American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-12-17
miscellaneous.
4 TWENTY YEARS CHASE FOR A
HUSRAND.


For the last four years, says the
Ottawa, Illinois, Free Trader, a man
calling himself DR.. Ashkenazi, Hungar-
ian physician, and claiming to have
been q surgeon in the patriot army in
184S, has been living in that city
He had beer getting along prosperous.
II until e few days since, when wo.
man made her appearance in the place,
ind claimed to be his lawful wife. Her
story is curious one !:
Some twenty years ago, then lass
Of 6fteen-the favorite of her parents,
living in the village of Kreena, (Kras.
nooy y Russia--a Jewess-she made
the acquaintance of young man
poor, but distinguished for his learning
and piety, named Ashur Seltzar. He
had been educated for rabbi, and had
SO won tho esteem and confidence of
the chief rabbi of tho place, that he
was frequently entrusted with the ad-
ministration Of the (Jewish) law in his
{the chief rabbi's) absence. Her pa
rents and all the parties asserting, she
was married to the learned young
rabbi. On their marriage, her parents
gave them portion of about $1,000,
on which they lived about year at
Kreena, when the young rabbi sudden
ly disappeared, and was gone some
three years before she ascertained his
whereabouts. Finally, she heard of
him at Dantzic, in Prussia, whittier
she followed, found him, and returned
with him to Serai, 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, remain
ed there a few weeks, then started back
to Serai. Arriving at the border, the
rabbi had provided passport only for
himself, and intimating to an officer
that the lady 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 him
up so. Aiming herself with funds and
the necessary papers, started in pur-
suit. She found traces Of him in var
ious 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 a second wife, had in a year left
her, had thence been wandering over
Europe, assuming the character of q
"Jerusalemite," begging funds for the
destitute children of Israel. That in
this way he had accumulated consider.
able money-that a brother of his
second wife had pursued him-found
him in Germany, and got "writng
of enforcement from him-returned
with it to Jerusalem and found it de.
fective--followed him q second time
and found him in London, where she
got another writing that was in due
form. Then all trace of him disappear.
ed, until two years ago she learned that
he had deposited some money with q
banker in Hanover, with orders to for.
ward it whittier he should direct by
letter. The banker finally got letter
directing him to forward the money tc
Kalamazoo, Mich. Thther she follow
cd, and there was informed that the
money had been sent to Seltzar lin care
Of DR.. Ashkenszi, at Ottawa, and by
accident met DR.. A. in the street, whom
she at once recognized. The Doctor
made feeble effort to deny his denti
ty, but soon cavod, and showed dis.
position to come to terms.
Her demands we're reasonable enough
All she asked was enforcement and
some 1900 in money to enable her
to return to her parents. The first
the DR.. was willing enough to accedt
to, but, being great miser, utterly
secuted the latter proposition, to evadt
which, he tried earnestly to persuade
her to live with him again. She de-
clines, but commences proceeding fol
divorce and alimony, and, for fear
her "rabbi" may take leave of hel
again, she has him locked up.
The Doctor is known to have some
eight or ten thousand dollars in golt
in his posse ssion, and could easily dis
charge the ladys demand but, he is
so misery that he may linger long
while in Jail before he will do it. The
lady is not unhandsome, apparently
very intelligent, and evidently full Of