National Republican., 1876-05-16
NICELY CAUGHT,
Freaks Of an East Washington Married Man
A Love Sorape and Its Results.


That portion Of the city known as East WASH
ington is SO quiet naturally that stranger, won
derDg how the people there live or are sustained,
elnnot fail to think, from the number of temples
OF worship and the spires pointing heavenward,
that the denizens Of that vicinity speni all their
time in religious pursuits. They may do that,
but it apparently becomes monotonous at times, if
dyersifying it by stealing the livery Of Heaven
to serve the devil in" can be taken as criterion.
On Fourth street east is a venerable temple Of
worship, one Of the Oldest in the city, and until
lately, among its most prominent members and
Sunday school teachers was man advanced in
years, with grown up family, and holding pO-
sition as clerk in the navy yard. Attentiye to re-
lambs Of the flock committed to his immediate
care in the Sunday school room, one Of whom was
as a nurse in a respectable family in that neigh.
borhOod. Although unprepossessing in appear
ance, having good voice and fondness for mu.
Sic she was participant in all the Sunday school
concerts lately given, the teacher above referred
to all the while acting as her guardian and friend
A few weeks since sne was noticed by her en-
ployer to have small sum of money, and being
questioned as to how she came by it, replied that,
her birthday being near at hand, her mother
gave IL TO her to purchase present with-aplaus-
ible story, as her employer had intended to make
her present on that day. few days after the
succession, which being left carclessly about the
house, were found to be from her Sunday school
teacher, the first breathing sentiments of love
ever''-"she was the only girl he ever loved" &C.
And the second, which was apparently meant for
business, asking her "to go up to the city with
him tomorrow night;" she would see that she
was well taken care of" sc.
These letters, which revealed the name of the
villain and his true purposes, also mentioned that
in case the arrangement for the evening in ques-
tion was satisfactory she should at certain hour
appear on the sidewalk in front of her place of
employ, which was in full view of his house. At
that hour the lady of the house ventured on the
sidewalk in plain attire, only to see the masked
sinner at his house waving his handkerchief
although deceived by the dEf,TNte az - che per-
son. That was enough. 1ue letters were sent to
his Wife, and the circumstances SO fully explained
that there was lively time in that Sunday school
teachers house for a few moments, scolding and
hair pulling alternately comprising the perform
ance.
The wronged wife sought out the latest object
of her husbands affections, and confronting her,
averred that ''if she wasn't such puny little
thing she would tear her limb from limb" To
which the girl meekly replied, 'tHe promised to
be always my friend, and said he loved me more
than he did you, anyhow" The disclosure be-
came known soon after to the church and Sunday
school authorities, who notified the recreant men,
Der that he must stand investigation and trial,
but he, ascertaining that the proofs of his guilt
were in their possession, wisely declined being in
Vestigated, and few days since severed his con-
nectiOn with the congregation and the Sunday
school forever.