The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-25
VERY MUCH MARRIED,
But Still Lacking Considerable OF
Being a Wife.
The Remarkable Story Mgr. Capel
Listened to-Mrs. Wetm0re,s
Matrimonial Experience
Her Latest Enterprise.

New YORK, Sept. 25.-Mgr Capel sat
upon the bench of the general sessions Tues
day when the trial of Mrs. Annie E. Wet.
more, charged with bigamy in marrying
Nathaniel L. Halves, was continued before
Recorder Smyth. The English prelate list
ened attentively to the following remarkable
story related by Mrs. Wetnore, who was
called to the witness-stand in her own behalf.
She testified that she was born on an ocean
steamer bound for this port and
lived in Georgia until she was IL
years old. Then she was sent to school
in st. Louis. A year later she eloped with
n Mr. Wallingford. He was killed three
months later in the Modoc war Next she
married Mr.. Collyer, a hoseman of Leaven-
worth, Kan They lived unhappily and she
procured a divorce from him. In 1915 she
met Lieut. Tiffany, of the Tenth cavalry, in
St Louis, and was married to him. They
were soon divorced and she went to Phila.
delphia. There she formed the acquaintance
of a Mr.. Redheffer, q lawyer, but he had
another wife and they separated She cam
to this city several years ago.
She owned fifteen lots in Burling-
ton, N. j., diamonds valued at $1,000,
for which she refused $1,000, and large
amount of other property. She became ac
quainted with Halves in the brokers' office of
Sanford, Cook & Co, at No. s. Broadway, in
1868. He was very attentive to her and in
vited her to go to Coney Island. They rode
in her carriage At hotel near the iron
pier, where they stopped for refreshments,
Halves asked her to marry him. He said
that an old friend of his, the Rev. Mr.. Pax
ton of PHILADELPHIA was in the house, and that
he would marry them. She said that she would
prefer to be married at home, but he pre-
vailed upon her to do as he desired. He
went out of the room and returned with sew
eral men, one of whom he said was Mr. Pax
ton, and n ceremony was performed. A few
days later he asked her to meet him at his
place of business He asked her to wait I'M
til he had finished his work, as he had some
thing of importance to tell her He took her
to hotel in Chatham street, and there told
her that the marriage was n sham, it hav-
ing been performed by one of "the boys. "
They quarreled, and he promised to
right the wrong. They had drinks,
and she remembers no more I'M
til the following morning, when she
found herself in the station of the bridge
police, and learned that she had been ar
rested for intoxication. A policeman took
her to her home in West Twenty third street.
She was i'll for several days, and Halves
called upon her and assured her that he
would marry her before a minister on the
| following Sunday evening, Dec. .. He kept
his promise. and they were married by Rev.
| DIR. Chadwick. She did not learn for several
| days that Halves had signed his name in the
register of the church as Hayes When she
| taxed him with it he said it was the clergy
mans error, and said that he was willing to
marry her again before another clergyman.
On Dec. Is they were again married
| by Rev. DR.. Thomas Lodge. At both we'd
| dings Halves was sober. Then she received a
| letter from Mrs. Celia Halves, of No. 81 Law
renee street, Brooklyn, Halves wife, telling
her that Halves was already married. She
| appealed to the district attorney of Kings
county for redress, and Halves was arrested
and indicted, and be was released upon his
own recognizance. During their whole rela-
tionship Halves spent nothing upon her, but
she spent 81 600
WAS not something said at the interview
between Halves Brooklyn wife and YOURSELF
asked Lawyer Townsend, about your hav.
ing offered Halves $40, 900 to leave the state
| with yous"
| Yes, sir" replied Mrs Wetmore con-
temptuously. "She said that Halves told her
that would give $4,000 for him. said to
her that was not buying men, and that if
l was, was not paying that price for them.