The morning call., 1894-08-28
OF DARING BLACKMAHERs.
Made a Correspondent in a Di-
VOrCe Suit.
GAVE MRS. GLAssCoCK MONEY.
Traps Were Set for Him, but He
Would Not Walk Into
Them.

WASd1NGIONs aug. a. Inc statement
was published this morning that Charles
l.. Glasscock of this city had filed a suit
for absolute divorce from his wife and
that be had named as correspondent a
Senator whose name was not given and
whose identity was not clearly known.
The fact became known that Senator
Stewart of Nevada was probably the
Senator referred to in the article. To-
night an Associated Press reporter asked
him whether he had seen the statement,
to which he replied:
Il did. and presume it applies to me.
About year and a halls ago the woman
GlasscOck came 30 me as Southern LADY,
in great distress. She represented that
she had five children, that her husband
was unable to support them and they
were suffering for food and clothing. She
said she was willing to work in any capac-
lily, and wanted ne to get her employment
in some of the departments-any Kind of
work would DO. applied to the Interior
Department for her, but they had no
place.
"A few times afterward she came to my
Office, always suggesting some way that
through my influence she could get work
and always representing the great dis
tress she and her family were suffering
At one time she came on a cold, rainy day
and said they had no coal and she and
her childIen were suffering. [ gave
her So to buy coal. At an
other time she sent her little girl 10
me with letter stating that one of her
children had typhoid fever and she had
no money to buy medicine, and unless she
could get money the child would probably
die. l sent her a few dollars. On two or
three occasions she obtained money
from me for like purposes, and finally she
commenced writing letters, assuming that
improper relations existed between US
and that l had more to lose than she. /
met her at the Capitol one evening and
told her those were bleckmailing letters
and that was bound from that time on
to treat her as blackmailer.
"a few days after this received a let
ter from an attorney, Mr.. Clarington,
asking if l had any reason to give why
Mr.. Glasscock should not bring a suit
against me for alternating the affections of
his wife. sent Colonel Thompson to him
to state the facts. He wrote Colonel
Thompson that his client was an honora-
bic man and was about to bring suit for
divorce. | then wrote to Mr.. Claringtop.
stating the facts for his information, sup
posing that would end the matter. But
the suit was commenced and Mr.. Glass
cock sent me the subpoena.
Some time afterward l received a let
ter from James II. Wilson stating that
Mrs. Glasscock had called on him in great
distress, fearing her children would be
taken from her and that it was delicate
matter to manage. paid no attention to
. loffa -ha
ceiVed another letter from Mrs. Glasscock.
stating that she must see me and that she
would call on the following Monday morn
ing, and Informing me her husband was in
Richmond, Va.
"By that time 1 began to suspect con-
spiracy, and when the time arrived
watched.
''She came and attempted to get into my
office She had her little girl with her.
Mr.. Glasscock. her husband, was out in
the street entrance. She evidently was to
get into my Office and then send her little
girl for her husband ana create a sensa.
tion.
''She wrote me one or two other letters.
insisting that she could protect me If she
could only see me, and that her husband
was absent. and that it was necessary for
her to see me before he returned. One
was brought by her little boy to the capi-
tai. She and her husband were there i'm
mediately afterward. They hunted for me
IN pairs several days.
1.-THE plan, as l learned afterward. was
that she was to meet me and he was TO
come up, accuse US of intimacy, create a
scene on the street and get the story pub
lshed.
81 then employed detective and ascer-
tanned they were living together, and have
been ever since the suit for divorce was
commenced. l obtained proof of the con-
sDiracy and my attorney presented it to
Judge Bradley, and there is an order of
the court that the question of conspiracy
of collusive suit shall first be heard. The
affidavits are on file.
Il have also learned that Mrs. Glasscock
and her husband have several co-conspira-
tors OF a disreputable character who have
beer saunIering around the capital for
several years. | know the movement that
they and their cOcOnspiratOrs have made
for the last three months. Twas put under
the painful necessity of gathering these
facts and going before the court with a
view of punishing them for blackmail
schemes.
Mrs. Glasscock has the audacity to say.
Last December my husband left me. and
we have not lived together since, and
since May II have not seen him. They
have been seen together lately. and all
thelr nelghbors and friends knew they
have been living together as husband and
vile ever since the suit was commenced
and that they are living together to-day.
III sue has seen affidavits on file she is a
brave woman to make statement"
Mrs Glasscock has given her version of
the story. She is about 80 years old and
quite handsome in appearance. She saws
she came here with her FIVE children and
husband three years ago. His salary IN
the employ of the Richmond and DanyiIIe
Company was reduced until it was not
sufficient to support them. She attempted 10
secure place in the department thronph
several senators. among them Senator
Stewart Sac told him of her condition.
and Senator Stewart, she says. loaned her
$40, and various times after that upon her