Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-04
MATRIMONIAL INFELIcIrIEs.
General Gay LOthariO--iu Indignant Hus-
band and BelIigerant General-The Evidence.

a case of matrimonial nfelicity has occurred in
Washington, in which General figures. On Friday
Justice CLAYTON, at the police headquarters, heard
the case Of Breyet Brigadcr General W. c. Mank,
First Army Corps, aud Mary Jones, charged on a
warrant issued by Superintendent Richards on the
oath of David Joues, with living in adulterous in
,arrourse with each other" who had been arrested
by Detectives McDeytt and Claryoe on the preceding
evening M the corner of Sixth and q streets.
David Jones testified that the woman was his wife ;
that they were married on the 18th OF February 1868
and they had lived togcherfor two years about
ten weeks ago witness gave party al the corner Of
South Carolina ayenu, and Ninth street, At which
General then Colonel Mank was present, and sub
sequentIy witness had his suspicious aroused, but
did not say ANYTHING TO any one, but made up his
mind 10 make sure before lie did anything after
seven or eight days she frequently went out in the
evening and did not return till late, and he ascer-
tanned that she Went out TO the camp where Mank
commanded she said she went to see the Chancellor
eli the swiss Consulate General but he aSGertained
that she did not witness then moved To the corner
of Tenth street and the avenue and the General
used % come down ana drink good deal sometimes
spending ten, twenty, Or thirty dollars Clearing
meanwhile Of the doings OF the General aud his
wife, but Keeping his thoughts to himselt.
ON one occasion there was a ball, and he not be-
ing able TO 90 early aud the General agreeing to
take his lady over, he agreed TO RISK IT, ana they
went over witness getting there about lO3 o'clock.
When he entered the ball they appeared rs il they
did not wish to see him, and the General Just SAID,
Here's your lady Every time witness danced
with his wife. she would say she didn't feel like
dancing. but she didn't seem 10 tire when she was
with the General. The General and his wife Kept
together conyersing by themselves, and he said 1t
did not look nice, and she said she wanted to 90
home Witness SAID he would take her home, hut
told her 10 wait until he paid his bills and then lie
drank couple OF glasses more. The General then
came up excited, and said that lie mad brought the
lady 10 the ball and wUuld take her home, and wit
hess said that she was his wife. and lie would go
home with her They went out, and witness saw
line General nut her in q hack and 20 OIL. Witness
Thought they had gone 10 his house, and he went
there but they were not there ami he went back to
the ball lie ascertainel afterwards that they were
driven to Last Capitol street, where they got ont
and that the General told the driver not TO say any
thing about where they Went TO, and gave him 80.
General Mank stated that the woman told him that
she was not the wife of Jones, but that her name
was Mary Beeuuan.
jaime, 4. McDeytt (letcctive) testified that about
five weeks since, Mr.. Jones called on him IN reier-'
ence to the case and yesterday he called again say
ing he had information that the parties were in the
house ot a Mr.. Kaiser at the corner OF Sixth ana
. streets, and he, with his partner Mr. ClaYoe, pro-
ceeicl To the house in company with Mr.. Jones.
Nh KAISER said the General was roOmlng IN the
house with his wife after knocking at the door the
General came out and witness served the warrants
witness went IN the after the lady had dressed,
and asked II she was not Mrs. Jones; she replied
that she was not, when Mr.. ClaWoe produced
likeness OF Jones wife, and she said II was hers he
Then served the warrant on her and told them they
could appear AT the Office in the morning; there was
but one bed i'm the room, and they appeared to Occu-
pv but the one room.
The prosecution here rested the case and General
Mank made a statement to the following elect
Colonel Gcrharlt invited him to 20 10 a party at
Jones'. and introduced him, and he danced with the
lady. The following day carriage came to the
barracks m which was Mr.. Jones and two ladies
Tone he didn't know and he invited them TO take
seat until dress parade was over. Jones said that
his wife was tirst.ratc rider and told him that he
could take her out riding. Witness went to Jones
afterwards To pay a dollar he owed and while there
the lady came ia, when Jones suggested that they
take "A ride and they did She told hun that she
,vys not married To Jones; that he treated her badly
and showed HIM bruisC on her arm made by hun.
When they returned Jones told him he could sleep
tb.r, if he chose. but he declined. The lady said
Jones wanted to catch him and make Il couple ol
thousand out OF him. Jones would always Try ana
shove her up 80 witness, and he thought from MS
action, that what she said might be true. Jones
asked HIM 10 take her Ia a ball and he did 50, and
when Jones came in Lee gave her up Ia him. Jones
and the lady went OFT together, and Jones came
back without her saying that he had left her where
she ought to he. About two clock IN the morning,
after witness went to camp she came to II, and sad
stay with him, and he persuaded her to return To
Jones aud she went away; Jones subsequently
called ON him and invited him to 4 lunch at his
place: Jonc, told him to take his wife to the, ball.
and they went and enjoyed themselves, talking freely
and nicely together, and he danced with her; on
the same evening another party danced with her
aud said 10 Jones that ne obliged to him. when
Juaes replied that she did not belong TO him; Jones
called h6r prostitute, etc. and he did not act as
gentleman. 81 he THE GeneIaD said to him that II
She was his wife he could take her, and she replied
that she was not his wife he took her OF and
rented a room for her; Jones did not actlIke man.
but Is q common lOaer
ten Mank protested that he had rented the room
for the lady, but that there was nothing proved
against him and he was guilty of no crime,
Jones ais, had a warrant taken out, charging the
General with threatening to kill him.
Mary Bernan (the woman charged by Jones with
aduterv test flied that the General did not touch his
pistol that he had none with him that Jones pulled
Oh hi, coat as soon as the General appeared, and
threatened him witnesses name is Mary Herman,
but she has gone under the name Of Jones.
Justice Clayton said that the crime was hard to
prove i'm this District and for the purpose OF getting
an expression of opinion by the Court he would send
the case to Court, and the parties gave bail in the
sum of 5000.
The complainant. Jones, is a German, something
over 80 wears of age, and formerly was in the whole
sale and retail rDducc business at the of 18th
and b streets General Mank is a tall, spare man
Of about 80 u 10 years. Mrs Jones, she calls
herself Mary herman, is a very pretty woman. rath
er below the mediXm height, Of graceful figure, not
above 80 years OF age.