the State law, which in this case re-
quired the immediate burial of the
child.
Obtains Newark Permit.
When the baby died on Tuesday
Mrs. Krichman promptly obtained q
burial permit from City Clerk Con.
neib Of Newark. and hired Mr.
Brierley.
Meanwhile Krichman sought ths
services of William Goldsticker. of so:
High street. His first plan was to get
an Irvington permit. but Krichman's
father suggested a simpler one.
Krichman intercepted his wife's
undertaken. told him that Mrs. Krich-
man had changed her mind and
wished to have a Jewish burial, and
paid him for his services. Mr.. Brier.
ley surrendered the permit.
When Goldsticker went to the house
he was promptly thrown out by some
of the amaZons among the relatives
of Mrs. Krichman.
Krichman was aroused by this.
you can't put my undertaken out
of my own house!" he thundered al
his wife and her mother.
MOP" retorted Mrs Walker; "and
who pays the rent for this house, 70
like to know? Now you get out toe
and al your relatives"
Thereupon the husband and his
friends found themselves out in the
street.
After a conference of war Krichmar
and his undertaken returned an6
formally demanded the body of tn,
child and displayed their burial per-
nit
Move Body to Irvington Side.
mo. sir, never" said Mrs. Walker
I'VE have moved the body into the
Irvington side of the house. Youl
Newark permit is no good"
As soon as that happened yester-
day the air became filed with
premonitions of a Kentucky feud
Mrs Krichman became frightened
and called on the Newark police fol-
aid She was referred to the Irv-
ington authorities Chief Green sent
three men TO the house and two ri
them spent the night there.
Krichman, with Goldsticker. ap-
peared at the house this morning ant
tried to enter. His mother-in-l
again barred the way. He was taker
to the station house and paroled fol
a hearing before Recorder Henry B
Bedford.
According TO Chief Green. the buria
would have to take place before 10.3i
to conform with the law. About ter
minutes before that time he askei
Inspector Joseph X. Clickenger, o.
the Board of Health, to see that tht
funeral took place. Clickenger said
that the permit had been taken OCT
in Newark and that therefore it was
not a matter for the Irvington Boart
CT Health to concern itself with.
The controversy then shifted T.
the Newark Board of Health. Click
enger determined by measurement
that the child's casket was exactly
two inches on the Newark side ant
so informed the local authorities.
A special meeting of the Boart
of Health was called shortly befor'
noon. Krichman hired a lawyer, whit
presented to the board an elaborate
argument to the effect that the father
was the legal guardian of the bab,
and therefore had a right. in thu
absence of other legal impediments
to demand and obtain the body o.
his son.
The Board Of Health took his ar
gument under advisement and called
on the legal department of the cit!
for an opinion. Meanwhile the mem
bers made it plainly understood tha
the child would have to be buried
if not amicably by the parents, thei
by the board.
The father maintains that the
mother, who is "a years old, and whit
married him four years ago, signee
an agreement to allow their children
to be brought up in the Jewish faith
The mother, however. insists that h,
had agreed to have the children
given Christian burial.
Krichman says that he and hi
wife were married by a rabbi. Sh,
asserts that they were married b,
David B. Brewer. of Maplewood, {
Justice of the peace. on May l. 1909
They have one child living, 5-year
old boy.
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