The national Republican., 1867-08-19

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The ADULTERY CAsE.--Justice Walter on
Saturday received the following letter from tho
President of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur
ance Company In answer 10 q letter written by the
Justice concerning Joseph Leppens, charged with
adultery, and who has been In prison the past
week awaiting further hearing:
HARTFORD. Aug. IS, 1897.
Charles Walter, esq, ,Wdshington, D. O!
DEAR SR: Yours Of 18th Is at hand and We
are under obligations for the information re.
| csived. do not know that We can make any
valid complaint against Lsppens himself as the
claim made on Us Is by his. wife, Josephine Lep.
pens, In whose favor the policy was issued. If
| sic was In collusion with him for the purpose Of
| defrauding the company, and we could show that
fact, he could be punished as q party, but infer
from the paragraph In the papers that she Is now
the complainer Of him, and probably was inno-
certain that this 10 the man, and for this purpose
I enclose photograph sent to us, with the proofs
Of his death, said and sworn TO as his, and by
which the dead body found In the Ohio river was
identified by the coronsr's jury as that Of Joseph
Leppsus will thank you to inform me II Lep-
pens corresponds with this photograph, and return
the same to me. We have the anidavits Of SOW
oral Of the jury, who state that this picture SO
strongly resembled the body taken from the river
that they had no doubt Of the identity Of the
body. 1t Is quite impossible for any one to leave
this Office on the short time allowed In your no.
tice, and this, with the uncertainty Of involving
him Ueppens)in the transaction, has determined
me to write instead Of going or sending.
Tho transaction was adroitly performed by
Lsppens, and the circumstantial proofs quite
strong. but We had some suspicion that Al, wss
not right, and declined paying the policy, al.
though threatened with . suit, so that we are
not actually defraudsd, but the attempt was
injurious. Please return the photograph, as we
wish to keep the file In this matter perfect
Regretting to make you so much trouble on
this subject, but don't know how to avoid II.
Respectfully yours,
GUY R. PHELPS, President.
The photograph enclosed was an eroslisnt one
Of the prisoner, but there being no evidence to
convict him Of adultery, the Justice issued an
order for his release. Previous, however, to his
departure he was taken to Johnson's photograph
gallery and had his mug taken, when he was
set at liberty. -
TYPOGRAPHICAL SoCIETY.-A meeting OF
the typographical Society was held on Saturday
night In tho Council Chamber, City Hall. The
most important subject before the meeting was
that relating to apprentices. The Society, by
Its constitution, allows ton apprentices at the
Government Printing Office, and Mr.. Dsfrses, the
superintendent, desires to employ three addis
tional apprentices and tho Society at It's meet
ing on Saturday refused to so amend the oonsti.
tuition az to permit him to do So Mr. Defrees
stoted that he promised the boys work, and wrote
q note TO one Of the officers Of the Society, in
which he says that II permitted to take the three
boys on, he will not employ any more apprentices
supposed this question will be the means Of some
controversy before 1t Is adjusted.
SANITARY.--The Sanitary officers report
the city in very fair condition ss to cleanliness
and health. They have but little difficulty In
inducing the citizens to comply with the health
regulations. Occasionally they meet with sub.
ject who Is more willing to risk Eve dollars than
spend one hour In laboring for the health Of his
family: but most Of these yield readily to q
judgment, or q work.house commitment, Of
| which but few have been necessary during the
spring and summer months past. The officers
served twsnty.one written and thirty-two verbal
| notices for the abatement Of nuissnces Saturday,
and directed the removal Of four dead animals
during the day.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS USIoN-The
regular meeting of the Soldiers and Sailors
Union Of this place will take place this evening
at Union League Hall. We understand that the
committee appointed last meeting to draft rsso-
lutions expressing the sentiments Of the Union
relative to the removal Of Secretary Stanton,
Will report, anu IL u expocteu tnht the reb0lu-
tions which the committee will submit for
adoption endorse Secretary Stanton and General
Grant.
NorIPIED.-The auctioneers doing bust
ness along the Avenue between Ninth and Tenth
s1reets, were notified on Saturday afternoon by
Gen. Michler, Commissioner Of Public Buildings,
that their goods, wares and merchandise must be
no longer exposed on the side walks or in the
| street for sale.
ARCHBIsHoP SPALDISG.- - Late advices
from Rome state that tho Most Rev. Archbishop
Spalding Is now among tho mountains Of switzer-
land In search Of good health, which he has not
enjoyed since his severe attack Of illness last
spring, His return to America Is not expected
before October.
ASSAULT AND BArTERY'-About half
past two o'clock on Sunday morning, Mary
Nickels was arrested by 0fissr White, Of the
Second ward, for an assault and battery on Sally
Bailey. She was taken before Justice Walter,
who fined her So,