The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13
GENERAL MORGAN'S WIVES.
AN EASTERN NAV WHO WAS MUCH
GITEN 70 MARRYING.
A stranae Cnse in Mussachusetts Court
Families Broken Upnud Women Marrying
NJ RnnhOm Forgery mud AdmlIery.

Strannc Cnse in n MussnC huaetts Court
Families Broken tn aud Women Marrying
~ Random Forgery aud Adultery.
PIrTsFfELD, Mass, Feb. 1l.-Geucral IIar-
rson Morgan Of sandisneld, Berkshire county.
was nncd at the Superior Court In this town Jan.
10, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment
ut Charlestown five years for forgery, nd two
years for adultery lie was proved to have three
wives living, to have eloped with fourth wo
man, the wife Of another man, and to have
forged the name OF this woman's husband upon
a bank check, with which tho fugitive couple
distracted $40 from his bank account.
General" Morgan never earned his military
title, but was so chrlstened after Gen. Harrison.
Morgan was born at Afford, received common
school education, and ten years ago, at the ago
OF nineteen, became a track driver for Dirnum,
Richardson, s. Co., tho great iron men, at Ca
naan, Conn. While thus employed he made the
acquaintance Of Miss Ida Prescott, aud In timo
became a1ianced TO her. MIR. Prescott warned
his daughter that MORAN had the reputation Of
being in4ncere, but Mrs. Prescott was captivated
by Morgans appearance anu manners. and
openly favored the match. The young people
were married, and as a result tho girls parents
separated, Mira. Prescott remaining with her
son.ln-law and daughter
All three removed to Unionyille, Conn. few
montha after tie wedding, and there Mnrg IN re-
newed his acquaintance with several Young
women whom ne had known I'm the past His
volatile affection was az once centered upon
these friends, aud he admits that he not only
lost all love Tor his wife, but In % great measure
denied her MS society Her mother frequently
uphraided him about his mode of life. and unal-
~ ordered MN from ms home: lie never re-
turned, but Joined his father in Sandtsneld. anl
four years lator, in 1870, became cnamored Of n
fair young lady-a Miss Gingall-and having
sured her that sufficient time h d elapsed since
MS ruuiufe with his former wife to render tho
marriage binding, was welded the second time.
a Guild was born To HIM. aud To all appearances
he was living most hap Nv. when, upuu hearing
IL minated that the marriage was void. he an
nuunc,d to Miss Gingall that she was not really
his wife.
According to a portion of his defence, Miss
Cling Al asserted that she had not been Nv any
means "A faithful spouse. aud II was Of tut little
moment to nor whether they parted or main
tanned their relations toward each other.
After We talked it over little said Morgan,
1--WE agreed to separate, md abnut year alter
ward, while was III ALBANY. happened To sea
LAWYERS sign and II occurred to me To ash
advice AS 30 whether was right In leaving her
gave the lawyer nfty cent?, aud he told me the
second marriage was Illegal. because 1t was too
soon after the first, but now sufii,ient time had
elan cd since the first, ana had right to
Armed with this authority he courted a Miss
Nelv Preston. VINO lived near Great birrin lton,
and She became his third bride This wedding
occurred last ycnr. At about the same time
Morgan was employed to dive tho stage ana
carry the IN Ills hetwcen Sandisheld, Mass, and
NinstVd, Conn. la one Of tho farm houses along
the route lived Mr.. lach, n dun good natured
rustic. aud his wife Emma. Soung and d"ci-
Halch's aclulint1nce. She rode TO ami fro Win
him va the stage. and her hu-O ind looked ON
approvinrly. 0pplreutly delighted that his wife
could travel when ana where she would for
nothing.
sought MIN To elope with her. say NJ that she
could got plenty ot money from her husband.
Asnu ami again he Refused her. until one day
last April, three months after hi4 third mlr-
rage, when she had ridden with him 20 barring
ton, she sad, General, I've got the OLD mans
bank book. III write an order. raw the money
a 4 Nf fftr n
harrington they 10 ed together journeved as
Jar "a Detroit, spent week there, and then no
ured Of her, and. retui ming wnat renamed OF
the stolen money. left her. and boldly retained
To Berkshire county. and rel lined MS third Wife
WIN whom be shortly afterward removed to
In tue meanwhile MIR. Dilch notified the
Sherin OF his losses. ana Morgan was found and
arrested win MS third wife. in Connecticut
he wife went with tue SHERIFF into Berk shire
countr. Morgan was left IN the care OF Bich.
80 humble WAS he, and SO pitifuly did he beg
Tor freedom, ana promise to make every pos
sblc amend Tor the wrongs he had committed.
That the simple minded man allowed him to
csc pe.
When Daoh returned to his home he found
nis VIE there bez. ing to he restored to his af-
once forgave her. Three months later, in De
CENTER last. Morgan competed a frutiess
tramp through New Jersey and New York by
returning To his fathers mouse IN Sandisneld,
where ne was arrested and Imprisoned Police
justice Pease heard the complaints, and put
botn Morgan and Mrs. Baden under bonds TO APP
pear before the Superior Court In PIT sneld.
Mrs. Bach esoaped trial by volunteer ny her
IL. timuny before ths Grand Jury.
During the trial both the second and third
wives testified In MorRan's behalf, and Mrs.
Bale aided the prosecution She swore that he
stole her nuebau's bank book, forged the che, H.
ana prevailed upon her to get Il cashed and run
away with linn. organs manner In court showed
That he mad no conception Of tue wrong ne mad
done In estranging Mr. and Mrs Dach or i'm null
tpying his wives. He declared again and az in
that he was innocent Of the forgery, but sheriff
Moore and sir. Balch both swOre tn 4 at the
time OF bis arrest he had confessed the crime to
them. The third Mrs. Morgan displayed the
warmest affection for the prisoner, embracing
him and syboing IN his arms when the sentence
was passed upon MIN.