The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-09-20
A NOVEL PROCEEDING.
A WOMAN WANTS HER CHILDREN ILLEGIT.
IMATIZED TO MARRY AGAIN.

A proceeding novel in this country has
just terminated in New York. Before the
war of the rebellion James Hin, son of one
of the richest planters and cotton merchants
i'm the South, met at New York one Louisa
Du Saule, daughter of a rich merchant of
New Orleans. They were married by
Archbishop Hughes, IN 1859, and lived in
great magnificence, their winters being
spent i'm the South, their summers at North
ern watering places. The war ruined Hill.
His princely fortune was swept out of ex-
istence. and his wife and their three chill
dren found refuge with her father, who,
anticipating the storm. converted his re-
sources into cash, and took up his residence
| i'm France. The result was estrangement
between husband and wife. In 1874 mad
| am sought, but was denied, divorce in
! New York. She was more Successful in
| New Jersey. Having a suitor for her hand
| in France. she would be glad to marry, but
her Church forbids an alliance, and she
sought of the Pope an anuulment of her
| former marriage, alleging that the Arch
bishop had used an improper formula. her
| husband being a Protestant. Upon this
| allegation Of error she bases her hope of H.
| legitimatizing her children in order TO be
| free 20 marry again. The Pope referred
the papers to Cardinal McCloskey for in
! ouiry into the facts. The manner Of the
| inquiry was as follows:
"T3e court which was composed of Vicar
| General Quinn, Rev. DIR. McGlynn, and
| Father Farrell, the Cardinals Secretary,
! met in the ecclesiastical residence in Jnly.
| The greatest formality was observed. The
| members of the court wore their full vest
! ments Vicar General Quinn was president
Judge. The Rev. DIR. McGlynn was desig-
| mated as vindicatOr, or counsel for the
| Church, and the Rev. Father Farrell was
| secretary. Mr.. Hill was present as y wit
ness, but hal no lawyers. He cnty opposed
| the anuullng of the marriage because il
| would make the children illegi;imate. Mrs.
| Hill was not present, but was represented
! by the Count Fillibetti. a Roman lawyer,
( who bears a resem b,ance to Shakespeare ;
| picture and is, 10 is said, an orator In his
| own language, hut he cannot speak English.
The form of proceeding in the court was to-
| tally unlike that In courts Of law. When a
| witness was called, Mrs. Hills lawyer was
! excluded from the room until the direct eX-
! animation was concluded. Questions were
| put To the witness in Latin and translated
! into Italian, thence into English. The sec
| retary kept the entire court records in Latin.
| On cross examination the Roman lawyer
| sent i'm his questions in writing, and they
| were put to the witness, and the answer was
recorded. The testimony was signed by the
witness in the presence OF the lawyers. Mrs.
! Hill produced as witnesses the Bulings nf
| Staten Island, who are her relatives, aud
| then a few others, besides numerous depOSi-
tions from persons in New Orleans and
| France kn effort was made to show that
| Mr.. Hill was not n Catholic; that Mrs. Hill
| had married Mr.. Hill by coercion, ard that
! no binding ceremony was ever performed.
! Mr.. Hill was brought on from Nashville at
! the expense of the Church, being too poor To
/ raw his fare to testify in relation to the
! marriage Two other Witnesses. friends of
/ the Hills. were summoned in behalf of the
! Church to prove that the Hills had ALWAYS
! considered themselves husband and wife,
| aud Lad lived together a. such.
| Mrs. Hill will continue to moan her lot,
! for the Pope viii never Consent TO a seeOud
marriage during the lifetime of her hus-
band, whether divorced OF not.-PittsbUrsh
! Post.
Tue last words of Deacon SHAY, who
/ died ut North Hector camp meeting last
| Monday, were Tell them | fought
whisky till death" Well, that's no news.
! Ne know several in our own town who
are engaged in the same warfare, and uc
doubt they will die in the fight like good
Deacon Shay. 1t will fetch anybody, Ouiy
give it little tIme.-BditimOTe EpeTl
Saturday.
NEXT to a molasses jug. the favOrite re
sort OF fly is bed room where the clothes
are not long enough to cover both ends o
tie sleeper simultaneously.