New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-05
cLEATING no HER HUSBAYD.
THE BLACKSMITH GETS HIS BRIDE AGAIN.
MRS. 'FALLON's JEWISH sCRUPLBs OVERCOME By
nr1, nI.snA Nr,s PIRAnINGS. -

THE BLACKSMITH GETS HIS BRIDE AGAIN.
MRS. 'FAILON's JEWISH sCRUPLEs OVERCOME BY
HER HUsBASD's PLEhDTNGs.
The pretty Jewess, Mrs. Fallon, formerly
Catherine Cohen sat in the Supreme Court Chambers
at IL O'Clock yesterday morning. awaiting the dlspos
ton OF the hbeas corpus writ Obtained by her young
husband in order to get out Of the hands Of her
father She was closely veiied. The courtroom was
EIled by AL The spectators who could stand or sit IN IT,
many Of them evidently coming from the tenement
districts OF Baxter-s the Five Points COnen' the
young wOman's father dirty nervous man, was very
anxious attract attention, now Offering an lmmenSo
snuiDox to the reporters and again going across the
to shake hands with the lawyer on the oter Sue
. When the called, Mr.. Levy, a German WHO
spoke broken English through an immense moustache
presented the afidayits Of Cohen aud his danShtef
Cohen alleged he did not keep his daughter under
restraint but that Faon had brought about the mar
rage by force and fraud. The aiaut had brought up
his daughter in the Jewish faith; she was not WHINE 10
live with her husband because he refused to Keep MS
ante-nuptlaI agreement to become Jew. The daugh-
ters affidavit repeated materially the same allegations
Her father she alleged had never resraneh her OF ner
liberty but her husband bad promised II she Woulu
marry him he would submit to all the requirements OF
the Jewish faith He had refused to do So ana she was
unwilling to live with him. II the court should compel
her TO leave her fathers house she would not live Win
FalOn.
Mr. stacom the counsel for FaOn, reviewed the pro-
ceedngs in the court last Saturday and gave his version
of the actions OF the parties concerned since that time
said that daughter was evidently under
duress in her fathers she would not have made
an affidavit directly contradictory to the one she made
last Saturday proposed that she should be placed
by the Court several days in good hotel under
the OF the Clerk of the court the husband 10 pay
the BILL He thought the end OF that time she would
be willing to live with her husband At this, the people
present. who in evident sympathy with the young
husbands cause laughed loudly, and appauded
Mr. Levy asked the Court TO call Mrs. Fallon forward
and question her as to whether she under re-
stran from her father He then Oeckoned 10 her and she
pressed way through the crowd to the bar and lifted
her veil. Before any question put TO her, Mr. sta
com suggested that she be allowed to go for half an hour
INTO private room with her husband and m officer OF
the court III think that's good idea" said Judge
Potter who appeared 10 be a little puzzled as 10 the
best means Strengthening out the snar FallOn was
plainly OF the Courts opinion, Tor he smiled as he fo
lowed his wife from the room.
The greater portion OF the crowd waited more than
hour Without hearing any thing from the young people
asthmatic yehemence Dot officer has COON out OF de
and left dose dwo young boobies alone dogedder
init themselves" Judge Potter asked II either OF the
young boobies objected to the absence OF the Gcer
The lawyer couldn't say that either dd. " Well" an
swered the Court n they both satisfied and happy,
am" There another bdrst OF applause and laugh,
that difficult TO check, and the lawyer retired
In the meantime curious crowd had gathered around
the door o the room adj cent To the General Term room
OF the Supreme Court, to which Mr. and Mrs FlOn had
retired Mr. Cohen iruaed and eXasperated that Fail
lon was with his daughter for short time, was
either attempting To 1ud out through the keyhOe
what was going within, was tanning
himself energetcay with his hat while some one OF ms
friends put sharper and quite iuqusltlye an eye to
the keyhOle All the dozen friends beng very
an xiUs to perform this for the father, aud the
there quarreliug. Finally the court officer
charge stepped up 10 the group and said peremptOry
Leave mere, every OF The first person lind
looking through that keyhOle again shall shoot the
spot" Tue frightened Hebrews scattered with much
celebrity II had actually discharged pistol among
them.
Az . o'clock when the recess was over. Judge
Potter sent for Mr. and Mrs. Fal0n They
came IN, looking composed and cOntented.
The Judge called Mrs. FallOn 10 the bench aud he'd
whispered converts alton with her for some minutes He
then announced that Mrs FalOn alter her conference
husband had concluded to 10 live with hin.
There was therefore nothing for him to do except 10
gayrl nor the orders the officers could restrain the
this decision. The people stamped their
feet, clapped their hands aud almost shouted
With ms wife once under his protection FallOn
went into another courtroom that vacant allow
the crowd to dsperse Here continued his enreates
his wife 10 keep mp Ler courage and 10 remain True
him. His father came In soon atterward and told him
that lac had ordered cab % take him away with his
bride. Then counting out 800 IN bank bills the father
put money into bis sons hands, and told him 10
with wife INTO the country for two three weeks
until the storm had blown over More than one hundred
persons follow ed Them they through the cOrri
and passed down the outside steps or the Court
House The elder Falon Jumped into the cab with tue
couple and they drove away the crowd gave three
Ioud cheers and Tiger" The younger FallOu Is sad
10 have $4,000 and the elder from 900 ~ OOeOO,
all made IN the blaCksmith's trade