The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-10-09
Charged with RiramY.

At Patapsco, this county, on the l2th OF
July last, Rev. George Z. Hughes united IN
matrimony Joseph III. Allen, Jr., and Miss
Mary E. Arbaugh. The ceremony took place
at the residence of John FL. Chew. Several
days later two ladies came up from Baltimore
to Patapsco and inquired about the marriage,
one of them claiming to be the wife of the
man who married Miss Arbaugh, and exhib-
tied a marriage certificate in proof OF her
claims.
The circumstance was published IN the AD-
yocArE at the time, but nothing was heard OF
the matter until this week. On August oOtn
Florence V. Duering, of 40 Marion street,
Baltimore, before Justice John s. Hebb, OF
that city, charged Joseph Il. Duering with
marrying Miss Mary E. Arbaugh. when She,
his lawful wife, was still living. The warrant
for Duering's arrest was sent here, and Con-
stable Thomson swore out another before
,Tnstice Peter B. Mikesell. On this warrant
Duering was arrested on Tuesday evening,
near Houcksville, by Constable Thomson.
On Thursday morning, before Justice Mike
sell, Duering was given hearing, State
Attorney Henning appearing for the State ana
T. E. Pearson for the accused.
Florence " Duering, whose maiden name
was Florence Y. Gibbons, was the hrst VIII
ness. She recognized the accused as the man
who had married her under the name OF JOS
H. Duering, at the Cathedral in Baltimore, on
April 10, 1874. She said that Father Starr
performed the marriage ceremony, and SAID
her mother, now in Baltimore, was witness
to the marriage, and also gave the name oil
man as a witness, who is now living in Chicago:
She further said that she and the accused lived
together until last March, and had eight chill
dren, and also exhibited marriage certlh-
cate, which she alleged was given her by
Father Starr, but it was only obtained since
Duering left her. As to how she heard oil
Duering's second marriage, under the name
of Joseph H. Allen, Jr., to Miss Arbaugh,
her statement was not very clear. In her
testimony she related the fact of her trip to
Mr.. Chew's, and told of her inquiries OF the
second marriage of her husband. :,
John Duering, an uncle OF the accused,
testified that Joseph H. Duering told him
that he was married to. Florence y. oibDous,
and chat Joseph and Florence several Tunes
visited him, and they acted as man and wife.
On cross. examination the witness said that
the visits were made to him at the peniten-'
tiary. where he was serving sentence for
murder, obtaining his discharge in July last.
He also said that he was a volunteer witness,
and wanted the accused punished Tor his
treatment of his wife and children.
Sarah Ann Duering, quite an aged lady,
testified that Joseph Duering had told her he
was going to marry Florence V. Gibbons; had
asked her to stay in the market for him on the
day of the wedding, and afterward he rented
a house from her and he and Florence lived
there together, and children were born to
them while they were her tenants.
This closed the testimony, the defense
offering no witnesses. After argument by
counsel, the accused was held in the sum of
81, 500 for the action of the grand jury, on the
charge of bigamy.