Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-29
ROjtsa and wife.

ihe 81. N"neeslIu: Bob mlan Catholic
ChU' Gu sensation took On az entirely sew phase
Tuesday, |htn q it YVES discovered dist III: *
priest Johaua Hoida hsG not gouo on awedairg
tour 10 New York, tut wss spcad!ng his honey
moon IN Baltimore with his happy aad blush
iug bride a: No. IS Pennsylvania avenue, where
he and his bride, nee Miss Emilia Liehnap,
occupy rooms in tho second story.
MIR. Hfjis, for he has now dropped bis title
OF keVereod, was not feeling we'll. and his wife
Is also in delicate health. She is neat and
pleasant looking youog womso, and seems 10
have 90 thought OF any onc or anything eSc,pt
the mau she has married Her m marfiage is to
her tho soc nplishmcat Of the task she camc
from Europe TO perform. and DOW that size is
vie, she seems 70 rest c0ntcntGd and happy
The husband looks careworu. SIS if he had btcp
bearing great burden on Lis shoulders, but
still appears tc beiicGe that he has done the
best thlng under the circumstances iha; could
be donn. |! ne has sacrificed bis creed he has
at ltas: rlghied the wroDgs # tho woman who
loves him. Tho story is not a loGg oac, aud
hes been already partly told.
Mr.. Hcids and his bride can neither Of ;hom
speak EugiSh End thus MI the i formation
secured wss through Mr. Sommertcld. The
cx-Iriost met the young lady, Miss Emilia
Llohtnan. in Pragu2, end became ultimately
acquainted with her-so intimately that CT ug.
count OF bis ireedship kn b C me PrJtcssans
Tor time, but afterwards re cmbtaccd the
Catholic faith. Ho came 10 BailiGlore las,
Juoe; she followed him in Navcmhar. Soon
after her arrival there shc vas eutAroecd rs his
housckecper ct tie c,rgy house OF St. Weac $
l:us' Church, 81 No. Isl East Fsygtto St. The
old housakceper, Mrs, j. Bz:xicky, No.
lS9 NoitE Dallas ST., was asked 20 re-iYn.
aud Emilia took her place. SO the nclsh-
bors Emilia was knoTn as tho pastors sister,
and her prfSanca excited 40 comment She xas
very much liked by those whG kueg kcr, srt
the as!oE himself, though he always seemed
to have great burden UPON his mind uud
walked with bis head bowed down. was greet
iaVoflt With the congregation, ana the vile ci
the saloon keeper next door to tho clsrry
houso could say nothing worse of him than that
'he liked his beer" The youug lady s prc gnan:
condition became apparent soon after hnr arrival,
sod rs it would not do for her to roua;n longer
10 the prlest'a house, about Chgistmasiida the
pastor reuted apartments for her in the hous.
OF dr. SOmmerield. whittier she waa then re
moved, and where shu has remained ever eicc,.
Mr.. Hodida frequently visited his charge q, her
upen by 8 bohemian friend across the street.,
who asked Mr.. Soumeyfe.d Il tho priest had
moved into the neighborhood. All this time,
as can be we'll supposed. the young lady had
pcrsistcnt'y urged The priest to marry her and
save her from dlssrtcc. This step he iuaiiy
decided to take, snd ihroTing his Suspension by
theh rohbishop entirely out of consideration, this
step be would have taken, whatever might have
been the Gc,ion OF tho Catholic Gnu ch au:hOri-
ties. Ia yesterdays Issue was related how he
was received toto the iaith of the Eeauselicsl
Lutheran denomination 90 last Thursday al
lrInty Church, R:v. J. Pister, pastor. A very
few houts after his reception into this church
there was a wedding at Mr.. S1mmclfcld's
bcusc. Ex.Fsther Hoida was the groom, end
Miss Liebmao the bride. The ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor Of the Green s., Eyaugci
cal Luthern Church, aud NJ. and Mrs Som
mcrho!d were about the 90 y witnesses of the
marriage. Sitoa Thur5dsy they have lived as
quietly as possible 10 this hous: aud as their
whereabouts Werc uuknoWp, it had been gener
ally believed they had left town Immediately
after the ceremony The mar isgo license was
procured by Mr. Htida and Mr.. Sommerfcid,
and everything was done 10 proper legal form.
Mrs. HI ia's delicate health will compel their
remaining here for some time as 1t is probable
that her babe will be born within very few
days. What they may then do or where they
may 20 caDnot be now told, but it is hardly
probable they will remain here to live.
Yesterday, at tho request of the Archbishop,
MIR. j. d. Kremelberg, the Austrian Consul at
ths port, made public several letters received
by him, which explain the action Of the Catho-
lie authorities 10 suspeudiug Mr.. Hnjaa trcm
bis tuuC!lons as priest.
The first letter, asking for Information re-
gsrding MIR. Hoida, is IS follows:
P1SCuELY, Oc:. II, lS79-Daar Sir: VIII
you have the klndness 10 give me the residence.
actual employment, ard ether particulars re,
garding John II jaa, who is said to act as
Catholic priest 10 Bohemian colony not far
from Baltimore. Hc was born 10 Blhcmia. A
lew years ago ho Was assistant priest In
kentsch, near Taur. LsIer be became
Protestant, il clnscqucnc, OF az acquaintance
with -yousg lady. This fricndship being
broken up by the youog lady, ho re embraced
the Catholic faith; and, according to hinscif,
he Is still member Of tbo CID religion. iy
persona! acquaintance with him makes me
doubt his statement, particularly as he RaDls
the young lady, who is Protestant, TO
come to bin as bousgkoeper at the begiauiug
of oeXt mouth. She, t0G, expresses desire to
20. therefore take the liberty, With The PER.
mission Of her sister to ask cf you 10 give Us
what Information you can colcorpi1g hin, 10
the name Of humanity. | entertain the hope
that 5ou will ei7c me, By return mail tho il
formation ssk, as time is very pressing.
Yours, &C.; Fl. EIsENuUT.
To this letter Mr.. k-crl5Ibcrg replied that
Father H0jia had cceo il :;Iarge OF the Be-
hemian caurch here, aod with it ho sent q let
ter from the Archbishop EXPRESSING the hone
that the letter would reach Bohemia in time to
prevent the young lady from coming.
10 reply to this csmo the following letter:
"PlscHELY; November 26, lS79.-Dear Sir:
Your esteemed letter has reached Us safely, but
too late, for unfortunately the yuu5e lady,
whose full name is Emilia Liehman, lett Prague
on the 10Th of November, in opposition to her
| sisters wishes. She is OF o most reapccsabs