National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-28
Glib" LIPPIN C0TT.
A GENERAL sMAsH.UP LAST NIGHT

Deceived Wife Finds Her Husosn" WIZ
M. Mistress, and "ases Fer" the
CeupIe-Au Intercstina story fer Gay
Married nIeu-.yherc and Hsw the De-
cciver Was Capturcd-s:esd Resn''. OF
n Long Journey.
.smash " .'smaahi ~ "crash I" ''Bangl" were
the sounds which greeted the ears Of q RxrrB-
iicAs reporter last night about O'Clock, as he
was vending his way up Me Avenue toward the
once. "ThAt sounds like mirrors" quoth "thc
boy TO himself, sand there must be an item In
IT," 30 he waited for q moment for further de-
velopments, and he wasn't fooled-RErupticAS
reporteu never are-for In Q short WINE the
following story was learned. -
the house where this curious noise was heard
was on Market space, next to the wen-knoNn
establishment Of Hall 4 Hume. and the room wa
the third story front, where at the time bfish'
light was shining.
A few people who happened to DO passing AZ
the time stopped and listened, but as no iur'n.'
noise was heard they passed on. MOI 50 WV"
the reporter. what slgnined an hour OF two 70
him n he felt assured there was an Item tooe
had. So he took up his position 10 secluueu
but commanding spot, and there remained Ior
about ten minutes. Then he had ms rewaru,
for Al the expiration OF that time there emergeo
from the passage of the house
AVIAN AND WOMAN.
This Womb not, under ordinary circumstances,
have been an untoward event, but after the
naniash" he thought II worth while TO follow and
try 10 ascertain II they knew anything about ".
For the second time he was right The lady and
gentleman were husband and wife, and from the
bitter remarks on her part and the silence on
his II was very svide Mt that he was q naughty
man. Satisfied on this point the reporter re-
turned, and after gaining an entrance and view
ing the room he consulted an oracle and ascot
tanned the facts Of the case N follows:
The reutleman's name was Smith, and he has
resided for some time In williamsport, Pa,
where he Ia well known and does big business
in furnishing wood and wooden blocks for con-
trantors. The lady who walked down the street
with him was his wife, Mrs. smith. Mr.. y. has
had considerable business with certain WAshlng-
ton contractor and has occasionally been com
PEELED TO visit this city, the last VISIT not yet ter
minated, cont nuing over two months. o.
eourse on the occasion Of all these visits Mrs.
was left at home. In fact, from very good au
thority, It seems that she has been In disfayo'
for some time, as report says no Is now sueins
for divorce, but the reasons, as set forth In ths
bill, could not be ascertalned last night.
Now IL seems that In the town Of Williams
port there Is or has been lady resident who re-
jolces In the name Of Lab L,pplncott and who
has been engaged In the business Of making wax
flowers. LID isn't particularly young or good
looking, but she has certain amount OF style
which, II seems, captlvated Smith, and caused
him to forget his vows to love, honor and re
spect- the partner he had chosen "tili death d
you part" and the misfortune with him Ia tina
said partner seemed TO knowit
About slx weeks ago Lib was Suddenly miss
ing from her accustomed place, and wax iower
were not TO be had In Williamsport al any price
This was rough on the town, but It's loss was he
gain, a she thought, but she was fooled. 70
some reason Mrs. Smith conceived the Idea tina
the vax. lower lady had gone TO Washington y
meet her husband, and took especial pains 3
try and prove the truth OF her suspicion. 1t tool
Just six weeks for her to make up her mind 4
the fact and then she packed her little carpet
sack aud took the next train for the capital
which she reached yesterday morning. and &c
curing a room at the Metropolitan, registers
herself as 'Kate Jones, Baltimore"
A few inquiries made her aware OF the fac
that her husband was ostensibly stopping at tn
National, and then she sent out her scouts =
watch for and
SHADOW HIN.
They did the ir duty well. for about o'clocl
she learned from them that her husband ha
left the National h otel, walked up the Avenue
tle MetTOpOntnu, lOOhcu bNtt tut iNkisseit he,
passed up the Avenue to the house named above
and entered 1t. This was enou Oh for the madame
Her wrappings were soon on, and IN compan,
withSa faithful guide she was at the entrance o
the domicile.
In response to her ring the lady tenant OF tn,
upper portion OF the house appeared at the door
and, 10 reply to the request TO see Miss Lippin
colt, invited her up stairs, and when the thir
landing was reached gave gentle tap, opene
the chamber-door, and remarked quietly. " Mrs
Lippincott, please step out; here Is lady VIII
wishes to see you" There was no need for Mr.
1. stepping out, for the irate wife had caught
glance Of her husband seated 10 well-llghtet
iuxuriantiy- furnished apartment, near car,
table with two unpayed hands before him, on
having Just been laid down by the woman sh
wAs seeking for. Uniuviied she crossed III
threshold, made one blow at "Lb," who dodge
1t successfully, and then beat hasty retreat !
q small, dark chamber In the rear OF the bull
ing, where she remained. The mistress bein
gone, the madame, who evidently held the trum
card,
TURNED uroS HER HUSBAND -
with an angry ejaculation as to the cause OF hi
being there, and, by way OF satisfaction, picke
up the pitcher OF o handsome toilet set an
dashed u against the large mirror OF the IN
dresslng-case composing portion OF the magn
ncent chamber furniture. That settled bot
fragile pieces and caused the crash heard by III
reporter Then abe used up the balance Of tn
china and glass, and, through with them, turne
her attention TO the tables and chairs, wbc
shared O like fate. Then polite Invitation wa
extended the husband to accompany her to tn
hotel, and this was accepted, and the pari
walked down the Avenue, as above described.
Anxious to view the ruins the reporter, wit
the Characteristic curiosity OF his profession