Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-05-04


a WELL known character by the
name of James w. Clark was lodged in
jail in this city Sunday evening by
Sheriff Lane on charge of bigamy.
From all accounts Clark is well adapted
for occupying high seat in the Mormon
priesthood Unhappily for his peace of
mind and personal liberty he tailed to
remember the difference between Utah
and the sovereign states of this repub-
lie before he began to indulge in his pc
| culiar practices. Clark was first mar
rled some thirteen years ago and has
three children, one n girl of twelve.
This wife is now dead. June 9th, 1881,
he was married to Mary Anderson, at
Farplay, in this county. October Sd
of the same year the desire for change
oyercame him and he took unto himself
Mrs. Clark No. 3. Here it appears to
/ have been diamond cut diamond as the
new acquisition is said to have had a
husband living at the time The merry
! deceiyer continued satisfied with this
number of matrimonial responsibilities
until the seventeenth of April of the
/ present year when he bagged another
] prize in the lottery. This was the GIRL
| Rachael Davenport, of whom mention
was made III the Dubuque Times last
week. 1t was this latest dip into the
the matrimonial sea that played havoc
with Clark : plans and comfort. He
was married To the girl at Muscoda, it
is said with the consent of her parents,
the fellow having been hanging around
BuScobel for sometime. The couple
went from there to Dubuque where
Clark has been accustomed to ply his
occupation rs violiniSt in the dens of in
fanny in that city, varying the monotony
by an occasional excursion to the dance
houses existing up and down the river.
His real character was discovered soon
after his last marriage and James Daven-
port, brother of his newest affinity,
started in pursuit of the much married
dissembler. The couple with Clark 5
three children were found living quietly
in Dubuque and the man was committed
to Jail TO await the appearance of the
officers from this county. Saturday
Sheriff Lane arrived in that city and by
a little careful management induced
Clark 10 come back to Grant county
without further trouble. just where
the attraction les that induces so many
women to fall willing victims to thi.
fellow It's hard to see Although rath
er intelligent looking he is cripple
having by an accident in childhood beer
forced to walk with the assistance of s
pair of crutches and his personal APP
pearance is anything but attractive
As stated Clark is professional violin
list although his talents have been USED
almost entirely in furnishing Solace and
amusementS to the denizenS of sin
haunts. One of his children, a boy
about five years Of age is said to be
quite musician. He and the other
two have been left in charge Of the Du.
buque authorities. The woman was
taken in charge by her brother and al
last accounts was stopping at East Du-
buque. Finding that the way of the
unregenerate transgreSSor was many
degrees harder than he who confesSes,
/ Clark has made application for permis-
sion to plead guilty and next Friday
will be brought before the county judge,
and throw himsolfupon the mercy of the
court. But even under these favorable
services the doughty bisamist viii have
a chance for several years reflection
Oh the enormity Of his otfenses.