Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-11
ALLEGED SEDUGER C0EHIDED.
EXCITING TINE riIE TREASURY
He Is ''fnterviewed'' by the Mother
Of the Girl n e il Charged with
Having Rutued.


of the Girl II e il Charged with
Having Ruined.
Since the day Mary Harris shot her alleged
seducer, Burrows, in the corrlior of the Treas
ury department building no event has happened
10 create an excitement equal to that which
took place almost in the same passage to-day.
About noon a middle aged lady approached
the main entrance; 1t was noticed by Mr.. Ba-
ker, the watchman, that she appeared some
what nervous, but he paid no particular atten-
ton to it at the time. Upon entering the build
ing she turned to the left and proceeded at once
half way down the darkeued corridor until she
reached the rooms occupied by the secret ser
vi;e force OF Treasury Detectives. Here she
halted and requested that Mr.. Thomas Shaler,
a clerk doing duty in that bureau, be notified
that lady awaited him in the hall. Little
thinking what awaited him he appeared on the
scene with benignant smile, which was quick
ly dispelled, however, upon his recognizing his
visitor. As soon as he made his appearance the
woman drew from the folds of her dress a COW
b1de and struck him two vigorous blows over
the BODY with 1t, at the same time exclsiming
at the top of her voice, "You william, YOU have
RUINED MY DAUGHTER.
L nave lost all L have. You have ruined nv
oaughter, and must have vengeance" After
striking him two blows, Shaler managed to be-
come possessed of the cowhide, and taking it
with him retreated to his room.
In the meantime the excitement attend ,nt
upon such an episode had drawn into the
passages large number of the employees. The
females dropped their money packages and the
males their pens to listen to the indignant mo-
ther vent paroxysm OF grief and rage. While
the passage was thus filled she denounced
Shaler ss sedncer, stated that she had been
unable to sleep for ten nights since learning of
her daughters ruin; that she had
DETERMINED TO BE RgvKNGsD,
and nad sought this means 70 partly assauge the
wrong caused by the disgrace brought upon her
famlly. She continued In this strain for some
time. and 1t was with difficulty the watchmen
could induce her to leave the building.
The lady who thus sought redress Is the wife
OF Lieut.. Skippon, OF the Metropolitan po-
nee force. Her daughter, she says, was in
dalged by both herself and father and received
from them the benefits of not only a liberal ed
ucation, but many accomplishments. She as
sefts that Shaier, against her will has been
Keeping company with her daughter and final
y she yielded to his desires and became vic
tim OF bis lust The unfortunate girl is said to
be young and handsome.
A little before one O'Clock Shaler left the
treasury building, and his version OF the affair
could not be obtained. His friends, however,
allege that he has given them to understand
that IL lie a blackmailtUg affair. At two O'Clock
everything IN the Treasury building had re-
sumed its usual dog-day dullUess, save that the
incident was the topic of discussion in almost
every room.
Mrs. skippOn's Statement.
The statement of Mrs. SkippOn is, that she
rented house on 14th street for the purpose of
letting rooms to members of Congress and 9TH
ers, and for that purpose hired a woman named
Amanda Scott to take charge of her rooms, who
proved, as she states, to be notorious pre-
curess, and took advantage of her daugh-
ter, selling her out TO shsler. mrs
Skippon at this time resided in her house
on 10th street, aud she states that on the 26th
day Of December last Mrs. Scott sent word that
she was very sick at the house on I4th street
and desired that Marion Boucher, daughter of
mrs. 5: by her former husband, be sent up to
Miss Marion is about Is years of age,
PRETTY AND ACCOMPLISHED,
having been educated in the best Catholic
scIoolF. Mfr. SIX ppOn finding il impossible to
go herself, sent Marion, as desired. Mrs. Scott
had previously arranged with Shaler to meet
her daughter there, and her
RUIN WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED.
Mrs. SkippOn says that since that time Mrs.
Scott has pursuaded her daughter to meet sew
eral other men at assignation houses. All this
has been carried en- without her knowledge
and finding something was wrong with Marion
(that she was in the family way), about three
weeks since she charged her with wrong doing,
and dndIng that an exposure mast come Marion
made full confession OF her connection with s
She alleged that Mrs. Scott had been her ruin
and since its accomplishment had introduced
her 10 a house OF sssignation on New Jer-
sey avenue, where she met various parties.
MRS. Sklppon says that on Friday last
she visited Mrs. Scott at her house and
CHdIgcu ueI WlIn Wnat mas been stated
and gave her a cowhiding then, and
there driving her out into the street, and
pursued her TO house in the west end OF the
city, where she commenced the attack the sec
oHd time, when Mrs. Scott escaped and ran
down towards the Treasury department, where
she lost sight of her.
sHALER's Cow-HIDING, NO. 1.
On Sunday evening last Mr.. Shaler visited
her daugher, she says at the house on 18th street.
and while in room in the second story she
overheard a portion OF the con yers alton between
them. and among other things he refused to
marry her, ana charged that there was a
put up job by her mother to blackmail
him, whereupon she sprsng in upon him
with cOwhide and gave him a dress
ing down, making him leave in hurry
Before leaving Shaler declared that he would
have married her daughter had she been true to
him, and would have been proud OF her as his
Wlte, but that knowing what he
Gid he would not do It, and she was
Finding her daughter to be In a delicate situs
ton, she made arrangements to have her
sent to the House OF the Good Shepherd
in Baltimore, and by the assistance of
Detective McDevitt was TO have taken her away
thls week before the arrival of her husband, 1t.
SkippOn, who Is on trip at Blackiston's Island,
but by the connivance, she says, OF Shaler and
Mrs. Scott, her daughter was made aware of
the plans, and they were thereby baffied, the
daughter refusing to go.
MANAGERS HAVE RIGHTS WHICH Actors
ARE BOUND TO RRsPECT.-In New York yes
terday the suit of Augustin DAILY, the manager
OF the Fifth Avenue Theater, to obtain an In
Junction against Miss Fanny Moraut to restrain
ter, was concluded by an order Of the court
granting a permanent iniuuction Miss Moranf