The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-04-19
SELECTIONS.
Romance i'm Real Life.

A Wife IN Court NTH Ieoo husbands = She
makes choice The denoaement.
On Tuesday, in the Police Court (Cincin-
nati) a singular occurrence in real lille took
place, which in this city at least, has seldom
transpired. The facts are these: About five
years ago a man named Edward Carey lett an
affectionate aud beautiful wife and three in
teresting children, to seek fortune in the
mines of California. For one year alter his
arrival in the gold country, Carey wrote con-
stantly to his wife, aud enclosed frequent sums
of money. Suddenly the correspondence
ceased, and Mrs. Carey receiving no money,
was compelled 10 adopt other means TO obtain
a livelihood for herself and little ones. In
few weeks thereafter, Mrs. Carey received IN
formation that her husband had been Killed IN
the mines, which was corroborated by SUD
-sequent letter iIom California. For three
years she lived, as she supposed she was,
widow, and received the attention OF an
Italian named John Reibe, who succeeded III
gaining her affections; she consented to mar
rlage, and about a year ago the Two were
legally united in the bonds OF wedlock,
aud have ever since lived quite happily to-
gether.
On Sunday last, as the church bells were
summoning TO the house of God, Edward
Carey, who had arrived direct from Calilor-
mia by the morning train, was making in
quiries in the neighborhood lin which his
family resided when he left Cincinnatil for
his wife and children. His neighbors and
friends stood amazed and trembled upon be-
holding the man whom they had long since
believed to be dead. Upon being assured
that it was Carey, who was not dead but iiy-
ing, he was astounded with the intelligence
that his wife, who had also believed that he
had 'sgone to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns, I" was again married to
yaan with ppb am gha living
in domestic felicity. Ascertaining the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Reibe, the afflicted
husband fastened to ascertain whether what
he had heard was true or false. Knocking at
the door, tall Italian, measuring six feet one
aud one-half inches, came to the door. Carey
inquired:
Does Mrs Reibe live here?'
'She does-wil you walk IMP" replied the
Italian.
'Yes, sir; will you please tell her that q
gentleman desires TO see her" said Carey.
The Italian consented, and on going TO the
door leading into the diningioom called his
wife by her first name. She answered, and,
all full of smiles, came running into the par
lor. Upon seeing her husband, who rose
from his seat to meet her, she screamed out,
my God, Carey~ and fell iainting to the
floor. Tie husbands both fastened to raise
her from the floor. When Carey informed
ltSiDc ttlat ne was EuNaTu inc
lawful husband, Reibe also claimed her AS his
wife, and added, i" shall never give her up"
Before the wife had fully recovered from her
fainting attack, the two husbands had become
engaged in angry, violent words, resulting in
Carey's drawing pistol upon Reibe, and by
the latter being forcibly elected from his
house. Reibe, on Monday morning, had
warrant sworn out in the Police Court, charg-
ing Carey with disorderly conduct and pro-
voking him to commit breach of the peace.
Carey was arrested, and when arraigned be-
fore Judge Warren, in the presence of Reibe
and the wife, be asked the Court TO hear an
explanation before he entered his plea. Judge
Warren consented, and Carey stated that he
and Rebe both claimed the lady (pointing to
Mrs. Carey Rebel as wife, and he, believing
himself TO be the legal claimant, had become
disordery in demanding peremptorily OF
Reibe that he should give her up. Reibe,
through the prosecuting attorney, Mr.. Straub,
exhibited TO the Court the marriage certin-
cate and the question was at once raised,
"What further proceedings could be had in
that Court?" The wife, who, like Nobe, all
in tears, was called up and asked by the Court
ii either of these men was her husband p
She replied that she had been married to
both, but having learned that her first hus-
band was dead she formed an attachment for
Reibe three years afterward, and married
him. Alter assuring the Court oil her deep
seated attachment always for Carey, and now
her warm affection for Reibe who had been
TO her AN alIectionate and devoted husband,
the Court inquired of her, viz:
What do you propose to do; live with
your first husband. who is legally such, or
your last husband. who, by misapprehension,
aud Internationally, you have made your
husband?"
The lady replied, "My duty and my de-
sire are TO go and live with my first husband,
Edward Carey"
The scene which followed can never be
described. Carey and his wife approached
each other aud wept aloud, while the disap-
pointed Italian, seated in his chair like stat
ue, presented a picture of despair and disap-
pointment. Presently his feelings were over
come, and he grieyously wept, eliciting the
sympathy OF all. Carey and wife, arm in
arm, left the Courtroom, and Reibe, after re-
ceiving kindly admonition from the Court
that he must be resigned, and pursue the mat
ter no further. lett the presence OF the Court
deeply chagrined aud terribly mortified at
the fate which had befallen him.
Carey and his family are preparing TO leave
the city, and Reibe, all alone In deserted
house, refuses TO be comforted.-[ Cincinnati
Enquirer.