The Washington times., 1894-11-23
LOVES The DENTISTS WIFE
Mrs. Malone Nheless' Charge Against
Her Husband in Suing for Divorce.
CORRESPONDENT MRS. DR.. HAY
Sensational Scenes in a Depot and Confec-
toner's shop-Both Women Emerged
Slightly Disfgured-Trips on the Sly TO
the Mountains-singular Story Told.

A series OF sensational incidents, involving
q number of persons well known here in OIL
cial life. and of the highest social eonnec-
tions. are the main-springs Of a divorce suit
filed Wednesday by Shellabarger d Wilson,
attorneys.
The story has so many of the elements Of
the improbable that it is understood the at
torneys who defended Miss Pollard in her
suit against Col. BreckinrIdge made an es-
peeial investigation Of the facts alleged, in
order to assure themselves Of the merits Of
the case, before accepting retainers-
The defendant is Malone Wheless, of the
Wheless Electrical Company, who has re-
Gently become quite wealthy from an under
ground electrical railway system which he
has perfected and whicn has received the
SUPPORT of ample capital. Senator Stewart,
il Is understood. is one of the hackers Of the
company. Mr.. Nheless is a native Of Nash
Ville Tenn, a lawyer in early life. in 1880
private secretary of Commissioner OF
the General Land Office Williamson, and
again private secretary 10 Director Of the Mint
Burchard.
His wife. who sues for a divorce and Gus
todv of their siK-year-old daughter, was Miss
Maud Barlow, daughter Of Judge James ii.
c. Barlow, Of Rapides Parish. La. Her
mother, Mrs. Mary Barlow, Of No. 1908
TWenty-sixth street northwest has been for
ten years a clerk in the Post-ofice Depart
ment She was recommended for a place
originally by Gen. Garfield and Gov. Foster.
OF Ohio and recently had the Endorsement OF
Vice President Stevenson.
The correspondent is Mrs. Catherine Hay,
wife Of DR.. G. W. Hay, Of No. 2205 K street
northwest. Dr. Hay. in addition TO a large
4 at Nafr Xnr
avenue, is an observer at the Weather Bureau
with hours from to 10 p. m. DR.. Hay has
lived here fifteen years. For five years before
he was in the weather service AZ Atlanta and
Pittsburg. He is native Of New York. Mrs.
Hay was q Miss Peasants, Of Hagers-
town. Nd.
In her suit Mrs. Wheless says she and Mr..
Wheless were married il New Orleans on
March S, 1879. by the Rev. Or. Walker, a
Methodist minister. They came to Washing
ton in 1880. She alleges that her husband
committed adultery with Mrs. Hay at the
Powhattan, Charleston, w. Va, on Septem-
Der IA last and at other times and places in
that State; also on or about November II and
on November l6 at Mrs. Hays home, No.
2205 street northwest.
They have one child. Maud, six years old.
She is without home in her own right and
Is living with her mother at No. 1908 Twenty
sixth street northwest, but her husband is a
IuhD OF dul PIC luCOllc, LuOuSu Sue OOts lOg
fully know its source. She asks for 5000 per
month alimony, counsel fees, and custody Of
the child.
Mrs. Wheless introduced her husband to
the HAYS about a year ago. Her health was
poor She went to Philadelphia under the
advice Of her physician.
TIE same night. she now believes. her hus-
band left for Charleston, w. Va, with Mrs.
Hay. She returned here, and on September
81 went to the Baltimore and Ohio Depot to
meet her husband. She had previously re-
ceiVed intimations that he was uniaithful to