Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-18
ELOPENENr RECALLED.

ELOPENEN Z RECALLED.
Mrs. Clara a. Riedel, who figured 10
an eloOemsi that ait acted consider
able attei on locally several monihs
aIo, and who is BOW a resident OF Cat
c4go, hes instituted proceedings in the
Supreme Court of the District OF Colum-
nia against Carlton b. Hsz,rd, asking
the court to rtg1ire the later TO disin-
cumber certain OF her property from
the effect and operation of q mortgage
imposed thereon by him. or 10 account
to her for t. 10 proceeds OF tle mortgage.
l expiained by Mrs. Riedel that
last June, being the owner Of certain
lards 10 Virginia and beiOg about TO
absent herself from thtt stIte, she COO.
Veyed the real estate snd personal
property thereon to the defendant.
1t is added that simultaneously with
the conveysnces the defendant execu-
ted two declarations of trust, she fact
beiug that the coDVeyancse, though abb
solute upon their faces. were simply for
the purpose OF cont tuting HIN the
trustee or agent OF the complainant, TO
raise upon the security Of the real
ei tat loan OF 5000 for tle COM
plaluent.
Mrs. Riedel goes on t) say that sub
seq1eDtly, ti0ding s0e would net re-
quire the money, she notified Mr.. Hsz.
ard to that effect. She eventually ot-
taibed an admission from him, she ssyf,
tnst he had made mortgage, but ht
did not remit TO her any of t proceeds
L. r, she Gays, be submitted grossly
excessive demand for allowances 10 him.
self out OF the fond as the condition
upon which be would aCc0uLt 10 her
f,r the proceeds of the loan.
Among other Items, so the court is in'
formed, the defendant claimed tlree
separate and distinct commissions OF 3
per cent each, aggfeRating 500, for
negoti' Jog the loan, iu addition TO var
ious IT SOS Of silsged expense 10 taking
parties } see tBs farm, reilroad fares,
telegrams aud the ike,
Ga objet ton, it is ,tited, Mr. H9zard
took back the bill, and submitted q
second statement, from which it appears
tbst he still claims two com MISSIONS OF
$3.50 for negotiating the loan: $3.50 10
himself for alleged services 10 cOnuec
ton with Dill in quity and the guard
lansbip Of the complsinant's children;
so item Of 81 COO ss commission on sale
or exchange OF the complsinsnt's farm
although no sale or exchange has ever
been tflsctec, end numerous minor
charges.
Mrs. Riedel announces tlst she
gravelv needs the aid of the court in
pre- q ng her from spOlist on at the
hands Ot Mr.. Heard and IN requiring
him to remove tae iDcumbra0ce, which,
1t ia alleged, he has unlawiuIly crst tsG
spon her property; or, II be is uDaole
10 do this, in requiring him to account
TO her for It proceeds, ana I0indemnify
Der agsinsC the interest charges snd
other expenses to which she may b.
suti.Ct ID "by reason OF his unGOt lor-
zed aud improper conduct" A tJrney
J. J. DsrliDs lu represents Mrs. Rledel.
% June 8 Of lat year Col. W. a.
Simpson, chief OF tse military infoTms
tion division oi the War ID spsrtment,
reported that Wilism MOrey, merfied,
aud the fstler Ci five small children,
md Mrs. CLARA Il eosi, widow with
20 children, employed as en interpTe-
ter in the same division, had been aD-
sent withot t leave for week. A few
| days before Mas. Morey hRd received
a note from her husband which read:
II am going to leave you forever. /
will see tnst you get 500 month dur
ing your life, eDoCgn for you and the
| children. You eau do what you please
about the woman in the case"
II wNs given cot tlst Mrs. Riedel
had sold her beautiful country home
near Alexandria, the old DaiDgerfsld
estate, t. Q. B. Hazard, real ettite
desler OF Wasbiot )n, $40 900.
| From the date OF that transaction she
had net been seen st her previous lodg-
ings. which were sn apartment build
ing 10 U street. Mr.. Heard said ct
tls time that be had bought the farm
VT tle stocks, furniture aud all sp-
purIenances. The farm bad been leas-
ed to family with whom Mrs. Reders
two children lived, and when che sold
the place she incidentally asked SIR.
Hazard 10 please look after the child
rem, soa Felve years old and a
daughter eight years old. Mr.. Hazard
said that she impressed bin that she
was to be abser I only temporarily.
Mr.. Heard pat himself iD oommuni.
cation with Mrs. Anterior, Mrs. Ried-
el's mot ler, of Newark, Oaio. wno is .
widow of the ltts Representtt v5 Alta
EFT IN and who subs quenpy took
charge OF the children.
There was little surprise expressed at
the simu tlDeOus departure Of M 8.
Riede and Morey at the time by those
who had observed tle Intimacy OF
their relations. Ii was said tnat Morey
rad not been going home nights for
soae time, reporting u his wife tht {
be was doing some gOVernmett WORK
at Indian Head.
1, was also said tbst Mrs. Riedef'
act ons at her lodgings had been suef
rs 20 comOel the managers OF tle piae'
10 give heI warning to leave.
Mrs. Rledsl is about foit g-iour year,
old, is small OF stature aod was no
considered PROPOSES sing in appearance
she was, however, linguist OF con
siderable ability, by mesns Of wolol