The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-12-26
HENRY NEwLIN, BIGAMIST
Arrested in Cincinnati on Com
plant Of the Father OF one
of his Victims.

IlSHt ldst uiSHt, ny INC aiiSSe ". oh
Indiana bigamist in this city, the faith
er of the injured girl and an Indian
apolis detective beng the ones who fl
nally tracked the amorous young man
to the earth. To begin at a conven
lent point for telling The story:
On the eth of last October, Henry
NewIin married Bella. the daughter of
DR.. G. B Austin. a practising physi
clan of Covington. Fountain county,
Ind. The young man wa> a dru. gist,
owning the only drug store in the
neighboring town of Veedersburg, and
the son of DR.. Newlin, now dead. who
formerly lived i'm Attica, Ind. He was
bright, sober, ente Uprising young fel-
low, who completely wen the affection
of the doctors pretty daughter. who is
little over twenty years of age. Still
the father did not favor Newlin's suit,
keeping the lovers apart as much as
possible, and raising all kinds of ohjec-
ii ms in the way Of their proposed
marriage But love laughs at lick
smiths and de6es stern parents frowns,
and Notwithstanding all opposition,
they stole OF to Methodist minister
In the town. and We're made one flesh
and blood. Several of their friends
were pre.eat, and the marriage was
soIemnlz d with all the necessary legal
forms. At that time. Newlin had
known Miss Austin somewhat less
than year. becoming acquainted with
her soon after his first wife's death,
her maiden name being Meyer.
Immediately after the nuptials the
pair left Covington for a honeymoon
"trip. going to Indianapolis to pay a
Wilt to some of the brides relatives.
Hardly had they gone when DIR. Aus
tin was beyond measure astonlshed to
receive a letter from Mr.. Wright. a
citizen of Port Clinton. O.. 10
curing if the report that Henry New
lin had married his (the Doctors daush-
ter was true, and stating that he de-
sired to know because the same man
was already welded to his own daugh-
ter. Lizzie. DR.. Austin was astounded,
and at once wrote back. asking for all
facts i'm connection with the Port Gin
tod wedding. He was informed that
on the 9th OF last July Newlin married
Miss Wright, it being match Tor
love on both sides; that the couple
had then gone for trip to 1ndianap
oils, where they remained three weeks.
At the ex piration of this time they re-
turned to Port Clinton, the newly
made husband leaving his bride for a
few days. protesting to make a bust
ness trip, but he never returned, that
being ne last heard Of him until the
report reached Mr.. Wright that he
had been married again.
Mean While Mr.. ani Mrs. Newlin
went ON billing and cooling for sew
eral weeks at indianapolis. Then he
left her with some of her relatives
while he made business trip to Han
cock county, Ind. At this point he
was overtaken by the off GERS of Mr..
Wright, who were on his track, and
arrested. Icing put in Jail. He was
examined md bound over to the grand.
jury, but Newlin was smart enough
and had money enough to employ a
lawyer. and. prest to change, the pTis
on door swung outward and he was a
free man. the cause being some teach.
nicality, Want of jurisdiction, ect. The
young man returned to indianapolis,
and with his bride at once started for
Chicago without the formality of leav
ing ilis address behind.
OF course DIR. Austin had heard OF
the proceedings at Hancock county
through Mr.. Wright, and to Use hi.
own words as he told the story las,
night to tn Gazette reporter:
When | heard where could find
him, | just got out nv pistol, loaded
it. aud saw that it was in good con.
di;ion, and left home to kill him. Blu,
when Iarrived in Hancock county the
bird had flown, and ever since then I've
, been on his track"
Leaving Chicago, the pair Wis tee
Louisville and several of the larger
towns i'm Southern Indiana, reaching
Cincinnati at the close of last week
In order to be retired, they engaged &
room and board with Mrs. Tiff, at SIS
Clark street, just the further side OF
Freeman avenue. He said he wa.
looking for an opening in the drug
business, which wac the cause of BIZ
visiting this city.
All this time Dr. Austin had beer
in close pursuit of the destroyer of BIZ
daughters futurA He tracked hin
from place to place, but always arrived
too late to effect capture. He wa
constantly in receipt of letters from
bis daughter. kind. loving enistles