St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-22
TICKLE MIR. KELLY.
Although Married, He Takes An
other Wife,

Developments of a rather sensational
character may be looked for in Mime
apolis on short notice, and married
man, William Kelly, will undoubtedly
play rather prominentpart in the case.
An injured wife and child and the
parents and relatives of Eva Cunning
ham, dupe of the mans baser nature,
all living in the same neighborhoOd,
will be more or loss prominently con-
nected with the matter. Kelly is IN the
unfortunate position of possessing two
wives, without divorce from the first,
and very interesting series of events
may be looked for.
Miss Cunningham, accompanied by
younger sister, has been living in st.
Paul for several days past endeayoring
to gain LIVELIHOOD by teaching music.
In pleasantly furnished room in the
second story of block at Seventh and
Ramsey streets she was interviewed by.
a GLOBE reporter last night. A bright,
pretty and Vivacious young lady OF
PERHAPS TWENTY SUMMERS,
who, although at first net inclined to
say much about her troubles, was not
greatly detected by the embarrassing
position in which she is placed. She
did not, in fact, appear to fully appreci-
ate her situation or the injustice which
had been done her. When first queS-
toned as to her relations with William
Kelly she was reluctant to say more
than that they were, as she supposed at
the time, legally married. and that she
has since learned of the existence of The
''Mrs. Kelly" who had prior right TO
the name and of the little Kelly VINO
called her husband papa. Though her
faith in William has been greatly
shaken, it is evident that the old love
for her betrayer still burns brightly land
when further intefrogated as to whether
she would prosecute him for bigamy
Il would not for the world do any
thing to have him put in jail OF cause
him trouble. What has been done can't
be helped. l suppose bis other wife
can get a divorce, and after that 1t
ALL DEPENDS UPON MIR. KELLY
whether | take any action or not. Ii
she doesn't get divorce don't see but
he will have to move to Utah, where
such practice is common"
1t was suggested that perhaps she
would not care to accompany him under
those conditions.
Indeed, | wouldn't" she continued.
eff can't have whole man L don't
want any, and he has got to either get
rid of this other woman Or part with
me. | have never seen her, but there
will be merry time if we ever meet"
1t was learned that Kelly lives about
five blocks from the residence of Miss
Cunningham's parents i'll Minneapolis,
and that for some time previous to their
marriage she had been in the habit of
meeting him clandestiuelY, misleading
her parents as to her whereabouts on
such occasions. but no good ever
came from lying" she said, land l
have no one to blame for the result but
myself. We were married secretly,
and not until two weeks after
wards did 1 know that he
had another wife, when one of
my friends upbraided me for keeping
company with a married man. And
what will my folks say and do when
they hear about this, and it is printed
in all the papers? There will be flu
neral sure. But l don't see how the
fact of our marriage ever got out, for
only the minister. my sister and an
other woman to whom | showed the
marriage certificate knew about it. But
what's the use of wondering about it?
A woman can't keep secret anyway"