The New York herald., 1879-03-05
BEDELL'S WIVES.
WHAT STRAITS CONTEMPT FOR DIVORCE MAY
BRING MAN To-INTEREsTING MATRIMONIAL

BRING MAN To-INTEREsTING MATRIMONIAL
COMPLICATIONS.
eyes. I'm in pretty bad fx" said Mr.. willard P.
Bedell. Of No. 2s4 North Sixth street. Brooklyn.
E. D., to HERALD reporter yesterday; "but hope
everything will come out all right" Mr.. Bedel is
undergoing an examination on charge of bigamy
before Justice Elliott. in Williamsburg. and it is u
nice legal question whether his acts. which ad-
mitted, amount to that offence. The is one
which has its humorous we'll its serious
aspects Mr. Bedell is a marrying man. Both of
Mr. Bedell's wives marrying women. He has
been married three times and they often.
Bedell's first wife is dead. His second, who
is the No. In the legal proceedings against
him is very much alive. and his third
wife. who is now No. g. is patiently awaiting the
issue of the claim of No. for her status to be
determined. The trouble with Mr.. Beden and his
wives is that they have not been careful to off with
one love before they with another-in other
words, they have not invoked the power of the
divorce courts to free them from the bonds which
they assumed with the marriage ceremony before
making new ones.
BEpELL's MATRIMONIAL AFYA1Rs
About two years ago Mr.. Bedell married Mrs. W. j.
JONES' a reputed widow. of this CITY, Their court
ship brief and Mr.. Bedell knew very little about
the widow Jones-she know almost as little about
herself. He believed she a widow and did
she. Mr.. and Mrs W. j. Jones had lived apart
for o number Of years. 'and Mrs. W. J. Jones
believed Mr.. W. J. Jones was dead. Apparently
she had to believe it. for she had identified
his remains in the Morgue in this city and buried
them in Greenwood. Every summer she strewed
flowers his grave and mostened it with her tears.
The sorrow for the departed Jones was little pc
culiar. for she left him several times before they
finally separated but her grief continued
after she had found consolation on the manly bosom
nf Redo
Bedell discovered that the dead Jones very
lively corpse; in word she met him in the street.
and he alive. She had buried the wrong man,
and her flowers and her tears had been wasted on
some poor unknown. This discovery was made about
six months ago. but Mr.. Jones did not charge his
wife with bigany, and in convenient season he died.
His resurrection was the OCCASION however, of con-
siderable annoyance to his reputcd widow. then
Mrs. Bedeil. and is just now the source OF great
deal of Inconvenience to Mr.. Bedell. In regard to
the action which was taken when Jones was dis
covered the great authorities the subject Mr. and
Mrs Bede differ. She says she told Bedell that Jones
alive and proposed a separation. He says she did
nothing of the kind but waited for him to find it
out for himself. But both agree that it made
particular difference to either OF them. and that they
determined to live on together the same as il W. }.
Jones had gone to Davy Jones.
1t not long utter this agreeable episode In the
life of Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Beiell that tho woman
Bedeii was then living at No. 272 North Second
street. and he there introduced No. into the house
with No l. No: says she wasn't bit Jealous Of
No. 2, because she believed she was u good woman,
but began to be apparent that Mr. Bedelps feelings
had undergone change, and the upshot of their
quarrelngs and chickering's was that he turned Mrs.
Bede No into the street and installed Mrs. Bedell
No. in her place. The last wife. like the dis
cardod one. was Was widow She was was first E mar
not long in finding out that she had welded
marrying man and that he had already had two
wives who were still living and from whom he did
not go to the expense of obtaining divorce.
MIR. Bedel and Mrs. Bedell No. do not know
whether that muc married individual is still alive.
1t will be seen from all the circumstances that the
people who concern this little drama had thorough
going contempt for the divorce side of our State
courts Mrs. Bedel No. did not think il necessary
to get divorce from Mr. Jones; Mrs. Bedel No.
does not appear to have been divorced from the other
fellow, and Mr. Bedell was not divorced from No.
when he married No. q There is this to be said for
hn, however. that he consulted u friend who advised
him not to bother about such uniInportant conven-
tionalities.
When Mrs. Beden No. had been turned out Of
friend, had duly married Mrs. Beden No. he
indeed happy man. Time flew on golden wings
and love illuminated his sky. Life perpetual
honeymoon, and the oft made Benedict hoped his
happiness would not be disturbed. In the meantime
however. times Jared hard with Mrs Beoell No. l.
She was homeless. starving and was compelled to ask
the Charity Commissioners for aid. At last deter
minaton for justice sweled in her gentle breast and
just as she about beginning action for aban-
donment she discovered that Mr. Bedell had actually
married the good woman III whom she had believed.
criminal action then substituted for the civil
one, and Mr.. Bedoll was arrested last Satur
Justice Elliott. which was adjourned until
the court consiuers the law. AT the nearing
at which Mrs. Bedell No. was not present. Mrs
Bedell No. l evnced great affection tor her tckle
lord, and even kissed him in court But she did
than fondle-she threatened we'll, and unless
Mr. Bedcll gives up Mrs. Bedel No she will follow
him with all the vengeance. Languishing IN prison.
whore he Ls the situation is awkward one TOR
Mr.. Bedell.
what can do but wait ?' he said to the HERALD
reporter. II can't run away; You see that. and be-
sides, my business is here in Williamsburg. and
want to look after that. My first wife is after
now, and il l went back to her would be pretty
to hear from the other. Besides like best the
one married last. and that goes q long way
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