National Republican., 1877-08-27
WANTED A CHANGE.
TIE WAY THEY DO THINGS TNEAST
WASHINGTON.

MARRIED WOMAN ELoPEs WITH ANOTHER
woMAN's HUSBAND, AND Mr.. HICKS DESERTS
HIS WIFE AND RUNS AWAY WITH GRASS
wIDow-wBIcu MAKES IT RAD ron THREE
ISCoSsoLABLEs LEFT At HOME.
East Washington has always been unusually
entcrprising In the way Of sensations. Whether
this Is due to the atmosphere or the presence
Ot the navy yard aud marine barracks, or the
scarcity Of churches. II IL hard to conjecture.
II IL certain that East Washington produces
some of the handsomcst girls aud biggest SEN
sations In tho District.
The latest IA an oloprmcnt. II was In the
usual way. Harry Sgnor and his wife Emma
lived until about month ago In South Wash.
ingion. lie isa carpenter, and worked hard
TO win bread for his family. lie had two
children q It'll. hoy and a little girl. few
DAYS ago they moved to the Navy Yard.
A week ago last Friday Mrs. Signor said
that shc was going to visit some relatives at
Orco1uan, Virginia. Mr.. Signor helped her
aud taking the two children started for the
depot, escorted by her trusting husband. As
thoy passed ncighbor's house lady called
out, Are you going abroad?" Harry called
back in Joking way, Yes my wife is going
tn run away from me-" but he little dreamed
that ho was telling the truth. The husband
saw his wife and children off on their trip to
there was anything the matter until the latter
part of the past week, when II struck him rs
strange that he had heard nothing from his
family. He became anxious, and communi.
Gated with the relatives Mt Occoquan, from
whom he learned TO his amazcmcDt that his
wife had not been seen in that part OF the
country. He then began nn investigation.
Last Friday he traced his wife to Alexandria.
When she started to Occoquan week before
with her two children, she proceeded only as
far as Alexandria. There she met n man and
went with him to the Mansion House. where
they registered under assumed names, took n
room aud remained until . o'clock the next
morning. when they boarded the South. bound
train and departed for regions unknown. No
traces of them have been found since then
The man with whom Mrs. Signor clopcd is
named Harry lnglc, and he was employed n
clerk In the War Department. He is a married
man, and has wife In South Washington
waiting for him to come back. Mrs. Signor is
good looking woman with black hair and
saucy black eyes She loved attention, and prob.
ably her husband did not have as much time
to devote to her as she liked.
II has since transpircd that Ingle had been
clandcstinely paying attentions to her for o
long time. 1t was the scandal of the neigh
borhood, but Signor who was kept away from
home great deal Of his time, never suspected
anything or doubted his wifc's fidelity. A
rev UnNS DclOrc shc lett ulspatCh addressed
to her accidentally fell into his hands. The dis
patch was to the effect that the sender had
not yet been able to get money or some ccrtif-
Gates, and asking her to meet him In front Of
the W. u. The name Of the sIgncr was fcti-
tious. Mr.. Signor asked his wife what il
meant She replied that she knew what 1t
meant, and laughed and joked away any
doubts which might have been gathering in
his mind.
Inglc leaves his deserted wife in destitute
circumstances. About all she has to remcm.
Der him is few love letters which she
found, written to him by Mrs. Signor. Some
of them arc very interesting reading, but
hardly it for publication. All that Mr.. Sig
nor cares for is to get possession Of the chill
drcn and he will let his wife go. Just bcfor
the gossips got hold Of this unusually sweet
bit of scandal, there was another little sensa
ton of the same kind "on the Navy Yard
This time married man ran away with q
grass-widow. Mr.. II. T. Hicks, who formerly
kept q tinware and stove store at No. 81:
Pennsylvania avenue southeast has passed al
unevcntful life for nearly year past.
A few days ago he told his wife that he wa
going to New York to look for some business
His wife-goOd, trusting sOul-took great pain
to fix up his clothing for the trip, and spcn
two or three days in mendng socks and ronin
shirts. He wcnt-but where Is matter o
rumor. 1t Is only known that a blooming
young woman, who has recently been divorce,
from her husband went with him, and II !
doubtful whether this couple will ever return
The only way to perfectly adjust matters is 70
Mr.. Signor to elope with Mosdamcs Ingle an
Hicks