The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-07-28
Mrs. Rachel Stealey Makes Sensa-
tional Charges Against Theodore NJ.
Stealey, Her Husband, the Book
keeper who N ysteriously Disappea
ga Few Days Ago Institutes Suit
for Divorce and Gets Injunction.

Sensational as was the mysterious
Disappearance OF Theodore Mans
field Stealey, until recently book
Keeper at the Wholesale house Of
Armstrong, Crislip, Day q Com.
1nE here, still more 50 is it BIZ the
I'su|ai5ons that came to Light
I6tfs'laY, when his wife, Mrs.
kaeiiel Stealey, instituted d suit for
divorce in the circuit court here,
through herattorncy. Mr.. Swint, OF
Weston, and obtained an injunction
from Judge Charles W. Lynch re-
straining him from disposing Of any
.of his property. In the bill Mrs.
Stealev charged her husband with
adultery and illicit carnal relations
with woman named Jeifries, OF
y Weston.
The bill recites that the Stealeys
we're married in Weston by Rev: w.
j. Hardness Aug. 20, 1896, and the
copy Of the marriage certificate fled
with the papers show his age at that
time at 81 years and hers at "a years.
1t further shows that her maiden
name was Rachel 1limbers.
The bill states that they continued
to live together as man and wife un-
til in July, 1905, when they separ-
ated. She ayers that Stealey and
j The Jeffries woman have absconded
to parts unknown, and she terms the
woman d degraded and notorious
prostitute Of the worst character.
The papers in the suit further al
iege that Mrs. Stealey is in i'll
health and not able to support heF-
self and three children, May, aged 6
years, Ruth, aged s years, and Helen
II aged 8 years, and that he was
holding position, before he alb
seconded, which afforded them a
good living. Size also states that
she has been compelled to accept
msaaey from relatives and friend.
for their support. She asked that
the husband be required to pay her
800 at once with which to carry on
her suit and $25 a month thereafter
until the suit is determined for the
support of the children.
n addition she prayed for an in
junction to keep him from selling
on encnmbering his property, and
HE bill sets forth that they own
jptntly a house and lot in Weston
worth $4,000 and encountered
4 81 100, and a house and lot here OIL
Jaekson street with an encumbrance
of 81, 700. The bill further ayerI
that Stealey borrowed sums Of
money before he absconded.
fteE hearing the prayer for m
iaipne lion Judge Lynch directed
that following restraining order
besel ased it ,sss
notion aMagded as prayed
Tor pyeg ing bill, restraining
and ali g ifs Tie q endant, Theo.
dore N. Steal ey,s from selling; con.
veying and encumbering his real o.
personal estate or any part thereof
until the further order of the Cir.
cult Court Of Harrison County, Q,
The Judge thereof in vacation. Nc
bond shall be required"
il these revelations be true Stealey
was not the exemplary man the pub:
4 lie regarded him, unless it be true
his downfall has been Of short dura-
ton. In his dealings with the pub.
lie lie was stictly honest and had the
confidence Of all who knew him.
AS to his whereabouts nothing
definite has been learned as yet, but
it ought not now to be hard to trace
him,
gports have been circulated here
at Weston that Theodore NJ.
y faley, the missing bookkeeper, is
Short in his accounts. The firm of
Armstrong, Crislip, Day & Com.
pany here, for whom he worked just
before his mysterious disappearance
authorizes the statement that Mr..
Stealey's books and accounts were in
excellent shape, and that there j.
positively no truth in the report that
there was a shortage against him
The Weson Grocery Company, for
whom he worked before he came here
also says there was no shortage
against him there, and that he wa
honorable in every way in the per-
formance Of his duties. Neither
firm has yet heard anything Of his
Whereabouts.