The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-10
SUES FOR HIS W|FE'S BODY.
Paul Thturet'S Petition to EXhume
Mrs. Thsuret'S Remains and Bury
Them Elsewhere.
SAYSSHE WASTAKENFROA HIN ALIVE
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The Hudson County Catholic Cemetery and
Catholic Priests Made Defendants
to the Suit.
SAYS SHE WASTARENPRO HIN ALIVE

Paul Theuret Is a" young man who
lost his wife while she was alive. so he
says, and now brings suit 10 recover
her dead and buried body. His petition
praying for mandatory injunction
against the trustees of the Hudson
County Catholic Cemetery has been
filed in Chancellor McGilrs court. in
Hoboken. N. J. Bishop Wigger. Rev.
Father Tighe. OF Jersey City Heights,
Father u. II Terwoert and Rev.
Father j. De Concilo are made
the defendants In the action. and
Rev. Father Brown. of st. Joseph
Church. Baldwin avenue. Jersey City. is
alleged to have been the cause of Theu-
ret's suit No answer has as yet been
filed by the Defendants.
In. his petition Theuret swears that he
was married in st. Mary's Church,
Clifton, 5. J.. Oh May >, 1889. He states
that his wife had been an inmate, as
pupil and teacher, Of st. .Mary's .Acad
envy most of the time since she was
eight years Of age, apd that her notaeI
| was, for eleven years, employed, as nurse
| to the, family Of ex-senator Hamilton
Fish. and up to few weeks ago lived
at the latter's country place. at CARR
sons. New York.
| Thcuret alleges that neither his mother
in law nor his wife ever Save him an,
satisfactory .inforns tuff about. heI
Efather. -.' r'- 30
He started to investigate the matter
! and on April 80, 1895 succeeded In find
| Ing Nh. and Mrs. keele. ny whom his
wife had practically been adopted at No
l'hip L.aidlaN avenue Jersey city
Heights. Keeie is employed asa sampler
at the Public Stores. Laisht. street, New
York
| Theuret took his vile and little girl
Angelina. to visit the Keeics. and from
that date lie alleges that She becaln,
| estranged from him, neglected her homo
| and child and finally left him, AS he
thought, Oh IA visit to Iieele's. on Aug
10, 1893, after which time she never re.
turned to his home, and he alleges that
every effort was made to, keep heI
brusqueiy received by Reeie. but wa as
treated affa .tionateiy by his wife. Mrs
keele told him that his wife was .dying
| be permitted 10 return to him. He says
| he made series of attempts to recover
her. and last September he found hel
At christ,s Hospital. Jersey City
Heights. soon afterwards she was Ia.
ken back To the Ke.le residence. lie
called there. but was refused admission
His brother Marcel finally saw her, and
he says she begged him to bring hel
husband and somebody who would give
| her proper medical treatment.
| Theuret states that, accompanied by
days later. He was told by Mrs Keelc
| that his wife was dead. He asked Il
see the body. uncoverinG the. dead
woman,s head Mrs Keele, so he alleges
| ia. ha to la Il,
you will see OF her" lie further al.
leGes that he WAS refused all informa.
ton as to the funeral arrangements and
was forbidden TO attend the funeral
| Finally she was buried, he says. IT. the
Hudson County Catholic Cemetery with,
out his knowledge.
when h,I'o he e., at last, last learned Of j,
Joseph's Church, who had been his wife,
| confessor as well as his own, and t
whom he alleges that he paid money foi
when he demanded the right 10 cXhum,
| his wfe's body. said he must get III,
deed of the grave, After obtaining ,
letter OF authority from his mother-in
| County BOARD of Health for the cVhuma,
ton OF th" body, he placed ihc,n lin his
| lawyers hands, Who SEM an, Application
! for the decd 10 keelr, VINO said 1t was
| The latter has not a. yet either returned
| the letter of authority or given up the
| deed. To a World reporter II" said. 81
wish II be quoted as saying that | know
nothing for publication about the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. heolc tell a very differ
| ont story from Ihcurets They say that
| Theurct was a brute and that he abused
| and starved his wife, and that they took
her In merely out Of charity" Mrs
keele SAYS that MIR. IheuTct, whom gs
| a baby in 1861 she took care Of was worn
| to mere skeleton when last year she
begged for 4 home and suhiCIen. food
According to Mr.. keele the stories which
Mrs. Thcuret told Of her husband s
cruelty were almost beyond Credence.