Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-30
CITY AND STATE TE Tvs.

u'iL' 'uu-' 'Ib' - "a ~'. $1,000
Court, in which Lewis Schonberscr complained u
the fprcible OBTAINING Of his wife, Louisa Schonber
ger, by her father, Patrick Jordan. The history o
the case iSays the POST is briefly this: On Sunday
last, Schonberscr having obtained Il license from the
county court. through the false swearing OF q man
named Hughes, who swore that Miss Louisa Jordan
was twrntv-nne wears of age, went before ihr-
son Philip Courtney AMI war married I" jordan $
%druyht"g. On the following day, .JorIan got pos
session uf his daughter, and torcibly retains her,
pleading that she is not 81 wears Of age, aud that
IN" marriage license Was obtained by pcriiry.-
NJ the Instance nf Schoibcrgcr, II writ of hnbea.
c"rpu, WAS issued To bring hs wife into court, and
accordingly yesterday afternoon Mr.. Jordan appear
Ell with his daughter. In the return Of the h"bon'
c"'p"s Mr. Jordan set forth that he held his dausI!-
t'r III the assertion OF his parental rights, she be-
ins only " few months over eighteen years of age
Dri'F' 'ne examination of any witnesses IN the ease,
ia" marriage license was demanded by Judge w. W.
truini, counsel for Mr.. Jordan, who rnn,rnlcd tha,
no marriage could be- legal in virginia without II IL
censc was legally iSsuc'! from n county or corporation
court Tor TN, SAINT. MIR. August stated that he hal
learned That his clients wife hal been placed in
chaliI-, since her separation from her husband. Mr..
Crulnp stated On behalf of Mr.. Jordan, that.
on the afternoon Of Monday, he had placed u
light chain on the nncle Of Miss Jordan, but that
>lI: had been released since, aul that At no time
had she been treated with aught -!se than kindness.
Mr.. i. L. August. Oh behalf of ScionbcrSrr, stated
mat the marriage license was not in court, but that
witnesses were IN court Ia prove the fact OF tho mar
rIaGc. The Judge decided that the marriage liccns"
mist In produced, the fact nf ths marriage shown,
authority ot the person s0lcInnlZ!ng suct mar
rage. In" CASE WAS continued for the production al
The liceuse, until Saturday afternoon, and Miss Jordan
nr Mrs. Schrnbcrgcr, was rcinaudcd into the custody
If her father.
THE llESRICo WEppSG DIrrICUrrY.-The case
II Lewis Schonbcrscr, IS. Patrick Jordan, TO obtain
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.unlnwfully detained by j., The father, came before
Judge Clopton, ON Il writ of habcas cnrpraS, III Sat
urdny last. ut tho State Court House. Mr.. Elicit,
clerk Of IIenrico Court, testified that he had issued a
license for the marriage at Schonbcrgcr 10 Miss J"r-
ian, on the authority of q written ordr: from -, pre-
Scnt"d by II man named Hughes. who -olclnr!y ~w"rr
that Miss Jordan waS u wears nf asc: and the Kew.
Philip Courtney stated thar the parties came To- las
house, on Church Hill, "n Sunday might. the 2ls! ins;..
tmI were married under said license. Thomas
August, Esd. counsel Tor the bride groom.
.ntint"ln"d that iniurmalitv and trickcry III OBJ
tanning the lirciS", ana the failure Ia Obtain
,hc cunsrni of the parent. did not vitin!c ar render
null anl void the marriage; and W. W. rru;np, ESD,
'nuiI-rl Tor the father claiming. the child on the ground
that she was only Is years OF age, argued that II pa
rent, under the lrws Of Virginia, WAS "n'llIe! L. The
services and gnMrlialsh! Of his infant child until hr
had given his consent 10 tho marriage, ar nutii she
been mnrricd under II lcgnl and Legitimate, nmi
not II false nni corrupt license. He did not rcSti'i
10" marriage lc.ni. because It WINS cnnTlHihht"rl
fraud and foul perjury. The fountain cor
the waters flowing from II were also corrupt. II
VA, not such II license ~ the laws contemplated, ana
10 eve il sanction was IL endorse perjury, defeat The
purposes Of law, drirnud Justice, and cnuutruancc
lnd encourage r~Hscnlily. MessrS. Angu.t and Crnmp
nWir speeches uf considerable length. We give oniy
hr man grounds Of their arguments. Judge Ciopt"ii,
after the argument of Counsel had been submitted,
the law governing his powers i'll the case, ami sa'i
I- had no difficulty III deciding that the marriage. NOT
the manner III which the license WINS Oh
aimed. was II valid one, AMI thar consequently Tie
husband was entitled Ia the possession of his vile
IL therefore directed that she lie given into ms
.hmr.e. Srhonbcr."r Immediately approached her,
placed her arm under lii., and they left the Court
ions" Together, surrounded hT Il larE" crowd al per
who had been nnxIously awaiting the result "i
he contest. Thus, il appears, that although Jordan
: Il hard road 10 travel" Schnnbcrsrr, 10y the ad 81
perjury, bH, Succeeded in getting over II.
