, 1880-05-07
CLARENCE DAVIS.
Driving Three Of His Many Mar
rfages.
rn, nafenaaut Gives His Own Account Of
Hjs Matrimonial Mishnps.
MIN Various Circumstances Which Mado
Him So Much Married.
irving 10 Prove that No. > Has Husband
Of Her Own.

VI AASA ~''>.s
nh. work of trying Clarance E. Davis, tho
.w.aod hteatntst, was fntrly begun iii tho
nLss, nmI!a,,no, t'ourt yesterday morning, Jury
.a"n S'..,,h hncn secured md tic opening OF the
nasaoectinn nnsm maio tho previous dny. There
~. pv'o, ,,,,,vn fair attendance of spectators.-
w. ss,s y n thom wou.en,-tho casa not boEng rs
""..racs,yc. apparently, rs was anticipated.
aia,rever nearly alt tho benches oil tlo mnfn
a"or were occupied, and people were coming
av wi golng ali day, being satft'ctl with look
- ~ I'M "inasher." Davis sat by Ills attorney,
n,s VIM U,trcf,, suggesting questions to ask
,.itnossea. lIo was calm and collected most
y, .hc time. tlougl, thoughtful. Only tho
csnada wife was in court, tho others being
excluded.
ut tstatc's-Atsorncy Mills then began tho tcstt'
mouy for tic prosecution.
TnE CANADA MARRIAGE.
Fl, Gcuroux, Of Windhan, Canada, was
,bo frat Witness. lie testiti cd that he llud
iIypd tl,ose for twenty years, and was
farmer. lie Ind been acquainted with Mary
Ann Matligan over since sliu was IL years
olJ uo knew her In Drantford. lie also
tnew Clarence Z. Davis, having met him ut
Wndhan, IN 1854. lie was then selling coal
III. md stopped Mt wltncss' house, Davis
knew slary Ann before that, 1t having been
RrsFI,sVv H. Van Buren, Interrupted With MI objce-
toii. rho only point WINS whether Davis
"%And whether l'e is guilty Of tho charge Of
b!aaty," added Mills.
,,sr,os Yo fa tt pFSys y pSlaaVX sSla Va " Bre nroSs
69 yy5 ss auJ JrGea Ee usaa tH axans al e
lin. 49, ,,xo,, ao,,,,,..,a .,,t ,,o.
M Tsa GSu4 Hfs sseeseed eeSa'id tat a ths ee a.ago
should be proved, ahd tho circumstances
come n afterwards. a., A.. ,....,,,. .,,,. ..o
Mr.. Van Butem c'te ne psae'bie ~ anat me
first marriage c9aid no. ~ pfoved o oy tne coii1
s'jSs ty p?oof u y. eeiabIstiSn ssd rspatstea.
And, besides, the conysrsntlons were M between
man anu wife, aNd were, uhofeiore, lnad-
nlissiblc. ..,, ..,,. ,,...,,oo .,,a a.,
After some further taik Detwecn the 1aW-
ycrs witness eSIlHeu e. tat aV's IN ,yao 1olu hid HID
70 marry ~, a1ay Ef Am tMadIignn and n
the way ,ho sail lie wanted to get ,liarrlel as
other place., l}o wanted witness to get him
npa "WeaHing, g,"@Mot KEY ;i e;xPginslve 9Me, Ply,
but to call IL 1eW W Ol the neignbors. Ihe
licehso c!erk nSheN 4AvS II hE Wts Hint
fled man.. lie salu No,-tllnt ho never
was matr!ed Mny IL Davis married Alnry
Ann Aladigan at Wltness' l,oltse. There
we're twenty or tWenty-fiv9 people present.
The Key. KobcFt Slnitll, Haptist minister,
Performed the ceremony. lie said to Davis,
"Wlll yoM take this woman 70 bg your law
iul witeW Davis said j" HGs." Yhe minis
Ter said to Mary Ann, ."Wll you take this
inan to be Il your lawful llusbnn4 ~ She said
nell .!M1 Matsus mcau Jonle4 tosStnot;; ae;
MaltIaee f.s Ge1tlnea9 Was proaucea ana
Sasx AMI bv tI,o @ nraanfnr ThSra Svare tvo "
tnfssrih!nu My @ - ;pftmeaaes e AA'Ao "oA' WV
N1, VII TTMren nh,cctod IN tbe fntro-
HeG ev n q o e Sss eeennse M aa!H
wera mt mn the H. wifnnssne nrnae,t p'o'oA', way
mo n,nrsissa sa'us'nk ~ ""7 eo".peeen'' 7io"-
RI Nii'ia Than rand +ho car4tsoo+o ,yht,,,
ri fortIl tIat Rnhert r. Sn'ifi, W"mt5at WIZ" ,,,;,.
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lien ,yant r. tay ,ai, hi'e iuot @ lily
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