Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-13
EIGHT DIFFERENT WIVES.

EIGHT DIFFERENT WIVES.
Ii Is noH. certain thai the Eng!shman
who was married ore week ago in Toledo,
Ohio, 10 bliss Lillian Whitney has been
married, during ihc twe1ty.lhrcc years he
| has spent III this country, TO eight different
womcn. His latest exploit il ;iD!ucting,
and nolninaljy marrying the daughter O!
J. {. Whitney, Of Detroit, the largest music
publisher in The world, has resulted III his
uwn incarceration ani Identification, the
uiE ut the family uf his latest victim,
| ..ii,sn !.,;ho? he 2crvea as Z c0achfnan. a:d
| ,;,. iusa;ii; aud confinement Of Hiss Whit
| sew herself VINO Was S..nt 10 aI ~ !unl Sar
ugt!ay. At Tie time Of bis abduction Of
| Miss Whitney nc was living III her fathers
stable with Two women, CDe OF whom he
claimed to be III. wife and The mother Of
| his TWO children. After his arrest he de-
nisd that she was anything but his mistress
| but admitted that TIE children We're his
| Friday night Il dramatic scene took place
at police headquarters, Neveiilc faintinG
twice at Inc sight of Miss Whitney, with
whom he WAS confronted by the detectives,
who had already begun 10 unrive! the
| long wool 1f fraud and fascination he had
| woven about women il II dozen different
| localities.
Neveiilo is the son OF former English
servant nov' living in Hamilton, Ont, where
he keeps Il butcher shop, and his true name
| is Newboiil. He was married to Miss Jeru-
sha Warde, IN Kingston, Ont, at the age Of
| IS, in 1862 After two years he tired OF her
and was again married under the name Of
| Charles f. Stewart. Mrs. Neycille,' the
wonau living with him in Toledo. was mar
ricd 10 him November q, 1873, when they
wen; to i've nj his fathers house IN Peter
boru.
4 yeag aiterwarjl Newb0ld wen5 TO Cam
blcirr,i, Ont. and there Isanicd Mary
AGeiaitl. Nichols. He was soon after ar
rested fer nigamy. his FIRST wife being Tie
complaining witness, aud sentenced 10 the
| Kingston EentcniiarJ for Two years, his
second wife living meanwhile with his
na:emla. Nhca his sentence expired the
present Mrs. Neveille went 10 live with him
| " BciIevillc and there he was arrested and
| sepi 10 aii for six mcnihS Tor falsely r"r-
souatin. Il government officer After Il lew
week.; IN Jail the wife Of the jaDitor OF lncn-
| kc: fell in love with Ncvcille, ana the pair
ra:. away, living together - zion. George
| Percy al: wife. He next went !o Scrccr-
| Iady. where lie married Miss Ann2 Eenry,
| unde. Che name Of John II. Percy, making
her wife No t. After little while he went
10 Toronto, and there y girl banned Nellie"
| fell il love with hi!,t and he was about 10
make her wife No. 5...when tue Dctrci: Mrs.
Ncyeillc heard Of it in time 20 prevent ii.
In January. 1855, Il man who called him
| self George ". Perry obtained employment
will! TIE Presidential Insurance Company,
81 Newark He gained admission 10 the
| home cf Charles Role, so i.itticton avenue,
won the affection cf Iiiss Role, and asked
iIcr !pareats for her hand i'll marriage. They
refused, and he then persuaded Che girl 20
20 "th him to tho house of Rev. a. j..
Price. wnu married them. She returned +"
hrr home. and Perry went to his boarding
housc Mr.. Role remained long in ignor-
ance. Meanwhile, Perry tried in vain to
re5 SIR. Role TO sign Il bond for $1,000.
Learning that ROLES real estate was held
in ;he name Of his wife, Perry requested
MIS- Role 10 sign the bond. She also re-
fused. lie then proiessed to be indignant,
and SAID hc would never visit the family
acait. Soon afterward Mr. Role learned
positively tha. Perry had married and de-
| serted a Young woman of Schenectady. He
then called himself George H. Percy. But
for the laundering CT Il policeman, Mr. Role
wou'G have secured Perry's arrest tor
bigamy.
Nina wears ago Ncveille married q young
girl named Julia Dunnetord, now living at
Coliin.wood. Ont, and it is claimed that
proof of his marriage TO an eighth woman
will be forthcoming at his trial.
The case vas called Saturday, but ad-
iourned fer one week by request OF The de-
fendant who made the extraordinary state
ment to fIr. Whitney's attorneys that he
was Sir Arthur Roger Tichborne, and was
torn forty-one years ago, near Oxford, Eng
land. He entered Oxford, graduated with
all the honors the university could bestow,
and then entered tha British army as an en-
sign. While in India, he formed the ac-
ouaintancc Of the celebrated Tichhorne
claimant Together they were cashiered
from the army This led to his being dis
rraced at home X quarrel followed He
Separated from his family, and, in company
with his friend, he came 10 this country
Together they travelled all over the world
His friend ut last believing him 10 be dead
set up as the claimant.
The famous claimant had cleaned all the
family secrets from him while they were
together in the army He means to become
au American citizen aud get The country to
back him. He says he has witnesses II
China. Australia and India, besides papers
to prove his identity. He will begin suit a
once III Toledo.
PARTIES desrous of having well made
car,,,.n.s, fiue fitting garments, and artistic
,.i1 n.rn1euts, would do well tc place thcil
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