The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-03
HITS At HIS WIFE'SHONOR.
Two Children Kidnapped as Part Of
His Fieht.

Sensational Divorce Case Involving a
Surgeon Of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice-The Doctor Accuses His Wife
of Adultery-The Children Taken by
Force in a Midnight Raid on the
Wife's Apartments.
Washington. Oct "A sensational in
cident. in which an Official of
the government prominently figures,
engages the attention Of the pub
lie authorities in Washington. The
two children Of DR.. and Mrs. A. Il. Glen
nan were forcibly taken from their
mothers home at o'clock this morning
by four men. and Mrs. Glennan claims
that her husband was one Of them. DR..
Gleuuan is a surgeon Of the marine hos
pital service Three years ago he sued
his wife for divorce According to Mrs.
Clennan she defeated the suit in two
courts and the case was finally settled Dy
9 decision that Or. Glennan should pay
his wife SIS a month alimony and that she
should retain possession of their two BOYS
The kidnapping occurred at a boarding
house al $40 Twelfth street where Mrs.
Glennan resided.
THE KIDNAPPING.
She was awakened at / o'clock this
morning by hearing a door burst open.
-Four men entered her apartments and
took from her side the eldest boy, Arthur.
The other child, Kenneth. was taken
from his bed in another room. Mrs.
p Glennan shrieked for help as she saw her
children being taken from the house and
begged the men. one Of whom, according
10 her story. was DR. Glennan, not to rob
her of her boys. The children, in their
nightgowns, were carried out of the
house and each was placed in a carriage
in charge of two Of the men. The car
riages were driven rapidly away before
the Eeighb orhoOd was fairly aroused.
Mrs. Glennan is an attractive woman.
She was Miss Susie Rayner, daughter of
Joseph Kenneth Rayner, ex-congressman
from North Carolina and solicitor Of the
treasury under President Arthur.
ANOTHER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
DR.. Glennan this afternoon filed suit
for divorce from his wife, Susan r Glen
nan The bill Of complaint states that
they were married here at St. Matthews
church April 2S 1881, by the Rev. Father
F Z. Boyle and that as the result Of
such union two children, Arthur W. and
Kenneth r., were born to them June z
1888, and Aug I, 1854, respectively. DR.
Glennan alleges that his wife's con
duct toward him and with other men
became of such a character that
while they were temporarily residing at
Port Townsend, Wash, about Aug. !,
1859, a separation took place, he leaving
for Stephen Vile, Tex, since which time
he and his wife have not lived together
as man and wife. Dr. Glennan then
charges that during the summer and
-1vr fol g ont J., ,vvs g.,
formed an unlawful intimacy with one
Arthur l.. Silling and committed adul-
terry with him in Virginia, at Edinboro
and at other places in that state I'M
known TO complainant. He further
charges that Mrs. Glennan repeatedly
during last month, at Harper's Ferry,
w. Va. and at other places in that state,
and also al various times to the complain
ant unknown, in this district, and speci6-
cally atSl0 Twelfth street, this city, on
the night of Oct. /. 1894 as well as at
various other times last month"; at that
address, and a. other times and places,
committed adultery with other men, to
the complainant unknown.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
DR.. Glepnan came to Washington, and
last night, accompanied by four men, en-
tered the boarding house on Twelfth
street and proceeded to the third story.
Two doors were broken in without any
developments. 1t is stated that one of
the Glennan boys was asked by his
father to point out his mothers room.
The door the child indicated was burst
open, and Mrs. Glennan and Silling were
found together. DR.. Glennan and the
others said that they fully recognized
Silling, although he attempted to prevent
it by covering his head with the bed
clothes DIR. Glennan then took his chill
dren from the house, and this morning
left the city, carrying them out of the
jurisdiction. Two years ago DIR. Glennan
sued his wife for divorce on the same
grounds, the correspondent being named
as Surgeon r. NJ. Magruder of the marine
hospital Office. The charges in that case,
however, were not proved.