Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04
SILLING'S WIFE AND MOTHER.
They Came Here, but Are Unable to
Find Him.

They Came Here, but Are Unable to
Find Him.
Yesterday afternoon on the train sched-
ulei to reach here at 80 on the Southern
railroad from Orange, Va, were two pas
sengers who care here strictly on bust
ness. They we're Mrs. Silling and her
daushter-in-law, mother and wife of Arthur
l.. Siling, the 81. Louis shoe drummer, an
account of whose alleged intimacy with the
wife of DIR. Glennan was printed in The
Star two days ago, when DR.. Glennan's
suit for divorce from his wife was fled
after he had entered the 18th street board
ing house and taken his two children. The
train on which the ladies arrived was be-
hind time, and it was nearly O'Clock when
they reached their hotel They came from
their home in Manassas, and, while they
expected to remain here over night they
did not seiect for their stopping place the
house where ii is alleged the son of the
elder Mrs. Silling and husband of the
daughter-in-law was found night before
last.
Soon after they reached here they were
seen by Star reporter. The mother was
terribly distressed but she was confident
not want to shield him. His wife was
equally anxious that the public should
Know of her husbands conduct.
The Wifc's Suspicious Aroused.
The wife's suspicious We're first AROUSED
when she made a suggestion early in July
that she accompany her husband to t;din-
boro, Va, where he expected to remain Il
few days. He gave vent to his feelings
when the suggestion was male, and after
ward wrote her letter of apology for his
conduct. After going to Ednhoro, where
Mrs. Glcnnan was spending the summer
he wrote affectiorate letters to his wife
until early in August, when his letters
ceased coming.
Then the wife wrote friend at Ednboro,
ard the response Was: I'll YOU want your
husband you had better so to HarDer's
Ferry"
In the meantime, it appears. the mer-
chants in the valley of Virginia who had
given Silling shoe orders learned of the
life he was living. and promptly Cancelled
their orders. so it is said.
Mrs. Silling, II other of the young man,
went 70 Harper's Ferry ana saw him. He
promised TO return home, but did not come
when he promised. When he did return,
ne said he was trying to get rid Of the
woman. But according to Mrs. Siiline's
story this was not an easy task. She wrote
letters and sent kilograms many as
three kilograms beng received one day
These Were signed Sweet while at least
one letter was signed Loving wife" The
first telegram had been addressed Mrs
a. L. SillinS the mistake of the operator
and this telegram gave the wife an idea of
what was going On. Then letters were ad-
dressed to Sillins under the name Gilmore"
One of the last letters received contained a
threat to expose him.
n Visit to the 18th Street House.
Late in the afternoon the 18th street
boarding house was visited, and there it
was learned that Mrs. Glennan and SiIling
had left. the man saying he was going
away. He paid his board bill before leav-
ing.
Thinks Si,linE Has Left Town.
Detective McDevitt is now confident that
SilIing has left the city. and he imagincs
he will not return to his Virginia home
Siliing, he says. has no money, and If he
Is travelling he is doing So with money
furnished him by persons other than his
wife or Parents. The mother and wife of
Silling will probably so home this after
noon.