The evening times., 1897-02-11
CHARLES v. DOEN WANTED
His Wife and the Police Are
Searching for Him.
SHE HAS BEEN DEFRAUDED
The Distressed Woman Came Here
From South Bend, Ind, as He
Had Written Her to Meet HIN, But
He Has Not Appeared She Gave
Him $500 and Gold Watch.

Mrs. Mary Dozen, a pretty woman, scarce
ly more than thitty years Of age, arrived in
this city yesterday morning from her home
in South Bend, Ind, with the ph otogra phs
of her two little children. She tells a
pathetic stoEy OF how her husband has de-
frauded and deserted her, and today she
and the police are looking for him. He went
under the name of Charles w. Doen. He
has been frequently seen about the Cap
itoI, and Capt. Garden, of the Capitol po-
lice, when shown his picture last night,
was sure that he had seen the man.
What he did no one knew but Capt Gar
den interested himself in the case, and he
also is assisting in the search this after
no on.
The wife, who was widow was married
to Dozen in South Bend just two months
ago. He went West from this city. He
stopped in the Hoosier town, and stayed
at the best totel. He represented that lie
was a drummer for n Pittsburg whisky
firm, and his neat appearance, handt ONE
dressand suavemanner fay orably impressed
every one he met.
Mrs. Ioen, who had then been a widow
for two years, was one of the number he
met. The marriage followed, and the pair
resided for time in South Bend. Then
Mr.. Doen'S business interests brought him
East again. He had property in this city
and in ANNAPOLIS, he told his wife. 1t was
true that it was in htiga ton between him
self and his brother, he said, but they
would both get their share after tie trials
were reoverandthe elawyers sweTethrough. The
estate had been left by the father of the
two men. His brother, he said was n the
navy-an officer, of course,
Mr.. Dozen went back and forth between
South BEND and the East. He was at home
in South Bend about the miC lie of Janu-
airy. At that time he received letter
from o. F. Hoover, who signed himself
as a lawyer in this city. The lawyer in
formed the prospective heir that settle
ment OF his fathers estate had been made
and that $4,000 in cold cash was then
waiting him as soon as some formal matter
about mortgage could be disposed Of.
The husband showed the letter to his
wife and again came on to Washington.
Before he started he borrowed from her
$500, she said, and also carried away
handsome gold watch that had been the
property of her first husband.
A few days ago Mr.. Dozen wrote to his
wife, she said, asking her to come on to
washington. He told it was unnecessary to
bring more than her travelling expenses,
and to show her that he wrote in good
faith he inclosed a check for $4,000,
drawn on the National Capital Bank of this
city The check purpor5ed TO be signed by
s. II. Hoover, the father of o. F. Hoover,
the attorney.
Mrs. Dozen started with So in money, after
paving her travelling expenses, and the
check. She reached Washington yesterday
morning but Mr.. Dozen was not at
the station to meet her. She said that he
had promised to be there and to go with
her TO the bank to cash the check When
she alone called at the bank she was told
that the check is worthless.
She went to police headquarters last
evening and reported the facts to In
spector II ollin berger. She asked the
assistance of the police in finding her
husband. Inspector Holinberger care
fully examined the checks and letters she
had brought with her, and shortly came to
the conclusie on that she had been de-
frauded The last letter received had been
written on paper with the II House of Repre-
sentatives' heading. This letter and the
one purportfng TO have come from At
torney oover were apparently written by
the same hand and the check had also
been drafted by the same person.
Capt. Garden was shown the photograph
of the husband, and recognized the face as
one he had seen about the Capitol.
Mrs. Dozen went to the Capitol this morn
ing. but it could not be learned whether she
had seen Capt. Garden. The name of o. f.
Hoover, as an attorney, does not appear in
the latest city directory, and the police
are inclined to believe that this also is
forgery. In case the husband is not found,
Inspector Hollinberger will take steps
to send the wife to her home in Indiana.
An Ice Gorge Seven Miles Long.
Evansville, Ind Feb 1.-THE Ohio River