Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-23
a CASE OF POLYGAMY.
& North Carolina ShIp-masi
Charged with Having Three
wives.

On Tuesday last, before Justice Down
ing, OF New York city, q man calling
himself James W. Jenuett, about forty
years Of age, ana a native Of North Caro-
iius, living generally IN New YORK, and
= seaman by occupation, wss brought up
chsrged with having three wives, and
upon examination, having been found
guilty, he was released, ball being fixed
Rt $40 600, 80 suswer to the charge Of
bigsmy, and defendant was ordered to
pay twenty dollars per week for the sup
port Of his wife aad child, or, in defsult,
fua iive hundred dollars bail on charge
OF abandonment.
The second wife, Eliza Ann N. Baker,
thus tells the story Of this Would-bs Nor
mon; upon which mainly his commit
ament for trisl rests:
ETA A0n NJ. Baker, otherwise Eliza
Ann Nj. Jennett, being sworn, deposes
aud siys: reside 10 the city and county
OF New YOTS. / bscame personally ac-
eaainted With James W. Jennet IN Au-
gust or September OF the year 1854. /
had heard aud known OF him as an sc-
quaiatsnee OF my father for several years
previous 20 that. Late ia the summer or
early ia the fall Of 1854 James w. Jen-
net made proposals OF marriage to me.
He told me- be was 3 widOwer; that his
wife had died 10 Mobile, leaving him s
child, g daughter, named Annie, OF six.
teen wears OF age. He also said he had
large property in money in New York
aud in Cuba thst he also owned two
vessels. aud promised If / would msrry
hia to share his property with me: that
he would make me Com fcrtsble sud han
py through life. Believing his reprsse6-
tai ions, that he entertained q sincere sf-
lection for me, and from his early &C
qusintsncs with my father, / consented.
0p tbe 9Th day OF Novem Der, 1884. I
contracted the marriage tie with him 81
No. 81 Second avenue, the nsFrisge cere-
lnoBy being solamniZa al according to tina
rites OF tbs Protestant Z iscOpal Church.
by the Rev. J II. Price. Jas. w. Jenuett
and myself lived together ss man and
Wifs Tor sixteen or seventeen months.
He was captain of vessel, q seSfsring
msp, and / always treated him as a du.
tiiul wife, snd gave hin no cause to
leave me. ! went with bia to the Ber
nuda Tslands. and he there left me to
visit New YORK, promising to Join me
here. SOon after my arfival l heard that
his first wife was living I heard In .ha
monih OF April, 1888, thst Jennett had a
wife living from whom he had not hsen
legally separated. Depoueat further
alleges that she has cause 70 believe that
on tae oh day Of July, l647, James w.
jennett wss legally married to Dehorah
J. Sparks laOw living. from whom he
bas not been legally separated. OaI
leaFnlOg this, deponent ceased to i've or
e0habit with Jennstt, and has not since
lived or cohsbited with nina. Deponent
further alleges, on information aud be-
lief, that since the said James w. Jen-
nett contracted the marriage tie with
her (depOnen,) he has married one Lucy
A. Smith. ThSt dsponent never gave
the said James w, Jeonett any cause
whatever tn desert her. That since her
arrival Ia New York, as aforesaid, ,she
has received no support whatever from
JenDett, and IS now wholly dependent
for support on her friends. Wherefore
deDonent charges the said James W.
Jenpett With iaducing the said deponent
10 contEae. tie msTriSge-tie with him
under false representations for the pur-
pose Of injuring the said deponsnt,
whereby the SAID deponent has been se-
Tiousiy injured 10 her character and good
nans, ard ia her prospects In life;
wherefore dsp0nent pTays that said
Jsmes w, Jsnnett be dealt with accord
ing to law.
esgnsd) ELIZA ANN n. BAKER.