Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-18
SAYS KRAMER
Mind Affected
Jennie Kramer, Daughter Of
Deceased Merchant, Wit
ness at Will Hearing.
HE ORDERED HER OUT
Father Would Have Nothing
to Do With Her, She Says;
Alleged Strange Facts.
HE ORDERED HER OUT
BY stan Correspondent.

BY stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. IS
The hearing on the will of Joseph
Kramer, of Perth Amboy. who died
on June IL, was continued before
Judge Peter +. DAILY here this morn
ing, with Jennie Kramer, a daugh-
ter of the deceased, who was cut of
by the terms of the will, to receive
small sums to remind her. of the way
she treated her father. Thomas
Brown represents the caveators,
Mrs. Kramer and the daughter, Jen-
ME, while Adrian Lyon, Jacob NJ.
Klein and c. c. Hommann appear
for the wfll.
Jennie, the eldest daughter, related
facts to the court to show that the
mans mind was affected. At the
age of Is years. the witness stated,
her father would have nothing to do
with her, and at times when she
would endeavor to engage in CONVEX
sation with him he would roll his
eyes and order her out of his pres
ence. On another occasion, the wit
ness stated, the father came from
the store to the living apartments
and shattered a wardrobe door with
his fists. accusing the daughter of
storing stuff in same. which he
claimed was stolen from him.
The girl claimed that the father
would not let the family hear any
business conversation, and had
habit of removing bills from a
drawer in the store and placing them
in his vest pocket, when he saw
members of his family enter the
store. The witness stated that the
father often said, when / die yon
will see that your mother won't go
to my funeral" The first provision
of the will requested that his wife
and daughter. Jennie, not be allowed
to attend the funeral, the witness
continued.
About ten years ago the mother,
Jennie and Esther were preparing to
go to Germany to visit Mrs Kra-
mer's parents to benefit their faith
er's condition, and also to relieve the
situation at home, the witness stated.
The night before the family was to
leave, Jennie stated. the mother
wanted to get money and papers for
baggage, ETC., from her husband. and
he became enraged and threatened
to strike her. The following morn
ing on the way to the boat the father
sat in one car Of the train, and the
mother and her two daughters sat
IN another car, the witness declared.
wife and two daughtres goodbye,
Jennie continued. as they went on
the boat. and after being In Ger
many for about f1ve month, he sent
SIS week for expenses. the witness
continued. After returning to this
county. the witness claimed her
father stated that they should have
stayed on the other side, because his
expenses were low. and he would
become millionaire. About five
years ago nephew of kramer's
visited the house. Jennie stated, and
the father did everything to keep
his relative away from his family,
and sent him away early in the
morning without any breakfast.
The witness told of a story by
maid to her mother, of the father
requesting the maid to poison his
wife. The daughter told the court
that her father was a great man to
curse at the family when his busi-
ness affairs were upset, and the girl
stated that he referred to her
mother and herself as "she." The
girl told the court that her father
would not eat at the table with the
rest of the family, but grabbed his
then told friends that he was not
allowed to eat with the rest of the
family.
When the drafting for the great
war started. Isaac. a son who was
killed in France, asked his father If
he should enlist, the witness con-
.tinued and the father told him to
walt for the draft, and when he got
over on the other side he could sur
render to the Germans. The father
always complained about the num-
Der of packages sent to Camp Dix
when the son was stationed there,
the witness claimed, and the girl
stated that her father never wrote
to the SON to their knowledge. When
Information of the death of the son
was received from the government
by telegram, the witness continued
she went to the father and told
him of the death, he cursed the
family and ,svDs Immediately con-
cerned abouS $500 in travelling
checks the son had when he left the
country.
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