The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-20
4 HRUTE ~ OUOD.
A Young Turkish wife in the Ring.

A Young Turkish wife IN the King
Prnitruttnry-Kcscuc by Consul,
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About two years ago, a beautiful and vol
educated young Turkish girl, named U.rr,, A..
roo'lul, was invciglcd from her hon.. ..I .
promise Of marriage led out to A.. 49,.
n countryman named Tatcosvan wfo t,l nan r,
some time o resident OF tie .t'tici .i,,.'
but was then on visit N Turkey. She laJ .orn
money, equivalent to $4,000 10 gold, which . c.
trusted to her scduccr. They came tn a., ,.. ana
with hcr money Tatcosyau, WHO tad assn. N M.
name of c. II. Christian, o9c4cl confcs.. .r,.y,,
Fulton avenue, East New York. They wc., n. ....,I
aud lived comfortably a while.
The husband had son and dcugh,cr bv a ir~-,or
marriage, and II IL believed that they inter.ctel u.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christians connub'ai bliss p.h..
came very abusive, and greatly neglected his vifo
so that she was left almost naked and barefoot, ana
was compelled by him to do the toughest work q,
the household When she asked for money 10 r..
place her outfit she received abuse and bcatng Ana
once wnen she went to learn machine operating IN.
tending thereby to earn livelihood tor hets,I bs
abused her 20 shamefuly that in scltdeeuce .as
threw some crockory at him. For this he h1i h.
arrested, and on the charge OF malicious nisel IL,
and the false pretence that she was Christians SER
want, the poor woman was sent to the Kings County
PCnitentary
Her husband was appointed her in,errretcr nv IN.
Court, us she did not know word of Engl.h Of
course he asked such questions aud gave such an.
swcrs as he pleased. When the wife's term OF Inn,
prlsonmcnt expired she again sought her home ana
begged ndmittance, but the door was shut aeaip.,
her, and policeman, who found her wectbg api
wandering In the srecta. took her to the poll IA
tion. where she was locked M M night
She went to her home again, ana again her brui,I
husband had her arrested on trumpod M cl,rrs
;hat she intended and had threatened injury to N,
person and property. Christians son va. arbi'ntel
interpreter this time, and the question benz put 10
her VIII tller she would bud herself to 81 D us
peace toward her husband, she refused CO.. unny
enough unless similar bond was excited from him
She was again sent to the Pcnltentiary, Dec Is lsl
And so ignorant Was she Vi The nature ol lle prl
cecdlngs aud the sentence Of Justice Lynci, Uh
n carriage, nor the term of her imprisOnm li. Boz
finding herself back again IN the same .. p and
remembering her former treatment, she vote %
Mr. Oscanyan, the Tur ,ish Consul here.
Mr. Oscanyan had her released on a writ ofaINp
corpus, and instituted q suit In her name IA Mt
Christian. This was turn Ia the wheel Wlel 10
did not expect, aud he sent his daughter 10 inter.
cede, and Consul Oscsnyan agreed to drop the suit
on the conditions that the scJund e should restore
the $4,000 20 his wife, pay her passage back rur
key, and nav the costs OF the SUIT. The tighter
accepted the TERMS but the father deemed tlcm TOO
hard and begged Oh, aud, BY fair promises anl yng
phrases, he STAYED on the evil day until Tutsh,
last, when Mr. Oscdnyan lard his Official han Is agal
on him, and Tatcussyan Christian IS now la i.l
awaiting his trihl or to get bail.