The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06
SCH0ONMAKER SPIED
ON BY GIRL SLEUTHS
Divorce Evidence Against Bank
er Obtained Through
Hole in Door.
SHORES ALSO GIVE CLUE
Wife's Brother Tells Of Visit to
Miss Marie Merwin's
Apartment.
SHORES ALSO GIVE CLUE

The circumstances under which Frank
Laying Schoonmaker. formerly associated
with the Stock Exchange brokerage and
banking firm OF Vernon C. Brown a Co..
was found In the apartment OF Miss Marie
Merwin, beautiful young woman OF the
blond type. at IS East Flfty-slxth street,
last March were told in the Supreme
Court yesterday when the suit Of Mrs
Grace Llewcllyn Eaton Schoonmaker came
to trial before Justice Giegerich.
Mrs. Schoonmaker is a daughter OF
Bradley Eaton of $40 Park avenue, who is
vice-president OF the seacoast Lumber
Company Of Madison avenue, treasurer
OF the Church h. Gates Lumber Company
and director OF the Metropolitan and
Mount Morris banks. She married Schoon-
maker In 1905 at the Marble Collegiate
Church and separated from him last No
vember. when he went TO live at the Metro
politan Club.
The testimony before Justice Giegerich
yesterday showed that Mrs Schoonmaker
heard that her husband was making fire.
quent visits TO the East Fifty-sixth street
apartment and her other. Walter Brad
ley Eaton, volunteered - get evidence for
divorce suit. He rented an apartment
In the rear of the fiat he wanted watched
and installed there Miss Bertha johnson
and Miss Eva Fischer, who described
themselves as investigators. Both women
were told to take notes on what they saw.
Miss Fischer. who was one OF the prin-
cipal witnesses yesterday. said:
'on several occasions saw Mr.. Schoor-
maker come in and 10 out Of the apart
ment. l watched him through a hole in
the door OF our apartment. one night
ne came In wearing a silk hat and evening
clothes. He knocked at Miss Merwln's
door and she let him in. The next morn
ing lie came out wearing a business suit
and derby hat. On March Schoonmaker
came to the apartment after midnight and
entered Miss Merwin's rooms. Later
heard the rattle OF dishes and then It
grew quiet
"A little later on. when the house was
very quiet, ! heard the sound or heavy
SHORES coming from Miss Merwin's room.
Mr.. Schoonmaker did not leave the apart
ment that night and the next morning
Miss Merwin came out about 10 o'clock.
went TO the dumbwaiter and got the Sun
day papers. She took them back into the
apartment"
Walter Bradley Eaton. brother OF Mrs.
Schoonmaker. said that his sister left her
home at Is East Seventeen street last
February and went to live with her
parents. On March 10 he had evidence
that Schoonmaker was In Miss Merwin's
apartment. he said. and went there with
detectives.
about midnight we gathered In the
hail." said Mr.. Eaton. Finger one OF the
men. knocked on Miss Merwin's door and
after a while she answered the knock
Message for you" Unger said. and she
asked. From whom lie replied. i don't
know and she then opened the door
after asking Cnger II he was a MESSENGER
Miss Merwin say that We were not
messengers and ran back, calling Frank
Frank! We went into the apartment and
found Schoonmaker lying, as II asleep. on
a lounge"
Another OF the raiding party who testi-
fed said that he believed Schoonmaker
was only shamming sleep"
Mrs. Schoonmaker could not be In court
yesterday and will testify later. Her hus-