Scene IS CorRr.-On Saturday night, when
udge Clupton announced hi. decision in favor oi re-
t"rimg In Schonbcrger his wife, a shout Of eSultntIon
vent up from the lars. crowd -uch us We have never
before witnessed III the Halls Of Justice. I'll" ap-
plausc WA ~ noisy and diso!'icrly H. il was ~dir%rar"-
I'll. Surely, men who have daughters nml SISTERS did
lot unite ia these uui-y rxuliutI"n.. II WIS ia" ap.
'lnusc al those vino were rejoicing over u poor old
avhcr, who had lost his daughter by the frul and base
Means al fraud aud perjury. We feel ply Tor the
W. u ii6ll' w tsI"l IIlI " A'' ''.i't ~ lE' az A''
r.unph uf II fellow who had accomplished h> nhicc;
such mcauS. Such cndor,nliunr of p-riary
nd vlIIainy will inIuce fathers, who may suilcr SINH
lr wrongs by similar means, To come 10 the cnnclu.
ion that another mode ut redress, more summary ana
rr,nin, is necessary To guard their tirrsidrs and lahgh-
rrs from thu invasIon1 and arts O! rIlInlm-. We are
,uurd To conclude that every man who rcJ"iccd at
hc triumph OF SclnuberSer over old man Jordan, on
saturday night, approved the mode ID! WHICH I'M
riunph was achieved.
CHMoN BLUrs.-At II mcctin. "i tins old AMI
tlirient company held Wednesday evening, John VI.
'n,ton, Jr., Esq, WA unanimously reelected Cup
,iu. The company design making n vi.i, /" PliI"-
clphia Oh the 92nd February.
F,YrrrE ARTILLERY.--Charlrs Richardson has
cen elected Captain Of the Rlclm"nd Faycttc Arti-
To ill the vacancy crOatel by the rc'ISnat'on OF
japtuin Nilnmo. He Is n son OF tho late Captain
ohm Is. Richardson. who so successfully conaanIcd
lc Artillery for several years, and was ut the time
his death commander Of the S:ntc Guard.
4 YurrHruL Recommendation Butler. n
outh about seventeen years ui age, was examined
.torc the Mayor Thursday, charged with firing Il
.rprnrrr shop near the lower market. belonging TO
81. Geo. VI. Darlington. lc was reminded Ia jnil
n examination before the Musings Court. Awitncss
.w him place u pile oi siIarings against the house,
nd attempt To apply fire from u match.
FIRr.-A small brick stable, in the rear Of the pre-
Of Theoderick Robertson, Ed, Oh Main, be- ,
sr.n lst and III streets, was destroyed By fire on
.uturlav night, about II o'clock. The result OF IN
DR.. SNEAD.-The la:e proposition of this gentle
ian To tax the Prcss-a proposition ~ mons,rous n
-, IL O.. IL II lin. Il L.. 81 lr
4, the world-has brought down upon his head so
rany heavy blows, TINT our sympathies are excited
! his behalf. The Doctor already has Il right TO
for relief under the statute against "cruel
After all the other papers in the city,
nj many ont Of il, have had III crack nj hun,
ere come. one of his old friends 1.-THE Riclm"nl
Iligl down upon him. like n shower nj mortars aud
The Wing, of Saturday, snyr: Zone oi the
ommon Councilmen oil Richmond las, ut II single
mp. make himself immortal. His name, we learn, il
nrai. Surad proposes 10 levy a tax If ten dollars
lch upon The editors nf this city. IN relieve the ,rcn-
lrv Of the corporation from lis terrible rmburra>.-
Irn... Sncad's ilcu IL Il bold, original, brilliant,
i-iing, divine idca. One rusty, trn-pcnny nail,
nj three cheers for Snead. Verify, the cupll"ni"us
of Sneal is hcuccfnrll married 10 immortality.
;nn't the 'cratt' take supreme delight md pride III
aftins the name Of Sncnl Ia the utterInos; ends at
r ,ariil!. Long 1--we the patriot Sncad!' {
lioHGEEY.-Two negroes, named Bob aud J".' ldr- |
,rib-l in IN Il ivcrtiscmcn, in another column ran :
IN Saturday night last, from their masters "
.cs-r-. Jones \ Sclnicr Of this city. They '""N t
it'll them Il .j0D in North Carolina money "h,'n |
r!org,rl l." their masters. \. very liberal t"""t"'> :
irrcI for their apprehension and the recover! ell The
loncv.
CrEIosIriys FROM Cui>A.--TIc T.. Sl"'p oi War y
arrived II few day, NJ" ut Norfolk. The
li,,r nf m, ,r,u, describes 4 visit on board "f
49, Sin, Ian. three decks, and carries =! guns. There ,
=. on board the Plymouth many costly presents t"r
r-,I.rrs and others. These, however, ar" securely
ND in boxes and packages, and will not be OPENED {
II ,Irry arrive in Washington. There nr" silks Of VA
gu, kinls and colurs, Japan WIRE, and many cur''ri-
g ,,rcL ;r;.r,.,t. W.. noticed sugar cane grow