Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-31
A Hartford Scandal.

A Young Lady's In6atuatfOn - Runs
 Away with a Married Man-Pretty
 Woman and $5O.OOO.
 Hartford has sensation in the reported elopement of 8 married man named Frank H. Corbin with Miss Lucy A. Robbins, of New ington, hitherto considered highly respect able, her family connections being of the best. Corbin until recently kept drug store in American Row, Hartford. A Times re- porter went to Newington yesterday to inter- view Mrs. Corbin as to the truth fulness of the report. The Times says On arriving there he found the lady at the home of her father, MT. Jedediah Deming. She left her husbands home about three weeks ago. She is lady of good appearance and seems not to be more than 28 years of age. She is Iady-like in her manners, is sweet spoken and fair looking. She has a bright little boy, five years of age, who is afraid that his father is going to send some bad men there to spirit him away. He wants to stay with his mother.
 While feeling keenly the disgrace which her husband has brought upon her and her little ch1ld, and while regretting the publicity of the affair, she feels that 1t was impossible to prevent the exposure, and she is disposed to make the best of it, knowing that her good name will not suffer in consequence of her unfaithfuI husbands actions.
 While not having positive proof of the elopement of MT. Corbin and Miss Robbins she does not doubt it is true. He is gone and she is gone, and from their former be- havior she believes that they went away to- gether, and are now living together as man and wife.
 So far as meeting Miss Robbins on Main =. TT H. on their track is concerned, Mrs. Corbin de- nies it, and ayers that she had no occasion to do so as she was well aware of undue inti- macy between them.
 Months ago she was made aware of her husbands guilt, and as far back as October pleading of Miss Robbins to spare her good name. The young lady, with bowed head and fearful eyes, confessed to the wronged wife that she was criminally intimate with her husband, but promised that she would never see him again if she would forgive her and not make the scandal public. The in jured wife, feeling the disgrace of the thing most keenly, promised to keep the secret if she kept her promise. In about one week after the fearful confession, such was her in fatuatlon for the man, she broke her word and resumed her intimacy, much to the sor- row of the injured woman.
 Soon after all this MT. Corbin confessed SO44G tO A1S H4IOj dAO 4g HOu1O dPPOdI OJ this that the guilty couple had resolved to face the world in their illicit love- let the out come be what it might.
 I Mir. Corbin went into the drug business on American Row last fall, and some time pre- vious to this Miss Robbins hired a room in Talcott and Posts building, and after wards she removed to 8 room in Cheney l building It is 8 well known fact that Mir. Corbin often used to visit her at her room. ] This intimacy was kept up all { winter, and the exposure was precipita- ted by the application for divorce and the attempt to steal the child. After Corbin had established himself in business he seldom went home, and never except on Sunday, and his Sunday visits also ceased about Christmas time and he has not spent a night at home since.
 Three weeks ago to-day, on Friday, March g, Miss Robbins notified her sister that she was going away. She would not tell where she was going, but said, You will not see me or hear from me in long time'' She ! went away and has not been heard from since. Mir. Corbin also left at about the same time and he has not been heard from since, and 1t is understood that he is Tout West. Miss Robbins is spoken of as hands ome lady of 26 years, possessing fine head of light brown hair, expressive eyes, regular and pleasing features and 8 lovely complexion which any girl would envy. She is wealthy, accomplished and pretty, and could almost have taken her pick from host of admirers. It is said that she took $1O GOO in cash with her, which is but small portion of what she is actually worth, report placing her fort une at $50, 900.
 Possibly the thing which causes the de- serted wife the greatest pain and prompts the bitterest reflections was the friendly re. lations between Miss Robbins and herself They were dear friends and until suspicious of improper intimacy between the false pair were first aroused. Miss R. was first in her heart among her female acquaintances. It pains the deserted wife to think that her fair young friend could have been so false. She went to her home with tEe smile of friendship on her lips and the sin of betrayal in her heart
 Mrs. Corbin anticipates no opposition from her husband in the divorce proceedings, and if she did she has no fear of being blocked in her desire to be free from him. She claims to have abundant proof of criminal intimacy between them. Her prayer for separation is based on the ground of adultery and it could now be supplement- ed by another on the ground of assertion. The charge of adultery at various times cov- CTS period from early in 1880 up to the pres- ent month.
 Mrs. Corbin has the sympathy of all in her troubles.