The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
GIVEN AWAY By HAsEAs CORPUS.
A Brides TroubIous ourney &c the Mat
rimoniaI Altar.

tfoffh 80
From the New orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
A romantic story was told in the pro-
eedings of section Il of the criminal
district court, which had for its finale a
marriage in the private office OF Judge
J. c. Noise. 1t was the first time in the
recollection of the court employees that
a marriage had been celebrated in the
riminal court, and the office was filled
with deputies who witnessed the pro-
c~eedings.
The contracting parties were August
Braun, a Swapping big German, and
Miss Augusta Cecilia Neman, a young
woman who had been reared by the
Sisters of Charity. Both Braun and
Miss Neman nave been employed at the
charity hospital, Braun as brennan and
the bride as a domestic. The love story
was told and Braun was accepted some
tir1e ago.
thursday was set as the wedding
day, and Braun had made arrangements
TO take his bride to Philadelphia, where
he has relatives. All was in readiness,
but when Miss Neman attempted to
leave the hospital to have the ceremony
performed, she was forbidden, and on
trying To leave without permission was
promptly sent To the House of the Good
Shepherd by the sister in charge.
Braun was not SO easily robbed of a
bride, however, and securing the SER
vices of Attorney J.. T.. Paquet he in
stituted corpus proceedings.
The writ as applied for read as fol-
lows:
TO the Honorable Criminal District
Court in and for the Parish of or
leans:
III petition of the state of Louisi-
ana on relation of August Braun of this
parish respectfully represents:
That his afiianced wife and be-
trothed, Miss Mary Augusta Cecilia
Neman. aged % years, is now Illegally
detained and deprived of her liberty in
the House Of the Good Shepherd in
charge of the sister or mother superior
in charge of said institution. without
any warrant. legal right or color of
commitment from any court or common
authority of this parish or state.
THAT your petitioner and said Miss
Augusta Cecilia Neman were to be mar
ried to-day (July 1. 1889: hat they
were both working in the Charity hos
pital of this city, your petitioner as fire
a and the latter as domestic; that
they agreed to quit their places of EN-
ployment on June 30. 1898. that In ac-
Herewith, the said agreement,
your petitioner quit his place OF employ
ment on June 80, 1898, and when his af-
ianced wife attempted to quit her en-
ployment likewise, two sisters Of the
Charity hospital, whose names are un-
known, without legal right and author
ity or warrant in law, Illegally and
forcibly detained the said Miss Neman
i'm the Charity hospital, and on June 80,
about 3 O'Clock y. m, against her Will,
brought her To the convent of the Good
Shepherd. where she is now detained
and deprived of her liberty against her
will and consent.
"Relator AYERS that Miss Neman is
% years of age and not a minor or in
terdict, and prays that the writ be made
absolute and Miss Ncman released"
The writ was applied for during the
forenoon and was made returnable at 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
At 4 o'clock court convened, and after
the petition had been read, Miss Ne
man was put on the stand. She testified
that she had been sent to the House of
the Good Shepherd against her will, and
that she was detained there without any
authority. She also testified hat she
was - years of age and had been work
ing at the Charity hospital for the past
eight years.
House Surgeon Bloom of the Charity
hospital testified that the reason given
by the sister for sending Miss Neman
To the House of the Good Shepherd was
To insure the marriage in this city.
Braun was next called. He said that
he was not willing TO marry at either
the hospital or the House of the Good
Shepherd.
The court room was suggested by Mr..
Paquet. N it was agreeable To all con-
cerned. Accordingly a deputy was dis
patched for Judge w. r.. Richardson Of
the first city court TO perform the cere-
mony There was some delay in find
ing Judge Richardson. and it was not
until after 6 O'Clock that the blushing
bride and her stalwart groom We're
made man and wife I'm Judge Noises
office. The witnesses were clerks and
deputies. and the W marriage was
duly celebrated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Braun left the court to-
gether with the best wishes of the wit
nesses to the ceremony. They took a
night train for Philadelphia, where
their home will be.