National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-29
Married LADrs rLIRrirIox.
Tho Ardent Letter that . Te. Merchant
Wrote 10 q Captains Wifc-Ths Injured
Husband Sues for Absolute Divorce.

Wrote 10 q Captains wifc-Tks Injured
Husband Sues for Absolute Divorce.
[By Telegraph TO the National Republican,
New YORK, March 2s.- 7. . jefferson
Stevens, q bank clerk living at 81 Mad
ison Street, Brooklyn, has began a suit
for divorce from his wife, on q charge In
volyiDg Frank J. Falkner, Of the nrm Of
Faulkner Il Frost, tea merchants in Front
street, New York. Mr.. Stevens was formerly
captain in the 23d regiment. Faulkner was
member of his company, and frequent
visitor to his house on Monroe street.
On Sunday evening, October 10, 1879, the
suspicion Of the husband was first aroused by
the discovery OF scrap Of paper lying on the
bathroom floor, on which was written, in
what he supposed his wife's handwriting, the
following
SUNDAY, October 10, 1875.
DEAR FRANK: will meet you to. morrow, rain
or shine, at 20 o'clock q. m on your corner, and
an still your darling. MARIE.
The following morning Captain Stevens,
who is q clerk In the Mirket Bank Of New
York, LEFT the house at the usual hour, and
made his way to the corner OF st. Felix and
Fulton streets, here, secreting himself from
observation, he waited until the appointed
time of the meeting, and had the chagrin of
seeing his wife come there. The Captain then
made his appearance, and she hastily de.
parted for home.
When he subsequently confronted her with
the evidence OF her lnten led meeting with
Frank" his wife declared that II was only .
little silly Irritation, and nothing more. The
Injured husband soon amer had an interview
with Mr.. Faulkner, who expressed great re-
gret that he should have been the cause OF so
much domestic unpleasan.ness, and promised
to do anything to make matters right that the
Captain would suggest. But he did not keep
his promise, and his visits created so much
scandal in the neighborhood, that Mrs. Ste
VEINS persuaded her husband to move to Madi.
son street. In last October, on the day OF a
review Of the National Guard, Stevens hur-
ried home, and found the following letter
from Faulkner addressed to his wife
NV DEAR Lutte DARLING ORR: have been
quito sick all day. Tonight am TO have med
in the most approved fashion. l had almost
made up my mind that would not write to my
dear girl. l thought that under the crcum;
stances she would excuse me, but cannot bear
good little wife, and II these few lines will give
her anv happiness, am sure she Is welcome to
Dear little darling around the corner, thinking
all day, am sure, Of "Fortner, waiting patti
| emily or very impatiently for another day to
| dawn that she may see the hoy" she loves so
much, and the one who loves her so much: oh, 1t
much, 90 much that to clear the little space that
divides her from him and clasp his little darling
in his arms would be 70 him happiness indeed.
| You are not tired Of hearing the old, old story,
| darling, a-eyou- l mean the story OF how much
| love You, Bf how dear you have grown to me,
we're not so much nicer than me. / should say
| half Marie and half "FOrtner." but you seem 10
me TO DO such nice, sweet little treasure OF a
"dirl' that fear could never bring myself 10
connect you so closely in my mind with myself
for fear OF spelling the image. &C. that worship
and have set up so securely in my heart.
| What are you doing tonight, darling only
TO think that around the corner In the little house
know so well my sweetheart is-vell give l.
l fnrI do. natl In hat "a I.n. Init
| she is loving me as much. and thinking OF me a.
much as am loving and thinking OF her, she /,
my arms around her wins perrin into her ear ,hos,
words know she loves TO hear, and she will, per
hsPs, say nothing, but can see by the loving
| look in her eyes that the words are sinking away
down deep in that loving little heart OF hers, Il
be treasured up for all time, and to be broug hi
out and kissed, iondled and caressed when / an
Never mind, little girl. If do make fun Of YOU
saying nothing when l talk to you sometimes
(but, by the way, never mean In the connection
l have lust written off, there has been many
woman before you, and there will be many
will never know how to tell their love Tor nan
but perhaps they love so much and so strongly
that they have poor opinions oil the power o
would only dwarf 1t; but they act II. On, dar
ling, We have great need to trust one another
for II, while am here writlag these lines to you
| and trying 10 make you feel how much Low,
you, and how dear you are TO me- you wer
doing that which you know would hurt tho hear
4
II would be for all that love, my darling, that
am so happy TO give you. Better give II back 4
me, Just a. know you will hut never fear.
doh1 think any such thing, little treasure.
love you and trust you, and now | am going l.
be doctcred and soaked in the most approve,
fashion, and then TO bed. ! hope TO dream OF m
darling little vile so near and dcartO
| FRANK.
| The Captain again appealed TO his comrade
alarms, and demanded an explanation, bu
was coolly asked "what he was going to d
about It p Thencelorih close watch wa
maint aimed over the fair defendant and Frank
On November IS, 1876, while the plaintiff wa
absent IN Albany, detectives reported tina
Faulkner entered the house at night. o.
March :, it is alleged that Frank again visite
the plaintiffs wife and remained there unit
halflast one. On Friday last Captain Steven
went to New Jersey, expecting to be absen
till the following day, hut returned uneXpecl
eddy about midnight. He found the detective
watching the house, ami saw his wife 90 gu
| and return about hslfpast one with Faulkner
| They entered the house together. An hou
| later the injured husband and two detective
made their way into the house, and there, it
alleged, discovered the guilty par. An eS
citing scene ensued, during which Fdulkne
made his escape from the house. The cas-
will be tried iG the city court. Mr.. and Mr.,
Stevens have been married several years, an
have two children.