Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-07
Herber, ID. Rart,ev,. MARRIAGES.
wELL-CoNNEcTKD YOUNG NAN ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF BlGAMY.

A WELLICSNkCTkD YOUNG NAN ARRESTED ON 4
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
Sheriff F. &. HaSsler, frpm Ripley, ". Va, ar
rested in this city Saturday night on requisition
charging him with bigamy, young man named
Herbert D. BARLEY. The prisoner was found In his
rooms on sweet, near 10th, and taken TO the
fifth precinct station. The officer said that the
West Virginia authorities had been looking for
BARLEY for two years. The prisoner, who Is a
young man OF rather dissolute appearance, said
that he was an actor and the son Of Judge Thomas
". Barley OF this city. He is related also to Sem
ator sherman He remained at the Statton-houS
until last night, when he was taken to West
Virginia. During his confinement he received no
visitors except nice ladyl1ke looking woman,
whom Barley claimed was his true wife. She was
found at his room when he was arrested This lady
was Miss Dubois the daughter OF halr-dreSSer
In this city, and about years ago she left home
and was married TO BARLEY at jackson Court House,
west virginia Barley. II Is stated. had led a
rather adventurous and dissipated fe and recently
has been earning precaTious living by occasional
engagements on the stage. His present trouble
arises from the number OF matrimonial connections
which it is charged he has assumed. and a certain
c3relessneSS about the proper dissolution OF the
bonds Of one union before another was consum-
mated.
BARTLEY's STATEMENT.
In accounting for his arrest he gave statement
OF his matrimonial adventures somewhat as fol-
lows: His first wife was Miss Courtney, whom he
married in New orleans. although She Wash
1ngton Treasury clerk, and they moved TO Colorado.
but they We're very soon divorced, and he came
east. Soon after the divorce the lady inherited a
large fortune, and not long after died. His second
marriage was to Miss Annie E. Voght, OF Cinctn-
natl. and occurred In that city. Barley objected
10 MS lnotlerlnaw, left his wife and came 10 New
\ DIRK He claims that he then obtained divorce
from the second wife on grounds OF deSertion, as
she Wotid not come and live with MIN, and. In
course or time, met and married his Third Wife,
whom he was living with ia poverty wnen arrested.
Inc second wife. however, claims that she Is stu
married 20 him. and 1t Is upon her complaint that
he has been arrested. He told the officer that
he was glad to go back to West Virginia and meet
this charge. as he was confident that the divorce
was all straight and would so be decided 10y the
court.
BARLEY has not been recognized by his family for
Soitc years on account OF his habits, and has, 1t Is
stated. given his father good deal OF trouble At
present ne seemed 10 hG rather at ODDS with for
tune He Lad been connected with a Sem-aln,-
tuer company that had been travelling through the
south playing, rip Van Minkle," and WAS engaged
III writing play for himself His wife, VINO was
very neatly dressed, showed signs OF poverty.
THE INDICTMENT.
The requiSition upon which young Barley was
arrested IS based on an indictment found in jack
sou county. W. Va, August 81, 1882 charging Bart
ley with having on April 15th, 1879, married Annie
E. Weight in Hamilton county, OHIO, and with hay
Ing, ON itrch 4th, 1882 AT the County OF jackson,
married Marie L. Dubois While still the husband OF
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