Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-09-26

huoD1nN Ah VIC OoAttS "a thiS
city, but the case was dismissed
by a referee on the ground Of In
sufficient cause. She then went
to live in New Jersey, where she
INSTITUTED another suit, in which
she was successful. She then re.
turned TO France TO live with her
parents. She still had traces of
her beauty, and she soon had a
train of admirers. A wealthy
French nobleman sought her hand
in marriage, and they became>en.
gagged. Mrs. Hill was a devoted
Catholic, and found her faith an
Iinsuperable obstacle to her mar.
riage. She consulted eminent
lawyers, who thought that they
had found a way out of the diff.
Guilty in an irregularity in the
first marriage ceremony, which
lnullified the bond that, under
the Church rules, still made her
the wife of Mr.. Hill. The law.
yers ascer.ained that Mr.. Hill was
a Protestant, and that Archbish-
op Hughes in marrying them had
performed the ceremony that is
required when both bride and
groom are of the Catholic faith.
The case was laid before Pope
Plus TX, and he was asked to
sunul the marriage. The Pope
sent the case to Cardinal MeClos
key with instructions to order an
Ecclesiastical Court.
The Court, which was composed
Of Vicar. General Quinn, Rev. DR.
McGlynn and Father Farrell, the
Cardinals Secretary, met in the
ecclesiastical residence in Mulber
ry street in July. The greatest
formality was observed. Tie
members Of the Court wore their
fu IL vestments. Vicar General
Quinn was Presiden. Judge. The
Rev. DR.. McGlynn was designated
as Vindicator, or counsel for the
Church, and the Rev. Father Far
rell was secretary. Mr.. Hill was
present as witness, but had no
lawyers He only opposed the
annulling of the marriage because
it would make the children lille.
gitimate. Mrs. Hill was not pres
ent but was represented by the
Cou.t Fil!ibetti, a Roman lawyer,
who bears resent lance to
Shakesperes picture, and is, it lis
said, an orator in his own Ian
guage, bu: he cannot speak Eng
lsh. The form Of proceeding in
the Court WIS totally unlike that
in Courts of law. When a wit
ness was called Mrs. Hills lawyer
was excluded from the room until
the direct examination was con.
cluded. Ques,ions were put to
the witnesses in Latin and trans
lated into Italian, thence into
English. The Secretary kept the
entire Court records in Latin. On
cross-examination the Roman law
yer sent in his questions in writ
ing, and they were put TO the wit
ness and the answer was recorded.
The testimony was signed by the
witness in the preseEce of the law
yers. Mrs. Hill produced as wit.
nesscs the Lulings, of Staten ls-
land, who are her relatives, and
then few others, besides numer-
Gus depositions from persons in
New Orleans and France. An eff
fort was made to show that Mr..
Hill was not a Catholic; that Mrs.
Hill had married Mr.. Hill by CO.
ercion, and that no binding cere-
mony was ever performed. Mr..
Hill was brought OIL from Nash
vile a. the expense Of the Church,
being too poor to pay his fare, to
testify in relation 10 the marriage.
Two other witnesses, friends
Iof the Hills, were summoned in
behalf of the Church to prove that
the Hills had always considered
themselves husband and wife, and
had lived together as such.
The Court was occupied nearly
three weeks in taking The testi-
mony, and when the case was
closed the testimony, in Latin
manuscript, was duly certified by
each member of the Court and de
Iliversd to the Cardinal. After the
proceedings are reviewed by Car.
dinal McCloskey, which viii not
be done for several weeks, the pa