National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-12
PLOTTING ms wIrE's RUIN.
Serious Charge Against tho Complainant in a
Divorce Shit.

Divorce Suit.
On the Dist oflast April Foster p. Wood filed
in equity a petition for divorce from his wife,
Elizabeth Wood, charging her with commit.
ting adultery few days previous in Alcxan.
dria, Va, with Vigo Jansen Ross, alias Val
lomer. 4 week later Messrs Harris & Oliver,
as her solicitors, filed an answer denying the
charge, and alleging II TO be case of CON
splraCy 10 secure the granting of the petition.
IL VIII be remembered that the husband went
TO Alexandria, and with the assistance of the
police, entered room NJ the hotel, and
claimed that no there found his wife and
Jansen occupying the same room. Both were
arrested aud subsequently released on the
| payment by each of SO fine and costs. Mr..
Wood has proceeded with his suit and about
concluded his testimony, and now the wife
comes forward and alleges her inability to put
in her proof unless some way is provided for
| paying the examiner
| She says that she was compelled to seek
| shelter, aud found II through the kindness of
strangers She denies the charge of adultery
with a. Vallomer, pronounccs It wholly false,
though admitting that she accompanied him
to Alexandria In April last. In explanation
she states that on April 4th she was introduced
| TO him. ut her house, by an old woman named
| Browning, a protested fortune teller, when
there was corpse lying in the house. He
remained short time and called on the 9th of
April, stated that he had lost n gold watch in
Alexandria and asked her to go with him and
| assist IN recovering II. She consented and
went stopping at the hotel. She did not see
him again until the next morning at break.
fast, when he said that he had been out all
night with the detectives. but failed to find the
watch. They took breakfast and returned
home, he conducting himself to all appear.
nnces rs n gentleman. On the 18th Of April he
called at her house again exhibited letter,
remarked that he had heard of his watch, and
said that If she would go with him to
Alexandria he could procure 1t. She
reluctantly consented and went on the after
noon train md gtnpDpI nj the hotel. intending
to return the same night. She did not see
Jansen again until daylight the next morning,
when he knocked ut her door. She unlocked
the door, thinking it was the servant girl.
Seeing that II was Jansen, she asked him to
wait until she dressed. He came In and said,
Never mind 1t will be all right" and as he
cnme into the room he was closely pursued by
Wood and two police officers, who arrested her
and Jansen. Wood identified her us his wife.
They were each fined by the mayor of the city
$50 and costs. Wood expressed no anger, or
even surprise, but returned home. On the
next day Jansen received the following tele.
gram:
"Your fine will be paid to-day Rest easy;
FOSTER p. WOOD"
On that day both fines were paid by a man
from this city, she paying no part thereof, nor
did any person pay her fine at her request, and
she was released and returned home. She
| does not know how Jansen registered ut the
hotel. She further states that within eight
days afterthc fines were paid Wood filed his
petition for divorce, and since that time jan
sen aud he have been quite intimate, and she
AYERS that her husband hired and paid money
| to Jansen to seduce her that he might have
| ground for divorce from her. In closing she
states that Jansen complained of the arrest
and said that Wood had made mistake and
| 1t was not his understanding that they were
| to be arrested
Police officer r. NJ. Harlow deposed that he
| knew W. NJ. Jansen and In April or May last
! he had conversation with him, in which
Jansen stated that he had been employed to
seduce the wife of Foster =. Wood; that he in.
| duccd her to go to Alexandria with him; that
| he was promised Sl25 to accomplish the seduC.
ton, but had been paid only a part Of 1t, and
as he had not received his pay he was going To
| give the thing away and that he had told
Mr. Oliver, of the counsel for Mrs. Wood, all
| about IT,
The affidavit of A. L. L. Reese Is also filed.
| He states that Mr.. Wood came 70 him last year
| to act rs assignee of his property, stating that
he was afraid of being turned ont of the treas
ury department rs complaint had been made
against him for not paying his debts. The
paper was prepared, but before record was
made of 1t, ut Woods request, II was deli vered
to another party. lie also mentions the fact
Of loening the wife money to buy fuel and food,
which has not been repaid, and she showing
him tickets of clothing pawned to get money
with which to purchase the necessaries of life.
| Mr.. AND Mrs. CABELL will continue to re.
| ceve into their family limited number OF
| boarding pupils. These young girls are re-