The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-20
From DE Ota.oa (IA.) Free, 7.Trader.

8. go -, -, From tge Oaaara M Free Trader.
A Wife i'm Pursuit of n Truant Hus-
! band under Diffie him
after a Chase OF Twenty Years..
For the last four years there has resided
in this city one g DR.. Asgenazi, Hungarian
Physician, a small man, of ill favored, yet
strongly marked Jewish countenance, claim
ing te have been a surgeon in the Hungarian
patriot army of 1s48. His mode of life was
in the highest degree parsimenioas-oe occupy
ing a small, cheap room, which answered as
well for his office as dormitory and kitchen,
in which he prepared his own meals
Among his intimates he passed as a man of
great learning, and by those with whom he
practised as physician he was regarded as
man of skill.
aDr. Askenazi, Hungarian" was thus
getting along proSierously, until some ten
days ago, when bis dream was interrupted
by the arrival of lady who claimed to be
his lawful spouse-who made upon him, in
that character, certain weighty charges, the
effect of which has been to place the little
Doctor in limbo from that day to this
The lady having proved the identity of her
man. sought legal adviser and made the
following statement:
the .favorite of her parents, living in. the
village of Kreena, (Krasnoy p Russia
Jewess-she made the acquaintance of a
young man, poor, but distinguished for his
learning and propriety, and had so won the
esteem and confidence of the chief rabbi of
the place, that he was frequently entrusted
with the administration of the (Jewish) law
in his (the chief rabbis) absence. Her par
ents and all parties asserting, she was mar
ried to the young learned rabbi On their
marriage, her parents gave them a marriage
portion of about 3 l, 900, on which they lived
about a year at kreena, when the young
rabbi suddenly disappeared, and was gone
some three years before she ascertained his
whereabouts. Finally she heard of him at
DantZic, in Prussia, whittier she followed
him, found him, and returned with him to
Seria, in Poland. Here they lived together
another year, during which child was born
to them. When the child was some three
months old, they went on visit to kreena
remained there few weeks, then started
back for Seria. Arriving at the border, the
rabbi had provided q passport only for him
self, and intenating to an officer that the la
dy was none of his, he was conveyed across
the stream, while she was left behind. This
was the last she had seen of her loving spouse
until she met him ten days ago in Ottawa
But she was unwilling to give it up so.--
Arming herself with funds and the neees-
sary papers, she started in pursuit. She
found traces of him in various places
throughout Europe, but WAS never able TO
Tx his locality, until after three years she
learned that lIe had been at Jerusalem, had
been married To n second wife-had in
year left her--had thence been wandering
over Europe assuming the character of a
Jerusaemite,' begging funds for the des-
ttute children OF Israel. That is the way
he had accumulated considerable money
that a brother of his second wife had pur-
sued hiE--fonn'l-seim in Germany, and got
a "Wrtipg of enforcement from him-re-
turned with it to Jerusalem and found it de
fectiVe followed him second time, and
found him in London, where he got another
writing that was i'll due form. Then all
trace 0f hlm disappeared, until two years
ago she learAed that he had deposited some
money with a banker iii Hanover with
orders To forward it whittier he should di-
rect by letter. The banker finally got a
letter, directing him to send the money to
kalamazoo, Michigan. Thither she follow
cd, and there was informed that the money
had heeu- sent 10 Seltzar, in care of Dr.
Askenazi, at Ottawa, Ills. So she came TO
Ottawa, and by accident met DR.. A in the
street, whoSn she at once recognized The
Doctor made feeble effort to deny his iden-
tity, but soon eaved land showed a dIspoSi-
ton TO come to terms.
Her demands were reasonable enough.
| All she asked was a digoreement aud some
S 500 in money, to enable her to return to
her parents. The first the Doctor was will
ling enough to acceds to, but being great
Iniser, utterly secuted the latter proposition,
to evade which he earnestly persuaded her
to live with him again. This she declines,
but commences proceeding for divorce and
| alimony and, for fear her ''rabbi" may
| take leave of her again, she has locked him
up. tsafT st.e4 "r
| The Doctor is known to have some eight
or ten thousand dollars in gold in bis pos
/ session, and could easily discharge the lady s
| demand but heis so misery that he may
! linger long while in Jail before he will
do it,. The lady is not unhandsome, .ap-
parently. sery intelligent, and evidently
1 full of grit .-sl .- = .-s