Jerome John Lang

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• Residence: 189 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38065
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

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2,500 PEOPLE ATTEND SALE HELD BY JEROME LANG

Largest Sale Held in Years Nets Over $2000-High Class Furniture.

One of the largest sales held in the Twin-City in many years was that held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Jerome Lang, 176 Queen St. N., Kitchener. By the time W. W. Frickey got the sale under way there was a crowd of people estimated at 2500 present. Motor cars were parked along Queen St. and adjoining streets and it required two traffic constables to regulate traffic. The crowd congre gated on the large lawns and along the street reminded one of a big midway.

Buyers were present from Hamil ton, Toronto and Twin-City and district. The household furniture offered was of a very high quality and the bidding under Auctioneer Frickey was brisk. The sale started at 1.80 and was finished by 5.30 o'clock, and netted over $2000.

Waterloo Chronicle 26 Sep 1929, p. 6

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AUCTION SALE of Very Valuable and High Class Furniture and Household Effects.


W. W. Frickey, Auctioneer, has been favored with instructions from Mr. Jerome Lang to sell to the high st bidder all the Furniture and Household Effects at his residence, No. 189 Queen St. N., Cor. Lan caster St., city of Kitchener, on Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 21

Sale to start at 1 p.m. sharp. The following: 2 chesterfields; 2 piece chesterfield suite; mohair arm chairs; Heintzman & Co. cabinet phonograph and records; 3 piece mahogany parlor set; 5 floor lamps; 5 table lamps; 2 fernerys; 2 3-piece wicker sets; 2 large hall mirrors; Crome Williams hall chair; 10-piece mahogany dining room suite; tea wagon; cake stand; fire boxes; new 5-piece oak breakfast set; 2 walnut arm chairs; walnut hall tree; high post mahogany double bed; dresser; dressing table; bench; table; rock and chair to match; 2 single ivory beds; complete dresser; chiffonier; dressing table and rocker; 2 mahogany twin beds; complete ma hogany double bed; complete mahogany dresser with large mirror and glass top brass bed; mahogany writing table and chair; mahogany wardrobe; mahogany bedroom chairs and rockers; 4 mahogany tables; walnut dresser; white enamel dresser and chiffonier; oak chiffonier; oak Morris chair; leather den chairs; oak writing desk; cedar chest; new McLary 4-burner combination gas and electric stove; Eureka electric vacuum cleaner; 2 kitchen tables; electric heaters; 30 chesterfield cushions; 8 large rugs; bedroom and sitting room rugs; 15 small rugs; curtains; camp bed; wicker chairs; card tables; baby crib; 2 baby carriages; sleighs; odd rockers and chairs; 3 new veranda rugs; veranda swing; some dishes; cut glass; cooking utensils; and many other useful articles too numerous to mention.

This is no doubt the best Sale ever held in Kitchener as the furniture is in first-class condition. Do not miss this sale. No Reserve. Terms Cash.

JEROME LANG, Proprietor, 189 Queen St. N., Kitchener. W. W. FRICKEY, Auctioneer, Phone 692w, Waterloo.

Waterloo Chronicle 19 Sep 1929

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JUDGMENT WAS RESERVED

Hearing in Lang Alimony Case Concluded: Husband Denies Charges of Cruelty.

Mr. Justice Wright reserved Judgment in the alimony action of Mrs. Victoria Lang against her husband. Jerome Lang, son of a wealthy and prominent member of the Lang Tanning Company. He urged the two parties to come to an amicable settlement, especially as regards the children. The defendant, Mr. Lang, denied the charges of his wife that he had been frequently intoxicated and abusive to her. She had. never complained of being ill-treated although they had occasional disagreements. For the past few years be paid his wife $360 per month. His income, which was $3,000 a year, had increased to $4,000, $5,000 and $6,000. As he was no longer a director of the company he received. no fees. He said his wife had a love for money and was spoiled and was therefore hard to please. He never accused his wife of being addicted. to drink and denied having said his wife was guilty of infidelity. al though she was at times indiscreet, loving the attentions of other men. "

Evidence of Plaintiff

Mrs. Lang, the plaintiff. In her evidence said that she was allowed $75.00 a month during the first two years of their married life. She said. that when her husband became intoxicated he was of an unpleasant disposition and made disparaging remarks regarding her family. She had not told Mrs. Seltz that she did not love her husband. When they talked of separation he said that she could have the children if they cried for her and he would give her $200 a month and more if he could afford It. In speaking of the revolver incident she said that she had been crying and had gone to her husband's room to secure one of his large handkerchiefs and had to lay aside her husband's revolver which was lying on top. My husband appeared at the time and became. alarmed. She denied that she had tried to open the safety catch and had asked her husband to forgive her for the revolver incident. Shet also denied that she had been untrue to her husband. Other witnesses called were Dr. Spohn, Dr. Huehnergard, Mrs. W. Seltz, Toronto, Mrs. Reinhold Lang, Geo. W. Lang. Mrs. Genssen, P. Kline of New York City, Mrs. Connelly, Montreal, mother of the plaintiff, and others. all of whom gave evidence bearing on the case.

Following the addresses and arguments by counsel, Mr. Justice. Wright reserved judgment.

Waterloo Chronicle 14 Oct 1926

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JUDGMENT IS RESERVED IN ALIMONY CASE

Conflicting Testimony in Case of Mrs. Jerome Lang Tried at Kitchener.

HUSBAND TESTIFIES

Mr. Justice Wright on Tuesday evening reserved judgment in the alimony action of Mrs. Victoria Lang of Montreal, against her husband.. Jerome Lang. son of a prominent and wealthy Kitchener manufacturer, after hearing argument by counsel for the respective parties.

