, 1880-03-20
STILL THEY COME.


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STILL THEY COME.
More Women WHO Clulnl to Have Iscen
tIlc I.a1,iAt,s lsr1tlcB-A Gushing Lot~
ter 10 Clara.
The number Gf letters from alleged wives
of Clarence 4. Davis shows nu apparent
diminutt0li. Nearly every mail Is freIEhtetl
with one or more Ut them. Some arc In the
melting mood. others suggest the strongest
kind Of 4 desire Oh the writers' part to ell.
gage the alleged bigamist ir MI unequal con.
test Of tonglle-asllng atld 1,air-pnlEing, while
tho purpose OH the lart Of others seems to be
nothing short OF aiding, 50 fur Us they are
able, to pile up the popular wrath against
hin, and eventually t0 procure his Incareera-
tion Mt Juliet, or tn see HIN killed, 0r other
wise disposed Of. 1t is Il question. Of
eY 81 a1a a or O. ever W were a'a o %sss ]
uf Clarence Z. Davis. In snine. caSes tho
clai,s to that dubious honor in ,ail probabIli~
t. rest on nothing more ihir less than nils
tlle writer's are consumed viii desire to ~
yerttse themselves aud certain possible rula-
tl0ns-geterally recognized NJ forbidden BY
tho lnnral lnW-wfIich they lllny Or may mt
nyo had With the drummer guy. Rnt, ex-
plnin the phenomenon rs t1le may, 1t ls MP
reproacll. Whether there IL anything
Inherently WRONG about tho nAne-nny.
thing about, It that is suggestive Of
isA question! which perhaps never woull
hive beer, rnised but for the earlier md Inter
developments 1T this particular case, lnclttl-
ing the receipt day after day from one point
cntlons from women whip Appenr to E!sye been
loved and then to have heeli scDrnei.
Yesterdays grist WIS quite up to the aver-
ngc iii It,fnt Of number. and the interest at
t1eAing to tho several nlssives.
TIE FIRST ONE HAN LIKE THIS:
Caicttws-DEA1 sin: arrived here Inst night n,
tho o'clock train. live IN santloval Ill. an,
to CLienHo. tho mort unstrung MY nerves be-
come, and when read IN tho l'apcrs about four
women az wives already cu hand. mud Butno Of
Mn Euing buck. But know l,e Is the .ipc; iin
ts my i.lisband. l. incan Clarencc navs. We
after spending tic honeymoon to3ethor ii trav:.
cling. we rented stnall house III the CORNER of
Vino and Thir,cnnth streets, where we lived two
Siss sna : iaooa.Sy. md TINT VII she LIST St
!,easd "t bin Yn. sa nnties or ais arres,
" ~ ips ipss anS %sn sfS s s'e S
with him, which cnased me "a, bite Ills chr q,
SUscffto fn: and rt ho carries tho nsrk
Elm 'nS a1oue ~fi iiclch btiaa hIs ess on AK
SUNDAY ncrnS loysa that tis1, man 70 pass!o,n,
ntctys Aflu *Ould now InFH1Fe nun, tnf tnlhk
thcrr must bc something In Ills nuke, 10 II
times. which he c,lntiot Muster. aud thch think
of young, good-louktnE Erl fnllngi9 ioyo with
him. speak now Of tue Quincy girl. 1t WIS
almost suro u, make him full. ! believo now
cauld hB yet OIL from tho four women thAt lre
after him and knew that WIS aiiy0 and stll
loved him. be w9uld cutnc back to inc. will gu
back to Scantloynl and scnd yult his picture,
nrii picture of hls child. md want ynu to
confront hiM With thgHl. WIS q chN1nhcrHlniu
at tho tho Planters 1fotlse, st. Louis, wleu /
1ir5t met HIN. nm nnw =, ycnrs old, and was n
ycnrs old when met him. have n 1ittlH girl 2,
years and 8 months MD by htm, hive his ptct-
iire which will send yoll on my. return home.
80 you Gnu eeo mn no fr.l,id In claimtng
to DO bis wife. So: :. Tho chbtt's namu
tnn iilnr ac a,t n ~ ~ .hn ,,n.nc f ~ iIc1nn
DIyls, My notions aro ai,unt thcao: Iio hi.s
enolxh ia do ut tho rrusent With tho four
wives illrcaly On bis hands, auti do not want tn
gtyo him my mnrc trouble IN that score. l viii
wait until to settles with tGe.n. then bare hin