The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-11
WEALTH WINS.
A Poor White Wife Deserted for
n Rich Black One.

a Rich Black One.
That money exerts a vast influence on
the conduct OF some men was sLrikinglY
illustrated by case that came under
the observation of one Of the STAR re-
porters, this morning, while making his
usual rounds among the city Justices of
the Peace in search of news.
The case in point is one of peculiar
interest, and briefly stated is as follows:
On the 10Th of May, 1875, a coal dealer
named John W. Logan, who resided on
Avery alley, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, becoming enamored Of a comely
and weli-respected woman named Julia
Allen, who lived in the same neighbor-
hood, alter briet courtship married
her.
The parties lived together in apparent
happiness for nearly year, when the
unwelcome and startling tact forced IL
self upon the notice of Mrs. Logan that
her husband was paying too much at
Williams, alias Mcdonald, VINO was
near neighbor. To say that she was
colored hardly gives correct concep-
tion of her complexion. In fact, she ls
as "black as the ace OF spades"
The usual amount of recrimination
after this discovery was INDUCED in by
the newly married pair, but there
seemed to be no improvement on the
part of Logan. Finally matters became
too hot for the faithless husband, and to
bring matters to crisis he proposed an
elopement with his dark-skinned inam-
orita, and the proposition was accepted
in haste.
Leaving the city for a few days to-
gether, Logan and Miss Williams re-
turned, anG exhibited papers showing
that they were married on the 9th OF
September, 1876. The news of the mar
riage reaching the ears of wife No. /,
she was Mortified and naturally indig-
nant at her desertlon for such rival in
her husbands affections, aud many were
| the upbraidings received by Logan when
they met, which, however, seemed to
have no effect upon his obdufate heart.
Perceiving that there was no hope Tor
| her reins statement in the bosom OF her
once fond partner, she concluded that
her only means of revenge would be to
sue him for bigamy; charge that was
| true, as he hau neglected to procure the
necessary divorce papers ere joining
| himself to wife No. 2. So yeSter-
/ udy dlbSh uVOA UhV PVOA
| with breaking heart and tear-stained
| taco, called upon Squire John w. An
| th0ny, to whom she told the story of her
wrongs, and demanded that her hus-
band should be arrested on the charge
OF bigamy. The arrest was made yes.
terday afternoon, Constables Doyle and
McGranahan serving the papers.
Wife No. 2 was not long in finding
that Logan was in trouble, and true to
her marriage VOW made good time to the
'squlre's office, and gave bond in the
sum OF $500 for his appearance to-m0r
row morning at 10 O'Clock; and in sign
ing the papers which kept the husband
of two wives-one white, the other
| black-from a felon's cell, she uncon.
sciously perhaps revealed the cause
why she, the dusky damsel, was pre-.
ferred to a white and comely wife, as
she swore to being worth from $4,000 to
$4,000.
| Lin these comfortable figures one car
readily see how mercenary soul could
| he warped from its first and lawful al.
| legiance, but the warping, one would
think, could not certainly be accom-
plished without fearful tussle with all
| self respect and manliness. Let US hope
| that if guilty, as cuarged, there will be
mo one there to mourn for Logan"