Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-08

A NV YORK JEvkLEs LEAVES HonE wr1 n
Bls wrYr's srsrKR-THE pEsERTFp wfFs
TRACES TRKN TO BALTIMORE AND HAS THAN
IL has been long time since an clipping party
has been arrested In this city, bat Yesterday
such an ssearresc. Was brought about ny
and was brought about ~ follows: During the
morning there called az the once Of the mar~hal
Of police, 2 comely looking German woman
named Annie Lichenstein, and stated 20 nepufy
Marshal Frey that she Was in search OF her hus,
band who had elores from New York about two
weeks ago with her sister, and she had every
residing i'm THE city.
THr WIVES STONY.
The story Of the almost heart-broken wife
was. hat seven months ago she was taken sick
and forwarded a sufticis nj sum Of money 10 Gen
many 20 pay the passage OF her SISTER "a New
YORK. In due time the sister arrived At New
OH and made her home With the sister. A
lev days after the arrival of the sister, who. BY
the Nay, " very beautiful, Mrs. Lichenstein dis
covered with pain that her husband Was .levot-
ng more stt ntson 20 the SISTER than the rules OF
pfopriety sdnittcd- hut thinking that she might
be mistaken, she hesitated about accusing the
pair Of their misconduct. Sin weeks psS~ed
and az last the eyes Of the wronged wife we're
opened 90 their full extent, but sti she claag 10
hope, thinking that by sending the sister back
20 Germany that the husband would return To
the path Of recutnde. She therefun made ar
rangemeuts for sending her sister home, but the
night preceding the one on which the sister was
70 embark tor bone. she and the husband OF
Mrs. liehe nstetn disappeared, the husband TAX
ing With him several gold rings which had been
entrusted to him 10 repair abont s45 belonging
20 ms wife, and the greater portion OF her CLOTH
ing. In fact. he LETT her
IN A DESTITUTE CONDITION.
and With several small children GO look after
On last Monday she learned that the guilty pair
were living I'm Philadelphia man and wife
and begging her way o. that city. the destitute
wife made diligent search for them, and finally
ascertaiDed that they had Quilted Philadelphia
for this city. She then FOLLOWED them TO Bslti-
more, arriving at the President street depOt
yesterday morning, and began her weary search
through the mud and rain. Her husband being
jeweler, she visited several jewelry establish
ments, and at last found out that he was az work
al an establishment ON German street near
Hanover. At inst she wac disposed Ca enter the
shop where her husband was az work, hut upon
second thought, she concluded that she would
engage the services of a policeman and heipe
directed TO the western police station, she re-
paired thither and requested Can't. I.epson 10
order the arrest OF her husband. dfbcer SleBc,d
was detailed for the duty, and In a short time he
returned 20 the station-house with his prisoner.
When the wife was placed
IN THE PRESENCE OF n Err fAfTHLKss husband
her Old love for him revived, and extending her
hands Ia him besought him an spbS 10 return
home 10 New York with her He, however, In
humanity refused 10 take her hand or 10 return
home with her, and thus Was the last hope Of
the poor wife shattered. Captain Lepson, tnd-
ing that lichenstein would not consent o. return
60 New York with his wife, ordered him 20 be
locked mp ON the charge OF robbery, and will
hold him until the authorities in New York can
be conferred with After Lichenstein had been
locked up and the wife provided with lodgings
for the night, Officer Siebold started in search
Of the companion of the prisoner, and after a
long search he found her i'm a boarding horse on
South broadway, and upon searching her trunk
the clothing OF Mrs. Lichenstein was found.
The sister Was escorted TO the western station
house, and this morning her case will be ais
posed OF by Justice Bell.