The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-15
REMARKABLE CASE OF sleAmy.
A Woman in Search Of a Husband
She Discovers that He has Three
Wives Living.
The Bigamist and His Third
Spouse Committed for Trial.

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Spouse Committed for Trial.
From the Chicago. Times, Sep A.
For about two weeks past woman, at
tired in plain, but decent habiliments,
might have been seen daily wandering to
and fro in the vicinity Of Court House
square, with an anxious, inquiring express
ion of countenance, as if she was in search
of some lost treasure. Sometimes she
was alone, and at other times she was &C
companied by two little boys, who from
time to time were detailed on secret bust
ness. Always walking about the same
spot, always on the lookout apparently
for something, or some one, there was
something peculiarly mysterious about this
female which at length attracted the at
tention of some detectives, who set about
watching her movements, with view to
discover the secret. Detective Charles
Hensing soon discovered that the object
of her search was a lost husband, and it
was not long before the woman called on
him, and put him in possession of certain
curious facts, requesting his services in the
matter. f-sar .i.a.-
The woman's name is Emily Fulton or
Davis. She has lived in the city for over
two years, and has lately been residing at
No. 428 North Wells street. The story
which she told to Mr.. Hansing revealed
certain curious facts with reference to Mr..
G.. B. Davis who keeps an agency for
washing-machines at No. 1O4 Washington
street This gentleman seems to be a
kind of modern John Buncle, with this
difference, that while that illustrious and
indefatigable lover was polite enough
to wait until one wife was dead before he
sought another, Mr.. Davis freely disposes
Of his hand and heart to no less than three
ladies, all living on the earth together.
Emily Fulton, so far as we have been able
to ascertain, was the second candidate for
the affections of Mr.. Buncle-that is, Mr..
Davis.
His first wife, whose name is Elizabeth,
was married to him about fourteen years
ago in Brockville, Ohio, where she still
resides, with six children, the offspring of
Mr.. Davis. Getting tired OF her children
in the course Of time, he paid his address
es to Miss Fulton, and became her hus-
band two years ago in GAINESVILLE, which
place he left for Chicago, where the pair
resided in connubial felicity until May
last. Again Mr.. Davis getting tired of
his better-half, and on the ground of Gin
compatibility of temperament, it may be
supposed, he offered her hundred dol
lars on the condition that they would IL
future live separately. This condition be-
ing agreed to, the second Mrs. Davis took
situation as hired girl, and saw no
more of her husband. By and by, how
ever, she began to find herself Gas wo-
men wish to be who have their lords"
and she became anxious to obtain suit
able position for the child about to be
ushered into the world. This was the
cause of her wanderings around the court
house square. She had heard certain ru-
mors regarding her husband which induced
her to reconnoitre little before present.
ing herself. She had heard, in fact, that
he was again married, and such proved to
be the case, for in the month of June,
only one short month after the separation
Mr.. Davis took unto himself another wife.
whose name was Mary Schenck.
Acting on the advice of detective Hem
sing, VINO JOOK an 8ctlve interest IN the
affair, Emily Fulton obtained q state war
rant against Davis and his "wife " for
adultery, and the guilty pair-one perhaps
unconsciously guilty-were arrested and
taken before Justice Brown on Friday af-
ternoon. The testimony proved conclu-
sively that Davis and Mary Schenck were
guilty OF the crime laid to their charge
and both were committed for triol ar tho
Recorders court under bail of $500 each.
The first Mrs. Davis with her sick chill
dren, are understood to be on the way to
Chicago to lay claim to her erring husband,
when he will be tried on the charge Of
bigamy. Perhaps the easiest way to
range the difficulty would be to tran. port
Mr.. Davis and his three wives to the ter
ritolies of Brigham Young, where be must
become q n ornament to society, and a
naofi,l member of the community.