Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-16
STENCIL AUTO
is CLAIMED IN
SUIT BY WIFE
Sequel to the Recent Discon-
tinued Maintenance
Action.
ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR
AN ENGAGEMENT GIFT
Elderly Manufacturer Present.
ed 1t to Fiancee Last
Year.
ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR
AN ENGAGEMENT GIFT

A suit for the possession of a So, 900
electric automobile was Instituted be-
fore Viee-chancellor Howell today by
Hattie Oxley Stengel against George
#. Stengel, a wealthy leather mer-
chant, living at 1150 Broad street.
this city.
a4ls Stengel instituted a suit for
separate maintenance, charging her
husband with cruelty. but last Tues
day the case was discontinued on a
motion by former Judge Thomas ].
Jintott. counsel for Mr.. Stengel. AT
that time Maximilian NJ. Stallman,
Mrs. stengers solicitor, informed
Vice-ChanceIlor Stevens, before
whom the motion was made, that he
had SO far been unable to obtain
corroboration of the charges made.
Then the present suit came on to-
day for trial. Mrs. Stengel on the
stand declared that Mr.. Stengel pur-
chased the machine as a present to
her when they became engaged to be
married. In April. 1914
Bought 1t for Both.
Mr.. StengeI. testifying in his own
behalf. swore that he bought the ma
chine for their joint use. There was
testimony adduced that told of an
attempt made by Mrs. Stengel during
October of this year to obtain the
car from Mr.. StengeFs garage at
Long Branch. and of the refusal OF
his employees to allow her to get at
the machine.
Examined by Mr.. Stallman, Mrs.
Stengel swore that when Mr.. Stengel
asked her to become his wife, he sug-
gested a valuable present for her.
He asked me whether I'd like to
have diamonds or a car" she said.
She testified that Mr.. Stengel and
her sister accompanied her on trips
to various automobile salesrooms in
New York. and that when the demon
strators took her for ride; My. Stem
gel accompanied her.
'sWhy didn't you take the car with
you when you left homer" asked Mr..
Lintott.
II could not, answered Mrs. STEM
gel. II was physically Ill, and had
to be assisted
In answer to another question, Mrs.
Stengel said: After ] had recovz
Iered Z tried 40 get the car, and three
of Mr.. StengeIs hired men stood in
front Of the door of the garage and
Threatened me with violence II iaid
hands on it.
The Best .gas.e. e.
Mrs. Hattie Oxleg. Mrs stengefs
mother, testf sd tnat ma, Stengel
told her that ne ws& sez& TO give
his wife a handsome present. He
said that he wanted his wife to have
the very best car he could buy" she
added.
When Mr.. Stengel was on the stand,
Mr. Staltman asked him;
do you remember, when your wife
was In the hospital in Philadelphia,
she sent her mother to you at Long
Branch to obtain the car $50 she
might use it?"
II remember her mother coming up
to get the car" answered Mr.. Stem
gel.
Then Mr. Stallman showed a letter
to Mr.. Stengel and he identified 1t as
one he had written to Mrs. Stengel
Mr.. Stailman read an extract from it,
which said:
Your mother asked me for the key
for the car, and l would not give 1t
up. I won't give it up until you come
home to me, for 1 have already had
a bitter experience. 1t seems strange
that you can't trust your husband,
especially when he had made you a
present of the car"