Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-28
A DESERTED WIFE.
CURIOUS AND MlXeO-UP AFFAIR

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4 husband Two W, els Ia the JIB Unseen
hY Ills Family flow she Searched for
aud Failed to Elnd Him The Police to
the HtsrHo.
The members Of the police force In this as we'll
as other citles are often called upon by parties
who think their power Is unlimited, to take part
In the most delicate OF family affairs First II Is
an orring daughter to be found, then a runaway
boy, next missing vile, and very often
truant husband; and Of this latter case the fol.
lowing Is a sampler
On sunday morning a welLdressed, nice
looking petite lady entered the Sixth precinct
station and, after lnquiring for the othcsr In
charge, addressing Lieutenant EsklcH 10 n
trembling voice, said:
Ian IN TROUBLE LIEUTENANT.
My husband has been absent from home for two
1t; but don't know what TO do"
'tSit down, madam, and tell me all about 1t,
said the polite and sympathiEing oihcer, and she
NV name Is Mrs. d. l.. Wells. I have 70.
sided In Washington Tor number Of years, aud
about fyo years ago I was married 10 Mr.. W.
We have three children, and during our mar.
ried lite he has been as kind as the usual run OF
husbands are supposed TO be; but about two
weeks ago he suddenly left, and has not been
heard OF since.
Have you no suspicion Of where he is-no
clue whatsyetf' asked the officer
Only this, sail the lady, showing letter
signed "a Friend, which advised her to call at
No. - Ninth street northwest II she wished to
hear something OF her husband. She had no
idea OF who wrote the letter or who lived In the
house, and alter short consultation 1t was
agreed that as she was afraid To 20 alone an
oiHcer should accompany her, and one was &C.
cUrdlngly detailed for the purpose. Together
the pair proceeded to the house designated, not
nr from N street, aud
tux LADY RANG ruE BELL,
which was answered by lively young female.
Tho wife stated who she was and Inquired
whether tho lady knew MIR. W. Yes was
the answer, Then, In response To further la
uuiriUs she was told that no came there ire
1ueptlyi mad been there the day before, but was
not Ia ihcn, and the interview concluded by the
Young woman rulrly raising the veil which GOV.
cred the lace Vt the wife, staring at hor for a
full minute without uttering a word, and then
backing into the passage aud slamming tho
dour. Sick and discouraged, tue vile, wi her
police escort, returned to the station and related
the story OF the visit to the leute nant who alter
| thinking the mattor over, concluded to take q
hand In It, aud Informed the Lady that II she
/ would call Al the station that evening at o
| O'Clock no would inform her what In5nner VI
| peOpIe lived In the house how frequent her hus.
band's visits had been, and Whe thtr he was stu
| In the city, and Fhe departed, thanking him
| kindly for the proilered information.
| TUE LIEUTENANT PAYs VISIT.
Later In the day tho lieutenant put on his
! sperks gave an exira brush to his new uniform,
called a trusted officer to his side, and for this
| second time an expedition lott the station to
| storm tho Ninth street fortress This time the
| lieuIt nnpt Ioi the van, lie Il was who rang the
| IUDT hall and the trOyn bs nut on would have
more than cJunleracted the sunniest smile OIL
I6 Ines syfen he expected to answer bis summons
| But shp didn't answer, Instead there came q
| se,iate. DunksT.IOOkinK gentleman and, while
hs sto,d anXiously waiting TO know what tht
| callers Wnnlo,I thew marched In uninyIted and
| made themseIyes NJ Portable as possible The
| lieutenant apolnxIEed Tor his haste In entering
| mid no md rntne on business and pTopnunded
s.yeral uuestIpns tho answers To vhial showed
| that A Mr.. = was the proprietor Of the mouse
| WLere hg lived with his wife aud his sister.
The wife had heen spending the summer IL
the country sOmeWhefe but a short time agt