The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-15
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North are very much excited over the
abduction Of child OF Gen. Egbert T..
Vieie, at Lake Mahopac, by his divorced
vile, who had come over from Europe in
the steamer Vandalia for the purpose.
aud who returned to England when she
accomplished it, carrying the child with
her: All the parties are in the highest
society. Gen. Viele and his former wife
are both we'll known in Virginia, where
no commanded department., including
Norfolk, after the war. The New York
E:cpreSs, OF the 7tb, gives tho particulars
OF the Affair, the occurrence being nl-
ready received by telegraph. We copy
portion of its account:
On Wednesday last, the shores Of Lake
NIahopac were the scene Of an episode
IN real lie, md of character most
thoroughly melo-dramatic. Our renders
may well remember the litigation regard
Ing the Fiele children and the conduct
of Judge Barnard therein, who. having
made an order for the mother to have
the custody of the two Youngest chill
dren, neutralized Its effect by forbiddine
it to be entered. BY arrangement be.
tween the parties, Connecticut divorce
was agreed upon, Mrs Vielo being un-
willing to manufacture testimony as to
the residence required by the laws of
that State. BY some blnndcr of the
lawyers. nothing was stated in tho de-
cree as to the guardianship of the chill
dren, and only one CHILD, the youngest
boy, was given to Mrs. Viele after the
divorce. After escaping trap laid to
steal him from her, Mrs. Viele took him
to Europe, and while there, heard Of her
husbands marriage With womanlike
Impetuosity, Mrs. Viele wrote to New
York that she would have the clergyman
deposed for violating the canons of the
church by solemnizing the marriage, ond
that she would return at once to remove
her daughter. Arrived in New York.
(per Vandalia,) Mrs. Viele took into her
confidence two lady friends of good
standing and two gentlemen. One of
them, rumor has it, is nn officer high in
the United States army; the other, it is
believed. well-known lawyer of this
city. Thursday night week, the two
gentlemen appropriately disguised) took
a run to Lake NIahopao, where Gen.
Fiele resides with his newly welded wife
and former wife's children. The house
OF Gen. Viele was carefully surveyed by
the tourists, who learned that Rocky
Mountain bear was kept chained in tue
rear garden. One of our tourists. having
son4e acquaintance with Gen. Viele.
called upon him, and soon made friends
with him, his new wife and the little
glrl, Tor whose abduction these elaborate
preparations were being made. 70 keep
up their character, our tourists finished
up with pedestrian excursion; and in.
forming the clerk of the Gregory House.
while paying their bills, of their inten
ton to return tho following Tuesday.
they trudged off to Peekskill on foot. Re
turning to New York, q pressing bust.
ness engagement was made with Gen.
viele for the following Wednesday.
September 4. at the Generals Office.
On the evening of Wednesday, the 4th
OF September, our military friend full.
filled his promise at the Gregory House,
and the next morning watched the Gen
cral off by the train. This he tele.
graphed to Now York, and the forty
minutes past 10 train bore from New
York Mrs. General Viele, her legal ad-
wiser and one of the lady friends before
referred to. The military gentleman
met them at the depot, Lake Mahopac.
with a carriage, and the party, with
many lncumbrances, for Mrs. Viele de-
signed taking long journey-what an
apt word was the old Romnn s.impcdi-
menta'- started round the West shore
OF the lake to General Viele's residence.
avoiding the village by this detour, and
coming upon o picnic on their road.
Arrived at the Generals, the lawyer got
down. rang the door bell, asked for the
General. and he being out, for Mrs.
Viele No. 2. She. as it happened, was
out driving. whereupon onr LAWYER. de-
scribing himself rs the health officer of
the district, appointed under recent
Imaginary Act of the Legislature, asked
If the lady whom he was addressing
could furnish him with certificates of the
vaccination of any children there under
fourteen years o! age, and no certificates
being forthcoming, asked to examine
the children. Teresa was brought to
him. He iearnedly put on his specta-
cles. The right arm being shown, hc
said the mark was so faint it must be
done over again. 'Oh, I've made n
mistake; it's the other arm," said Miss
Vlele, the oldest sister, and showed tho
left arm, which our doctor for tho nonce
described as worry good. that it had taken
very we'll; jotted down on his tablets the
name and age of tho little girl, said the
mark was very good, kissed her swoetly,
and asked to see the other child, said to
be seven Va0ra old Oh x,,..