Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-10
THE ABANDONED WIFE.
Mrs. Vernon p. Clayton b Put Under
Arrest by the Police.

The New York Tssss today ssys, In room ne
OF the Evsrstt hsss, 90 Rarh row Q rather In
ssrsseng young woman b being Kept under 70
ssraink II NOT actual arrest She gave her
name - Nra Vernon p. Clayton and her hus-
band registered ~ The hotsl last wednesday.
unsl two nights ego both we're the favoriss
guests Of mine hest, Capt Auison.
Nj. Clayeen got Ne captain 10 cash ehsck
on saturday night n IVES for e2o.7A Ths
clerk. jos. Shea, bad refused 10 cash Il. and
also refused 10 60 security when asked 70 DO %
BY Capt Aulton The httsr felt shaky, too,
but whom be sav this pertinent note wrapped
around the check he smiled and aid he
guessed 10 was all right
Iaeic.sd You .ili ana ss.es for eco. 70 ana ,..-
ns 4: Ss. e "a 90 No. :sS sSs =
ySu, fault and you alone must suffer the eonssqn.ncs
NOT Il .Ssn Ssa sS yon y
VI" lo as,s'S your present s1Ps5o;rsffs u.xx.cHxs
This was bold forgery. Vernon had AMPLY
written 10 himself, and how he obtained The
billhead Of Hammacher. Sohlemmer a %. Of
22l Canal street 10 thing that the Arm doesnt
know. Mr.. Hammacher 10 in Europe and his
son Charles yesterday notified his bank 70 stop
payment The forged signature was Ham
maeher, Schlemmer d Co., and Capt Aulton
does not remember on what bank In was drawn
his butcher, Mr.. MAher Of Fulton market and
the bogus check viii turn mp today.
On Sunday night Clayton asked his wife 20
meet him st the Aston house. She waited three
hours in vain. While she was looking for him
he packed mp some clothes at the Everett hotel
and skipped out even taking, his wife says, the
| last Is cents left in her purse. The abandoned
wife walked the door all night buoyed with the
futile thought that Vernon might return 10 her.
| Finally she made her story known 10 the hotel
~
pressed for her. She determined 70 get back
to her mother at Washington, 90 abe declared
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon, armed with
an introductory letter from the district attor-
ney's secretary, Mr.. william N. Penny, che
| went over and had an interview with Passen-
ger Agent Carpenter Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, who told her that he would furnish her
with ticket for Washington ut hsif-rste-shs
best he could do.
In the meanwhile DETECTIVES. Chryssal and
Liston OF the sixth precinct had been put on
| the case, and when Mrs. Clayton returned 10
the hotel she was told that she was under ar
rest She was allowed TO remain in the hotel
however. Although abe wept bitterly enough,
abe refused to tell who she was or where she
lived The marriage certificate she produced
| gives her name ~ Frances Marpsra, and 10
signed BY the rector Of Trinity church, WASH
| ington, Thomas q. Addison There are no wit
nesses subscribed, and the certificate may be .
forgery.
The woman il . blonde, wears blonde wig
and uses such expressions in speaking Of her
wants him arrested
Clayton claimed 10 know An Orange, NJ,
resident named II. r. Smith. Tunes reporter
saw Mr.. Smith ct 81 Summer street, Orange,
last night, and while the gentleman recalled
the name Of Clayton and recognized his de-
scription he maintained that be had only met
him in business way, and that some time ago.