The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
Flight Of a Naval Officer
With a Young Baltimore
Girl.

taNS past VIC
vicinity of St. Paul aud Pleasant
streets have been agltated over
the details of an elopement, IN
which Lieutenant Fletcher. OF
the United States navy, figures
as the gay Lothario, and Miss
Bailey. an attractive young lady
of eighteen. residing at % st.
Pauls street. as the fair and
fail one. A reporter Of the
Gazette called at the house last
evening and met Mrs. Bailey,
who appeared deeply distressed
at her daughters conduct.
Lieut.. Fletcher, it appears, came
to Mrs. Bailey's, the mother of
the young gill, and secured
rooms for himself, wife and two
children. He was a mild-tem-
pered, bald-headed little man,
apparently about forty Years of
age, tie last person IN the world
who would have been suspected
of engaging in such an adven-
ture. His wife is a very pretty
woman much younger than he,
and they seemed to live happily
together. Miss Bailey, who
eloped with the lieutenant, was
considered rather averse to gen
tlemens society, although she
has a very attractive appearance
and manners. She and the Lieu
tenant were rarely seen together,
and no one in the house had The
least suspicion that they We're at
all intimate. On Wednesday
last he went with his wife to the
Peabody Institute, it is supposed
10 allow Miss Bailey an oppor,u-
nifty TO prepare for tie elope-
ment, which occurred in The
evening Of the same day. The
two lett the house sci arately,
Miss Bailey having supplied
herself with clothes beforehand,
and it is thought they went to
New York. Mr.. Bailey, her
father, IS now in that city trying
to gam some clue to their where
abouts. When Mrs. Fletcher
became aware of her husbands
act she left for Washington,
where her father is a Well-knOWn
dentist. Lieutenant Fletcher is
tie sol of a physician Of the
same city"
Lieutenant Fletcher aud his
wife are well known in this city.
Both are residents of the Dis
trict. The full name of the
lieutenant is Arthur II. Fletch-
er. His father, DR.. Fletcher.
still lives here. He was connec-
ted with the Medicsl Depart
.ent OF the army in this city
tor a number CT years, but is
not so connected now, Lieuten-
ant Fletcher is number fourteen
IN the list of two hundred and
eighty l%leutenants in the navy.
was born in England, APP
pointed from Ohio, and is pat
down in the naval register as a
resident Of this District. He
entered the service in 1861. At
present. he is under suspension
or drunkenness and desertion.
was suspended in September
year ago for two years. His
suspension will be up next Sep
.ember. He had previously
erved out another sentence for
lmiIar offences. The offence
Or which he IS now suspended
vas leaving the Huron. He was
.ttachtd to that vessel while she
at Port Royal, South Caro-
ina. Without leave he went
shore on a spree and did not
The Huron sailed for
'orfolk, and shortly left that /,
'ort and was wrecked on the /,
cast Of North Carolina. If he /,
ad said Oh the vessel he might :
ave been Ole of the lost. When .
ourt-martialed for the offence. ;
e woe a long letter, stating ;
nat the reason he left the ship :
because he had a prescnta- !
on she was to be lost. The :
tie Of the Huron had, he said. !