The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-17
A VERY REMARKABLE CASE
DESERVING YOUNG WIFE AND
JOINING THE SHAKERS.
STRANGE Experience Of "a Ministers Daughter
Her separation and Return to her Hus-
bsnd-What n Lawsuit Disclosed.

stranae Experience Of a Ministers DsuRhter
Her separation and Return to her Hus-
band-What n Lawsuit Disclosed.
ALBANY, June 16.-Henry George, a
young Albanian, in moderate circumstances,
married Hattie Chaplain, the young and pretty
daughter Of the Rev. william Chaplain of this
CITY, two years ago. For nearly year the couple
lived happily, one child being born to them, but
in April, 1875, Mrs. George began to see that
there was a GOODNESS sprinRing up on the part
Of her husband Remonstrance with him
brought only renewed and increasing GOODNESS,
until finding suoh n condition insupportable,
Mrs. George demanded an explanation. MT.
ver &c hs ss ner ah ne hsa become ga CON
that he was shaming God and himself
by living In the married state. Re.
peated arguments ensued between husband and
wife after this statement, but he held firmly to
his opinions. Finally he told her that they
Shaker community in wateryIIet, few n niles lies
above this city, aud enroll himself among the
faithful; To this Mrs. George for long time
objected but at length, having consulted with
her friends. she consented to separation with
out absolute divorce. George then went to
Watervliet and entered fully into the practices
of the shakers, and Mrs. George, with her child,
returned to her parents.
- Matters continued quiet until last fall, when
George appeared at his wife's fathers house and
begged forgiveness of bis wife for his desertion,
claiming that no bad changed his views, was
no longer Shaker, and that he had only been
hired by them 10 do certain work. She gladly
forgave him and consented to live with him
again az bis wife. After few DAYS be urged
her to return with him TO the Shaker village,
where, he said, he had leased house, and where
she could remain while he continued to work
Tor the Community. without hesitation she
agreed to CO. On arrival she found that her
husband was still In full communion with the
Shakels, that no house had been leased, and
that she was assigned to apartments IN tho
houses OF the sisters. George told her that he
had never forsaken the Shaker faith, that he
was as much Of that belief as ever, and that ho
desired hcr to become a convert also. On her
refusal, he said that II she did not become one
she ana her baby would have to 20 to the poor
house.
Mrs. George wrote to her father. recounting
the circumstances, and requested his aid. lie
replied promptly by visiting Watervleit and
again taking his daughter to his home. lie
hlso made demand Tor some furniture which
Mrs. George had taken with her, but George re.
fused To deliver this up, claiming that II was
his property, as belonging to his wife. MIR.
CHAPMAN in reply showed the deed Of separa-
ton agreeing that Mrs. George should have the
furniture. but this George said had been yitiated
by his subsequent cohabitation with her. Mr..
Chapman appealed TO the courts here, and yes
terday repleun writ WINS granted him upon
which to recover the furniture, and In the hear
Ing ~ which this story came out George did
not appe T at the trial, and the suit went against
him by default.
Mrs. George said that while the Shakers did
not urge her to become convert during her resi-
dence among them, they said they hoped her
conscience would impe her to that course.
During her stay they told her that her
husband. II guilty OF what she charged
him With, should not be allowed to re-
M in n moment in the society, but sub
that they would keep him forever Bs a member
OF the society, Notwithstanding his violation IN
his resumption Of marital relations with her Of
one Of the cherished rules OF the society.
Mrs. GEORGE Is young aud prepossessi sing
woman, and does not az pear Ia be inuch heart
broken at the loss Of sucn husband.