Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-10
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WASHINGTON, DC.
THE MISSING MAN AND WOMAN

Mrs. Clara Reidel and William
Morey, two clerks 10 the Military To-
formation Division of the War Depart
ment in Washington, have been absent
without leave for week, their dissp.
pearance under suspicious circum-
stances having been described In the
Gazette'5 Washington correspondence
last Friday. While there is as yet no
direct evidence that they have eloped,
their friends say the circumstances seem
to indicate that such Is the case. Mrs..
Reidell leaves two little children I'M
provided for, and MIR. Morey has living
at Kensington wife and FIVE children.
Both Mrs. Reidel aud Mr.. Moreoy, &C.
cording to tne statements OF people
we'll acquainted with both, are unat-
tractive, aud the report of their elope-
ment is not any more mysterious than
the fact of their attachment for each
other. 1t is known that Mr.. Morey Is
an ardent theosophist. Being Of East
Indian descent, be comes by his predi-
lection for occuItism naturally. During
his acquaintance with Mrs. Rebel he
has Initiated her into the mysteries of
his belief, and it is supposed by many
that they have broken all ties that
bound them to the world and their
children because they were convinced
that they are sffinities, and predestined
TO belong to each other. The CONVEX
sation OF both seemed to indicate that
such was their attitude. Mrs. Reidel q
week ago disposed OF her farm, dne
property located near this city for $50.
600. A check was given Mrs. Riedel
fer that amount. On that day
neither Mrs. Riedel nor Morey put in
an appearance at their desks at the
War department. Monday morning
Mrs. Morey, who, with her husband
| and children, resided at KensingtoD, on
the Baltimore and Ohio road, received
the following letter from her husband
who had not been home for two days
previous:
"My Dear Wife: / am going to leave
you fcr5ver. will see that you get 500
a month for life, enough for you and
the children. My reputation here is
ruined. You can do what you please
about the woman In the case"
1t Is thought that the missing
compile have taken steamer for Europe
as Mrs. Reidel frequently told her
friends that she was getting money
through the sale of her property 10
order TO cross the ocean. 1t ia possible
that Morey, who was born in Ceylon,
and has relatives there. may be going
back to his native country.
Mrs. Riedel comes of good family In
Newmarket, Ohio. She is daughter
OF the late Glbson Anterior, who was
for many years Representative 10 Con-
gress for that district. While travelling
10 Europe about fifteen years ego she
met young native of Switzerland
named Riedel, and they were married.
When they returned to this country the
mother OF the bride purchased Dang
er6eld, the beautiful country place
near Alexandris, for them. Four
years ago Riedel, who was copsump-
tive, died and his widow was left
with two children, boy now
aged twelve and a girl sged eight.
She became tired OF country life and a
few months after her husbands death
secured a position In the War depart.
ment at $75 q month and went to
Washington.
Mrs. Riedel is an exceptionally fine
lipguist. She Is stout and rather short.
She left her children on the Virginia
farm, and Saturday last asked Mr..
Hazard to permit them to remain until
some arrangement might be made for
their future.
Mercy is resident of Michigan, and
it Is said that his father was consul to
Havana for several years. His mother
was a Spanish woman. Morey wore
heavy black mustache and gold
rimmed spectacles and was always
we'll dressed. People who knew him
say they believed him to be model
husband.
Dsingerfield, where the Redels lived.
was formerly known as Rose Hill. It
ia situated near Bush Hill, on the
Washington Southern Railway, about
three and half miles from Alexandris.
Mrs. Riedel, the elder, who came from
Europe with her SOD, lived there with
him and bis wife in the spring OF 1897,
when the family came into the pubic
gszs through an assault committed
upon the elder Mrs. Riedel by no.
torious negro, James L wis. Lewis
was hanged at Fairfax Courthouse for
the crime. The oldi'sdy ia now dead.
A train of unfortunate circumstances
seems to have followed the family Of
late. Mrs. Riedel's late husband had
accumulated large stock OF curiosities
which he had collected all over the
world. which were destroyed by fire
shortly after he moved to Rose Hill.