Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-15
A DESERTED WIFE.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE GREEN
McReA SENSATION.
Mrs. Green OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ScendaI
About Mrs. McCrca-Cterk Bookcrs
Statement.

Savannah Ca special to the World,
dated February 18th, says:
Mrs. Douglass Green, with her children,
is the guest here of her brother-in-law, T..
M. Green. She did not know OF her hus-
bands escapade until this morning, the
members Of the family having withheld
the news. hoping that it was exaggerated:
The deserted wife is gricf-strtcken aud
will see no one except her relatives. :,
Mr. Green conversed with the World
correspondent to-day and said that he bad
been convinced for some time tnat MS
brother was insane and that he had taken
the necessary steps to place him where no
could be treated.
Had the steamer Lahn been an hour
late in leaving New York." said he. my
brother would never have sailed WITH Mrs.
McCrea."
When asked wha. steps would be taken
he declined 10 answer.
When asked point-bIank whether Mrs.
Green had secured divorce. MIR; Green re-
plicd. II refuse 20 answer either IN the
negative or affirmative"
SCANDAL COMING OUT.
A good deal of scandal attached to Mrs.
McCrea during her residence in New YORK
after she had secured adivorce. Mr.. Reich
il said TO have insisted on her leaving the
his house. Green was not the only gentle
man. from all accounts, who was enter
tanned ut her Ninetv-third-street house.
Among others were two prominent men,
bers Of the dramatic profession. There
are in the possession of her admirers. II Is
said, several copies Of picture OF Mrs.
McCrea which is supposed to represent her
as the Venus of Milo.
THE LITTER FROM GREEN.
The letter which Green sent back from
the steamship Lahn. on which he and Mrs.
McCrea sailed Wednesday, to Commodore
Bateman, by the pilot, was signed Yours
affectionately. Douglass" and included
the following: 3,
Sorry, sorry FOR all the pain have caused
you. A man of my age ought to know
better. Please address my mail to Brown,
Shipman 4 Co.. London 4,
The letter was written in pencil and
showed evidences of great nervous strain
on tho part of the writer. Green sent q
letter at the same time TO his brother-in-
law. William w. Mackall. Jr., in which he
enclosed the key to his flat IN the BARGE
Iona and asked that some canary birds
there should receive attention. On Tues
day. the day before his departure, Green
was occupied for hours writing out checks
for bills which he owed. Altogether he
must have made out forty checks. Com
modore Bateman had q suspicion of the in
tended departure. and he said TO Green:
why will you not listen to reason
You are going to foreign country. You
will be haunted by the thought that you
are criminal and cannot return to your
own country Why do you give up SO
much for this womanp"
Al HAMPTON.
Asthe scene Of the recent romantic "and
scandalous marriage Hampton IS naturally
all agog about tho sensation, and many
persons have visited the County Clerks
Office to see the license granted the couple
Clerk Booker says the lady swore. to the
fact OF her being resident of this towr
and county. The Rev. w. Shorts, who
ofiiciated. does not relish his sudden noto
riety and is very uneasy about 1t.