Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-07 | Page 2 | Married for Pelf |

Type	issue
Date	1905-08-07
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
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Article Title	Married for Pelf
Type	wedding
Date	1905-08-07
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	2
OCR Text	Show MARRIED FOR PELF Pater3on Man Declares It "Was Purely n Business Contract. PATERSON, N. J.. Aug. C Mrs. Martha M. Stachli has applied to tho court hero for an order to restrain her husband from cutting timber on her farm near Oakland, and tho complaint reveals on unusual marriajrc contract. Mrs. Staehll formerly lived In Switzerland, Switzer-land, and her former husband Inherited the Oakland farm. At his death she was too poor to come to America and claim tho property. Sho told her story to Stachli. and together thoy uamo to America Amer-ica and claimed tho estate, getting, besides be-sides tho farm, ?12,fX0 in cash. Then Staehll married the woman. Sho says ho spent her money nnd abused her, nnd that he Is now trying to soil the timber on hor land. In his reply to hor complaint Staehll says their marriage was purely a business contract, and that ho is entitled to a full share In tho farm.
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