The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-03
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DR.. GlennnD, with TIL ee Men. Tears Them
Bodily from, their Mother

! WASHINGTON, oct. "A sensational
! kidnapping in which an officer of the Gov
eminent prominently figures. engages the
attention of the public authorities In
Washington. The tW1 children OF Dr.
GitnHon were forcibly taken from their
mothers home al O'Clock This morning
by four men. and Mrs. Glennan claims
mat her husband was one OF them. Dr.
Glennan Is IA surgeon OF the marine hos
pital service. Three years ago he sued
! his wife for divorce. According To Mrs
| Gliennan. she defeated the suit in two
| courts, and the case was finally settled by
a decision mat Dr. Glennan should pay
his wife so month alimony. and that
she should retain possession OF their two
boys
The kidnapping occurred al a boarding
house $40 Tweifth street where Mrs.
Glennan resides. She was awakened AT
O'Clock this morninE by hearing a door
Durst open tolr men entered her apart
ncnt ana took from her side the eldest
was taken from his bed in another room
Mrs. Glennan shriekcd for help as she sau,
her children being taken from the house.
and begged the men. one Of whom ac-
cording 10 her story was Or. CIenugn
not TO rob her Of her boys The children
in their night gowns. were carried out OF
me me mouse ana ana each was placed in carri-
age. In charge OF two Of the men Tho
carriages were driven rapidly away he
fore the neighbolhood was fairly aroused
Mrs. Glennan is an attractive woman
iNaNnGF hf..p or
Joseph Kenneth Rayner. ex-coperessman M
from North carolina, and Solicitor OF
the Treasury under President Arthur
ANOTHER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Or. ,Glennan. this afternoon filed sui,
for divorce from his wife Susan r.
Glennan. ~
The bill OF complaint states that tbsv
were married her here at ST Matthews
church. April y, 1881 by the Rev Eath
er +. e. Boyle. and that as the resnit nf
such union two children. Arthur " and
kenneth r, were born 10 them June
Dr. Glennan alleges that his wife's con.
duct towards him and with other men
became or such a character that while
they were temporarily residing at port
f9Mhsena f1Tst IsSe sMSeashinston about i} Az
place. he leaving for StephenvilIe. Texas
since which time he and his wife have
not lived together as man and wife.
Or. Glennan then charges that during
the summer and early fall Of the present
year his wife formed an unlawful int.
macy with one Arthur l.. SiIling. and
committed adultery with him I'm Virginia.
az Edihboro, and at other places in that
stale, unknown 10 complainant. He
further charges that Mrs. Glennan re-
neatedN during last month at HarDer's
Ferry, W. Va. and other places in that
STATE; and also Al various times to the
complainant unknown. in this district.
and specifically at SO Twelfth street |
this city, on the night of October /. IS9i' |
as well as at various other times last |
month at that address. and at other |
times and places. committed adultery |
with other men 10 the complainant un- |
known.
THE CHARGf
Or. Glennan came to Washington, and |
last night accompanied by four men. en- |
tered the boarding house on Twelfth |
street, and proceeded 10 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 10 point cut his mothers room
The door the child Indicated was burst
open, and Mrs. Glennan and Silling were
found together. DIR. Glennan and the |
others said that they fully recognized
Silling. DR.. Glennan then took his chill
ireu from the house and this morning |
eft the city, carrying them out of the
Two years ago DIR. Glennan sued his
wife for divorce on the same grounds. |
he correspondent being named as Sur
.eon r. NJ. Magruder. of the Marine |
hospital Office. The charges in that case,
loweyer were not proven.