Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22

As the mont1s passed. and the novelty Of
her new lie began 20 wear away she longed
TO see the faces OF her friends 1T home. Then
she told her husband the story OF Josseraud.
whom be had met at Lyons. at the wedding.
and IL was finally decided 70 invite hin, 10
cross the water on q WIS., This was done.
and early In January. ISL. the old soldier
put in an appearance and was installed IS
one Of the family.
Suddenly one morning Mr.. SPAIN seized
his wife by the shoulders, and in fearful earn
estnesS shouted 70 the colonel that tomorrow
he should leave the hoJ,se- His only explana-
ton was that he had received a letter from
Lyons telling kim Of the criminal conduct az
the bogus fa1hsr-in-law toward madame The
soldier returned 10 Europe, and before long
madame took a trip 70 her Old hoEne at
Lyons. \ child was born 70 Marie SIX weeks
after her arrival under her parents roof
The circumstances Of thu birth Of the little
one somehow seemed 10 start up Mr.. Spahn's
snspicions afresh, and By letter he requested
Benjamin peixoto, the American consul gen
eral at Lyons 10 investigate the relations
which had existed be-w een .TosSerand and
Marie This was done. and SIS a resul. tha
consul cabled Mr. SPAIN that he believed his
wife was innocent
However. divorce suit came OF il all
Col Josse-aGd was called upon 10 testify.
he found himself il q most embarrassing 20
sition. II he declared himself % be Mares
father he would ccmpr0Caise her reputed
parents. II he sid he was not madame her
sef might be conproraise1 The crisis was
az hand. and whom the question came Joss
raud, with quick wit, Jew into = passion OF
rage and declared the question al insult 70
both-nadarie and himself Following up
his ruse he shouted that he should certainly
challenge the supreme court Tor heapsnz
such an indigniry upon him. Seventeen wit
nesses were examined. aud when the whole
ground had been gone over she supreme court
found that there had been 10 departure from
virtue hy either man or wife Thus Mr.
Spahn's suit for divorce was discharged and
madame began active preparations n -
cure her separation, which sac afterward OBJ
tanned on the ground Of cruelty.
soIE RECENT CASES
4 recent case which occurred in Montreal
attracted great attention. i coupled were
married IL a Sleigh IN the street the party
consisting Of RE young man. who was very
i'll. his betrothed and other persons, includ-
in physician. were in tIa sleigh. sudden
y the doctor said the Young man was dying.
aud the latter signed for the wedding 70 take
place. They drove into a side street. and
there, in the midst of pitileSs winter storm,
the ceremony was performed. The last words
Of the clergyman PronouacinS them man
aud wife were sad when the new husband
fell back corpse.
A peculiar marriage took place in Ken
tucky about tive years aSo Ia November.
ISIS, Mary Priest, a young married woman
OF ~, went into court in Chicago for di-
vorce Though welded she was never
wife Her father Patrick Cunningham, and
his wife Mary's stepnother, had become in
volved in some domestic troubles and sepa-
rated Mrs Cunningham took her husband
two children away, and they ob5ected going 20
back 70 him. Then the father secured an or
der from the court committing them 70 his
charge, and directing hi,n 70 place them in
the Academy OF the Sacred Heart A guard
ian was appointed for the children, bat the
left the city, taxing Mary, the
eldest, with her 70 Kentucky.
5Lary's father sent his attorney for her
Something must be done to prevent her De