The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-24
GERMAN B~ARBARITY

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GERMAN BARBARITY.
OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN
WHO FAILS TO PAY HER DEBrs-THE ABB
sFNcE OF HER REMIrTANCES-AN UNJUST
GERMAN LAW.
A correspondent ofthe Springfield Mass
Republican, writing from Heidelourg, thus
describes the indignity which an estimapie
American lady was compelled to undergo
in that CITY: / take up my pen TO INFORM
Won and through you the American puonc
Generally, Of a most gross outrage wnicn nas
been committed here against an Amer
loan woman who has been for three
wears a resident in this city. Some
four wears ago, the HUSBAND OF
this woman came to Europe, arriving at
Paris lust as the F~Ianco-German war Droke
out, to purchase machinery tor DoIlpg are
sian wells in Peru, a country IN WHICH ne
had been living for several years previous.
He brought also his family with MIN. con-
sistlnp of his wife and I'VE chlldren.t ne eluest
now about twenty years OLD ana the young
est nine. The wife decided TO remain mere
in this citv for the purpose OF educating her
children. and acc rdingly rented apartments
and became a householder. Her husband
returned 10 Peru and began the prosecution
of his enterprise. He had made progress 10
a certain extent, expendlng a large sum Vi
money, when some financial dlIncuiIIes en-
-zued in Peru, thus delaying his payments
800 ,ba 1ovsrnment and which resulted in
his discontinuing his work entirely, ana
leaving him a large creditor OF the state.
He had from time to time mau9 seasona-
BILE and generous remittances 10 MS WHO,
which sbe had in all appearances expended
in a iudicious manner, contracting no debts
of any account. In November last, she TO
-ceived remittance from hun, since Whlcn
t;uoa she has received nothing, also no letter.
Az month after month passed away, and no
news whatever came to hand, she wrote 10
the American minister to learn what mao
become of her husband. In due time
for a return from such a distance,
she received a letter written by her husband
binseIf who went on to say hat he bad
been mn into the mountains upon business
matters. whence he had written to her Dy
every mail, snd inclosed to her a letter from
a friend in Lima, who stated tnat ne nau
forwarded her a letter by every natI, sn
letter he had received from her husband for
this purpose. He further saiu that he could
-send her no money, that AFFAIRS III
Peru were very bad, and as soon
as he could arrange his business, and couid
obtain money, he would remit her. "IIe
these particuiars, not because they neces-
sariIv have any connection with the outrage
from which she is now suffering, but as an
exclamation OF her financial affairs, py
which she became exposed to the treatment
she has received. During the past SIX
months she has not been able to pay ner
current expenses, but as she had al
vavs Maid her bills before, and was
living from month to month and week &c
week, as I might say, in expectation o
money. she had always stated when a oil
was presented that upon receipt OF money
she would paw it. Meantime, she had con
tracted all her expenses, going so Tar as TO az
her own work, even to the family wasnlhg
Good friends have aided her from Time Y
time. with various small sums OF money
one loanipe her enough to discharge her bll
for house rent, allowing her 10 move las
Anril. into other apartments. She has nve'
also upon
THE BAREST NECESSITIES OF LIFE,
koar;no her children neat and tidy. Tire
davs ago. as L was sitting down to my ties
her little girl came into my house and aske
me to 90 over to see her mother. L aske'
her what was the matter; she SAID TWO me-
were there with an order OF arrest ana wer
going to take her to prison.. i at once Wen
over to Der house aud found that 1t was eve
so. Another American gentleman 500
came in who speaks the German bette
than do, and, being a law-studeDt, coul
understand the legal paper also. de use
all efforts and devices to stay the execute
of the paper, pleading the suddenness an
lateness of the hour, but without any avail
The officer was about to lead her OH
prison, when, by our united assurance Ina
she would not run away before morning
and by nv depositing my watcn WIN oil
DIS ohO W
until 9 O'Clock the next day. At that hou
there being nothing further that we coul
do to stay the proceedings, she was taken
prison, and her five children, but Tor III
kindness of the American and EngIsn res
dents. would have been turned INTO u
street. The person at whose immediate u
stance she was imprisoned is a shoemake
though her landlady and one other credlt
are believed TO be secretly sustaining MIN
his course, and the sum for which sne Is .
- T. oOl, o0poa - Unildars less than ~
The reader will naturally ask, why was
this sum paid and the woman released! +
this reason: had this been done, the 9th
parties, who were waiting the result OF tn
arrest by the shoemaker, would at ON
have taken out papers and she would aga
have been remanded to prison, and the
bills must then be liquidated to free d
from duress. This would have requir
more money than we could possibly colie'
aud nothing would have renamed
support the children, a condition we mt
prepare for until money can be Obtain
from her husband in Peru, and at least thr
months is the shortest period in which
can hope tor any relief from that quart
Now, the particular point TO %nlcn
would direct your attention in tins mi
ter is, the injustice and enormlty
the German or Baden law, which mas
exception in favor OF its own CT
zens, and leaves all foreigners, VINO Dy sol
unforeseen calamity or accident, sucn as !
loss or miscarriage of a remittance, fall II
debt, entirely at the mercy OF some run
like this shoemaker, who may chance
have a claim against them. No German {
be imprisoned simply for debt; so that
there is no actual dishonesty towards
creditors, his person is entirely free, MS p
sonal effects only being liable 10 seizure.
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In the same journal-the Academy ior I
week-Mr. w. M. Rossetti has a long not
of Mr.. Stillman's ''Cretan Insurrection
1eeR.7-eV a volume of which he thinks Y