The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-29

WIFE MEETS HER HUSBAND AFTER
EIGHT YEARS ABsENCE-SHE HAS HIN AR
RESTED FOR BIGAMY.-A case involving the
question of the legality of an Indiana di-
vorcc came to light in this city few days
ago. The circumstances are as follows
Charles a. Camp, at one time resident OF
this city, some years ago married young
woman of respectable connexions and of
stainless reputation. Two children were
born as the fruit of their marriage. a
Young woman who had been companion
of Mrs. Camp before marriage was fire.
uucnt visitor in the family. In the course
of time Mr.. Camp began to like the visitor
much better than his wife. In order to
consummatc the new love, it became ne
ccssary to abandon the old-to wipe out
the relation which had made Mr.. and Mrs.
Camp husband and wife. To do this Mr..
Camp fastened to Indiana, where he re-
mained what he regarded as a sufficient
length of time, for legal purposes, to OBJ
tain divorce, and did obtain one. Armed
with the document which was to make the
marriage bond "null and void" and which
was to send into sorrowtul retirement the
faithful wife, he returned to this city and
became the husband of a second wife, the
original Mrs. Camp being still alive. Miss
Martin, the trusted companion of the in
iurcd wife, knowingly accepted the hand
of the rccreant husband, and became Mrs.
Camp No.2. Thercupon Mrs. Camp, the
rightful, had her husband arrested on a
charge of bigamy, and taken before
Justice Kelly at the Jefferson Mar
kct police court, where he was held
to bail to answer the charge. In May, 1888,
the grand jury Of the Court of General
Sessions returned an indictment against
him; and when the accused was called to
put in plea in court, he failed to appear,
whcreupon his bail was forfeited. lie had
taken up his residence in St. Louis. \
few days since Mrs. Camp, who is still in
this city, caught glimpse of her husband
on the street, when she at once proceeded
to the Office OF District Attorney Hall, and
gave information to that effect. \ bench,
warrant was soon obtained, and Mr.. Camp
was arrested by officer McDiamid, of the
Twentieth precinct. The prisoner had, at
the time Of his arrest, purchased the tick
cts for passage on his way to St. Louis,
and was engaged in a parting game OF
seven-up" with some friends at place
convenient to the railroad depot. He was
Immediately taken before Judge Russell,
at his chambers, in Nassau street, who, not
withStanding the production of the Indiana
divorce paper, held him to answer the
charge Of bigamy in the Court of General
Sessions in the sum of one thousand dol
lars. Being unable to obtain the bail, he
deposited the sum Of one thousand dollars
with the City Chamberlain, at the Broad
way Bank, and the usual bond was drawn
by Mr.. Sparks, deputy clerk of the Conrt
OF General Sessions on receipt OF the
Chamberlain's certificate acknowledging
the onc-thousand-dollar deposit. The
friends of Camp assert that the case will
never come up for trial. in which event
the county of New York or somebody will
he richer to the extent OF one thousand
| dollars.
Mrs. Camp appeared to have some re.
grct in the matter, as she made the follow
| ing observation in the District Attorneys
office: 81 suppose Emma (the second
wifr) will feel bad at this but she don't
know how many tears it has cost me-
What the Indiana divorce may be good fol
in law 50 far as the New York courts are
concerned may be thoroughly tested il
Mr.. Camp elects to try the casc.-Neu
Iorh, Times.