Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-07
THE MISSING POLICEMAN.

Mrs. volandt Tells Sad Story of Her Hus-
banda Cruelties.
In the neat little parlor at 1885 Potomac
street Mrs. Volandt, the wife of the runaway
policeman, William volandt. yesterday told a
reporter the dark side of her married life As
the deserted lady spoke of her trials and trbula-
tions and the conduct Of the man who had
sworn to stay by her through sickness and in
death her eyes and those of the three bright
chill dren clustered around her filed with tears
MRS. voLAHDr's STORY.
Sa id Mrs. Volandt: During oil our eleven
years of married life he has treated me cruelty,
often descending 30 far as to strike me. Once.
while in the army and stationed at Fort Bid
WE'LL California in troop c, second cavalry. he
so cruelty treated me that the officer in COM
mand had him placed in the guard house. In
order to help him along as much as possible /
did the washing while there for fifty eold!ers
To get through it all l WAS often obliged to
work from sunrise to sunset.
"Once when the accumulated bills amounted
to nearly 1900, the soldiers only paving ne
every three months he went among them and
collected all they owed, alleging that was in
great need of the money. As soon as they paid
him he went to gambling house and lost it all
in one night. For this | complained to the Off
Ger in charge, who once again put Volandt in
the guard house and issued orders that all
money due for washing should be paid to me
alone.
"At another time when Ind about s100 in
the house and just after his enlistment had ex-
pired he took it all and deserted me, going to
Baltimore. There he spent it in about two
months. Then he began to think of home
again, but not having the means wherewith to
reach it. he tramped it back, begging money
and rides on the way. Though his home has
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his station, he would never seek it only when
necessary. To sleep and eat hurriedly in it was
all he sought it for.
THE OTHER WOMEN.
"Of late l have received several ANONYMOUS
letters telling me Of my husbands intimacy
with other women. A few weeks ago he was
seen at the theater in company with a married
woman. With another woman he became SC
intimate that her husband threatened her with
a divorce suit, and finally to bring
her out Of Temptations way moved out
OF Volandts neighbOrhood. This intimacy
with the Henderson woman" Mrs. Volnndt
continued, ''was first made known to me about
one month ago. Then saw them standing in
her fathers bar room door conversing in the
most familiar manner. After seeing them later
several times together 1 spoke to Mr. Morgan,
her father, about it, but he replied that his
daughter didn't give match for the finest man
living: Nevertheless the two are now together
in Chicago.
''Ths Mrs. Henderson. I have been authorita-
lively informed, left her husband in Baltimore
for no cause at all. She simply wanted to be
free. Her little daughter has been left behind
to bear the insults that will be heaped upon
her in later life.
HER FUTURE PLANS.
"With no money at all coming in," said Mrs
Volandt, 1--WE can no longer live in our presen:
house, and yesterday I received position nt
Fort Myer Of washerwoman to the soldiers.
The officers in command have placed at my dis
posal a small house and there / and my chill
dren will go. Washing is hard work, but
must do it for my and his children's sake.
HOW voLANDT LEFT.
On the evening OF the day Voland. left he
sent his wife from the house on some pretext
in order that he might pack his satchel without
notice or discovery that he had gone Mrs
Volandt went to the station, where she hoped
to hear news of him, but her con-
ISOLATION was a letter addressed to
the runaway in a woman's handwriting. In
frenzied terms the writer begged him to come
on to Baltimore. of which place she said abe
was so tired "Yours. with love, Stella Wyatt, u
wound up the penciled missive. Stella Wyatt
is a married woman. who, until q short time
ago, resided on 32d street.
For the past two months Volandt has no,
contributed anything at all to the support OF
his Family and rs a consequence the grocer and
baker and bu.cher and landlord are all clamor-
ing after their money. Not only did he keep
all his salary. but his gold watch was pawned &
get him more.