The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-09-25
A MOTHERS STRATEGY.
Dramatic Scene at a Watering-Place
North-Mrs. Viele Abducts Her
Child-Pa1nful Episode Of Do
meStic Life, Etc, Etc.

The upper circles of society of the
North are very much excited ovoI
the abduction Of a child of General
Egbert u. Vielc, at Lake Mahopac, by
his divorced wife, who hadcomc over
from Europe in the steamer Handalia,
for the purpose, and who returned to
England when she accomplished it,
carrying the child with her. All the
parties are in the highest society.
General Viele and his former wife arc
both well known in Virginia, where
ho commanded department, inclu-
ding Norfolk, after tho.-War. The
New York Espress, of the 9TH, gives
the particular of, the. affair, the oc.
.currence being already 1eccived by
telegraph. We copy q portion of its
account:
On Wednesday last tho shores OF
Lake Mahopac were the scene of an
episode in real life and of a. character
most thoroughly mclo-dramatic. Our
readers may we'll remember the liti-
CATION regarding the Veile children
and the conduct Of Judge Barnard
therein, who, having made an order
for the mother to have the custody of
the two youngest children, neutrali-
zcd its effect by forbidding it to be
entered. By arrangements between
the parties,
A CONNECTICUT DIVORCE
was agreed upon, Mrs. Viele being
unwilling to manufacture testimony
as to the residence required by the
laws of that State. By some blum
der of the lawyers nothing was was
stated in the deere in the decree as
to the guardianship of tho children.
and only one child, the youngest boy,
was given to Mrs. Veile after the
divorce. After escaping trap laid
to steal him from her, Mrs. Tielc took
him to Europe, ond while there heard
of her husbands marriage. With
woman-like impctuosity Mrs. Vielc
wrote to New York that she would
have tho clergyman deposed for VIC
lating the canons Of tho Church by
solcmnizing the marriage, and that
she would return ut once
TO REMOVE HER DAUGHTER.
Arrived1n New York (per Wanda
lia) Mrs. Vielo took into her conf
dcnce Two lady friends of good STAN
ding and two, gentlemen. One of
them, rumor has it, is an officer high
in the United States army; the other
it is believed, a well-known lawyer of
this city. Thursday night week the
two gentlemen appropriately dis
guised) took run to Lake Mahopac,
where General Vicle resides with his
newly welded wife and former wile's
children. The house Of General
Viclc was efully\surveyed by the
tourist, who learned that Rocky
bear was kept chained in
the rear garden. One of our tourists,
having somc acquaintance with Gen
cral Viele, called upon him and soon
made friends with him, his new wife,
and
TIE LITTLE GIRL, 49,.
for whose abduction these elaborate
were being made. To
keep up their character our tourists
finished up with a pedestrian excnr-
sion; and informing the clerk Of the
Gregory House, while paying their
bills, of their Intention Of returning
the following Tuesday: they trudsed
off to Pceskill on foot. Returning to
New York, a pressing business en-.
ca cement was made with General
VieIe for the following "Wednesday
(Scptember y at the Generals Office
on TIE EVENING OF WEDNESDAY,
tho 4th of September, our military
friend fulfilled his promise ut the
Gregory House, and tho next Morn
ing watched tho General off by the
train. This he tclegraphed TO New
York, and the forty-minutes-past.tcn
train boro from Now York Mrs Gem
cral Vielc, her legal adviser, and one
of the lady friends before referred to.
The military gentleman met them at
the depot, Dake Mahopac, with car
riagc, and the party, with many many
membranes, for Mrs. Vicle design
cd taking q long journey-what an