MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2071, 18 August 1885, Page 2

MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURES.

.A singer, well known at the Opera Oomique, named Lliorie, who was both a tenor and a baritone, has been the hero of some remarkable adventures, which are just now being judicially investigated by the Paris' Courts. As a tenor, M. Lherie married, about twelve years ago, a young woman in Paris, who bore him two children. Six years after the marriage the couple separated, and M. Lherie left France to seek his fortune in Italy as a baritone. While engaged in the city of Venice, where he was singing in "Hamlet," the all-conquering baritone captivated the heart of a young American singer rejoicing in the unpicturesque appellation of Dumsdey. Miss Dumsdey,. although ready to yield to the bland accents of the baritone, was not unaware of his marriage in Paris, and was strongminded enough to insist upon a formal divorce being pronounced between him and his first wife, A difficulty here arose, as at that time divorce was not allowed in Franco, M. Alfred Naquet not having then made his appearance as a matrimonial law-maker. Acting on the advice of some friends, theloverß appealed to a person named Pazz, whp inhabited Podosvar, in Transylvania. This individual told them that it was the easiest thing in the world to obtain a divorce from the ecclesiastical tribunal of Podosvar, a,., town which possessed a general reformed church, of which Pazz was head pastor. By liberal payment and a brief sojourn at Podosvar the divorce was soon obtained. Six years after the new union, which was celebrated under the auspices of the accommodating Pazz, the second Madame Lherie, who had also given birth to two children, was relegated to the same category as the first wife. M. Lherie, in reply tq her observations, calmly answered that all that had passed at Podosvar was but a comedy. The second Madame Lherie, however, was determined not to be put off in this'manner, and brought the present action against her husband. She claims alimony to the amont of £4O per month. The first wife has intervened to oppose any grant of alimony, as it. would be tantamount to a recognition of the Transylvanian marriage, and dangerous to the interests of herself and her two children. Aiseene occured during the hearing of the action, when Maitre Tezenas made some uncomplimentary remarks respecting the relations between Misß Dumsdey and M. Lherie before their union a Podosvar. The American lady became highly excited,'and had some heated passages with the advocate. Judgment will shortly be given..