Wife's Titanic Experience Stops Husband's Divorce Suit
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Reno, Nev., April 26---Paul Schabert, a captain in the German army, veteran
of the Chino-Japanese war, military instructor in the Japanese army and a
wealthy landowner of Hamburg, after spending several weeks here establishing
a residence for a divorce from his wife, the widow of Rufus Blake, of
Derby, Conn., departed to meet her on the expected arrival of the Titanic in
New York, for the purpose of making a final adjustment of property
rights and determining the custody of the children. Both have large
individual interests.
Schabert had come here from Germany, determined upon divorce as the only way
to terminate their marital differences. She, an American woman, of German
descent, married him in 1891, and they have two children. She was among the
survivors, and when the couple met at the pier, on the arrival of the
Carpathia, the terror of her experience had wiped out every vestige of
domestic unhappiness. They clasped each other in their arms, and amid sobs a
complete reconciliation took place. Schabert dismissed all thought of Reno
and divorce, and so wired local attorneys yesterday.
Mrs. Schabert's brother, John Manke, [sic] who accompanied her, also was
saved. The united couple are now in Cincinnati. What the nature of
Schabert's allegations against his wife was to be in the suit which he was
to file in August was not disclosed, as neither he nor his attorney would
discuss the subject other than admit such action would be taken.
He occupied a fashionable suite at Riverside Hotel, and his distinguished
appearance of a typical German military officer made him a familiar figure
as he moved about with a small circle of prominent New York men who are here
also for the purpose of securing divorces.
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