Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
OUT IN THE STREETS.
SAD SEQUEL TO THE CHRISTIAN
CT SCANDAL.
The HapIeas Wife Orszed-Taken
from Ehs ThOrOughfare at Mid
nfght-TrOubles Too Great TO be
BOrne-The Fathers story.

Washington Special to Nes0 York Herald. Esd.
The janitor at the Police Court building
was surprised late tonight by the appari-
tlon Of q woman bareheaded and in her
night dress, rushing madly up Louisiana
avenue toward Sixth street. He overlook
her just as she was entering the law office
of MessFs. Cock & Cole, and to hfs amaze
meHt discovered that Is was Mrs. Lille
ChristiaDcy, the defendant in the celebrated
divorce suit Her bair was streaming over
her shoulders, her feet were devoid of
scratching wildly aud viciouslY
at her face. The jsnitor, whose
name is James Hughes, endesvored to per-
suade her to return to her residence, but she
broke away from him and exclaimed that
she would never return home again; that
che wanted to see her lawyers on very i'm
portant business. Her shrieks attracted
quite a crowd. and a gentleman kindly
volunteered to relieve Hughes OF his charge.
A carriage was quickly summoned aud the
unfortunate lady was placed in it and driven
TO her residence, about four squares from
the spot she wss first discovered. Her
rawlings were terrible to listen to as she was
borne down Louisfana avenue past the City
Hall in which Guiteaa is now being tried.
Before the crowd had separated an old
wbite-haired man, very much out of breath,
rushed up just after the carriage left, anx-
iOusly ipquiriBg, "Where is my daughter 2"
1t was Mr.. Lugenbeel, the father of Mrs.
Christiancy, and upon learning that bis
daughter had been taken home the old gen
tleman hastily retraced his steps without
vOuchsahug any explanation of the singular
occurrence. To your correspondent, who
saw him few minutes after he arrived, he
stated that Mrs. Christisncy had been low
spirited for several DAYS past and confined
TO her room. This evening Mr.. and Mrs.
LugeDbeel, who occupy rooms Just over
their daughter, heard her moving around
but paid no attention to 1t. Suddenly she
ran down the stairs and WAS out upon the
street ere any one could prevent her Mr.
Lugenbeel could not assign any other reason
for his daughters conduct than her low
spirits, and seemed anxious to prevent any
mention OF the affair in the newspapers.
1t is asserted that the evidence submitted
by the prosecution In the divorce suit dur
ing the past week or two has been of 8 very
damaging character, and Mrs. Chrissiancy
has brooded continually over It. 1t was i'm
possible for any one to see her TO night, So
she was under the DOCTORS care, who had
prescribed absolute quiet aud given her a
narcotic TO induce sleep. Her means could
be plainly heard on the sidewalk, and paas-
ers by were attracted by the unusual sound
until crowd had sdcougregsted in the vicinity
of the house. The cOlored man, Hughes,
who first discovered the unfortunate wo-
mans plight, lives with his family
in the Police Court building, and
was just locking up for the night
when he saw Mrs Chrlstisucy pass: he did
not know her until he saw her under the
gas lamp in front of Mr. Cooks Office,
which is across the street from the Polics
Court. He did not know the gentleman who
went home with her, but described him as
heavy set man, with red go&tee and mus
tacbe, and dressed in dark clothing. He
ously with Hughes, but came from an op-
posite direction.
The affair has created considerable ex-
ciiement in this city, owing to the fact that
the parties are so well known. The con-
structioB put upon Mrs. ChristiAncy's con-
duct ia that her troubles have driven her
mad, and the next step in the case may be
to send her to an asylum.