The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-23
THE WIFE'S STORY.
The Marriage Annulled---Their Life
Was Happy.

When / went to Newark this morning
called at the house of her uncle, John
Ryan. of No. 119 Tichenor street. The
with It's gable end to the street
Between the hall door and dining room
window is a vine that partially screens
the window. There was no bell on the
door and / raped for admittance and
heard a voice exclaim:-
"There is one at the door now"
Don't let him in" said the voice.
waited reasonable time and again
knocked, and then / heard voice No. 1
say:-"Hes there yet patiently waited
and third time knocked, and as did so
a Washerwoman came from the base
ment asked if Mrs Ryan was at home
and she said yes.
Immediately afterward Mrs. Ryan, q
good natured looking woman, opened the
door.
II want to see Mrs. Butler, if you
please" said.
"She is not here" was the calm re-
sponse.
"If you tell her that am from Jersey
City, perhaps she may be at home," I
mildly insinuated.
From Jersey City," said she; "wait
moment, will see."
had just made myself comfortable in
the parlor, which was costly furnished,
Wn6n MTS. Ibydu TCturuGQ anu SeltI MIS-
Butler did not want to see any reporters.
We conversed on this subject some time
and finally she said she would again
speak to Mrs. Butler.
Her errand was successful this time and
soon after Mrs. Butler entered the room.
MRS. BUTLER PRESENTS HERSELF.
She is a tall, well developed woman of
was attired in neat fitting, dark colored
wrapper.
She expressed much regret that her do
mestic troubles had been made the sub
ject of so much publicity and told me
frankly she did not desire to talk about
them.
''But," said I, will you say what the
trouble is between Father Butler and
yourselff"
"There was no trouble whatever. He
was always very kind to me, and never
gave me any cause to complain. If any
one says that there was trouble or scandal
they say what is not true" she answered
indignantly, adding, "It was his calling
to be q priest and that is all.
Elbow long have you been separated?"
SEPARATED A MONTH.
Gust one month and during that time
I have been living at the home of my
uncle
Jersey City,"
Il don't know; have not been to Jer-
sey City since we were married; what
business / have in connection with the
estate was done out of Jersey City"
when you were married at Easton,
Pa, where did you then go?"
1--WE went to Chicago, where we re-
manned several months and then went to
Brooklyn, whence we went to New
York"
"Will you," l hesitatingly asked,
"enter into proceedings to obtain a
divorce"
The poor woman dried the tears in her
eyes, and. bravely supHressing sob, said
in tremulous voice.
THE DIVORCE ANNULLED.
''The church has already attended to
that; it has annulled the marriage and I
will now bear my maiden name"
"But in case you should ever desire to
marry again you would have to be di-
vorced by the civil law" intimated.
'sOh, don't talk of divorcep' was her
sobbing reply; mot that, not that" Re-
covering her composure, she proudly
said:-'I don't think of divorce; am
Catholic"
After painful silence for several
moments asked her how many children
she had, and she said one, whose name
was Arthur.
81 wish you would please have con-
tradicted," said she suddenly, "any report
that he was unkind to me, for he never
was"
"When did you see Mr.. Butler last2"
enquired.
'FNot since we separated, a month ago."
''And have you had no correspondence
with him during this time?'
Again tears came in her eyes and after
a moments hesitation she quietly said:-
"Pardon me, but I cannot answer the
question"
"Have you anything to say concerning
your married life?" | asked.
''No; nothing to say except that have
nothing to regret, for was SO kindly
treated"
"Will you say. whether your marriage
was one of impulse or was it decided on
some time before 1t took placer"
II do not wish to say, for 1t is all over
now" she answered with weary sigh.
You knew the separation was to take
place some time before it happenedp"
Eyes, it was mutual arrangement"
The Rev. Father Corrigan says that the
Rev Father Butter and Miss Brady were
married by a Protestant minister and
Justice of the Peace, and that the Church
cannot annul the marriage because the
Church never recognized it.