, 1879-05-02
TWO WIVES TOO MANY.


TWO WIVES TOO MANY.
Tho Martial Adventures ot .In1.n Carl Cl,cc-
ncy. "verlnnnts Tilted Young Temper.
nucD Orntur.''
Spteisi f'orrtsnoAdtnce Of The Tribune.
ST. ALuAHs, VI, April Co." Vermont's
gifted young temperance orator." known az
John Carl Chccucy, was arrested yesterday, Mt
Northampton, Mass., Tor being thrice n,arrlcd,
tho three wives oil being alive at The presu,is
time. No subject for uluny yenrs las crentcd
mosc general mud serious comment in church
anl Temperance circles throughout Vermont
md New Engiastl, Chcency being HI well k,luwn
to ille public rs m advocate ut temperance mid
Christian reformation.
Last night THE TVlBUsr representative was
n passenger on thu nght-trasn bound north
over the Central Vermont Karoal In the
Rcat hcf0rc mo Rnt two young Indies, aud, III
the cuurso Ut tho wcarlst'1nc night Journcr,
wo 70. into conversation. 1t was
not long bu{oro learned TINT
the younger ono Of tlle two ladies wna brootills
over some mental trouble. The other ono tcr
slstcr> sou,, Impaired TO INC tho Information
that III NH taking my sister back homie. Sho
married three months ugo man whom proyl.
dentuty discovered aa two Other wives living.
an1 hnvc not only succeeded, In safely getting
my sister frunl his clutches, but hare got tie
sruunllrcl In ipi'. lL,s lot light tntu lie dark
"ss'e'y y. """. ""' ."u .""1e W LUZ o'e'
Soa"E 'aus'a sue'''a' a.s"ss"' "as sool IL
vored With al Introduction ~ slle sister, whom
/ shall lcnomiuate Ms Mrs. John Carl Chcency
No, =. and s1,c willingly payc mo the ft,lu,y1u,
.....s.t." ~ % nns,",,, ~ nnr ,.oo,s ~, ,.tn,
'H.e'ss.'nE sp0ooo " "sA "'o''' 's'" o''c1
'narF1ea Hto: ,...........
Early IN flie winlcr of 1878 The temperance
campatcn III Cauatla olTcru. rjcIt field for tho
uors,,s,r, nrt Iotu f,.-, r,h,,n",. .,,.,., ,.,s
attention IN Tint l,rectloo. @ md ieet % .ouary
mounted the reform rostEnm in the little town
OF lrouuos, situated ou tue tira,,d Trunk Rail-
wny. twrnty mitcs from Prescott. o,t the hanks
~ ~. ,,,,,n ~ / n,yrn,,, p,vor ti lad ,vt,,,
" ''c ''up'o .1'' '.A"ie"so n'es. is i,'u WIN
ters pnrporttng to bo fron prominent clergy
men, ut,d inttouctionB to church ant1 tetBpcr-
ancr cIrr1cs Chernry .vss cordially -ntcrtotnr,
u'Se w.. .t .',: 1..''",. s".s. ..'. sa.'su
bv tn" good pcople OF !Foauois' prominent
nlnong whom was thc family Ut l1cury Scc(cy,
consisting OF Mr.. Sccley, bis wife, mn, llro iuer-
estIu,, nu,l ATTRACTIVE tIaurhtrys Thu. yonmr
la"les "e'e ~ "a", "eeo,nl',Sl"'snls' nt among
Which was tllat of music. CIecncy, nfter ne cut
psettt Meil tett,eH nowM lm len.uo's. uFgnnlzcu
what was nat.len INC e"Ic'sp@fahee tilcc C!ub.'
which Het frequently 10 fchcaFsals Ut Mr..
seoley's hnme. ,... .,..o
Osl the 80 OF january, lo'ui utter ny tannro"
ken correspondence VI yenr. during which Tina
Ch9ency 1'Iate several yls!ss to Miss Kebceca
seG!ey, nEcd u, she' IN ller btrthunr, w1ts nnr-
r!td to the n1roAdy donbly-nnsrl.I Cllrcney.
Turing tlr "inier CheehcY, %lt! t'is !atr bride
Visited NUMEROUS tow'n na'a sties 81 Ganadn,
1illllois' IN vermont hs aaafrsse'l largu MI"
t|tcices upon tilc PRINCIPLES o. tchieraHeo; and.
isw Guys since, mc aha l,1S we brought llp at
town. where .or Ia'rsn @ or tour daya previously
| llu lA1 been nakcty billed 10 Lecture lp calo 10
Eref " being 1l'aue a'' oeels'at u eel! III the
county 1aii.
At sllc time ol the MARRIAGE at lroq0nts 1t was
noticed BY onu OF the older SIsters. Mrs. Cur
iI't'', that Chce'ley was strosisinusy oppused to
any publication VI tlIG marriage l'eng malt In
thu i,cwslnhers. III Il few days IL WIS also M.
| ttcct al'At Clecncr wis scnfig munay f,Y letter
] TO sonH person n Lowell, y ass., which, WHEN
Ee WIS Questioned al'u!lt h4 claimed WIS to psty
Ior photographs l''atie by u Lowell nrtlst.
=, lite passea on n'ta ~; matt,lME ~ awakea fur-
month, wilen ii lctter forwarded frun Caution,
| y. T., callat0 tic post-o1llcc Mt lrtnIuos, nu-
tlrcssct! to Chscnoy: On .hs letter. N'!s hslsl-
,'ess.enrti u la'wull iawyar:, Shorty altcr, MI.
tts way tu lruGslu!s ltld ,tn thu SccleY family.
This tast letsor bore tllu busln1ss cnrtl 1T tilu
same Luwrlt lawyer. Mrs: Carman wro.c to
thc Lowell lawyer uncr II tesIttulls nal,r, ask
ins information III to J1hn Curl Churmcy. In
few ,iays roply came, bur 1t was not satkfl.c.
tory; uni unohcr letter w..s srnt, this ttlnu
t.At chccncy hul recently beun IN that uart Ut
ontario.
THIS seeoud lettnr iron, Lowell stated that
tho writcr-she luwGll lawYcr--was retained In
II .!iyorce.st1lt by onu saruh j. Cheenry ~. llu
| said .,uslu Curl Cheunsy, the cllnryp being
bIga,ny, Chceney l,nyl.g a wife, naIl,Ud .utu
| Dow before u,nrrlugp Ut fiIllsiuIru Hri,1rr Il
i. Tic lcttar ftritr .iisrl.,sr,i tI,o fact tlnt
tl!s Jennla l>uw lslurriull Chccuuy IN ISl,D, n1I
ilIat lin afurcsanl Junbu had son agcL i
ycars III al, orphan nsyluln Ut Lowcll, tic father
Chce1,cY No, u Lowell via m,arr{e't tn Cf..,..
nuy III lHib without kuuwleilgo Of ihv int nf
tic turner marsiugr, Al,,l tha suit aruI1st
chccuey wAs still peIt{{uE,
| Mira Carn1an n,ui tis rntire Ea,,ov f,,,3,,.