Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-12
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Mrs. Viele Abduess her Child from
her Late Husbands Restdence-A
Painful Episode of Domestic Life
/ A Sisters COurage-The Mother and
Chiid OF to Europe. I.s
From the N. z. Express. sept.s.
The following description of the abdue-
ton OF the child Of Gen. Viele Is written
by one OF the participants In the affair:
| On Wednesday last the shores Of Lake
Mahopsc were the scene of an episode in
real life and Of character most thoroughly
melo- dramatic. Our readers may well re-
member the litigation regarding the Viele
children and the conduct Of Judge Barnard
therein, who, having made sn order for the
mother to have the custody OF the two
youngest children, neutralized its effect by
forbidding 1t to be entered. BY arrange
ment between the parties,
4 CONNECTICUT DIVORCE
was agreed upon, Mrs. Viele being unwil-
ling to manufacture testimony as to the
residence required by the laws of that State.
BY some blunder Of the lawyers nothing
was stated IN the decree a. to the GUARDIAN
ship OF the children, and only one child, the
youngest boy, was given to Mrs. Viele
after the divorce. After escaping q 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 thu canons Of the
church by solemnizing the marriage, and
that she would return al once
TO REMOVE HER DAUGHTER.
Arrived In New York (per Vandala.
Mrs. iViele TOOK into her confidence two
lady friends Of good standing and two sen-
| tlemen. One Of them, rumor has 1t, Is an
officer high In the United States Army; the
| other, 1t Is believed,a well-known lawyer of
this city. Thursday night week the two
gentlemen appropriately disguised) took
run to Lake Mahopac, where General
Viele resides with bis newly welded life
ald former wife's children. The house of
General Viele was carefully surved by the
tourists, who learned that Rocky Noun
tain bear was kept chained in the rear gar
denl One Of our tourists, having some ac-
quaintance with General Viele called upon
him and soon made friends with him, bis
new wife, and
THE LITTLE GIRL,
for whose ab- uction these elaborate prep
arations we're being made. To keep u
their character our tourists finished I'D with
a pedestrian excursion, and informing the
clerk Of the Gregory House, while paving
their bills, OF their intention to return the
following Tuesday, they trudged off to
Peekskill on foot. Returning to New York,
q pressing business engagement was made
with Gen. Viele for the following Wednes-
day (Sept. 4) at the Generals Office.
the 4eh Of September, our military friend
fulfilled his promise ut the Gregory House,
and the next morning watched the General
off by the train. This he telegraphed to
New York, and the forty minutes past ten
train bore from New 7 York Mrs. Gen. Viele,
her legal adviser, and one Of the lady
friends before referred to. The military
gentleman met them at the depot, Lake
Mahopsc, with a carriage, and the party,
with many encumbrances, for Mrs. Yiele
designed taking long journey-what an
apt word was the old Roman ''impedi-
menta"-started round the west shore of
tn elake to Gen. Viele's. residence, avoiding
the village by this detour, and coming upon
q picnic on their road. Arrived at the
Generals the lawyer got down, rang the
door-beIl, asked for the General, and he
being out, for
MRS. VIELR NUMBER TWO.
She, IS it happened, was out driving,
whereupon our lawyer, describing himself
as the health officer Of the district, appoi Mt
ed under recent Imaginary act of the
Legislature, asked if the lady whom he
was addressing could furnish him with GER
tificates of the vaccination of any children
there under fourteen years Of age, and no
certificates being forthcoming asked to ex-
anime the children. Teres., was brought
to him; he learnsdly put on his spectacles;
the right arm being shown, said the mark
| was so faint it must be done over again.
| "Oh, I've made a mistake; 'tis the
other arm" said Miss Viele, the
Oldest sister, and showed the
left ar N, which our doctor for the nonce
described as very good, that it had taken
very well; jotted down on bis tablets the
name and age Of the little girl, said that the
mark was very good, kissed her sweetly,
and asked to see the other child, said to be
seven years old. She was out with Mrs.
Viele (No. y; would be at bone in half an
hour. "Well," said the doctor, 'I'll make
some other calls. Ny time is, OF course,
very short, and III be back by half-past
two" Stepping back to bis carriage, he
drove around-returnedin In twenty minutes.
Miss Viele appeared at the door, leading
| LITTLR EMILY
| by the hand, whom she took iuto the par
| lor to unfaSten her dress and exhibit her
| arm. Our "doctor" made the agreed-on
signal-milit&ry friend and Mrs. Viele
rushed out, and the moment they reached
the door, "Mrs. Viele," said cur doctor
lawyer, i'here Is your child" "My dAr-
ling" said the yearning mother, and quick
as thought she lifted the child in her arms
and bore her toward the carriage. But
Miss IVeile, though taken by surprise,
proved herself a heroine. One can only
regret that her courage and presence Of
mind were not displayed upon the proper
side. She few after her mother, but
was stopped by the two gen.
tlemen, on whom she furiously turned,
tearing the coat Of one to tatters,
and infiicting severe blow on the fore
head Of the other. Thinking Mrs. Viele hal
| sufficient start, the gentlemen now let 90
| their hold, and again Miss Viele darted
| aiter her mother and sister, and would
! have caught them had not the lawyer seized
| her round the waist. Miss Viele's foot trip
ped, and she fell heavily on the gravel,
| bearing the gentleman above her to the
ground, but sei5ing his hat-a very peculiar
one, borrowed expressly to mislead-she
carried it off In triumph. The party drove
of, the mother kissing her child frantically,
and for time all went merry as a marriage
bell, except that nothing would induce the
| driver to hasten bis horses, he evidently
doubling whether all was right, and appa-
rently wishing himself and his team well
out Of the business. Presently our lady
friend cried out:
ssWR ARE Followed
Our lawyer, looking over the carriage, saw
a man coming on at = hard gallop with
revolver in hand, and whispered to the
military friend to draw bis revolver. Down
came the pursuer, and levelling the revolver
at the gentleman, demanded the child.
The military gentleman, coolly presenting
his piece, said in threatening tone, "Don't
shoot; drop your muzzle," and down it
went; the horseman galloping on to the
picnic party, and appealing to them for aid.
Some three or four stepped into the road to
stop the carriage, though this was not neces-
sary, as darkey pulled up, and refused to
proceed till the matter was settled.
Several threatening faces now approached
the carriage and demanded the child.
''NEVERl" SAID MRS GEN. vIELE,
drawing herself up; "Neyer! it is my child,