The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-25
Trigarny.
A WOMAN WHO IS VERY MUCH MAR
RIED.
A Husband Who Admitted He was a
Bigamist

Cases of bigamy are not uncommon but it is
not so often that reporters are called on to re-
cord instances of trigamy. Mr.. Baker, the
Secretary OF the Overseers of the Poor, has
however just brought one to light.
Some ten years ago Amanda e. Henderson
was employed at the Gorham House in Cor
ham, Maine, where she proved smart active
girl, with pretty face and figure and excited
the favorable notice of the visitors and other
employees of the hotel Among others was a
man named Burns employed also in the house
in some capacity. Burns became strongly at
tached to Miss Henderson, pressed his suit,
was accepted, and on August 18th, 1869, the
couple were united in marriage by Rev. c. c..
Parker of Gorham. Amanda was sixteen years
of age. The twain lived together as husband
and wife for several years and had two children
who died in infancy. After the death of the
children Mrs. Burns got tired of the seclusion
that Portland grants and she deserted Mr..
Burns, without as much as saying by your leave,
and betook herself to the activity and hustle
that characterizes a city the size of Boston,.
Mrs. Burns resided in Boston for two years
enjoying life to the best of her ability. AT the
end of that period she seemed to think there
could be worse places than Portland and less
agreeable husbands than Mr.. Burns, SO the
prodigal returned and found "Barkis willin'."
However the old life didn't seem to satisfy,
and after the birth of a child they separated
forever.
After this separation Mrs. Burns padded her
own canoe for little while Smart, good
looking, not unintelligent she had a rather
checckered career until she fell in with w. f.
Osgood of Bucksport. Mr.. Osgood fell captive
to Amandas charms and ignorant OF the fact
that she was married woman and supposing
her widow proposed and was accepted. They
were married april, 1874, by Rev. DR.. Smaller
in Portland and proceeded to the husbands
home in Bucksport. Here she resided Tor
several years, and, by her husband, had three
children, q girl and twins, the latter both
boys. Some time after the Osgood marriage
Mr.. Osgood happened to meet Mr.. Burns in
Portland and was informed by him that Mrs.
Osgood was really Mrs. Burns, that no legal
separation had ever been recorded although
petition for divorce was then before the
court and that he, Burns, pending the decree,
had married second time himself. The blow
was a heavy one but Osgood braced up and
concluded to go to sea, so last winter he de-
parted on cruise and left Mrs. Osgood with
his children and the Burns child, to shift for
herself. Then it happened that the woman
fell into distress and she went to Bath where
She fell in with a man named Williams who
lived in Augusta Williams took such a fancy
to her, she, supposing he was able to support
her, agreed to marry him and they were mar
ried in that city. But Williams had deluded
himself, or deliberately deceived her for he
was not in a condition to take care of family
and therefore she emit back to Bath. Here,
short time ago, she had to apply to the au-
thorities for aid. They understanding she had
residence in Bucksport notified the Bucks
port overseers and they took her and her
children by Osgood in charge but notified
Bath that city must take cara of the Burns
child. Two weeks ago 0sgood returned and
then on being questioned admitted he was not
legally married to the woman but that her
husband resided in Portland. The Bucksport
authorities notified Mr. Baker and he patient
ly unravelled the sken, learned the true in
wardness of the whole affair, and brought the
family to this city. Mrs. Burns Osgood-Wil-
lians was placed in our Aims House, where
she will remain until the birth OF child.
What course will be pursued, if any, against
her and her real husband, Burns, if any. re-
mains to be seen. The Burns child will re-
main, at present, in Bath. The Osgood boys
have been placed in the Little Wanderers
Home in Boston, and the girl will go to the
Female Orphan Asylum in Portland.
Burns is said to be engaged by a grain firm
in this city and has family by his present
wife.