Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-15
THE UHARe. OF ADyLrzzr AND FnAuD-

THE CHARGE OF ADULTERY AND ERAUD-
ossps isppen alias H a. beieher s CHARGED Sass %
by his wife, Josephine Leppen, with having
committed adultery on the Both Of July, was J.
fore Justice Charles Walter. She also Charges
that she is afraid that he will do her bodily
BARN, and charge OF fraud will probably be
MADE, as the following letter was exhibited to
oSee Of The Connecticut Life Insurance Com.
pday, Hartford. Conn, August 18th, 1867 Dear
Sir; i nave noticed to-day an account taken
from the washington "lytar" OF an attempt to
defraud life insurance company by one
Joseph Leppen alias II. A. Delcasr, VINO is.
said to be . clerk In one OF the offices OF the
Patent Once building. As the account cores
ponds precisely with the proofs OF loss and cir
cumstances OF a clam made upon our com.
pany by Josephine Leppen for an insurance
on the Life OF her husband Joseph Leppsn, ex.
cept as TO time, we are aExlous to ascertain
II there is or was clerk in any OF the depart
M nts by the name OF Joseph Leppen alias H.
A. Defcher and know OF no one to address but
YOU to make this inquiry. The account states
that Leppen was arrested at the instance Of
his wife for adulrtey, and he was committed for
TRIAL by Justice Walter. This may give you
clue to the case; or, if you have not
is a Justice Walter in Washtn gton, and give
me his address, that can write to him. Jos.
Leppen was insured in our company in Jan.
uary, 1862. In December, 1856, claim was made
on Us that Leppen was drowned in the Ohio
river about the 18th of August previous, as he
took passage on q steamer At Parkersburx the
Gay PREVIOUS. ana WQeu the boat arrived at
/ Wheeling he was missing, but his clothes and
effects were found in his state room, and on
the 10th day of August body was found III the
river, some 25 miles below Wheeling, and
though 1t could net be identified as Leppen
his wife claims, on account Of his continued
absence, that 1t was that OF her husband. and
demands the insurance money. All the cir
cumstances stated in the Star paper correspond
with her statement, except in relation to time,
and we are inclined to think it 10 the devel.
opment of what we had always supposed was
an attemptto defraud us of the money. II you
can put us on the track Of an In yes igation YOU
will much eblige, Yours truly,
GREY r. PHELPS, President.
To j. N. PRIoE, Washington, ID. G.
Mr.. kasche testified to the accused coming to
his house aboHt four months since for board,
stating he left Europe because he killed his su-
peror officer. Subsequently he was identified
ne Leppen, when he told witness that that was
his name, and he was in Parkers burg and got
on the steamer to go to Wheeling and got to
gambling on the boat, and himself and anoth-
er of those engaged got to lighting and fell over
board: he got ashore and the other was drowned
His pocket tr,nkets he placed in the pockets OF
the drowned man to create the impression that
he was dead, go that his wife might obtain the
Insurance on his life, aud join him and return
to Europe.
Justice Walter said that there was a suspi-
cion that he had pushed the man overheard
ana he felt justified in holding him in custody
until he could hear from from Wheeling and
hartford, and remanded him to Jail tor q fur
Their hearing.