The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26
How Could You Steal Mrs. GregOry's
Husband?
RICH Departmental ESCApADE
The Whole Outfit Arrested and Taken 10 The
Station HOuse-OhorOe Proceedings by the
WrOngsd Wifs-The Agricultural Depart
msnt's Great Scandal aI-The Zimmerman
Gregory Affair

several Washington dailies, were work
ed up to a delirium of excitement one
night the latter part Of last week
when each in his turn visited the
ninth precinct station house in a
quest "for an item" scanned the
"blotter" and saw recorded thereon
the names of a number of persons who
figured prominently in a recent moi
some divorce court proceedings. Op-
posite each name was entered the spe-
cific charge, "disorderly conduct" the
record showing further that the sum
Of S. had been deposited in each case
as collateral for the appearance Of the
depositor in the police court next
morning. The names were fiye in num-
Der, as follows. Sam. b. Gregory, Mar
guerite B, Zimmerman, Esther NJ.
Gregory, Alice L. Brewster and
James Hunter. The prominence OF
at least three OF these persons was
sufficient to ill the fertile mind OF
each aforementioned news hunter
with visions of a iirst-page-top-of-the
column feature story-a scoop may
be, and a consequential encouraging
nod next day from the man at the city
desk. The reporters fitted about the
station, looking like the animated
figures in a biograph comedy pictures,
yet not a word concerning the affair
appeared in any OF the papers next
day, Notwithstanding the fact that one
morning paper had four men assigned
to the case For the possible ediica-
ton of these four gentlemen, the Globe
prints to-day the much sought for de-
tails.
The Saml B. Gregory whose pa
tronymic heads the list recorded that
night upon the register Of the hostelry
managed by that affable bonitace,
Lieut.. Daily, is the same Gregory EN-
ployed in the Department Of Agricul-
ture, who last January was sued for
separate maintenance by his wife, the
Esther NJ. Gregory whose name ap-
pears somewhat further down the
register, being separated from that OF
her husband by the name of Marguer-
ite b. Zimmerman, whose patronymic
intervenes, consistently enough, ac'
cording TO Mrs. Gregory. Miss Zim-
norman is also employed in the De-
partment of Agriculture, and is time
keeper there. She is about 26 years
of age, and as alleged by Mrs Gregory
is the direct cause of the five'tlmes
mentioned charge OF disorderly con-
duct and the cause of Mr.. Gregory
having his wife $50 per month pend
ing Judgment in the suit for perma-
nent separate maintenance.
MI Gregory resides at No. GOA H
street northeast, while MIS-. Gregory
and her child bide with her mother
and sister at No 707 9th street north
east. On the evening OF the disorder,
Mrs. Gregory sent for her lawyer, Mr..
James Hunter, and con1ded TO him
that she had recently become possessed !
of certain information which had rem ,
dered the name Of Gregory hateful,
and that she desired to cast IT aside !
for the more desirable name of Brew I
ster. with which she was born ana ,
which she wore with honor and in
peace before she yielded, she says, to
the snaky subtlties of sam. Gregory
and consented to exchange it for his,
TO become the mother of his child, and
later to have that child with herself (,
driven from home into the starless +,
night, all on account of a ple-taced, /
goo-goo-eyed, ETC., etc, as she charac' |
terizes the fair lady whose name ap' |
pears on the station-house blotter, In |
In Olher words, Mis-. Greg-
ory intends to sue for absolute divorce |
and desired to start out that evening !
with her lawyer to collect evidence TO |
support her case. Mr.. Hunter consent !
ed and did accompany her, rather |
proceeding for a lawyer for |
the defence in a case pending Judg'
ment. But that is another story
Mrs. Gregory had received intorma-
tion that day that her erring spouse
was i'm the habit of calling at the resi-
denca of Miss Zimmerman, No. 1879
street northeast, in a buggy and taking
the Government time-clerk for a drive.
Also that the horse was turned in the
direction of Kenilworth, where the
house OF a Mrs. Bose was visited, the
counle sometimes passing the evening
there. To establish the veracity OF her
Informant. and to witness with her
ov,, ewes The attentiveness of Mr.. Greg
orv TO the usurper Of the erstwhile OBJ
sect Of her affections, Mrs. Gregory,
with her sister. Miss Alice E. Brew
eter and Mr.. Hunter started out In
tba direction of the Zimmerman resi-
dence. reaching there, as Fate would
have it lust as Mr. Gregory and Miss
Zimmerman drove up and alighted. 1t
was noticed that Miss Zimmerman was
heavily veiled. but Mrs. Gregory iden-
tifed her by this fact her informant
having mentioned the affectation Of
heavy yelling by Miss Zimmerman
whenever the drives were taken. Mr..
Gregory and the fair timekeeper walk
I'D hnmcn and SAT
down on the porch, the former toying
nonchalently with the kinky wool OF
Miss Zmmrruan's JAptr cs" plolle.
when he suddenly spied the party Of
over-Zealous evidence hunters, and
started TO his feet Just at that mo-
ment something upset the cold, cal
culating indifference of Mrs. Gregory,
and she became possessed of a desire to
twig the nose Of, or by other means,
exhibit her contempt for Miss thinner
man, who had raised her veil and was
further recognized. Hunter tried to
check the food Of indignation yelling
In the bosom Of his client, but without
avail I'm a moment Mrs Gregory
stood In front Of the abode Of the OBJ
iect Of her wrath. The next moment
she had wrecked and torn down the
sombre curtains behind which that
lady was wont 10 hide her face This
action loosened Miss Zimmerman's
abundant -, which Mrs Gregory
was quick to grasp. She pulled, claw
ed and scratched until Miss thinner
man screamed for mercy. In the mean.
time Gregory was astride Of the small
Ter Hunter, pummelling him unrelent-
ingly, while Miss Brewster assisted
her sister in trimming" Miss thinner
man. Miss Zimmerman and pandemo-
MUM broke loose simultaneously. The
former ran shrieking, and attempted
to get into the buggy, the latter spread
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