The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-05
A Remarkable Divorce S..
THE POPE APPEALED TO TO AEErrr. ~.
RIAGE CELEBRATED IN AMER1c, 'h'

klAGE oEL1BkATED IN AMERICA
A proceeding novel mi this c,m.
try has .justtermillated in New Yasl,
Before the war of the nI,,,,p4
James Hill, SON Of one of the ,; ,au
est planters and gotten meIYa,ns',
in the south, met at New Ymk a,.'
Louisa Du Saulle, daughter ii MN
rich merchant OF New O,lea,a
They We're married by Archl,ishm,
Hughes, IN 1859, and lived IN p,,as
ag1lificence-their winters he;na
spent in the south, their s,,lp,uars
at northern watering places. NH
wan ruined Hill. His princely iaa
tune WAS swept out OF existenrs
and his wife and their three tsdl
dren found refuge with her fathar
who, anticipating the storm. enn'
verified his resources into cash ANA
took up his residence in France
The result, was estriCngemel,t be,
tween husband and wife. In 1874
madam sought, but was denied /
divorce in New York. She was
more successful in New Jersey
Having a stitor for her hand II
France She would he glad to marry
but her church foIbids an alliance
and she sought of the pope al Al.
lrulInent of her former mar1,iage
alleging that the archbishop had
used an improper formula, lrerlluS.
band being a protestant. Unol
sallegatiomtf error she bases her
hope OF iIlegitinlizing her children
in order to be free to marry again.
Tire pope referred the papers TO
Cardinal Mct'loSlzey fol-induiry into
the facts. The manner of inpllw
was as follows:
1.-The court, which wasemuposed
If Vicar General Quinn, the Rev,
Dr. McGlyIn, and Father Farrell.
the cardinals secretary, met IN the
ecclesiastical residence III JlIk.
The greatest itnmality was ob
served. The members OF the court
wore their full vestneilts. Vicar
General Quinn WAS president judge.
The Rev. Dr. Mee.lSam WAS desis,
mated us yindieator, or counsel for
! the church, and the Rex. Father
Farrell WAS secretary. Mr. Hill
1 WAS present as Il witness, but had
40 lawyers. He only opposed the
aniIllling Of the marriage because
it would make the children illegiti,
mate. MRS. Hill was not present,
but WAS represented by the Count
/ I1illihetti, !. lstnnan lawyer, who
hears Il resemblance to Shake
spe,sl6's picture, and is, 1T is said.
an orator in his own language, but
he can not speak English. The
form Of proceeding in the eulllt was
\ totally unlike that III courts OF law.
| When a witness WAS called, alis.
Hills lawyer was excluded from
4 the 1aem until the direct teNaalaa.
tion MAS concluded. tauestiolls
Were put to the Witness III Latin
and translated into ltaliitn, thence
into English. Tlle secretary kept
the entire court records III Latin.
ON cross-ex,lniination the Rahlall
lawyer sent in has questions y
writing, and they We're put TO tlr
4 witness, and the answer WAS "
4 corded. Tile testimony was Signed
/ by the witness in the presence O
| the lawyers. Mrs. Hill lrotlucea
as witnesses the Ltilings OF Staten
Island, who are her relatives, anu
then few.others, besidesnuineIoN
dispositions from persons ~ NV
HDrieans and France. An effort way
#imade to show that MIR. Hlllwaslllas
Il Cissfh0lic; that Mrs. hill had Illiil-
lied Mr.. Hill by caerelon, ana l1lla'
no binding ceremony was ever l'a
\ formed. Mr.. Hill was brought su
from Nashville ut the EXPENSE y
the church, being too poor 70 las
This fire, to testify in relation 20 wy
marriage. TIVE other witnesses,
/ friends of the Hills, were sllliliaollsu
lin behalf of the church to l'rVsse
THAT the Hills had always coils w
erred themselves husband ana M,''
and had lived together as s,lcli s
The result of the inquiry y WY,
lnlitted in Latin manuscripts " ~ "
: cardinal, who, having reyllewesslt y 1
!. sends it ito Rome. Meantime W. II,
! Hill must sigh like Mariana ~ ~
: aneated grange.
III A composition whose mind sesp u
y, a "a ,r1nr l11l