Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-03
In Which Marine Hospital Sur
 geon Figures Largely.
KIDNAPPED HIS TWO SONS,
Who Were in Custody of Their. Mother-A Suit for
 Divorce Filed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-A sensational iu- cident in which an official of the govern ment prominently figures, engages the at : tentiou oi the public authoriti,s in Wash ington.
 The two children of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Glenuan were forcibly taken from their mother's home at l o'clock this morning by four men, and Mrs. Gennan claims that her husband was one of the gang.
 Dr. Glennan is surgeon for the marine hospital servics. Three years ago be sued his wife for divorce. According to Mrs. Glennan, she defeated the suit and the case was finally settled by decision that Dr.. Glennan should pay his wife s75 month alimony and that she should retain posses sion of their two boys.
 The kidnapping occurred at a boarding house, BIO Twelfth street, where Mrs. Glenuan resides. She was awakened at 1 o'clock this morning by hearing door bursted open. Four men entered her apart ments and took from her side the eldest boy, Arthur. The other child, Kenneth, was taken from his bed iu another room Mrs. Gennan shriekcd for help as she saw her children were being taken from the house and begged the men, one of whom, according to her story, was Dr. Glennan, not to rob her of her boys. The children, in their night gowns, were carried out of the house and each was placed in carriage in charge of two of the men. The carri- ages were driven rapidly away before the neighborhood was fairly aroused.
 6 Mrs. Glennan is an attractive woman. She was Miss Susie Raynor, daughter Of Joseph Kenneth Raynor, ex-congressman from North Carolina and solicitor of the treasury under President Arthur.
 pr. GIennan 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. Matthew's church April 2S, 1881, by the Rev. Father F. B. Boyle, and that as the result of such union two children, Arthur w. and Kenneth R. !. were born to them June z, 1883, and Au- gust 4, 1884, respectively. Dr. Glennan alleges that his wife,s conduct toward him and with other men became of such a char acter that while they were temporarily re- siding at Port Townsend, Wash, about August l, 1889, s separation took place, he leaving for stephenville, Tex, since which time he and his wife have not lived together as man and wife. sFs .'
 Dr. Glennan then charges that during the summer and early fall of the present year, his wife contracted an unlawful inti1 macy with one Arthur l.. Silling, and com mmitted adultery with him in Virginia at Edinb boro, aud at other places in that state unknown to the complainant. He further charges that Mrs. Glennan' repeRt- edly during last month, at Harpers Ferry, W. Va., and at other places in that state and also at various times to the complain ant unknown. in this district, and specif- cally at 810 Twelfth street, this city, on the night of October 1, 1894, as well as at vari- ous other times and places, committed adultery with other men, to the complain ant unknown.
 Dr.. Glennan 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 uny develop- ments. It is stated that one of the Glen nan boys was asked by his father to point out his mother's 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 Sill- ing, although he attempted to preyentit by covering bis head with the bed clothes. Dr. Glennan then took his children from the house and this morning left the city, carrying them out of jurisdiction.
 Two years ago Dr. GIennan sued bis wife for divorce on the same grounds, the CO., respondent being named as Surgeon M. F. Magruder of the marine hospital service. The charges in that case, however, were not proven.