Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-26
THE GAZETTE.
-THURspAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER &C.

AN ELopINa PARTY "A few days since a
gentleman from this city in passing over the
Danyille railroad, met at Burksville junction, a
gentleman and lady, who were pointed out to
him by the conductor as an clipping party, who
had come down on the road that morning Win n
the intention Of coming on to Rlehmon ID
but who had received dispatch at BurKsV!lie'
which caused them to stop at that ]uncton'
and remain until the uptrain came along, when
they got aboard and retrac9ed their steps 10 tue
direction Of North Carolina; on ..d reaching
Greensboro they went to the ~ Southern
House'' and registered as s'Mr. Walter and
Iady. Of Norfolk They remained in Green's
I booro' but short time the gentleman pro-
cnrine an ambulance, and the pair went into
? the country somewhere
On bis return to this city yesterday, our in
formant learned that the clipping pair were a
Mrs Solomon, from some point near Wilson.
in North Carolina, and Mr.. Walter, a clerk of
Mrs. tSolomons husband The lady appeared
to be about Is years Of age, quite pretty and
. ady-hke in appearance The gentleman Was
young, handsome and gay. OUTFIT
We copy the above from the Richmond En-.
quirer and Examiner, and since the affair has
been made public, will add few additional
particulars "Mr. Walter is W. }. Walker,
formerly of Norfolk, more recently clerk in
MIR. Solomon 8 office, in Halifax, North Caro-
lima. Mr. w. j. Solomon is Commonwealth $
Attorney in Halifax county, is gentleman OF
wealth, learning and high standing, and his
wife, to whom he has been married, without
issue, for ten years, was one of the most beau
,iful, accomplished and wealthy ladies OF that
county. She has latterly been in DELICATE
IL o1rn, cont n haf Knit.
talo Springs, Mecklenburg county, IN this
State, to recuperate her system. While there
Walker went to see her. He crossed the coun-
try from the JUNCTION, in close carriage, and
renamed some time, and the two left the
Strings on Monday of last week.
MIR. Walker, on the day before leaving, sent
Mrs. So'omon's servant girl to the train and
thence to the Bollingbrook Hotel in this city,
with note requesting the proprietors to care
for her until her mistress should come down,
which, the girl alleged, would be on the day
after her arrival. But several days passed and
neither the lady nor gentleman appearing at
the Hotel, the girl manifested such uneasiness
as to induce MIR. Kennedy to make inquiries
concerning MIR. Solomon Word was commu-
ncated to the latter concerning the situation Of
the case and he at once came on to learn the
sad truth of the dark suspicious that had been
set ahoat It was ascertained that Walker and
Mrs Solomon came across to the junction, but
instead of taking the Southside cars for Peters
burg, they took the Danyille train and went to
Greensboro and thence disappeared through
the c,untiy AS far as we tan learn, no IN
reiligence has been RI ceived Of them since they
lett Greensboro
1T is darby limited that undue influences
were brought to tear on the lady by Walker:
that to accomplish his designs of running her
character and of destroying the happiness of
her devoted husband, he drugged her, and thus
the more easily made her the victim OF his
wiles Petersburg Inder