The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-18

A MICHIGAN ELoPEMENT-A Nan and Eli:
! Wife Ei0pe Pending q SUIT for Dtuorce-A
Summary Ending to Innunaerdble SuitS.-
Late in July last the good people of the
| town Of Lyon, Oakland county, Michigan.
! were much excited by an application for
divorce on the part OF the wife of Samuel
Is. DOlph, q Detroit drOyer, on the ground
of adultery. The wife was the daughter Of
q wealthy farmer Of their county, Everett
by name, and naturally they have watched
, the successive stages of the contest with
rapidly-increasing interest. The Detroit
; Tribune tells the story as follows
"Dolph, who had been enjoined from re-
. moving anything from farm that was the
property of his wife, attempted to take pos
session of the place, elected the family liy-
ing upon il, and was arrested for riot. In
the meantime the family he had elected re-
iustated themselves, and when he returned
he found them we'll guarded by armed men.
Dolph was then arrested for adultery, and
he gave bail. Subsequently Dolph and his
father visited the farm, and found people
cutting the crops, and for interfering with
them he and his father were arrested for
assault and battery, but the younger Dolph
was acquitted. He then caused the crop
cutters to be arrested for assault and bat
terry. and he also commenced proceedings
for trespasS, but the question OF the title to
the farm being interposed, the case went to
the Oakland Circuit, and has never come to
trial.
Other suits were brought by the wife, the
parties, and BY such legal gentlemen as
Hon. j. j. Woodman and Hon. a. g. Bald
win, of Pontiac. Sylvester Larned and
Hon. Alfred Russell, OF this city, were re-
tanned on one side or the other to take part
in the controversies. The suit at law en-
braced ipjunctions, replevins, trespass, and
pretty much everything else known to the
civil and criminal calendar, and the litiga-
tions bid fair. to, extend through several
months, and perhaps years. Dolph is Wel
known, and has many Influential and
wealthy friends and the same may be said
Of his wife; and these friends, it appears,
were strenuous in their efforts to keep them
separated. -.
., Mrs. Dolph remained secluded at the resi-,
idence Of some Of her friends in this city,
and q policeman was employed to watch
Dolph, fears being entertained that he
might attempt to abduct her. Thus mat
ters passed along for several weeks, and o
few days since an arrangement was effected
by which Mrs. >Dofph' was to pay her hus-
band $4,000, and oil the suits, except that
for. the divorce, We're. to be discontinued.
The papers were drawn up and signed, and
the parties separated, Mrs. Dolph aYoWing
it as her determination never to live with
him again. Dolph. however, insisted that
he loved his wife, and on Wednesday last a
friend volunteered to effect reconciliation
between them, 1t is not necessary to state
In 'tietaiE: all that occurred, but, to make
long story short, we may simply announce
that the plan worked like, a Charm.
2 Mrs. Dolph consented to, el0pe with her
husband and Dolph to elope with his wife.
She returned to the place where she was
stopping iii the. upper part Of the Fifth
Ward, packed her: trunk to be. ready to
move st 4 given time on Thursday after
noon, and Dolph prepared himself for
Journey, too. The friend referred to took
q carriage and obtained Mrs. DoIph, and
subsequently, droye after Dolph. Tie car
riage was driven rapidly to Hantramck,
where it remained until evening, and from
thence the reconciied couple took passage
on q train that carried them many miles
away. Last night and to-day telegrams
have been sent in every direction, but no i
traces have been discovered Of Mr. and
Mrs. Dolpb. They are out Of reach Of De-
truit, and Pontiac lawyers, who have poek-
eted fees tU the amount Of about "a 900,
anti they have sworn to forget and forgive
and hereafter live 'happi . "a IN 4l;,,z
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