The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-02
Pursuit of a Truant Husband,

marked Jewish peaking
English and several other European Ian
guages very brokenly, claiming to have
been surgeon in the Hungarian patriot
army in lS48. aud to have come to this
country with Kossuth, but by his vernac-
ular betraying that he was originally Ell
ther from Poland or Southern Russia
His mode of life was in the highest degree
par>im onious--occupying generally a
small, cheap room, which answered a.
we'll for his Office as dormitory and ktch-
en-, in which he prepared his own meals.
Among his intimates, who were very few
he passed as man of great learning,
and by those with whom he praeticed as
physician or surgeon he was regarded
as man of great professional skill.
"Dr. Askenazi, Hungarian" was thus
getting aloog smoothly aud prosrerously,
until some ten days ago. when his dream
of repose was very materially interrupted
by the arrival Of lady in this city, who
claimed to be his lawful, welded spouse
who made upon him In that character,
certain weighty claims, and preferred a
gainst him certain weighty charges, the
effect of which have been to place the lit
tie "Doctor" in limbo from that day to
this. She lady having proved the iden-
tity of her man, sought legal adviser,
in which she made substantially the fol-
lowing statement:
Some twenty years ago, then lass OF
| "a Of hor
ents, who were in easy circumstances,
living in the village of Kreena, (Kras-
noyI Ruisia, near the borders of Poland
"a Jewess--she made the acquaintance
of a young man--poor but distinguished
for his learning .and piety, named Asbur
Selizar He had been educated for a
rabbi and had SO greatly won the esteem
and confidence of the chief rabbi Of the
place that he was frequently entrusted
With the administration of the (Jowish)
law in his (the chief rabbits ABSENCE
Her parents and all parties asserting, she
was married to the learned young rabbi.
On their marriage, her parents gave
them marriage portion of about 81 900
on which they lived about year at Kree-
na, when the young rabbi suddenly disap-
peared and was gone some three years
before she ascertained his whereabouts
Finally, she heard of him at Danize in
Prussia, whittier she followed him, found
him, aud returned with him to Serai, in
Poland. Here they lived together an.
other year, during which child was
| born to them When the child was
some three months old, they went on a
visit to her mother at Kreena-rem aimed
there a few weeks, then started back for
Serai. Arriving at the border, the rab-
bi, it appeared, has provided a passport
only for himself, and iutimatipg to an Of
fcer that the lady was none OF his, and had
no passport, be was conveyed across the
stream, while she was left behind This
was the last she bad seen of her loving
spouse until she net him ten days ago 10
Ottawa.
But she was unwilling to give him up
Aiming herself with funds and the neces-
sary papers, she started in pursuit. She
found traces of him in various places
throughout Europe, but was never able
to fix bis locality until, after some three
years, she learned that he bad been at
Jerusa salem--had there been married to
second wfc-had in year left her-had
thence been wandering over Europe, as
suming the character of Jerusalemite,
begging funds for the destitute children
of Israel at Jerusalem; that in this way
be had accumulated considerable money;
that brother of his second wife had pur.
sued him, found him in Germany, and
got Jewish "wri,ing of enforcement"
from him, returned with it to Jerusalem
and found it defective, followed him a
secocd time, and found him in London
where be get another writing that was in
due form. Then ali traces o! him disap-
psared until some two years ago, when
she learned that be 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
tuCIS Was LDG money uaQI
been sent to Seltzar, in care OF
Dr. Ashkeuaz, at Ottawa, III. SO she
came to Ottawa, and here. by accident,
met DR.. A. 10 tho street, whom she recog-
nized as her truant lord The Doctor
made feeble effort to deny his identity,
but soon caved, and showed disposition
to come to terms.
Her demands were reasonable enough.
All she asked was diyorcement and
some 81 500 in money to enable her to
return to her parents. The frat the
Doctor was willing to accede to, but be.
ing great miser utterly scouts the last
to evade which he tried earn.
estly to persuade her to live with him a
gain. This she peremptorily declines,
but commences proceeding in our Cir
cult Court, for divorce and alimouy, and
for fear her "rabbi" may take leave of
her again, she has him locked up on
writ of ne eIeat.
The Doctor is known to have some
eight or ten thousand dollars in gold in
bis possession. aud could easilv 6iscbarca