Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-08
Twenty Years Chase for a Husband.

Twenty Years Chase for a Husband.
/ For the last four years, says the Ottawa,
1 (lllinois) Free Trader, man calling him
self DR., Ashkenazi, Hungarian physician,
and claiming to have been n surgeon III
the patriot army in lS4S, has been living
IN that city. He had been getting along
prosperously until few days since, when
awoman ma le her appearance in the place
and claimed to be his lawful wife. Her
story is a curious one:
Some twenty years ago. then lass of
fifteen, the iavorite of her parents, living
in the village of Krena, Krasnoy p Russia,
a Jewess, she made the acquaintance of a
young man, poor, but distinguished for
his learning and piety, named Ashur Self
zar. lie had been educated for rabbi,
and had so won the esteem and confidence
OF the chief rabbi Of the place, that he was
frequently entrusted with the administra-
tion Of the Jewish law in his, the chief
rabbits obsence. Her parents and all par
ties asserting, she was married to the
learned young rabbi. On their marriage
their parents gave them marriage portion
OF about $1,000, on which they lived about
a year at kreena, wien the young rabbi
suddenly disappeared and was gone some
| three years before she asceraincd his
whereabouts. Finally she heard of him a.
( Dantzic, in Prussia, whittier she followed,
found him, and returned with him to Sc
raj 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 q visit to
kreena, remained there few weeks, and
then started back to Serai. Arriving at
/ the bordcr,the rabbi had provided himself,
with passport, but had none for her,
and intimlting to the officer that the la
day was none Of is, he was conveyed
across the stream, while she was left be-
| hind 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 him up
So Arming herself with funds and the
necessary papers, she started in pursuit.
She found traces OF him in various places
! throughout Europe, but was never able to
fix his locality until after three years she
learned that he had been at Jerusalem,
had been married to second wife, had in
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ing over Europe, assuming tho character
o! "Jerusalemite," " begging funds for the
destitute children of Israel. That in this
way he had accumulated considerable mo>
iney-that a brother of his second wife had
pursred him-tound him in Germany. and
got writing Of diyorcemen" from him
returned with it to Jerusalem, and found
it defective-tolowed him second time
and found him in London, where he got
another writing that was in due form.-
Then all trace of him disappeared, until
two years ago she learned that he had de.
posted some money with a banker in
Hanover, with orders to forward il whith-
Ter ! e should direct by letter. The bank
er finally got a letter, directing him to for
ward the money to Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Thithcr she followed, and there was irfor-
med that the money had been forwarded
to Setzar, in care of Dr. Ashkenozi, at
Ottawa Illinois. So she came to Ottawa,
and by accident mt DR.. Ashkenazi in the
street, whom she at once recognized. The
Docto" made a feeble effort to deny his
identity but.soon, ,caved, and showed a dis-
position to come to terms.
Her demands were reasonable enough.
All she asked was divOcement and some
$500 in money to enable her to return to
her parents. The first the Doctor was will
ling enough to accede to, but, being a
great miser, utterly secuted the latter pro-
position, to eyade which, he tried earnest.
ly to persuade her to live with him again. .
She Declines but commences a proceeding
for a divorce and alimony, and, for fear
"rabb" may take leave Of her again, she
has him locked up.
The doctor is known to have some eight
or ten thousand dollars in gold in his pos |.
session, and could easily discharge the la.
dy's demand but hc is so misery that he
may linger long while in Jail before he /
will do it. The lady is not unhandsume, |
very intelligent, and evidently
full of grit.