The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-26
NO. 19.
TOO MUCH MARRIED.
An Atlanta Fireman Charged with Having
Four Wives, One OF Them from PIckons
and Another from Anderson County. +

An Atlanta Fireman Charged with Having
Four Wives, One of Them from PIckens
and Another from Anderson County. +
(From the Atlanta JournaI) y
benjamin Burton, q supernumerary of
the fire department, was arrested and
locked up at police headquarters this
morning on charge of bigamy.
This morning a lady called at police
headquarters and had private talk with
the chief. She introduced herself as
Mrs. benjamin Burton, of Homer, Ga,
aud stated that she married Mr.. Burton
about two years ago and separated from
him after learning that he had wives
elsewhere. Before marriage she was
a Miss Lizzie KirKl,y The lady had a
little girl with her of whom Mr.. Burton
was said to be the father.
1t was at the instigatiOn of this lady
visitor that the chief arrested Burton.
This afternoon Mrs. Burton, of Homer,
Will swear out warrant charging the
prisoner with bigamy.
Last August Burton married Miss
Della Wilson, daughter of Mr.. Riley
Wilson, in Atlanta, and if what Mrs.
Burton, of Homer, alleges is true, this
VIII make the fourth wife that he has
living.
tie will bc charged with marry the
following ladies:
Miss lizzie Kirklcy, of Homer, Ga.
Miss Lula RIB ertson, of Easey Sta
Miss Lula Hall, of Anderson county,
$. G..
Miss Della Wilson, of Atlanta.
Burton came to Atlanta three years
ago, and worked under Sanitary Oificor
l\inB Tor two years, and since last An
gust has served as supernumerary in
the fire department.
The prisoner was 1een by Journal
reporter and asked what he had to saw
| about the charge of too mucu wife. and
ho replied:
''Why, [ have only one wife and lsyor
had but one, and that ia tho one thai I
married last August, Miss Wilson. L
have never lived i'll South Carolina, nor
IN Homer, Ga, and never married any
body in either place"
"How old are you?"
| "Ewenty two"
"HOu must usthave'marricd very rapidly. !"
" eS, 1t seems 20 from tho charge
against me. But | am not tho man
wanted by the alleged Mrs. Burton, from
Homer. She has simply made mis-
take"
'Whero does your family live?'
| eon KNOW. l. was born At POWder
Springs, and my people went from there
to flbert county, and ! have not heard
from them in several years.
"And the four wives are not yours?"
"Only one of them is. Cant you send
word to my wife where l am?"
(which wifc?'
81 have told you that had only one"
Inquiries were made Of some of the
members of the fire department as to
Burton's anteccdents, but no one seemed
TO know anything about him.
At 30 o'clock Mrs. Burton, formerly
OF Homer, Ga, and working in Lynchs
tailor shop, called ut police headquarters
and confronted Burton in the ~{aresence
OF tho chief Of police, the Journal ref5toa
ttr and Others A stupid stare was all
he could give the woman.
'I don't know you. Who are your"
| lie Stummcr, Il out.
"Oh, it is great pity you don't" re-
pied the little lady. und she proceeded
at once to give him piece of her mind.
Burton, according to the woman's
statement, married first in South C.roli.
na; then married her; returned to South
CLrollna married again, and then came
to Atlanta and married again.
? Mrs. Burton No. 2 did not know OF
Mrs Burton No. until yesterday after
noon.