Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-12
TOO MANY WIVES.
TIE cuRbeTtaad Clock Man In
Trouble !
Over al Bcidgeport-fOw Wives Prove Too
Many, and He Deserts the Field
Various News From There.

John Hendley. the Cumberland clock
man, is the latest addition to the list OF
men who have more wives than the Law
SLOWS them. Hcndi.y ctue 10 this place
about one mon tn sgo aud opened jewel
" store in Tie cgi.sboy block. exhibiting
;te clock in bis store. He balls from the
kau,ifu! and busy little city OF Cumber.
and, Maryland, surruanded By picturssal lie
scenery, where he left, so the report goes,
SWEET LITTLE WIPE
end three bright little children. He came
TO Bridgeport with two women. One, the
eldest. good sized lady with dark eyes
sId full lace snd passabiy good looking he
Ciaitutd TO be bis wife; the other, q younger
lady, rather slender and fsir looking, his
niece They kept house with him and as
sisted him in his business Everything
moved along smoothly until Saturday when
a rather n Oldest aud good looking lady, with
pleasant manners came here and stopped
st the Sherman House. She Was from
Pennsylvania somewhere and claimed t.
&c his wife. She desired an interview and
sent for him. He answered by saying that
be would see her or Sunday. Sunday came
but Her dey came not, and vie number
three threatened TO make things hot for
him. On Morday morning he left on the
first traiu on the T.. d z. Il K. accompanied
nv wife number two. The niece remained
to look after what goods he had not packed
up ard token with him.
WIFE NUMBER THREE
attempted to get possession of the goods,
but the niece" said, "0h, no, they belong
to me-" ana she left for home in disgust.
The store was closed early Monday even
ing. and yesterday the "niece" also made
her departure for point the reporter was
Hendley has still another wife at Cam
bridge. The returns are not all in, and we
are unable to state how many more he has
not got. This man of bigamy proclivties
has, for some years past, been travelling
with the Cumberland clock, what lie calls
the mechanical wonder Of the nineteenth
century and all this kind OF thing. He has
worked every town in this neighborhood
ana has made some money. he Is man
about forty-five years old, slender built,
with dark hair and eyes, and possesses con
siderable intelligence. His hair is almost
as long as the "Immortsl j. Ms and
would pass off for minister anywhere.
Since he made his debut here, whispers OF
his character have been heard and his sud
den disappearance has created some excite
meut. His stock Of jewelry was very thir
and Bridgeport will not weep over his DE-
psrture.
THE FOLLOWING ELECTED OFFICERS
Of Bridgeport Lodge No Isl \. i. X A.
NJ, were duly installed Oh Monday night:
q. N. Davis, w. NJ Jas. LUrdon, S. W;
A. II. Powell, J. W; 5. A. Clemens SSCre.
,ary; Geo. Gjfiin, Treasurer; VIM. Herman,
S D.; Harry Rhodes, !. d.; VIM. Stead
mSn, Tyler.
The Cleveland train on the c. l.. & W.
wsS rearly three hours late yesterday ar
teruOon.
PERSONALITIES.
Mrs. Alic Darrah, Mrs. Addison ThOmp-
$op ard Miss Clara Carroll, all Of ST. Glars.
vile and very popular here, were down
yesterday among friends.
Mr.. Robert Borman, OF Parkersburg, who
has been visiting friends in this place ios
some days, returned home yesterday.
Joseph Logan, Esq of richsviIe, Is III
town shaking bands with friends.
Mr.. Scott Hayes, OF Cincinnati, repre-
septipg Halls Safe and Lock Company, is
here smiling on his msny friends.
Miss Clara PAUL., of Fsirpolnl, who has
been WISHING here for some days, returned
home yesterday.
Mr. Oscar Townsman, accom- panied By
80 so, VIII capon Ioo,n -,