The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-30
BENNETT TINE BIGAMlST.
A Record OF Ills E1pIOits-A Grey-HaIred


a Record Of His EX plOits-A Grey-HRired
Scamp.
James Bennett-not James Gordon Bennett, OF
New York, but James Bennett, of New Jersey
was arrested at Franklin on Friday last, and
brought TO this city, where he was accOmmo-
dated with quarters at Robinsons boarding
house, where he, no doubt, ere this, has felt
the difference from that well-kept and comfort
able quarters known as the Marcy House, in this
city, the last place of voluntary residence OF
the Aforesaid Bennett, previous to his occu-
pancy of Roblnsons Hotel as he no
doubt has found out ere this that Robinson
docs not furnish feather beds, chamber
maids and whisky stews tn make his dreams
pleasant and 10 bring forth pleasant dreams
aurmR the honey moon, nor q wife TO
aOlaoe him, all or which he was wont to enjoy
IN his comfortable quarters at the Macy House.
The charge against the said Bennett is bigamv,
in having living wife at Lexington, Kentucky,
if not a dozen more in Other places it being
charged that If he is not death on the women,
he is heavy on the widows, especially on the
rich ones. As detail of his operations may
not be uninterestlng, we VIII give the rumors
alOat OF his doings. with no intentions of in
huenciIlg his trial, since his second and last
matrimonial alliance will no doubt end his
mortal career IN Jeffersonville, as he apparently
is now between IS and 20 years OF age. Report
SAYS that q number of years ago. the said Bennett
emIgrated to the State OF Kentucky from New
Jersey, and soon gained the affections of a rich
widow by the name of Harris, VINO was pos
sesstd OF q line estate, with all the fxlngs ne
cessary to make fine concern. Bennett for
some years went in with a looseness, and the
personally fast vanished under his liberal
dis pensailons until the death Of his wife put
stop TO his pIoogal operations, by a reversion
OF her property to her blood relations Matri-
monial operation No. was his marriage with
an heiress by the name of Merrill, at or near
Lexington, KY, who had portion in her own
right in q farm, and valued at $4,000. As he
had larger scope in his secured partnership,
on the principle that what was "her'n was
hisn - he spent it with q lavish hand, and in a
few years had invested what should have
been her own in various ways that led To the
loss OF her fortune, and to cap the climax of
operations with the two, he took the remnant
OF her means, and eloped with q prostitute of
his own keeping, and fled with her to Lewsburg
in the State of Missouri. At this place, we un-
derstand, matrimonial alliance was frustrated
by parties from Kentucky with widow No.
3, and he fled from the place, leaving his guilty
paraDour to settle numerous debts of his and
her contracting, The next heard OF the gay
Lolhario was his turning sp IN Illinois, where
widow No. fell victim TO ais honeyed words
and bewching ways bat, b@lng aware OF
his true character, instead OF letting him squan-
der her means and enjoy her property,
she sent him to the Peni entiarv, from VR!ch he
turned up in Indiana; ana at Jonesville, IN Bar
tholomew county, he came across widow No. g.
in the shape OF Mrs. Marshall, a resident of
this city, who was on business tour, and, by
dint OF promises, bribes, and misrepresenta-
tons, he succeeded IN forming an alliance in
the bonds of matrimOny. From all accounts
Bennett has played deep and oft-practised
game of deception, and many are the parties in
this State that have been made sadly wiser
by the dissipation of pleasant illusions
created by the old grey and bald-headed
deceiver. Plantations and nggers, carriages,
pianos, lands, anu money, blooded horses
and cattle, all have passed away, and
Il is consolation to parties here to know that
he Jailed to get that which he was aiming at,
VIZ. the fortune pt widow No. 5. Yesterday
afternoon Bennett had preliminary examina-
tion before his Honor the Mayor, when, owing
to The want of evidence, he was released; but he
was Immediately reaTested and no occupies
his old room at Robnson's, from which he win
not hnd it so easy TO escape the fanes OF justice
on any legal bubble or technicallty, as evidence
will soon be here from Kentucky to ensure his
conviction. We enlarge on this affair, ana ad-
wise rich widows to be sure they right before
they 20 Indianapolis Journal.