The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-03-18
ROMANCE In REAL LIFE.

of Feb. 26, singular occurrence in real lif
took place in the Police Court, which, in thi
city, at least, has seldom transpired. The fact
are these: About five years ago man name,
Edward Carey left an affectionate and beautiful
wife and three interesting children, to seek
fortune in the mines of California. For on,
year after his arrival in the gold country, Care,
wrote constantly to his wife, and enclosed fire.
quent sums of money. Suddenly the correspon
dence ceased, and Mrs. Carey received no mon
ey, was compelled to adopt other means to OBJ
| tain livelihood for herself and little ones. In
few weeks thereafter Mrs. Carey received in.
formation that her husband had been killed 4r
the mines, which was corroborated by a subse.
quent letter received from California For three
years she lived, as she supposed she was wild
ow, and receiving the attentions of an Italian,
named Joseph Reibe, who succeeded in gaining
her affections, she consented to marriage and a
year ago the two were legally united in the bonds
OF wedlock, and have ever since lived quite hap
PLY together. On Sunday last, as the church
bells were summoning to the house of God the
worshippers of the true Being, Edward Carey
who had arrived direct from California by the
morning train, wac making inquiries in the neigh
borhood lin which his family resided when he
lett Cincinnati for his wife and children. His
nelShbofs and friends stood amazed and trem-
bled upon beholding the man whom they had
long since believed to be dead. Upon being as
sured that it was Carey, who was not dead but
living, he was astounded with the intelligence
that his wife, who had also believed that he had
'gone to that bourne from whence no traveller
returns" was married to another man, with
whom she was now living in domestic felicity
Ascertaining the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reii'e, the afflicted husband hastened to ascer-
tain whether what he had heard was true or
false. Knocking at the door, tall italian,
measuring six feet one and one-half inches came
to the door. Carey inquired
''Does Mrs. Reibe live here ?"
Italian -''She does1-will you walk in,"
Carey-"Yes, sir; will you please, tell her
that gentleman desires to see her p
The Italian consented, and on going to the
door leading into the dining room, called his
wife by her first name She answered, and, all
full of smiles, came running down into the par
lor. Upon seeing her husband, who rose from
his seat to meet her, she screamed out, "My
God, Csrey!"- and fell fainting to the floor
Tha husbands, both hastened. to raise her from
was Edward Carey, the lady's lawful husband.
Reibo also claimed her as his wife, and added,
81 shall never give her up" Before the wife
had fully recovered from her fainting attack the
two husbands had become engaged in angry, Vi
olent words, resulting in Carey drawing pistol
on Reibc, and by the latter being forcibly eject
ed from his house. Reibe, on Monday morning,
had warrant sworn out in the Police Court,
charging Carey with disorderly conduct and pro-
voking him to commit breach OF the peace.
Carey was arrested, and when arraigned before
Judge Warren, in the presence of Reibe and his
wife, he asked the Court to hear an explanation
before he entered his plea. Judge Warren con-
sented, and Carey stated that he and Reibe both
claimed the lady (pointine to Mrs. Carey Reibe)
as wife, and he believed himself to be the legal
claimant, had become disorderly in demanding
of Reibe that he should give her up. Reibe,
through the Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Straub,
exhibited to ahe Court the marriage certificate,
and the question was at once raised, "What fur
ther proceedings could be had in that Court?"
The wife, who, like Niobe, all in tears, was call
ed up and asked by the Court if either Of these
men was her husband? She replied that she had
been married to both but having learned that
her first husband was dead, she formed an at
tachment for Reibe three years afterwards and
married him. After assuring the Court of her
deeply seated attachment always for Carey, and
now her warm affection for Reibe, who had
been to her an affectionate and devoted husband.
the Court inquired of her, viz
''What do you now propose to do; live with
your first husband, who is legally snch, or your
last husband, who by misapprehension, and un-
intentionally, you have made your husband :"
The lady replied, ''AIy duty and my desire
are to live with my first husband, Edward Ca
rey."
The scene which followed can never be de-
scribed. Carey and his wife approached each
other and wept aloud, while the disappointed
Italian, seated in his chair like statue, present.
ed picture of despair and disappointment,
Presently his feelings were overcome, and griev-
ously wept, eicting the sympathy of all Carey
and his wife, arm, in arm left the Court room
and Reibe, after receiving kindly admonition
from the Court that he must be resigned, and
persue the matter no further left the presence
of the Court deeply cbagrined and terribly
mortified at the fate which had befallen him.
Carey and his family are preparing to leave the
city. and Rebe, all alone in deserted house,
refuses to be comforted.
csvWhen the steamer Cosmopolitan returned
to Beaufort, South Carolina, with two hundred
and forty wounded and dying men from the