Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-07

A YOUNG BROTHER OF LIEUT.. RHODES ELoPEs
WEALTHY FARMERS DAUGHTER.

Young BROTHER OF LIEUT.. RHODES EIoPES WITH
WEALTHY FARMERS DAUGHTER.
The scene OF the Mary Stannard and Eldridge
johnson murders, In Connecticut, is now agitated
over an elopement and marriage. The groom is
william Treadweu Rhodes, brother OF Lieut..
Rhodes, the hero OF the City OF Columbus rescue
He Is twenty three years OF age, native OF North
Madison, Conn, where he was educated at Gen.
Russel's school He began an apprenticeship on a
training ship, but deserted and went 10 North Mad
ison to live with his mother. who had married John
H0psOn, witness In the Stannard murder trial.
There he met Lotte Redfield, aged sixteen. daugh-
ter OF Samuel Redtield, one OF the weaiteat farm
ers OF the place. Young Rhodes attentions to the
belle OF the village were not acceptable I'd the
father. Their meetings We're therefore clandeStiIe
On WaShington's birthday Mr. and Mrs. Reine.i
went to Middetield to visit friends Their daugh-
ter and young Rhodes took advantage OF the situa-
ton, went to New York, were married and returned
to North Madison on Friday last. The young BRIDE
first saw her parents since the escapade in The
North Madison church On sunday. She Remained
at the sunday school, Ia which she was teacher,
but her parents refused TO recognize her speak
TO her. The daughter burst into tears AID there
was very affecting scene. There has been no Te-
concidalion yet. and Will he hone. Rhodes ana AiS
wife are living with Ibis mother in North Madison
He runs the farn which auJo.nS InaJ or her nus
band. Hopoon, from whom She has separated
AFEw WRITE MICE SEPARATING NAN AND VIE
A Cleveland, Oio, dispatch says; \ lew White
mice are what John y. Lee, a wealthy Baltimore
contractor, now IN this city, Claims separated aEl
from his wife Lee cane mere I'VE months a-u 20
pave St Clair street LIS vile came with nm. a.Id
they boarded al private house on AuriSou street
one day. according 10 Lees story. he MAS >tdnIlgy
i'm trent OF bird store on superior street. when a
woman stepped up TO hln and SAID sin. wCl:d j g
TO Show him some white mice BENZ deeply Inter-
eSted in the subject Of white mice lee went home
with the woman anu saw tie mice, but has we
got wind OF the affair. and dispute arose Viii a
caused separation. Lee says he Is worth ;dO,ts0
anu Is perfectly willing 10 support his wife, but
that She Is working ia some private family. aGd lie
cannot find her In reporting his case u a lOcaI
charity society yesterday, In hopes u getting Track
or MS wife, he drew razor and TOOK solemn o.
that IL lie did not see his Mary III TWO days he
would end his earthly career.
INFORMANT INSURANCE DECIsION.-The Hartford
Life Insurance company in January, 1883, issued
three policies TO A. GoiSh, Two OF which were paya-
bic to his wife and one 10 Minnie KOulsine. Mr..
GOlsh died The following october. AID the company
refused TO pay the policies A suit was brought 10y
Minnie Romsine Che defense being that she had r.o
insurance in the life insured The New York supe-
r1or court yesterday rendered decision against the
company, holding that person may Insure his
own Life for the benent OF whomsoeyer he nay
nominate as payee.
THE RUIN OF DAUGHTER FEARFuLLY AVENGED.
A dispatch from savannah, Ga, says that the
coroner stopped negro funeral yesterday, and re-
moving the shroud and clothing from the corpse
revealed nine knife wounds. Inflicted by a man in
whose house the funeral was being held The VIC