Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-26
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.norly wore in Chcaso. Among those brought
moe. recently IS TIA. of whicl! the Washington
Republican of this morning gives tho following
account. The lady in the case WAS formerly
Miss Dixon, daughter Of the late Henry T,
Dixon, who for some years during and since the
wsr resided III this city:
"In this caso the complainant, in her own
wsy, tells 50 ptiab3 story of the troubles expo
rienced in her married life, and with such
straight forwardne5s that the truth will carry |
itself to the minds OF al the readers Of il. and |
she will enjoy tho sympathy Of all good hearted
citizans in her troubles. On tho 9th of Noyem-
Der. 1879, Claudia Marshall Col!ey and William
|. Colley were married at the Trinity Church. |
Protestant Episcopal by Rev Thomas Addl-
son, rector. Both are residents OF this District, |
and have boon from childhood. They mingled |
in tho best society, and were avorites with their
companions and associates. From the time Of
the existence Of marital relations between them |
she demeaned herself like q true, faithful vito, |
| endeayorlng to perform her share of tho family |
duties and bear herself towards her husband |
with that respect aCd obedience which she be-
lleved him deserving to receive. Within three |
months alter tho contracting Of the marriage the
young husband displayed y passionate temper,
made base accusations against his life partner,
md so lar forgot himself and her sex 81 to cx-
hibit his brute spirit and beat her unmcrcliuly.
| This cruelty began in February, 1916, and Was
| continued Through the several months down TO
| September, each sszaut being worse than The
| preceding one. He added nioXicati2n to his
other sins, and inally prolonged ii & slch HI
extent Is 10 DO almost necessarily drunk. In
this state Of dissipation he did other deeds no.
nj all creditablo, snd ono Of which resulted III
! tho Institution Of criminal proceedings against
| him. That was getting drunk 1t the SchuetZcn
| Park, taking tao horse and buggy OF William
| 5. Mitchell, driving away, allowing tho horse
TO run oil, smash the vehicle aau cut himself
| loll, han .b,n mn FL trin hp ptnl
acquitted by proving that ho took the team 10y
| mistake, and supposed It WAS tina. OF d friend on
whom lie wished 10 play joke. In hia domes-
tic fights he became cmbodened vt the subns-
Eiye manor ia which tho vito received her
mn!trcatng and ST last made Ii2grscelui eXEl-
billions oil his brutality. before visitors to the
| houEe-at Times Shaping her III the tscc, and u!
others knocking her down, and kicking her
about tho body with hoavy boots. The lest as
saulG occurred on the l..u Of this month, and
| when the cor! plaInant WAS filing her petition
| Thursday, che bore the marks and bruises upon
her person. She states that her iIs has become
endangered By these repeated attacks, and her
health greatly impaired. She has one child,
now six months DID, snl Tor the past year b" hss
| failed Il contribute one cert to the support Of
either H. is hsbtusly drunk, and she does
act expect anything Of him T1r the future. She
asks the court. through her attorney, Mr. H. II.
| Wells, that divorce may be granted 70 her
| tha: he be directed 10 Gay tho cost u proceed
| DO permitted the custody ot the child. and 81
lowed such nlI!nony ss tio court may d53H! her
| entitled 70 receive.
AElHpIAEA n EgCuANT ilsCAPE..-D " cd Z
ne=iay Abraham Johnson. 81 merchant Of 10
komo, Ind. lett his h"1dc loct to see 3 1r.
Hunt, living threa miles from Young America.
| in Il direction south west 10 held ii claim
against Mr.. Hunt, &nd his ohcc. was to get !.
LOW note lie arr od at Hunts just IS tho lsul-
lily we're goug t. dinner, and lie took dinner
! with them. AltocWard, Near shutdown Alr.
| johnson started for home. There are several
angles in the coad, SO, being aloot. he crossed
some fields to shorten tho distance. As he came
upon the road, y milo or thoreabout west CT
Young America, ho met three men wh0 were
| driving y pair Cl horses t. spring wagon III
which there was but ono seat. They sp0ke 70
him, having stopped the horaas, and learning
! who he Wss remarked ho WAS the man they
wanted to SEQ, ~ they had an improvement IN
machinery they desired to show him. It Was
nov tho GusI, oftho evening. One Of the Ken
took box out If the wagon. another acted rs iihe
were examining wheel, while AIR. John2on
puts himself in position &c look st tho DoE
about to be opened. He knows no moro shrnt
H. Thirty hours altar that time he became cons
! iuu7 aid found himself in tho darkness, wcdged
! in close place - close 81 if lie were in grave.
By degrees be released himself, dragging hi,
body along, ri3Lng chunks q wood out Of his
WAY, AID b and BY emerged from a hollow
| log. looking ab0u! him III great bGyylldcr-
lnGnL he saw a dim light in tho distance, and
naturally took that direction. Ito arrived A.
tho il0mac and awakened the family. hero he
found cat that he Wa less than three lnlss from
Delphi and from thirteen 10 fifteen miles from
home; th.L it wSs lust past midnight Of Thurs
day night, and that il was thirty hours later
than when he hYi met tho thrGo men. The
truth now broke in on him. Tho br'ish and
| lump on the back Of his head helped HIM To
comprehend Inc situation. He had been knock
OF down, hauled more than q duzan miles and
concealed in the log for dead. lie had only
twenty i've dollars about him ard thst WAS gone,
bu! it WAS known in the neighborhool that h
| had engaged TO make IS purchaso on Whlch S10O
were to have been paid on "Wednesday evening.
he Was served with refreshments at the house of
| strangers and was urged 10 remain until morn
ing, but hn got the best directions he could and
started 81 onc3 to go home. 1t scoIns almost
staggering thought that he would DO the balance
Of that night and all tho next day getting over
the twelve or fifteen miles between him and his
homo. But ii must be understood that in his
| condition there wero chance; Tor great bewlldcr-
ncnt and that tic did not by any means, pursue
| "A straight dir2c!ion. Besides. through that part
ard South Of Lis home he knew nearly cvory
| person. and ell knew him, but west he knew
| no one beyond the immed late neiEhkorliond 81
his home Cincinnati G":e!ts.
CArTAIH KIDD, TIE rIEAT E.-Lord Macaii-
lay sketch Of Captain Kidd is 50 we'll known
that he may be dismissed in few lines q: !,y no
means brillian: or success ii briGand, although
in po:thumouS ranown, second to mono q the
craft. Perhaps his advantage over others in
this respect is die 70 TO his having been hanged
Instead Of killed in action, Or cast sway in re-
mote trOpias! seas. Kidd WAS m old rrivatccr
in the Yves! Indies, and, being known us q brave
seaman, was recommended by Lord Bc!uynont,
then Governor Of Barbadoos, and scyera! othar
persons, 10 the homo government al.
mrsbly fitted to command kings ship crui3-
ing against pirates, on account Of his knowledge
Of those acss and practice in warfare.
The project met with favor in England |
and would have fallen throug, altogether had
not Lord Bel!amOnt and his friends fitted out the
Adventure galley at their own charge. Kidd WAS |
pu!in comm. nd and furnished with the King !