Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-08
No Scandal or Suspicion.
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Babies in Brooklyn.
From the New York World today.
Gus c. Frey, petty officer on the United
States cruiser Columbia, has been in
Brooklyn for the past two days looking
for his pretty young wife, who deserted her
home in Washington on Sunday December
%, to go to Brooklyn with Henry B.
Schmig, a gunner's apprentice in the navy.
Schmig Is just past twenty-one years. He
was an inmate Of Mr.. Frey's home, at No.
725 Virginia avenue, Southeast Washing
ton, and was attached to the Washington
navy yard, but has been declared q de-
serter.
Mrs Frey has with her her two children,
Annie. six years old, and baby, a year
old. 1t is known that they are living in
destitute circumstances In Brooklyn, some
where near the bridge.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Frey and her
two children and Schmig visited drug
store on Myrtle avenue near Bridge street
and bought some cough medicine. That
was as far as the husband and the detec-
ives had traced them last night.
The husband Is almost distracted, for he
fears that his wife and children will die
of exposure.
Young Schmig enlisted as a seaman four
years ago and was sent to the Washing
ton yard. His father, Henry B. Schmig,
ST., Is employed In the Brooklyn post Office
and lives at No. 500 Warren street.
On Sunday last his son walked in on him
at his home and asked his father to help
him get work. He told his father that his
time was out. Mr.. Schmig knew better,
and Henry at last confessed that he had
run away from Washington with Mrs
Frey, with whom he had boarded, and that
she was living down on Bridge street, near
Myrtle avenue. Mr.. Schmig at once wrote
to the woman's husband In Washington to
come on to Brooklyn. Then he took steps
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care of the Children's Society till the hus-
band should arrive. When he went Sunday
afternoon to the address on Bridge street
given by his son. nothing was known of
them.
Mr.. Frey arrived in Brooklyn Monday.
He said that on Sunday week his wife took
her baby in the baby carriage and started
out as though to take walk. She had
her little girl Annie with her. Young
Schmig left the house. about an hour later,
and that was the last he had seen Of either
Of them.
He learned that the baby carriage had
been pawned for IS, and that his wife and
children, accompanied by Schmig, had
taken train out of the city.
Detective Coleman was detailed to help
Frey find his family. On Monday night
they had traced the fugitives to No. $50
Gold street, where they hired a room on
ing, taking with them clock and some
small articles of furniture belor ging to the
landlady, Mrs. Pierce. While they lived
with her Mrs. Pierce said they were half
starved. They had pawned the children's
clothing and bought cheap calico, ont of
which they had made new dresses for them.
Every article of value which they possess
ed was pawned to provide food and coal.
On January Mrs. Frey's gold watch was
pawned at Goodsteins, on Bridge street,
and It is supposed that 1t was with this
money they had paid their weeks rent
with Mrs. Pierce.
Mrs. Frey Is described as a handsome
young woman, with a slight, girlish figure.
She is twenty-four years old, has hand
some gray eyes and was stylishly dressed
when she left Washington. Mr.. Frey was
utterly at loss to explain why his wife
left her pleasant Washington home to run
away with poor sailor. She had every
thing heart could desire and was in re-
ceipt Of an income Of 800 a month, but
left two days before she was to receive
last months allowance.
Mr.. Frey wants his children and would
give his wife home for their sake if she
would go back with him.