The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-10
A CURIOUS CASE.


From the Evening Telegram OF yostcrisyl
In the year 1857 al English woman named Catharine
Burd.ck became acquainted In Montreal with Norwc
gan. who said his name was Chrstoph Peterson ma
tive Of Chrstana who represented himself asa wdower.
and who proposed marriage to the young woman-s
proposition which would appear she eagerly accepted,
very much 70 tho disgust OF her sister, because she
The marriage to prevent any interference the part
Of Katss friends was performed some miles from Mon
tres bat the pair shortly after returned and lived there
where. supplied with his wifes money, Peterson learned
the art OF cutting and MAKING cloihea They lived hap
ply together for about three years, during which Time
boy aud girl we're born TO them. Everything
seemed to prosper with the couple, but that they
might get aiong fsster on the road TO wealth, Pc
terson proposed that they should remove 70 .
village on the Ottawa, where, he said, there was an
excellent opening tor professional cothier. They
related this morning 10 Justice Mansfield or tho EsssI
Market Police Court TO the village, and shortly after
Peterson one morning was non ct a, breakfast cali In
nowhere 10 be found and at length she camo tho sad
conclusion tina, ne had either been killed or accidentally
drowned IN the Ottawa Yesrs passed away and nothing
was seen or heard Of the m ssng husband
Meantime, the sister OF MIRA Peterson, with her hus-
with her children, came tho bsreaved. Here she went
by the name OF Peterson, and u accidentally becoming
she Lad been the wife Of Norwegian named Christoph
Peterson, tailor and cutter, the person remarked that
she was acquainted with person u that name and bust
who looked NOS unlike the photo, rapns IN the
mans possession
Further inquiry the part OF Mrs. Peterson elected
tho tao, thai the Peterson alluded 10 work a AZ l54
Church street With a bounding, throbbiny, hoping
palptatng. loving heart Catnafins FASTENED to tho
building indicated aud there the man who m shc
cams az husband. Bus tue declared that he
cd not know her
10 reply TO me woman on her meeting AMI claiming
hn her hash ln1. Cnristoph said YUu arc entire
ly mistaken never you hefore Ia my Rev
.Will yon deny that these are not your children ~
asked Ksic
eyes, ma'am, no answered. ~ never saw you be-
fore that know Of never was In Montreal never lived
10 Canada. was never married 70 but one woman, and
sAe was united 20 10 this city ~ the year 1865 her
maiden usno teing Mare Grinewald, native OF New
YORK.
lHS woman was tnundersiruck she could not be mis-
taken ana yet this man. the father OF her children
pndeEty assured her, in face OF tho photograph sno
hed ~ Der hands that he Lad never never seen her
before
Theirs was out recourse: she awaited herself Of v.
she had le'etson arrested end taken before justice
Mansfield 10 the presence OF that gentleman ne per-
sisted IN bis utter innocence OF the woman. He said no
could prove be living IN Chicago at tho time sbo
ssid hc conabiicd with her and shs INSISTED that rot
only her sister hut Others Montreal could loentny
hlm The Judge puzzled and we're not lor tne pho-
tOxAphs, The would have dismissed The case AsuH,
he holds the accused 10 custody unu al inc iacts can
DO sscerisned.
In either case IL will avail Mr. Paterson nothing III
tls IDENTITY prove TO Der talisfsction, no " bga-
,s ana Will be state Prison. " he u not then
sue st nave uoahle aud her sorrow Tor notnipE.