Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
A MARRIAGE by PROXY.
The Curious Marriage by which n wo-
man Ina New York Married Man In
Holland Seeking 10 AnnuI the Mar

The Curious Marriage by which n wo.
man in New York Married "A Man n
Iioiland-seekInR TO AnnuI the Mar.
riaRe.
The rather singular fact of n mnrriag,
solcmnized by proxy has been brought
! 10 the notice OF DR.. John L. Naglc, Reg.
lstrar OF Vital Statistics. of New York
! city. The parties TO this marriage art
John William Adrianus dc Vlcttcr, n
resident of Rotterdam, Holland, and
Mrs. Louise Stahl, of New York, and
the proxy, through whose intermediary
services tile marriage was solemnized, il
NJ. Margat Paucr. n resident of New
! ork. The certificate of the marriage
was found ON record. 1t was dated MAY
u, lHl7. and was duly witnessed. The
certificate shows that the bridegroom
was at the time of the marriage a wild
ow"r, siNty-onc years of age and resi-
dent of Rotterdam, while the bride. who
was a widow, WAS forty-twO. and re-
sided in New York Mr.. GoldZicr, "a
lawyer, stated To- DR.. Naglc that the tram
scrip nom the record was required in
certain proceedings which had been in
Stitutrd to have the marriage annullcd.
and the first step in the proceedings re-
tcrrcd To was 10 have the record of the
marriage by proxy oNpungcd from the
records of the Health Department. and
an application Ia that effect would, he
said, be at once made Ia the Board of
Health. To sustain the application, "a
number of ailidavits have been made.
from which il appears that DE Nlcttcr
and Mrs. Stall met in Rotterdam. llol-
land, several years ago and became be-
trothcd. Before any marriage was sol
cmnizcd between them. Mrs. Stnhl came
Ia I his Tttlnft'N unI i.l a., Nm. v ,.pI.
Paucr. the proxy, is mutual friend of
the parties. and on leaving Holland to
visit Ne York, DE Nlcttcr, being any
iuus to marry the widow Stali made
Paucr his proxy. and gave him power
OF attorney, properly drawn up and at
tested, 10 represent him at the solemn
zation of the marriage. The widow had
no objections To the ceremony hcin. per-
formed in thcmanncr indicated. and they
went before the Rev. +. j. schneider
who performed the marriage ceremony
between Mrs. Stahl and Pauor. ~ proxy
for his friend De Nlcttrr. and had the
same recorded. MIR Stahl. or De Wet -
ter. visited Rotterdam shortly after the
ceremony, but only remained there q
short time. She urged De Nlrltrr to re-
turn with her Ia this country. hut a. hc
WAS di.inClincG Ia do So she left him in
Rotterdam and returned 10 her home in
New York. Since that time. over year
and a half ago. She has not seen her
husband. II j. also stated that the rca-
son Mrs. StalIl. otherwise Mr.. De Nlrt-
ter. is more than ordinarily anxious to
have such an anomalous marriage dis
solved is that she In, formed an attach
mout for young German living in New
York and that the only imuodimrni to
their speedy marriage i tho union by
proxy, which it i now sought to annui.
II l. believed by Ia" authorities Of the
Health Department tia, the marriage j.
not legal under the laws II the State and
that there will be- no difficulty in having
thr same set aside. leaving Mr- Stahl
free Ia contact new marriage.
The Rev. Mr.. Schneider. who SOLEMN
z"d the marriag" by proxy. said that hc
had - power Of attorney. subscribed iu
on March %. ~. hy De Nlcttcr before
\. &. Van Wynguordon. notary pub
lie at Rotterdam, Holland. and ati,.-trd
hy the signature and seal oi tho United
Siat"- Consul at Tint place. which om-
powers NJ. Marruf Puucr " especially to
conclude in the name ufth" undersigned
de Nlrtiorl and in hi. behalf. his pro.
posed marriag" tn Dame Louise Reuter-.
widow of the lat" Herman StAhl. rrsid-
ANA lW NV fik- Also 10 Nith' ana
perform tie required declaration nf mar
riag" before The required officer. Of the
State, and before all other officers of the
government. State and Church" Mr.
Schneider holds that TIA" marriage was
perfectly legal, both hy thecanouical law
and under III" laws uf the State. and
tliat it j, valid and binding upon both
parties. He further said that the mar
riagc ceremony was performed at No. 30j
East Tenth street. in the presence uf
quit" number Of TIA" friends Of Mrs.
Sfnhi