Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-16
WaShfngtOn's EnOch Arden.
HE CLAIMS HIS CHILD,


Last evening some of Lieutenant Skippon,s
men arrested man on street, between 10th
and 18th streets, on q charge of disorderly con-
duct and locked him up at the Central guard
Brown. On explaining the circumstances
which led to his arrest to some reporters, it was
developed that he had married another mans
wife, and the former husband, who had been
absent from TIC .:t-, returned home, and,
finding his wife had left him and married
another man; that they had settled themselves
down and taken his son, about wears of AGE IN
live with them, he took his boy away and
placed him at a house on G street, where has.
band No. (who, is the Brown above referred
to- attempted to reclaim the child and take
him back TO his mother. The story, as related
by husband No. (Ge0~ge Seibenj is that he
married Mary Caroline Pauline Exler in Rich
mOnd, virginia, 10 years ago, after which time
they hved together in this city, he working at
aus taoe Oh tailor. Some timesago he left to go
out west on business, and on his return found
that OH the 22d of May his wife had been In ar
ried to Brown by Rev. j. q. Smith, of the 9th
street Presbyterian Church. He went to the
house where they resided, on II street, between
18th and 18th streets, and found them living
together. He said to his wife, "How is this?S
His wife replied, that not having heard from
him since he left for the West she had got
Squire Miller to divorce them, and had paid
him for it, and had married Brown. Brown
tells about the same kind of story, but says
from Squire Miller, but are going to get them
to-day. Seiben claims the custody of the child
but Brown says it must remain with its mother,
and he will see that it is properly educated.
D
DEATH OF MRS. RIcHARDs.-Mrs. Minerva
A. T. Richards, wife Of Mr.. 2. Richards, the
auditor of the District Of Columbia, died at her
husbands residence yesterday afternoon, after
a long and painful illness. The deceased was
native OF Massachusetts, and came here with
her husband when he took charge of the pre-
paratory department Of Columbian College in
1919, and when Mr.. Richards established the
Union academy in 1851 she took charge of the
female department, which she conducted very
successfully until 1865, when, on account Of i'll
health, she was obliged to discontinue 1t. She
was a member Of the K street Baptist church
during her residence here, and was foremost in
all good and charitable works. The deceased
was q Christian lady, conscientious and uncom-
promising in her adherence to right. With rare
accomplishments, she was modest and affable,
and made numerous friends. The funeral will
take place from .he X street Baptist church,
to- morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
APPOINTMENTS AT THR Posi- OFFICE De
PARTNKNr.-Major Samuel Kramer, who has
been acting captain of the watch at the Post
Office department for the past eighteen months,
has been regularly appointed to that position
from the LIST inst at a salary OF 81 600 per an
mum. John W. Grice and T. T. Troy have been
appointed, the first as Waterman and the sec
ond as fireman in the same department, at q
salary of s720 each per annum.