Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-25
A Lady's Sad History.

A FALLS CHURCH MAN DESERTS MS WIFE
THREE TINES, AND NARRIES TOO OFTEN.
MIS-. Esther Clover, delicate. pale face little
woman, resides at Falls Church in a little one
and-a-EaiI story frame building. Isolated and
alone, with five little children, the eldest a
boy, perhaps "a. Her history as related 10 thn
editor OF this paper, is sad one fndeed-one
that were all the woes she has suffered during
her married life related, would nil a volume
We visited her on Wednesday last ia her hum
pie but tidy and neat little cottage. and was in
uQdUced by Or. Lloyd OF Falls Church who
toId her what our business was and asked il
size had any objection 10 stating the history OF
Hef troubles. Her answer was. that the scan
Gal had now gone SO far that it was no use 10
try and hide il any longer. and that she would
Willingly relate the whole story. Her maiden
name was Eldridge and she was married to
Andrew W. Clover or Falls Church. Va at her
home in Rochester. y. V. November 25th IS63
They went TO Film, Mich. TO reside, and i'm
1871 he left her and their children, and went 70
ONO, where he married another wonlan-Lot,ie
Gates. He lived with this wife two or three
weeks and deserted her, and in a short time
E wrote TO MS wife, asking her TO forgive him.
she and her children dhen four met him at
ERE, IA. Here they resided until he was ar
rested for lll-tredting his little boy, and imme-
dlateiy left, without telling his wife where he
was going. She, however, learned that he was
In Buri1ng Heights, Ohio, and gathering herlit-
tie ones followed the brute. She remained there
but short time, when she returned to Roches-
ter, leaving her husband in Ohio for short
time. They afterwards removed 10 Falls
Church, where they lived together until Janu-
airy Sth, 1872 when he was again arrested and
put under bonds for beating one OF his little
children; he again left her, and this was the
last his family heard OF him until the 22d of
August last, when he made his appearance at
Falls Church, having been gone five years. He
was Shabbly dressed and looked like tramp.
He sought his wife. and, woman-like. she again
took him TO her bosom. Though poor she gave
him the little money which had been sent her
from her childhood friends, to properly
clothe himself. He remained until the 9th OF
september following, protesting to his abused
wife and his former friends, that he had ire
formed" but after obtaining $40, every cent his
wife had left, pretending that he was going to
buy two COWS, he again deserted her. and next
turns up in Elllheart, Ind, his whereabouts be-
ing discovered by diary he inadvertently left
when he event TO buy the cows" She wrote TO
the postmaster there, and was informed that
the man had returned there and was living With
his wife, whom he had married two years ago
Mrs. Scully, divorced widow: thus making the
third wife. The history OF the wretch was given
by his lawful wife, and others who had known
him since he deserted her, is that he has acted
like brute throughout. His wife will appear
as witness against him az Elkheart, for big
amy, and if there is any justice in the laws OF
Indiana lie will pay the penalty OF his Internal
yillainy. Glover is the only surviving child OF
Well-tO-do citizen OF Falls Church. and is 81
years OF age.-iFdttS Church Advertiser, 23d.