Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-19
P0LLARD-FINCH.

The Betrayed Wife Appears in Court and
Secures the Arrest of the FaithIess
spouse.
Given the fundamentally, and a perfect
plot is offered in the Preston Pallard alias
Finch, or vice versa, polygamy case, for
thrilling novel At each stage of the
singular case the story increases in inter
est, and should the succeeding chapters
prove as fruitful of incidents as the ones
already given, a romance in real life will
be presented of more than dramatic power
and interest.
Particulars of the almost inexplicable
affair were given in yesterdays issue
of the GLOBE. The statements in brief
are, that Eugene Finch or Eugene
Pollard, respected and well-to-d do me-
chanic of this city, and married man
withal, is charged with having deserted
his wife and children in Wisconsin, thir-
teen years ago, and removed to this city,
where, under the assumed name of Pol
lard, he married lady named Miss Jo-
hannah Dwyne.
Supposing that he was dead, and after
years of mourning, the supposed widow
discarded her weeds and married a man
named Preston. short time since the
family removed to Minneapolis and the
revelation came to a grown up son that
his father, whom all supposed was dead,
had simply deserted his family and was
residing in this city
claimed that Pollard alias Finch, or vice
versa, had robbed his family of their sub
stance and fled, leaving them in a desti-
tute condition. On hearing that the dead
had risen, Mrs. Pollard at once proceeded
to verify the statements, and the belief
became SO confirmed that she applied for
his arrest on the charge of polygamy
w. F. Smyth, an attorney of Mime
| apolis, applied for warrant for his arrest
Friday, but if was decided that the war
rant could only be issued upon the state
ments of the former wife in person.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Preston nee
Pollard, came to the police court accom-
panied by her lawyer and a grown up son
| and daughter She was sworn, and testi-
fed as follows:
My true name is Matilda Pollard; my
present name is Matilda Preston. | de-
sire to prosecute the action in his name.
The defendants name is Eugene f. Pol
lard; was married to him in New York
city on the 11th Of August, 1871 The
family record was produced, which showed
that the first child was born in le42; lived
with him twenty-three years; from New
Y Ork we moved to Putnam county, New
| Y ork; afterwards came to Wisconsin,
where we lived for tWenty-three years.
He abandoned me in 1865, in Wisconsin,
in West Bend, Washington county.
First heard of his marriage last Septem-
Der; had considered him dead; he had told
their son that he was married again and
that he did not wish to be disturbed;
could not say where his second marriage
took place; only knew what she had heard;
heard that the name of his second wife is
Johanah Dwyne
Samuel Pollard, the son, testified to g
conversation with his alleged father,
Pollard, ST., in the course Of which the
latter spoke of his marriage, saying if
my wife finds that l am married she and
her id Irish friends will break me all up.
Witness told him that his mother was not
far from st. Paul, the conversation took
place last Tuesday, first met him last
spring.
A messenger was sent for Deputy Clerk
of the district court James O'Brien, who
| produced the marriage record, showing
thata certificate ofsmarriage had been issu-
ed to Eugene Finch and Johanna DWyer on
the 9th of July 1867; also showing that
the marriage took place on the 18th of the
following month.
Mr., Eagan then read the warrant
charging Eugene Pollard with polygamy,
which was signed by the complainant
who used the name of Matilda Pollard
! The complainant is short, thick-set
women, with black hair and eyes, fab
by face grown creased by wrinkles, and
she is from fifty five to sixty years of age.
Mr. Egan made out a warrant for the
arrest of Pollard, alias Finch, and he
was brought into court He is man
below the medium height, spare built,
has q care-worn look, brown hair and
gray moustache. He was held to the
23rd instant, at $50, A. NJ, in the sum OF
$4,000, and gave bail.
| He refused to be interviewed, stating
that she could tell her part of the story
now and that he would have something
to say afterwards