Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-24
A WIFE IN PURSUIT OF A TRUANT
HUSBAND UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

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FINDS INV AfTERA CHASE OF INVENTIVE
From the Ottawa tnl) Free Trader
For the last four years thoro has resided in
this city. with occasional intervals, one "Dr.
Askenaz Hungarian physician'-a small
man, Of ill-iavored yet strongly marked jew
ish countenance, speaking English and several
other European languages very brokenly,
claiming to have been surgeon in the Hum
garian patriot army in 1913, and 20 have
come to this country with Kossuth, but by
his vernacular, betraying that he was orig
inally either from Poland or Southern Rus
sia. His mode Of life was in the highest de-
gree monious--occupying generally 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-who we're very few--he passed
as man of very great professional skill
"Dr. Askenazi, Hungarian" was thus get
ting along smoothly and prosperously, until
some days ago, when his dream of reposc
was materially interrupted by the arrival of a
lady in this city, who claimed to be his law
ful, welded spouse--who made upon him, in
that character, certain weighty claims, and
preferred against him certain wcighty char
gcs, the effect of which have been to place
the little doctor in limbo from that day TO
this. The lady having proved the identity Of
her man, sought a legal adviser, in which she
made substantially the following statement
/ Some twenty years ago, then, lass Of
fifteen summers. the fivoritc of her parents,
who were in easy circumstances, living in
the village of Krecna Krasnoy;) Russia,
near the borders OF Poland--a Jowcss-she
made the acquaintance of young man, poor,
| but distinguished for his learning and piety,
named Ashur Soltzar. He had been educated
| for rabbi. and had so greatly won the es-
/ teen and confidence Of the chief rabbi Of the
/ place that he was frequently entrusted with
| the administration of the lJewish) law in his
| the chief rabbi's) absence. Her parents
and all parties assenting, she was married to
the learned young rabbi. On their marriage,
her parents gave them a marriage portion OF
about 8 900, on which they lived about a
year at Kreena, when the young rabbi sud
denly disappeared, and was gone some three
years before she ascertained his whereabouts.
/ Finally, she heard of him at Danize, in Prus-
sia, whittier she followed him, found him. and
returned with him to Seroi, in Poland. Here
they lived together another year, during
which a child was born to them. When the
child was some three months old, they went
on a visit to her mother at Krena-remained
there a few weeks, then started back for Sc
raj. Arriving at the border, the rabbi, it
appeared, had provided passport only for
himself, and intimating to an officer that the
lady was none of his, and had no passport,
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
Armng herself with funds and the necessary
papers, she started in pursuit. She found
traces of him in various places throughout
Europe, but was never ahlo to hA his locality
until. after some three years, she learned that
he had been at Jerusalem-had there been
married to a second wife--had in year left
her-had thence been wandering over Europe,
assuming the character of "Jerusalem;te.
begging funds for the destitute children al
Jerusalem that in this way he had aocum-
ulated considerable money; that brother OF
his second wife had pursued him, found him
in Germany, and got Jewish writing o
enforcement from him--returned with it t.
Jerusalem, and found it defective followed
him a second time, and found him in London
where he got another writing that was in due
form. Then all traces of him disappeared
until, some two years ago, she learned thai
he had deposited some money with banker
in Hanover, with orders to forward it whittier
he should direct by letter. The banker finally
got letter, directing him to send the money
to banker named Israel, in Kalamazoo
Michigan. Thither she followed, and there
was informed that the money had been sent
to Seltzar, in care of DIR. Ashkeazi, at Otta
wa, Ill. So she came to Ottawa, and here
by accident, met Dr. A. in the street, whom
, she at once recognized as her truant lord -
The DR.. made feeble effort to deny his idcn
tity, but soon cayed, aud showed a disposition
to come to terms.
Her demands were reasonable enough AL
she asked was enforcement, and som,
3 800 in money to enable her to return tC
her parents. The first the Doctor was willing
, enough to accoed to; but being great miser
utterly scouts the latter proposition, to evad,
which he tried earnestly to persuade her tC
live with him again This she peremptoril,
declines, but commences proceeding in oul
Circuit Court for divorce and alimony; and
for fear her rabbi may take leave of hei
again, she has him locked up on writ n
Great.
The Doctor is known to have some eigh
or ten thousand dollars in gold in his posses
sion and could easily discharge the lady
moderate demand, but is SO miserly that h
may linger a long while in Jail before he will
do it. The lady is not unhandsome, appar
emily very intelligent, and evidently brimfu
! of grit.