The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
DAvEypoarrLxD FROM nBRHoUsE
The Former Supervisor Of Elections Driven
Era.. pra.ance IL Mr.. L. Woodruff

| NEW YORK, March 2.-John |. Daven
mort. formerly Chief SUPERVISE of Eiec'
| tions. furnished an Interesting spectacle
| for pedesrif ms at half-past nine o'clock on
| Thursday night as he ran through For
| ty-fourth street and turned the southwest
! corner OF Sixth avenue. Mr.. Davenport
| was enoeavoring TO set pace his nephew.
| Frank II. LCwnes, could not follow. He
was hampered by neither hat nor over
| coa., and those who saw him pass in the
night say his speed was great. The neph-
CIV, when he reached the corner, stopped
and conceded The race to his uncle. An
other young man accompanied MI.
Lownes.
The explanation the nephew, who lives
at No. 1i3 west Forty-thIrd street. MADE
OF this chase was that his uncle had IN
terfered between himself aid a wo-
man to whom he had been engaged LOT
several years. He declared that a snort
time before the race, having found MS
uncle and the young woman tete-1-tete
in the paTlor of her house, he had man
ifested his annoyance by punching MS
uncle in the head. He also declared tnat
the reckless way i'm which his uncle de-
scended two flights of stairs Immediately
was in part due TO his active cooperation.
The woman I'm question is Mrs. il. l.
Woodruff, who has dressmakng estab-
lshment at No. 100 west Forty-fourth
street She is about thirty years old ana
pretty. Mr. Lownes said he had lived
at that address for a long time. but
moved to his present lodgings about TWO
weeks ago. He discovered some time ago,
he said, that his uncle was paying at
tentions to Mrs. Woodruff His own cans
on the woman were frequently interrupt
ed by the arrival Of Mr.. Davenport.
Mrs Woodruff went to Washington
with Uncle John a week aSo last Neu-
nesday," said MIR. Lownes, "and they
had just come back. After dinner on
Thursday night l and my brother went
up Sixth avenue, and there we .aw Uncle
John and Mrs. Woodruff. When they
spied us they lodged into a restaurant.
ard then hurried up TO the L." station
at t'iftieth street.
"My brother and | went TO the Windsor
Hotel and later to No. 100 west Forty
fourth street. There we found them. l
was angry, and struck my uncle twice.
He made for the stairs and | chased him
down the two flights into the street.
Mr. Davenport said yesterday:
Il have known Mrs. Woodruff for about
six years but up to a month ago l had
never met her but twice. and then only
professionally. She called on me two or
three weeks ago, and desired me to aid
apartment, saying he was causing her
great annoyance. | sent for him, and told
him what her wishes were. and that |
was acting for her. simply as an attorney,
and advised him n do as she desired.
"He gave me his word that ne would
leave and not go near the house. He
moved out. but broke his word on the
same day by visiting her, and has contin-
ued 10 do so"
Mr.. Davenport further said that he
himself visited Mrs. Woodruff on Thurs
day night a. the request of his nephew,
who wanted some articles he had left in
his ROOM While sitting talking to Mrs.
Woodruff Frank and his brother entered
ard Frank assaulted him. Mr.. Davenport
also said Frank had been engaged to Mrs.
Woodruff, but she had broken the en-
Sagement some time ago.
Mrs. Woodruff whom | saw yesterday.
sad she did not know what had hap
pened after the men left. and that she
preferred that her lawyer, Mr. Daven-
port. should speak for her If there was
anything 10 be said.
Frank b. Lownes has been a strong
Republican a friend Of John II. Gunner,
and was formerly messenger in the
Office OF Surveyor Lyon. He Is now a re-
former and is looking for an office.