The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

Yesterdays BAZOO gave brief statement
of th. facts in a bigamy case of recent de-
velOpment in Benton county The state
,ueni published by the BAZoO did not con-
tain the names of any of the parties con.
nec,ed with the scandal, except w. j.
Nevills, a citizen Of Cole Camp, and as the
particulars were CLEANED by a reporter
from different parties and in piec meals,
tue following statement from a Warsaw
paper is published, which will furnish
more light upon the matter, especially in
SD far as names are concerned. The Mis-
souri, enterprise says:
There was a ripple of excitement on
Tuesday last, occassioned by the arrest OF
VIM j. Nevills. prominent citizen OF
Cole Camp, on a warrant sworn out by his
former wife, who arrived On Monday even
:pg from Phiiadelphia, Jefferson county,
New York. accompanied by her nephew,
Oscar H. Miles, on charge of desertion
and bigamy. Mrs Nevills No. says her
maiden name was Sallie J. Miles She was
married to VIM. J. Nevills in Philadel-
phi New York, on November IL, 1867,
and lived peaceably with him, and
faithful to him until about March,
1879, when, after converting what
effect they had into cash, he bid her good
bye" and left with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Stewart, whose home was at Pulaski,
New York. then widow, her husband hav-
ing died about three months before. Nevills
took charge of her affairs at the death OF
her husband, and turning everything into
cash, he aud The wido sed sister of his wife
left for the west and settled in Cole Camp
thi. county, where they lived as man and
wife, keeping a saloon and hotel, until june,
1881, when Mrs. Nevills No. died.
Nevills was married again about eighteen
months ago to Miss Mary Newton, of Cole
lamp, and they have one child.
Mrs. Nevill No. is a woman about 40
years OF age, of pleasant manners and tells
of her wrongs in a straightforward way,
with considerable feeling She says she
had four children by her faithless husband,
as follows; Eddie w., aged l6; Frank,
aged Is; Sarah q. aged IL, and VIM. j.,
sged 10. She says she had always been q
faithful, Woodworking wife and mother,
and gave no cause for his leaving her. She
states that her only object in prosecut-
ing her husband is to force him to support
herself and children. She knew that New
ills was living at Cole Camp with her sister
all the time, but she had no desire to fol.
low or prosecute him. She says she fears
him, and believes he would kill her had he
the opportunity, as he has threatened her.
VIM. J. Neills is peaceable and indus
trious citizen of Gle Camp, and has 81
ways borne a good reputation in his CON-
munity and in the county. He declined to
make full statement of the matter, but
said he did not deny the marriage, and
said they had parted by mutual consent
she to have the children, and he gave her
all the household effects and half the mo-
new, and she was not to bother him or have
anything more to do with him, he agreeing
not to expose her. He says il will all come
out in time, and he will show up the whole
prosecution as malicious, and will vindi-
cate himself"
Now, while the Kings English is some
What butchered in the account given by the
Missouri Enterprise, yet one can, by giving
the matter the proper study, readily see
that William ]. Nevills married Sallie ].
Miles, at Philadelphia, New York, Novem-
Der IL, 1867 that they lived together for
nearly twelve years that they then sepa-
rated; and that Nevills left
New York and came to Missouri, accom-
panied by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Stewart, q
sister to Mrs. Nevills. The statement of
the Enterprise, if properly understood.
shows plainly that. Nevills is guilty OF
bigamv. even taking it for granted that he
never married the woman, Elizabeth
Stewart, whom he brought to this state
with him. His marrisge to Mary Newton,
of Benton county is sufficient.