Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-28
Jewish Diyorce-How the Thlng Is
Donc-Au Interesting Ceremony-Thc
Relations of Man and Wife Dissolved
Inv he Jewish Rites.

by the jewish Rites.
A ceremony, which has created no
small degree Of anxiety, has been on
the tapis among our Hebrew brethren
for several weeks past, and was on
Thursday consummated by q decree ac-
cordine to the faith, absolving from
the holy state of matrimony two of its
believers.
For some time past the welded rGla-
tons of man aud wife existing between
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Burnstine have not been
of the most pleasant order, and to re-
lieve the unpleasantness for both, q
mutual separation was agreed upon,
To whose d;scredit, or for what alleged
cause, this separation was found TO be
necessary, we are not prepared to state,
Mrs. Burns,ine alleges that she has been
lily treated by her husband, and from
this numerous collisions between the
husband of Mrs. B. and her father and
brothers have taken place. Mr.. b.,
however, comes in with q contra state
ment, and charges his wife with no
having attempted to live with him in Q
pleasant manner, and not rendering
into him that degree of affection aud
love to be expected by q husband. Alto
gether, affairs are pretty well mixed up,
and have been food for gossip for some
time past among the ls.aelites of this
city. II had been reported that the SER
vice divorcing Mr.. and Mrs. Burns,ine
would take place at the Jewish Syna-
gogue on Eighth street about noon on
Thursday, and n considerable number
Of persons assembled there, and were
rather chagrined to find out that the
ceremony would take place ut the pri'
vatc residence Of the parties, with but
= few witnesses present.
The ceremony relating to enforcement
is founded from Holy Writ (Deut. XIV.
l-4); the parties are separated, and
free-the husband to marry another
at cny time, and the wife to marry after
Of days have passed, but not q descend
ant Of the tribe Of Levi.
At o'clock, the rabbis-Phillip Of
this city, and Michler Of New York
with q few invited friends, assembled
at the residence OF the parties, and the
services began.
The articles Of agreement having
been settled upon, were transcribed on
parchment the formalities OF the sepa-
ration being about as follows: Rabbi
Phillip having taken his position, with
Rabbi Michler and Mr.. Jacobson on
either side, the parties were brought
in, and faced the rabbits. Certain pas
sages of the Pentateuch were read, rs
also the enforcement articles on the
parchment. The wife was then called
forward and her face uncovered, and
her hands were placed together, the
thumbs upward and extended. Rabbi
Phillip asked several questions of the
husband, which were answered, and
placed the parchment in his hands, and
he advanced toward her, placing it in
her hands, and in turn the Rabbi took
it. Messrs. Jacobson and Mundhelm
having attested their names rs witness
cs to file with the records Of the
Church, the ceremony here closed, and
shortly after Mrs. B. left the room.
By the existing laws, it is question
able whether the freedom with Which
Judaism allows its adherents to re-
marry would not be considered MS an
offence, and in the event thereof lead
to an interesting legal decision.
In the article of enforcement, Mrs. B.
is well provided for. All the legal papers
will shortly be executed, giving her
title to certain property in her
name Washington Chronicle. y