Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-03

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sofa is good enough to tell the truth
about herr and to tell it pointedly and have
done with it. She don't need dose of
rigmarole pamphlet just yet. The tide is
tending in this direction already, and little
judicious encouragement might help to swell
the wave; but $4,000 worth of doubtful
pamphlet wouldn't help Minnesota's immi-
grafton interests ninety nine cents worth.
CITIZEN.
FIVE WIVES.
And the Reason Why He Can't be Sent to
the PenitentiGry.
DR.. Chas. n. Remer, the man with five
wives, was recently discharged at Winona.
The prosecuting attorney, A. II. Snow, made
the following statement, showing why the
scamp escaped punishment:
May it please the court, should not, I'M
der ordinary circumstances, deem it neces-
sary to state the reasons for the grand jury's
not finding an Indictment in any given case.
But the case Of the person calling himself
DR.. Charles Rmmer, is one which has at
tracted much attention, and as no witnesses
have been called to testify against him be-
fore the grand jury just discharged, think
it due to the court, to the public, and, per-
haps, to myself as prosecuting officer of the
county, that such statement should, in this
instance, be made. Entertaining this view,
and availing myself of the authority given
me by the grand jury in this matter, will
therefore proceed to lay before your honor
the facts, as understand them:
A few weeks since, the man Remer, after
waving examination before George 81. Nc
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answer at this term of this court to a charge
of polygamy. The complaint before which
this action was taken was made by myself,
and alleged that in the month of March,
1877, Charles II. R@mer, having then wife
living, did at the city of Chicago, Illinois,
unlawfully marry one Barbara Artz, and that
he afterwards cohabited with her, as his
wife, in this city and county. This COM
plant was presented by me in good faith,
and in the belief that Remer, at the time of
his said marriage with Mrs. Artz, had a law
full wife living at Berlin Station, Ontario.
Subsequently receiving an intimation, how
ever, that if the case came to trial, an at
tempt would be made on the part of the de-
PENDANT to show the marriage with the
Berlin lady to be void by reason of
Rnmer's having a former wife living
at the time it was SO solemnized,
I thought it prudent to investigate the mat
rimonial career of the defendant from the
most remote ascertainable date to the pres
ent. / did SO, and discovered a state of facts
which in my judgment rendered it impossi-
BILE, under the rules of law governing cases
of this sort to convict RCemer, or even legal
ly or fairly to procure an Indictment against
him.
Stating, by way of preface, the familiar
principle that, in order to convict man of
bigamy, or, as our statute terms it, polyga-
my, it must appear that at the time of the
marriage alleged to be bigamous, there was
a former l0acful wife living, I will now give
the court the history, SO far as I have been
able up to this time to learn it of Rumer's
matrimonial ventures and experiences, men
tioning dates and places, and suppressing
only the names of most of the ladies con
5cerned, with a view to avoid publicity
which might be to them very unpleasant and
embarrassing.
Within space of less than five years ending
April Sd, 1877, the man Remer married,
Mrs. Artz included, five different women in
five different States, but, owing to the inter
vention of divorce, death and invalidity, il
so happened, as the court will see, that at
the time he espoused Mrs. Artz there was as
far as my information goes, no prior lawful
marriage in existence.
On the 18th of October, 1872, he married
under the name of DR.. Arnold, lady resid
ing in Cedarburg, Ozaukee county, Wiscon-
sin, the ceremony being performed at Graf
ton, IN the same county. On the 21st day
of April, 1874, in the circuit court of said
county, this lady obtained decree of divorce
from him on the ground of desertion.
Between the two last mentioned dates, and
while, therefore, the Wisconsin marriage re-
manned in existence, he unlawfully, under
the name of DR.. Charles Ream, married the
Berlin lady referred to above, the ceremony
being performed on the 10th day of October,
1873, by justice of the peace in Buffalo,
New York, and the marriage thus entered
into being acknowledged and confirmed be-
fore a Roman Catholic priest in the CITY of
Rochester, N. Y, on the DIST day of the
same month. This lady is still living, but
the marriage with her was, for the reason
stated, null and void.
On the 18th day of April, 1874-iust five
days before the decree of divorce was grant
ed in Ozaukee county, MISUNDERSTANDING
deserted the Berlin lady after few weeks
of cohabitation, he unlawfully married, un-
der the name which he now bears, widow
possessed of considerable property, residing
in the city of Columbus, Indiana. This
woman died quite suddenly on the oath Of
July in the same year.
On the l 7th day of July, 1875, still bear
ing the name Roemer, he took to wife a
young and beautiful girl in the city of st.
Louis, Missouri. The Wisconsin divorce
having been previously granted, this mar
rage, for aught that yet appears to the CON
trary, was valid. But the young st. Louis
wife sued for divorce in the circuit court
1T that city, and as the records show, OBJ
tanned decree on the 10Th day of January,
1877, little over two months before the
marriage with Mrs. Artz, which, as appears
from the certificate, was solemnized by a
Justice IN the city of Chicago, Illinois, on
me ID day of April, 1877.
The above mentioned are all the marriages
entered into by R@mer, respecting which I
have any certain or reliable information,
though there are rumors of others. OF un-
fulfilled engagements to marry and difficult
les with women not marital, it is unneces-
'ary to speak.
What has been said will, trust, suf6-
GENTLY acquaint the court and the people
WITH the reason why the man RBmer has
lot been indicted at this term.
Clearance Papers Granted.
San An. FRANCISCO, Cal, April I'm accordance
With instructions received from the authorities
t Washington, Collector Shannon granted the
;osta Rlcan steamer Yarausu, late Pelican,
learance papers this morning. This afternoon
he shipping articles were signed by the officers
nd crew, and the steamer will probably sail
o-morrow morning for Costa RIGA. She carries
% caIgo except stones and coal.