The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-06
A PLEA FOR HIS CHILD.
FrnnIt VI. DcIiinEcr Files Answer in
the Hnhca. Cnrnus Cnsc.

Frank VI. DellnEer today filed his ans
wer To- the petition for a writ eff hHhc1s
corpus, asked for few days ago hy his
wife. Mary Elizabeth DelHnccr. for the
purpose Of gaining possession OF her child.
Dellinger states that pIrt ~ the petition
filed by his wife is "It.iuEcuuuus and
false" He admits that De- took his child
from the home of it's maternal grand
mother. where his wife hld taken IT, lie
kept il at his home for one night. ne
states. and then removed il TO the resi-
dcncc of his sister Mt Woodstock. Shenau-
doah Valley. Va. where he kept il until
he brought IL back 20 tho city i'm obedience
20 the order of the court.
DolliuEer states that his wife is an cdu-
Gated and accomplished young woman.
who is fond of displaying her accomplish
monts i'm society ON Thursday, July -
last when he returned to his home ne
was surprised, he says not to find his
wife or child on table in the kitchen.
however. ne states. he found the follow
ing letter i'm the handwriting of his wife:
'You have told me more than once that
/ could leave. so now ] am going never
10 return. ! should have gone long ago
but did not have an opportunity to do
so. You need not worry about me or
80 and I viii see that she is taken good
care Of
Il think YOU will be better satisfied af-
ter I am gone. and ! trust YOU viii find
some one who viii love YOU and do what
is right by YOU. As I told YOU before that
I never loved YOU and never could. $50
think it much better for rs To part than
for ne to live with YOU and deceive You.
Trusting that YOU may meet with sue
cess ] Will say good-by
Il viii leave YOU the piano YOU can dis
pose. of it and il Will pay for my debts
There is $50 balance of the chiffouer."
The letter is not signed.
D"llluEcr states that he was Informed
by hi' ncighb0rs that they suspected that
his wife was decoivfug him. and of being
on too friendly terms with ono George
Ruhelacker who often visited his home
during his absence. He states that his
wife frequently went on uiCni~s and eE-
cursious with RU5onacker without his.
Deninger's, Knowledge.
On July -. DIiiuS-r states. n great deal
Of furniture WIS taken from his house.
creating the impression that be was NOV
ing. Tie inforE,gd the police. De states.
but they said they could render him no
assistance He thsn went 10 the home Of
Mrs O. H. Briukuan. his wife-s mother.
who resiios az 1870 Y Street and there was
not able TO learn anything of the whcrea-
bouts n his VIE and child.
He states that he then went C. Bcaen-
ackor and enguiTed as TO Tho Wheraa bouts
II his wife At first. DeIIiuper states.
BubcuaCker pretended 10 De ignorant q
her whereabouts. but afterward stated
that if DeIingor would meet him ut the
corner or Seventh Street and Pe.usvlva-
mia Avenue the following morning he
would show him where his wife was lie
did so, and he states RubcuIckar took
him 90 Armory Park and showed him his
wife and child.
Up 70 the time Of the filing OF his an
sWer, bellinger states, he has been una
bic 90 learn whore his wife was from the
time She left him on July -. until he
saw her i'm Armory Park on July %
He further states that he is well able
10 care Tor his child and anxious 20 do
So
J. Med. Darlington IS named as counsel
( FOR DeIlinSer.