Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-26
The Roy. Family Trouhles.


TIE CHILDREN.
IN the Equity Court, Judge Hagner. this morning
When the court was quite ousily engaged we'll
dressed woman OF about IS, with determined look
took position on the outside OF the railing. but was
directed inside. In q few moments the object OF
her visit was apparent as well as who she was Mr.
Chase Roys, whose family troubles have been In
the courts for some time, walked up 20 the Judges
desk and read petition for an order directing that
two OF the children-Nettie and Nillie-be turned
over 10 him. While reading the Petition MIS-
Emily Roys. the woman In question, stood near 10y
and was about TO make reply. but the court init
out, evidently under the impression that she had
been beaten. The court, however. at once took the
petition and remarking that the same matter had
Deen passed on before, wrote on the back all order
denying the prayer OF the petitioner.
After Judge Hagner had opened the Probate
Court MT. J. Med Darlington. for MIS- Roys, pre-
Sented petition asking for rule on Chase Roys 10
show cause why he should not be attached for con-
tempt In not complying with the order by paying
for the support OF the children. The petitioner
states that decree OF divorce was granted her on
March q, 1884, and the custody OF the children and
defendant was decreed TO pay $50 per month"; that
MI Roys made a statement as TO his accounts, and
Judge Hagner directed him TO pay the money due
the children into court and file his account, which
would be acted on.
THE COMMISSIONER OF NAvIaArIoN.-Mr Patten,
the new commissioner OF navigation, will assume
charge OF his new Office on Monday.
An Exciting Beach Scene.
HOW AN INJURED WIFE INTERPRETED WITH her
RECREANT HUSBANDS DIP IN TH8 SRA.
special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from
Atlantic City says that among the bathers in the
surf near the foot OF Georgia avenue yesterday
a lanky man. noticeable for his unusual height and
wearing a bathing suit that Mapped It's folds
around his spare and bony form, as nag might
a remarkably pretty woman OF % or "a years OF
age, whose bright blonde tresses hung loosely over
her shapely shoulders, and who approached the
breakers with such a show OF trepidation that the
spectators laughed at her timidity and concluded
that she was rural belle who was taking dip In
the ocean for the first time In her life. The man
was at least IS years her senior but he kicked his
long shanks about with the hilarious Joy OF boy,
and sought every opportunity TO clasp the hands
and waist OF his companion
While they were splashing In the water they
were approached by a very fat woman, with her
waist underher arms, who, without word of warn
Ing, brought heavy hand down full on the back
OF the pretty bather, and followed up ner attack
with another and Others that struck the face neck
and breast, and caused her TO scream with fright
and establishment In moment, however, the
blonde recovered her senses and pitched battle
ensued, and there was a halo OF flying arms and
dlsheveled hair for fully five minutes. The man
was too dumbfounded to be OF much assistance.
and the little effort that he did make to disengage
the lighters was rewarded by a slap In the face
from the cOrpulent female with hand like ham.
When the young woman with the golden hair fled
from her combatant her face was scratched and
her clothing torn half way down her back. she
made directly for the bath house, two squares
further up the beach. Then the other female de-
voted her attention TO the man, who was beginning
to look very sheepish as the crowd gathered about
him and listened to the emphatic abuse OF the now
well aroused and excited woman.
"Joe Somers4 you're beast, that's what you are
and Ill-"
"oh, shut up, can't you? Come away from here
and I'll talk this whole thing over" he interposed.
"Youre wrong-dead wrong, tell you"
"Oh, don't you try to lie out OF It. I've caught
you and you can't fool me again I've been play
ing fool long enough"
.'Say. now, can't you keep qulet7 I'll explain the
edged out OF the ring the crowd had formed She
did go with him, but he slipped her at the bath
house, and half an hour later she inOuiring u
policeman whether tall man and a blonde crea-
ture had been seen together coming from the bath
house.
Joe SomerS' pretty companion is one OF the most
notorious women here, who. with another woman
is gaining livelihood by securing lambs for a
gambling house. Mr.. and Mrs SOmerS are repre-
scented as being from Frankford.