Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-02

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Department scandals are at length finding
their way into the District courts for reform,
adjudication and redress. But recently
sam Gregorys troubles were aired and we
notice by the press dispatches that some
body kidnapped Mrs. Gregorys little boy
in Philadelphia on Wednesday last Of
course, Sam is suspected as no stranger
would want to kidnap another mans child.
Passing Sam and his troubles in the Agri-
cultural Department, the GLOBE turns its
attention to the Post-office Department and
the case of Mr.. Baker. uutil recently assist
ant superintendent delivery department
City Post office.
Mr.. Baker is a Hoosier and lived happily
with his wife in Hoosierdom, otherwise
known as Indiana, until in an evil hour he
accepted a Government position and re-
moved with his wife to this city. He was
not long a Government Office holder in
Washington before he ascertained that it
was old fashioned and out-of-date to live
the humdrum life of a married man, as he
did in Indiana. So casting his eye around
for CO. partner of the opposite sex to en-
joy his society he selected a rich or wel-to-
do dame named Mrs. Robinson, who, al
though youthful and handsome, is we be-
lieve, the mother of several children. She
Is divorced from her husband, hence there
were no obstacles to the customary Wash
iugton co-partnership for carnal and other
pleasures. AT least no obstacles on Mrs.
Robinson's side, but Mr.. Bakers equal half
of the co-partnership developed a serious
one in the person of Mrs. Baker who de-
cidedly objected to sharing her hubby's
person and society with the gay and festive
Mrs. Robinson. This was soon arranged
however, by Mrs. Robinson monopolizing
the whole of Baker and Mrs. Baker retired
TO Indiana.
After Mrs. Baker left the city Mr Baker
rented a house on Sixteenth street north
west, where, It is alleged by Mrs. Baker, he
lived with Mrs. Robinson. This house has
been recently given up, and it is stated that
Mr. Baker and Mrs. Robinson are living on
Madison street. Mrs. Robinson, it is under
stood, is quite wealthy, her fortune amount
ing to about $500, 900. She is the daughter
of a wealthy man, who at one time owned
large portions of the northwest section of
the city before that part became the priuci-
pal residence portion of Washington
1t is set forth in the bill filed Wednesday
last by Mrs. Baker that the defendant
wrongfully, wickedly and unjustly, intend
ing to inju ure the plaintiff and to deprive her
OF the comfort, fellowship, society, aid, as
sistance aud support of her husband, and to
ALLEVIATE and destroy his affection for her, on
the first day of June, 1901, and on other
days between that day and the present
time, after destroying the affection of Mr..
Baker for the plaintiff, persuaded, induced
and caused him to leave the plaintiff and
live with her." 1t is also added that Mr..
Baker continues to live with the defendant.
Mrs. Baker is represented by Attorneys
Davis and Tucker.
The Indiana discarded wife wants Just
$4,000 of Mrs. Robinson's wealth as the
price at which she valued the affections
society and other things connected with
Mr. Baker, now owned in fee simple by
Mrs. Robinson.
This sum of $4,000 is dirt cheap for a
well trained husband from Indiana, aud
Mrs. Robinson will have made an excellent
bargain when she completes the purchase
She has had Mr.. Baker on trial long enough
to know his full value, and the GLOBE an
ticipates no trouble for Mrs. Baker in hei
collection, through the courts, of the $4,000
OF course, men can be purchased much
cheaper in Washington but an Indiana
husband, thoroughly broken in, Is worth
more to grass widow or divorced and fes
tive dame with plenty OF rocks than the
beggarly sum of $4,000
There is assuredly a good time coming
for the department clerk and official
When wealthy widows are ready to pay
5000 each for them on a bill Of sale BY
their wives there can be no absolute neces
sity for the enactment Of that law providing
for the pensioning of superannuated clerks
No clerk can be too superannuated as to b'
entirely worthless to grass widows anC
divorced women with bank rolls. He will
be worth something, even If he does no
come up to Mr.. Bakers price, as set by hi
wife, who of all women knows his exac
worth There is no man better broken il
than a government emplOye for a gay auC
dashing widow to handle to advantage. II,
has the more amiable characteristics of tn,
French husband who is too polite anC
civilized to shoot his wife's lover like tn,
seni-savage and selfish Anglo-SaxOn. lie
the much abused department employe taxi
heart and brace up-there is a sure pro
vision for his old age as the co-partHer OF
rich Mrs Robinson. And "the woods ar
full"-or rather Washington is blessed witt
supply equal to the demand Of gras
widows, divorced danes and outclasse'
maidens on the alert for Government EN-
ployes of the Baker qualifications And al
department employees have these acquires
as we'll as natural endowmentsl
II may add something to the gayety O
this affair to state that Mr.. Baker wa
elected president Saturday night last Of th
Indiana Republican Association. The Wash
ington Republican Hoosiers are now shak
ing hands with themselves, and Preaiden
Bakers Inauguration ceremonies promis
to be gorgeous affair-SIr.