The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-20
A Catholic Priest Claiming His Wife.
CURIOUS CHAPTR IN MARRIED LIFE.

IRON the Chicago Tribune, June 49,
The case Of the people e. raicne Nicholas StamSer vs.
anthony Schneider which before the court OF Com
mon Pleas OF Cook county, Hon. john NJ Wilson, pre- I'D.
Bg ON Saturday. presents curious picture Of married
TIE Catholic clergy and equally strange matters Of
faith on thu part Of the more ignorant portion Of their
1t appears that about year ago, Nicholas staaSer,
then priest Of the Catholic church, united in
daughter Of the detendsnt, and good Catholic. The
marriage ceremony was performed BY Father Peter
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the marriage ceremony was performed according to
rites OF the Catholic church. the parties agreeing and
other and the priest giving them the nupa benedction
and pronounciDg them and wife.
After the ceremony Father Nicholas took the girl home
and Kept her upper servant housekesper treat
ing her Kindly and paying her wages regularly The girl
herself sha although he always spoke Of her as his
wife, they occupied separate apartments.
Some three months since she left his house. and went
to Miles, Michigan, whore she entered family in the
her marriage to and dsserton from her husbad in
accor.nce with the advice Of her parents and friends
U I,t to tie time 81 IN vs's ,.syns ha. Father Nj
sbolas had continued bis public minstration In the
church, but since then understand he has been de-
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This suit brought in the chancery dde Of The
Court Of Common Pleas by the husband TO pos
Of his wife, whom be alleged was Illegally de
tanned from him BY Anthony Schneider The writ issusd
Schneider to produce the body Of Anna Mary
Of June, by T. s. Buchey deputy sheriff. On going
into the country to serve the writ he found Anna Aary
at the house Of Judson, about four miles from her
fathers residence, and took her with him.
On Saturday the defendant appeared before the Hon.
che dence to the writ produced the body Of his daush
ter The husband was also present For the purpose Of
AseertaniDg the state Of the and Of fading
ont what her wishes In regard to living with her
husband the Court ordered the to be cleared all
persons except the officers OF the COURT interpreter
and reporters for the PRESS and proceeded to question
tho girl
We not Of course at liberty to disclose all that
neD th out a. a sdaacn 20 sns
binding, because her husband priest that she
left her husband of her accord and that che wished
to 60 with her husband that the that she wished
tn leave her husband that she had been sdusated in
in marriage with priest but That no threats Whatever
had been made to her by her parents BY the priests
tbs bishop sne gave her name as Anna Mary Schnie
Judge Wilson informed the young lady that the mar
riage perfectly valid and legal one by the laws Of
in their own churcn that she could not marry any other
while her husband living, but that she not
go husband or her athsrs 's She %
promptly, with her father.
The doors we're then reopened, and her husband and
parents the attorneys on both Sides and the other
members Of the bar re entered The husband was in
formed the body Of his wife had been Produced and
that she here In court that the marriage by the
laws Of Illinois, perfectly legal and valid but that he
was not to use any force in compelling her TO 80 With
The husband now walked across the room to where the
lady stood and ntimated to her his desire that she
should 60 home with him But she resoutely refused
could al his psrsuasons induce her 10 in her de-
termination. She left the court with her parents and
the last Of the dsconsolate spouse he follow
ing in the wake Of his wife, pouring forth his en-
treaties TO which she turned deaf ear.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN KENrUuKY-GR1AT DA-
xAcE TO CoRS AND WHEAT CRors.-0n Monday
afternoon, about half. past four O'Clock, . small
section Of Shelby, bordering ON Franklin county
was viitsd BY the most violent storm Of wind
rain and hail evsr experienced in that region. In
it ragged With unprecedented volsnos. On the farms Of
some ten gentlemen the wheat was 70 completely pros
trsted a. to make upet for hArvsstins and the
was damaged TO almost IN equal extent Large fruit
trees were blown down, and fences carried Oh BY the
sudden rising Of streams Of water that wers never BE-
Iy end passed of In very short period In the railroad
cut near Bagdad the water In stream 20 deep that
reached above the trucks Of the oeing at full
speed dsspite the fairy Of the elemsn Capt TAlafsr
hssn raining but three four minutes yet violently
that guss and beds Of streams perfectly dry before the
storm, roaring out with water three and four feet
deep Tho hail also dxifted n some places Ave
md six feet high. We heard yesterday 10000
aass = II. probable extent Of tns pseaniiy des.ss
judging BY the almost unparalleled marks Of ssvss.a-
ton that We visited ysssrday, IL passing By on tns
cars Over three hundred acres Of wheat were entrs
ruined and almost much corn. Mr.. Baskst and NJ.
| Tsylpr were heavy sunsrsrs. The .scrm va w
ing ~ zag In is progress. large wheat asd o. ons
gentleman vas destroyed his adjoining corn crop Wa
untouched While h-ld Of wheat bsicnGins - nsigh
Dor snd only separated FROM the scrn BY fence, was
devsstatsd. --LosSsvnie Courier, JUNE -