Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-06


Ut ase report promptly to this Office.
WIVES LEAVE HUSBANDS AMI
CHILDREN.
Six clippers, four Of whom reside il
Alexandria and two ia Washington
were arrested in York, Pa, yesterday
al arnoon, where they are held pend
iny the arrival OF the husbands OF two
OF The women, who are sisters.
'Che party comprises Mrs. William
Powers, OF Wolfe and Washington
streets. Alexandria, who has husband
AMI FIVE children; her sister, Mrs. Sam
utl Harrington, 22-year-old, whose
hi .band and baby live at 219 south
Payne street; Mr.. aud Mrs: Eugene
Cia1ley, the latter formerly Miss >. n;
Blown, OF this city. who were married
willie en- route to York, CraWley being
resident Of Washington; Patrick
Woodward. of Washington, ahd Forest
Oshlert, OF Alexandria.
The sextet' disappeared about ten
DAYS ago leaving on q steamer for Nor
folk and successfully eluded the search
made by the two deserted husbands,
Harrington and Powers. The party OF
six went first to Norfolk, thence to Bal
,i,nore, and from there TO York, where
they were arrested.
Mrs. Powers stated she had left be-
hind five children. Mrs. Harrington
said she had left her husband and a
beautiful home in Alexandria. She
cried when she admitted that baby
girl had also been deserted.
William Powers IS brakeman in the
Potomac Railroad yards near this city
A short time ago Mrs. Powers and her
HUI ,band we're separated, he having an
nouncsd previously that he would not
lie responsible for her debts.
The two clipping wives were formerly
the Misses Evelyn and Ethel Butler
The only reason given by Mrs.
Power and Mrs. Harrington for their
elopenent is that they grew tired OF
domestic life. They wanted to see the
world and their ultimate object is to 60
on the stage. Mr.. Harrington, It !.
said. will 90 to York on Saturday for
the purpose OF bringing his wife home.
When the three women IN the case
reached York they became separated
from their escorts and we're for time
greatly distressed. They appealed to
the police for assistance in locating the
men they called their husbands, who
they said had left them in York. They
gave the names of the men who had
accompanied them as their husbands.
The men were quickly located, having
merely mistaken the Nosthern Central
Tor the Western Maryland Railroad
station in keeping an appointment, but
the incident was published and reached
the deserted husbands, while photo
graphs of the women sent with the
letters appealing ior their appIehen-
sion, were quickly identified by the au-
thoritles.
Richmond, Va, April "a theme
for an Ibscn drama is presented IN the
domestic iufelicities Of John II. CraH-
lev. Of Centraiia, Va, hear Richmond,
Who today telegraphed from York, Pa,
70 his friends that he faced problem
which would undoubtedly hasten his
death.
Cra1ley's wife ran away with his
brother. He traced them to York and
raused their arrest in boarding house,
where, singularly enough, were found
tSo other wives who had abandoned
their husbands and ran off With two
ether unmarried men. Tie other two
romen are Mrs. Samuel Harrington
aid Mrs. William Powers, both OF
Alexandria. They eloped with Patrick
II. Woodward, OF Richmond, and
F,rest II. Oehlert, OF Alexandria, re-
spectiyely. Mrs. Cgawley left two
children.
Since Crawley ) marriage, bis brother,
Z igene CraWley, has lived at the
TONER'S home at Centralia. a little
.0n lying between Richmond and
Petersburg, and which has been agoe
ever the simultaneous disappearance OF
inc wife and brother-in-laN on March
"a. 1t had been ruaored around Cen
i:aiia for weeks that Mrs. Cra1lei' vas
more found OF her brother in-laW IMAM
her husband.
Through letter received b. a woman
i.;snd Of Mrs. Crawley's in Richmond,
aid through information received at
tue railroad oiHce in Centralia and
alexandria, CraNlry traced his wife to
!, boarding house in York. When the
,,olice OF that city went to arrest Mrs.
EraHley and her brother, in.law, the
ether clipping couples were found in ad-
joining rooms.
York, Pa, April 6.-Romsnce was
rudely shattered in the city court at
York. Pa, today, when three Virgins
women, who deserted their husbands
and children, we're each fined $50 70,
d,sorderly conduct, in default Of which
Two of the womon, both Of Alexandria
With their two men companions, were
sent to Jail.
Mrs. J. II. CraBley Of Centralia
Va. vas liberated when her HUSBAND
appeared in York and paid hei fine
leaving Eugene Crawley, his oW,,
brother, in the cell in which he land
o. after inducing his sister-'n-laT- t
Gait her husband and home IN tn
little town midway between Richmond
and Petersburg.
OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUE.