Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23
CAUSES HER HUSBANDS ARREST.
Mr.. Wheelwright Charged With Threaten
ing the Life of His Wife.

Shortly after o'clock last night, Mrs.
John Wheelwright, a petite, black-haired
lady, rushed into the office OF the Young
Mems Christian Association IN an ex-
cited manned and asked to be permitted
TO use the phone She called up the
Second Police Station and requested that
an officer be sent to her assistance, as
she was I'm danger OF an attack being
made upon her by her husband. Police
man Redford was at once dispatched to
the association building. and at the re-
quest of Mrs Wheelwright, he summoned
Magistrate Jones. who issued a warrant
charging Mr.. Wheelwright with having
been dIsorderly and threatening to Kill
his wife.
The warrant was executed on Mr..
Wheelwrght AZ the st. Clair Hotel
short while afterwards. He was carried
TO the station-house. where he was per-
mtted to phone Ior Mr.. George s. Wash
on, who soon Joined him and went
on his bond for appearance before the
Police Court Monday.
THE wIFE'S STORY.
A Dispatch reporter called upon Mrs.
Wheelwright shortly afterwards at her
home, No 100 south Fifth street. The
lady responded TO the ring OF the bell IN
person. and in a rather excited manner
narrated the circumstances that led up
TO her calling upon the police. The
trouble with the couple dates back some
months. and for the past two weeks, they
have not been living together. Last night'
a few moments before the advent Of Mrs.
Wheelwright in the Young Mems Chris
tlan Association, she was. according to
her story, seated in the dining-room,
which IS on the parlOr floor when her
husband came to the front door. She, In
anticipation of his coming. had locked the
front door. After tr-ing TO force an en-
trance, Mr. Wheelwright smashed the
large plate-glags in the door, and thereby
effected an entrance. In the mean time
Mrs. Wheelwright had locked the din
ing-room door, and. with her two chill
dren-one girl OF il years and the other
bright little tot OF 4-had fed through the
back door. The husband crashed through
the din.ng-room door also, and followed
his fleeing wife and children. Ere he
emerged from the hous. they had safely
reached the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
CHARGES OF INFTDELITY.
To the reporter Mrs. wheelwright said
that her husband had made charges that
reflected upon her, but that all OF his
charges were groundless. and she would
be able to disprove them when the
case came TO trial. 'I have" said she,
"endeavored not to let the world know
OF my unhappiness, but 1 had to take
this step for the protection OF myself
and children, for believe my husband
would have killed me. and now that
have gone this far don't care, ana
shall let the world know everything. L
don't expect happiness in this world. Lire
IS too short, but ] hope TO get my share
OF It in the eternal life"
Mr. Wheelwrght is n travelling sales
man for the Wortendyke Manufacturing
Company, and was for years member
OF the commission firm OF Baylor. Wheel
wright & Co.. whose place OF business
was on the Basin Bank.
He has been living at the 81. Claire
Hotel since his separation from his wife.
but could not be found by the Dispatch
man last night. He had not returned to
the hotel at o'clock this morning.