The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26
HAS SHE FoUND HER HusBlNDy
The Queer suit for Divorce Pending In the
Supreme Court

Mrs. Eta Livschitz, claiming to have
found In William Sachs. living in Avenue Il. the
husband TO whom she was married sixteen
years ago. In Russian Poland under the name
Of Alexander W. Livschtz. first instituted pro.
ceedinGs against him before Police Magis-
trate for abandonment. and then began a suit
in the Supreme Court for an absolute divorce.
Sachs. who has been married in this country
and has a wife and several children INSERTS
that he never bore the name Of Liyschitz. was
never in Russian Poland. was never married 10
tho plaintiff. and never saw her until she re-
Gently made the claim which Is the basis Of this
suit. The case WINS yesterday before Judge
Donohue in supreme Court. Chambers upon a
notion on behalf Of sachs 10 have ali the nro.
ceedings in the action set aside on the ground
that II ~ case Of mistaken identity. TIE
counsel for the plaintin IN opposition to the
motion. read the tollowingdo'umcnt. the trans
lation OF which the Russian Cons al General cor
titles TO be correct:
l. the undersigned. with my own handwriting AMI con
hred by the es seal do hereby certify that the bearer
Of this Mr. Eta daughter OF iicb ilcr,ly married
year 49,. N hc month Of uetoler Have searched in
Alexander wa.stowiW liy-chU wfo after msny de-
nais si nrot'Ilatons has confessed 20 me earnestly
ready accorns to the custom the Hebrew dogma To
vncal hlenan Wa,saii Nicoiowiu Beia1ci On whom
b. Is to be depsnd' preyented him from uG.ne tic -
~ snnei9umcnt Nat he VII relcasc NJ from her IN
her N the city oi Buchmuti. ~ die stat, OF Ekaterifo
slANa the purpose said divorce but al last aione
H. sent her here tccgaphic despatch say that he II
coming which he did not iuni. she now en,lv
had 20 leave Buchmuu quite disapnuinted 10 An Ills
she received the ceriincatc from me 10 Inch can sol.
EMMY swear and undetsen ciuien
BucHNrrr. Aug H. 1875
solomon NJ SNsknd of 20 Orchard street.
Rnbhi of the Chrystic Street Synagogue. made
affidavit that seven months ago. Mrs. LlVschllz
called upon him NJ the synagogue. and asked
his aid in discovering the whereabouts Of her
husband. month aitcrwurd he was re-
qucstcd Ia call at Mr.. Sachs house. winch hr
did. and there saw young woman aud two
little children. AtrrMaru Mr.. Sachs called at
his house. ana requested MN to draw UP a
jewish divorce according to tho Hebrew law.
Mr.. Snsklnd asked Sachs why he wanted 10
abandon -urh young children. His reply was
Not from this wife, but from the Wife mar
rici ln Rusein.' The rabbi informed him thnt
under their laws It would Zoe necessary To have
two divorces, uS he could not marry the second
NIic without llt-t obtaining divorce from the
first ana divorce under the Hebrew religion
could not b" granted which would give him tho
right to marry again before obtaining a divorce
from the courts 81 this STATE. Sachs Insisted
rabbi what his fee would he. IA" was told il WAS
tl2, and paid -. MIR. Suskind drew up tho IN
sirument in Hebrew, but first asked tho Hppli-
cant thu name oi his wife. The answer was
really have forgotten her name Ii is six.
teen yenrs since married her i'm Iussia and
soon after lett lrr. ] was very Young When |
married hcr." Tine rabbi asked his name and
II not sure whether ho or some ~ his friends
said LiVs ehiH in answer. Mr.. Su-kind sHy- ne
aii"rward saw the defendant in Nh" Es-cN Mar
kci Court with tho plalnfin, and identified hun.
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