The feature of the concluding evidence on behalf of the defence was a refutal of the defendant of charges that he had been intoxicated more than three or four times since their marriage or that he had. ever ill-treated his wife. In this he was supported by several witnesses. who had been close friends, including Dr. P. D. Spohn and Dr. H. H. Hueneragrd and Mrs. Spohn. The defendant alleged that he had never been informed by his wife that she was in health owing to ill-treatment. but that he was well aware of the fact that she was dissatisfied because she found her allowance of $350 a month not sufficient to run the house and clothe herself and the two children. "Love for more money and her desire to be free were the cause of her dissatisfaction." the witness remarked. It was brought out in the evidence. that the defendant's Income about $15,000 per year.

In closing the examination following the cross-examination the plaintiff produced two former maids. in the Lang home, who swore that they had never seen Mrs. Lang partake of liquor in the home. This evidence was put in as a rebuttal of evidence given earlier in the day. by members of the Lang family and others that on certain occasions she was the worse for liquor.

An interesting development was the statement of the husband that he had never accused his wife of being addicted to drink He explained that when he used the term "grossly intemperate in his examination for discovery some months. ago he meant that his wife used too much liquor considering her constitution, but he did not mean that she drank to excess and became intoxicated. Lang believed that the alimony action rested on his wife's purpose to secure money from him.

Not Guilty of Infidelity.

Questioned as to whether he believed that she was guilty of infidelity, he vigorously said "no," but that he believed she had been indiscreet, and that another of her faults was her love of attention by men. He added he did not have any particular men in mind, but admitted that he could not understand her attention to one Robert Kline, ot New York, formerly of Kitchener. whom she consulted before she left him last October..

Evidence was given by Mrs. Reinhold Lang that Mrs. Jerome Lang. while in New York with her had said: "I love Mr. Kline, and I know he loves me. I am sure that he will tell me he loves me this evening." She saw Mrs. Lang the next morning about 10 o'clock, after she had returned about 2 o'clock. She then sald: "I am sure he loves me, but what a strange man; he did not say anything about it."

Mrs. Jerome Lang denied the accusation, stating that she merely consulted Mr. Kline about the situation in her home, since he was a friend of the Lang family. Kline also testified that he had no interest in her and that when she met him their meeting was confined merely to discussing the domestic situation in her family. He further stated he was surprised that she should consult him.

Waterloo Chronicle 30 Sep 1926, p. 3

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MRS. VICTORIA LANG LOSES ACTION FOR ALIMONY

Mrs. Victoria Lang, of Kitchener, loses her action for alimony against Jerome Lang, her husband, by a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Wright at Osgoode Hall on Monday. In his judgment Mr. Mr. Justice Wright directs "that judgment be entered dismissing the action, the defendant to pay the plaintiff's disbursements in accordance with the practice in alimony cases."

"On the whole case," states his lordship. "I find that there was no such cruelty on the part of the defendant as brings the case within the authority to render him liable to pay alimony.

While adultry was not expressly charged in the pleadings, it was insinuated. This charge was entirely unfounded.

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 21 Oct 1926, p. 3
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COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT IN APPEAL OF JEROME LANG

The Appellate Court of the second division last week reserved judgment in the appeal of Jerome Lang against the ruling of Mr. Justice Meredith awarding alimony of $3,600 and an additional $1,000 a year for the care of the children of his wife, Mrs. Victoria Connelly Lang The court showed little inclination to tamper with the alimony but displayed interest in the father's plea that he was not given sufficient access to his children under the judgment.

D. L. McCarthy, K.C., for the appellant, stated that if the judgment were permitted to stand, Mrs. Lang could take the children to Montreal or Atlantic City and the father in Kitchener would be unable to see them. The appellant, he contended, did not wish to appeal to the court every time he wishes to see his children.

Waterloo Chronicle 2 Feb 1928, p. 3

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KITCHENER MAN LOSES DIVORCE SUIT

Jerome Lang Falls In Action In Brockville Court.-Wife's Allowance $3,600.

SLEUTHS' TESTIMONY IS HELD BAD

Jerome Lang of Kitchener lost his action for a divorce before Judge Hope at Brockville on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lang were given legal separation in 1928. Up until spring of 1933 Mrs. Lang resided in Kingston, moving to Montreal.

Mrs. Lang, in evidence, revealed that her allowance amounted to $3,600 a year with an additional $500 per year for each of her two children. She received this regularly but still found herself in straitened circumstances.

To straighten out her financial difficulties, she said, she sought the advice of a Mr. Whips, an underwriter from the head office of the Sun Life Assurance Co. at Montreal. On the night of November 14, Mr. Whips and Mr. Lang were in her rooms when two strange men entered and hurriedly left. Mr. Whips, on checking up, found out they were private detectives hired by Mr. Lang. The evidence revealed that Mr. Whips had taken a bottle of whiskey to Mr. Lang's apartment. This had been opened.

Jacqueline Lang, 14-year-old daughter, told the court she had never been very fond of her father, but disliked him more for taking this action.

Waterloo Chronicle 1 Mar 1934, p. 1

Jerome — Lillian May Reis. Lillian (daughter of Conrad A. Reis and Mary Harette Kalbfleisch) was born 26 May 1907, Wroxeter, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1986, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet]

Jerome married Victoria Elizabeth "Betty" Connelly 1916, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec. Victoria was born 7 Apr 1892, , Frontenac Co., Ontario; died , Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227712

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Little Miss Delphine Lang, elder daughter of Mr. Jerome Lang, is at home from Loretto Abbey, Toronto.

Waterloo Chronicle 12 Jan 1928, p. 4

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227714