The Evening critic., 1882-03-27
WERESH. TIE VALET. y

Deserts tgis wife and Children ana
Places His Affections Elsewhere
The Pow erfuI Influence of Presi-
dents valet.
Alock Powell, a dasniug, good-looking col.
orcd man, is the valet Of President Ar
thur. 10 is said OF Aleck that he can manip-
ulate a whisk-broom with moro dignity and
grace, and, perhaps, with greater rapillty,
than any man in his profession. Alcck also
possesses personal charms OF n character that
has caused many hoart to throb. Although
n married man with three little childron,
aged respectively 10, z and 3 years, hc was
considered In New York colorcd society beau
OF the first water. SO attentive were tho
young girls to Aleck that he concluded about
a year ngo TO loavo his wife and children and
Lavish His Affections Upon Others
younger and moro attractive than the ono he
had sworn to protect, $50 help him God, &c.
Acck was the valet in Now York OF General
Arthur and, OF course, he could enter the best
society Of his race without trouble. Whom
General Arthur assumed the ofIlce Of Pres-
dent he Immediately sent for Aleck. Aleck
came. He did not, howovcr, bring with him
his wife, but instead took from among his
young lady friends n Miss Georglo Needles,
who had hardly arrived in this city before
she was appointed, through tho influence of
the valet, TO
Position In the Land onicc.
This position she stlll holds. For several
months Powell gave small amount OF money
to his wife, but for the past two IN onths he has
not contributed n cent toward her support.
Tho poor woman has been In urgent nced,
and has appealed time and again to her hus-
band for assistance, but her appeals were met
with cold, cruel denials.
Last Thursday Mrs. Powell with her three
little children and lady frlend, came down
TO Washington from New York, having been
furnished transportation by some OF her
friends. She was kindly taken In and pro
tdq sqed for OF ~ rs MrS 5amoa BrowR Wrmay ae Ss
her residence, No. 1116 II street. Tho
next morning Mrs Powell, with her friend and
the children, made her way to the White
was told by an attache of the Mansion that
she could not see Aleck, but she resolved to
persevero, and swore she would not leave un-
I'll she had had fan interview with him. She
had not long to watt for pretty soon the valet
in n swallow-tail coat came out Of tho main
entrance of the house. He was very much ex-
cited and rushed at his wife with the fero-
city of n lion.
Had it not been for the presence of the
attaches referred to he no doubt would have
struck her. AS 1t was, however,
The COwardIy Fellow Spit i'm Her
Face.
and turning around, rushed back into the
house. He warned her that II she ever came
Powell says that all tho time her husband was
talking 10 her, he had his hand on pistol
which he carried in his hip-pocket..
After this little scene, Mrs. Powell returned
| TO tho house Of Mrs. Brown, whore she is still
| located. She will probably remain here until
her husband makes some provision for her
| support.
Powell is not at ali popular in the De.
! partments. 1t Is said Of him that since he
| has been in Washington he has reported
| large number Of clerks of the various Depart
| mcnts for imaginary ofrenses to him. He
| doesn't even stop at reporting clerks, but has
| even done tho same to chiefs OF bureaus
Some time since he wont to one of the Offices
! in the Treasury Department, and, thinking
| that the chief clerk had not treated him with
| that courtesy which his elevated position, as
| The Brusher of the Presidents
Clothes,
| called for, threatened to prefer charges
| against him TO the President. This, 1t is be-
| lieved, he did, but as the chief clerk in ques-
| tlon has not as yet been bounced, 1t is thought
| the President has kindly resolved to overlook
| the Charges. Aleck is known about the White
House and In the Departments as "Fresh, the
| Valet"