Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-08
PARTED NJ .ElrGIaUs scsCPEnss
Aftsr Tesstess rssrs OF MaS"sS
Cansaiss Psesessss's VIE
Leaves HIN.

A Halifax IN. So special says: Trs
,elara,ion Of Professor Sumicorsst ifv'"
his wife after fourteen Years marriage nc
cause be had come 10 toe coueusioa tnh,
although lsgalIzed by law. his muri12e
y as no, In accordance With the Lass OF the
4 Church. h,s caused great talk Pfoisssf
san icbfast l. native OF Hungry. a9d nis
family sre highly. cuiliyotsd people, -"
aft,r passinA through college nc fell Ia love
With a grshIng French la5y and marrei Ia
haste. The union WAS unbsopy ana oi
short duration. They oDtnnet an apF,-
mte divorce. Mr. >umlchl ast came 70
the United states. lis vile soon
married Tteuch sfiTr aud went
10 Aigiers. Mr.. sumichrasPs abilitte,
secured him The proic '.or.hip of Mpjeen
Languages In Kings Colege, tue oides, AMI
one of the very few colleges IN this eountry
working under royal charter. qusrrei
" ith Bishop Biupey and the Goyeraofs
caused him 10 sever his connection Win
Kings College. lie became one OF the edit
iors Of the Halifax tkroEicle. lie Il one ot
the foremost hisra men and linsuists OF
Canada, 4 master % modern AMI ancient
languages. and moved in the highest lite.
rary apd social clrclos. Meanwhiie be hsd
married the young widow OF Lieutenant
Almon. OF tue British artillery. Before
msrrisge Mr.. Sumicbfs>t frankly told Mrs.
Almon the whole story ~ m. previous mar
riage and di,orcc. some I, ne ago Mr..
SunichIasi. backed by Bishop B'nney and
~. Manor James Thompson. established a
seminary for youDg ladies'. lie Nas siso
sproin,ed a governor ~ Kings College IN
conucclion with the seminary, aud col.
lcge difficulties arose WITH Professor
Henry \ liiad. who u als0 governor.
Professor ilnG. who WAS forioerl, sunii-
chrest's iricnd. bad beel for .Ome time past
cugaecd IN Gatoering up facts abont sunni
cb.rast'. pat lie 10 Rave on hani for use
when needed. fhis w,s supplied by an
Edii burgh laWycr. Yesterday iiird sent
circular, to al thc clergy 81 the diocese
bitterly attacking Bl,bnp Binncy. ma
charging him in eject with Keeping AZ the
bead II au Institution for educating tbs
savghters q The c,,rgy a man VINO n
know for fourteen yeirs had been living
With ! woman rot his wife The school
was 10 medlstely CLOSED and the clergy l1d
lesdiog chnrcbmen of the city sunm ned
10 a conference. Sumicbr,st ha. never
heard from hi, first wife since he has been
in this country. aud supposed her dead.
lut Hind had found that SIZE was liyins
three month, ago.
Two wears siuce Sumicha.t and biz Sec
ogd wife became converted, and since then
have taken a mo-, active interest In rcii-
glou, work. lie T. a lay-rradcrin -. Lukfs
Cathedral. lie has embraced ih' mos, eN-
irene views on religion IN relation to mar
iisgc and divorce. and lat night niorslel
wife No. ., with whom he has lived four-
teen years, that they must separate. Mrs.
sunni hrast agreed that under the laws oi
the land their marriage was perfectly legal,
but was not sanctioned bv the laws OF Got
While Wife No. hyed. She therefore len
the house and vent to the residence OF tue
Rev. +. K. Murrey. rector of the Cathedral.
Her ,I,ter remains to Keep house ior Pro-
t>,or Sumichrl>t. Professor Sumichrsts
lie has been hlimclcss for fifteen year. AMI
il,re !, not a stain upon hi, reputation noe
Cn that Of his scooud wife.