The sun., 1897-01-05
4 WIFE ELoPEs WITH AN ACTOR.
she Wanted TO GO the Stage-Her Has
baad Forgtves Her.

Acting Captain Hogan OF the Eldridge street
station reported at Police Headquarters yester-
day the particulars Of the elopement from Am
sterdau. V. OF married woman with an
actor, which eliminated Sunday in the re-
conciliation OF the husband and wife, and
return home. The woman. who was Lottie
Pope. is the wife OF Matthew II. Pope. n ma
chinist living at Amsterdam. Her desire to
20 on the stage led TO her deserting her hus-
band and running away to this city with j.
d. Forrest, n variety actor. When she left her
home she took with her her clght-year-old son
Harry. According to Mrs. Pope's story she was
restrained OF her liberty by Forrest, who. she
said. beat and abused her. Sho tried to escape,
but could not. Finally she succeeded in mall
ing letter to her husband, imploring his for
gIveness and begging him to como after her.
Pope received the letter late ON saturday night,
and he came To New York sunday. That night
he went to the Eldridge street station and told
his troubles TO Acting taptnin Hogan. tic
showed this letter, which he got from his VIE
NEW YORK. Jan. ..
"For Gods sake Matt. do come as soon as
YOU get this TO ia Chrystie street. / am here
In room with Harry nearly dead. Don't como
to the house without an officer For tho lnvo OF
This is all the paper / have and am stealing
this through the window. AIN near dead. You
Vvu have chance TO get even SiIh '. ,". Como for
Gods sake. but come to the house with police
man.
Tho letter was written on a scrap Of brown
paper. Pope told Acting Captain Hogan that
his wife ran away two weeks ago. He knew
nothing OF her whereabouts untll he received
the letter from her. POpo was more anx ious to
get possession Of bis son than TO see the wife
who had dishonored him.
The acting Captain. with Detectives Nell and
Cohen went to the house at "A Chryst!e street
Pope accompanied them. They learned from
the landlady that n man and woman, with u
little hoy, came there fortnight ago, and that
they were occupying a room on tho ton hoor.
Capt. Hogan and the detectives went upstairs
and found Pcpe's son Harry In room In which
a man was lying In bed. His head was ban
Hogan inquired for Mrs Pope: but Forrest
denied all knowledge OF her. The little boy
spoke up and said that his mamma had gone
out. When Pope who was standing In the hall.
heard the boys voice he rushed into the room
papa" II was with difficulty that the dctec-
tives restrained Pope from RssaultinR Forrest,
who wanted To prevent tho policemen from
taking the boy away. Capt. Hogan. however.
took the lad to the stat ion house aud Detectives
Nell and Cohen brought Pope away from the
house, leaving Forrest there. When they
reached the police station Mrs. Pope was there.
II seems that she succeeded In getting from the
| house on the pretext that she was going TO see
| the Secretary OF tho Actors Fund to get doc.
| tor for Forrest who was suffering from an old
| injury TO his head. She had determined IA
leave him and went to the police station TO have
| policeman sent to the house after little Harry
She wa. telling her story to sergeant Cotton
| when Acting Captain Hogan came in with hei
husband and son. When she saw her husband
| she threw her arms arognd his neck, cried like
| n child. and begged his forgiveness. Pope nj
| finally consented to forgive her. Acting Captain
Hogan wanted 10 arrest Forrest, hut Pope re-
fused to maxi o n com plaint against him. ana the
woman also declined to press charge.