Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-19
Flight of n Naval officer With n
NONnT baltimore Girl.

re Baltimore Gazette OF this morning says
For several days past the residents in the
Vicinity OF st. Paul and Pleasant streets have
been agltated over the details of an elOpement.
In Which Lieutenant Fletcher, or the Untted
Miss Bailey, an attractive young lady or Is, re-
siding at 63 st. PaUlS street. as the fair and frall
one \ reporter OF the Gazette called at the
house last evening and met Mrs. Bailey, who
appeared deeply distressed at her daughters
conduct. Lieutenant Fletcher, it appears, came
to Mrs. Bailey's, the mother Of the young girl,
and secured rooms for himself, wife and two
children He was mild-tempered, bald-headei
little man, apparently about 40 years OF age,
the last person in the world who would have
been suspected OF engaging in such an adyen-
tuTe. His wife is a very pretty woman much
younger than he and they seemed to live hap
PLY together Miss Bailey, who eloped with
the lieutenant, was considered rather averse to
gentlemen's society, although she has very at
tractlVe appearance ard manners. she and
the lieutenant was rarely seen togethe: and no
they were at all Intimate. On Wednesday last
he went with his wife TO the Peabody Institute
1t Is supposed to allow Miss Bailey an oopor-
tunlty to prepare for the elopement, which oc-
CURED In the evening Of the same day. The
TWO left the house separately, Miss Bailey hav-
Ing supplied herself with clothes beforehand
and 1t is thought they went to New York. Mr.
BAILEY, her father, Is now In that city trying to
gain some clue to their whereabouts. When
Mrs. Fletcher became aware Of her husbands
act she lert for Washington, where her father
Is Well-knOwn dentist. Lieutenant Fletcher
Is the son Of ply stefan Of the same city"
Lieut.. Fletcher and his wife are we'll known
in this city. Both are residents of the District.
The full name of the lieutenant is Arthur II,
Fletcher. His father, DR.. Fletcher, still lives
here. He was connected with the Medical de.
partment OF the army in this city for a number
or years, but Is not so connected now. Lieut.
Fletcher Is number fourteen In the list of two
hundred and eighty lieutenants in the Navy.
He was born in England, appointed from ONO,
and is put down in the naval register as a rest
dent OF this District. He entered the service In
1851. At present he is under suspension for
drunkenness and desertion He was suspended
In september year ago for two years. HIS
suspension will be up next September. He had
previously served out another Sente nee for SIM
liar offenseS. The offense for which he Is now
suspended was leaving the Huron. He was at
tacfed to that vessel while she lay at Port
foyal, s. c. Without leave he went ashore Oh
a spree and did not return. The Huron sailed
ior NorIolk, and shortly left that port and
Ii he had Staid on the vessel he might have
been one OF the lost. When contaminated Tor
the offence, he wrote long letter stating that
the reason he left the 81 ip was because he had
preSentlment she was to be lost. The fate OF
the Huron had, he said, been revealed to him
Ia dream. This excUe haG no weight with
the court, and he was suspended for two years
His actions have sometimes suggested the idea
tnat ne was not OF very sound mind, though
he is by no means considered insane He NJ.
ured In number OF instances in this city Ia
private theatrlcalS, being quite an amateur &C
tor. He Is also credited with being something
OF splritualist. His wife, from whom he
eloped In Baltimore, is very e5timabe lady
me family had been in that city but short
Time. Mrs. Fletcher is now in this city with
her fathers family. Her father Is Dr. H. Mich
OILS WadsWorth, We'll known denL,st. He re-
SIDES at the corner OF Vermont avenue and T.
street northwest. Tie elOpement will create
quite sensation" in Washington society.