Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-20
A STRANGE STORY.
A Case of Bigamy That Presents Some
Remarkable Features.
A Womans Mad Desire to Wed Places Her in an
Embarrassing Predicament-The Hus-
bands are Friendly Rivals.
Special to the Gazette.

N'EAA-' LoiO-'J DVNs q
perfect blonde, the other pronounced
brunette, fine specimens of physical man
hood, well dressed, of gentlemanly de-
meanor and about twenty-eight years of
age, is the description of two men who
stepped into Justice Spann IS Office Tues
day morning. The blonde was Edward
kewney, late private of Company K,
Sixteenth United States Infantry. The
brunette was Antonio Pinto of Galveston.
Pinto asked Justice Spann if he remem-
bered marrying him about month ago.
Justice Spann replied he remembered
the circumstance very well.
''Well, - replied Pinto, pointing ut
Kewney, "you married me to this man 5
wife. -
''The devil I did, responded the
Judge.
Eyes, =" spoke up Kewney; 81 was
married to Mrs. Pinto in San Antonio on
the Sd of May last by Justice Barnes of
that city. She was then known Us Miss
Mary Goodheart. l was then private in
Company X, Sixteenth United States in
fantry. Before the ceremony was per-
formed | explained to her the YicisSitudes
of
A SOLDIER s LIFE
that l might be ordered away at any
moment, and might not see her again.
But she insisted upon the ceremony being
performed, and we were married.
Shortly after my company was or
dered to Utah. We corresponded for IA
while. Finally this ceased Becoming tired
of the monotOny of soldiers life L
played the sunstroke racket SO success
fully that l secured my discharge from
the service. l came back to San An
tonic, inquired for my wife, learned she
had gone to Galveston. Here, upon in
quiry, found she had tired of her wild
owhood and married Mr.. Pinto on the
10th of November. l called at the
residence of Mr.. Pinto, called him
out, explained the circumstances
to him and informed him [ had no desire
to disrupt his happiness. He insisted
upon my entering the house to see that l
was not mistaken. He asked her if [
was her husband and if she had married
me in San Antonio.
THE WOMAN BURST INTO TEARS,
acknowledged all and pleaded, in extern
uation of her offense, that l had deserted
her. Pinto then seized and joined our
right hands and said: Take her, she is
more to do with her. This l declined to
do. -
Pinto corrOborated Kewney IS story, and
appealed to Justice Spann for solution
of the difficulty. The justice suggested
the best plan to have the woman prose-
cuted for bigamy. Both husbands vehe-
mently protested against such action.
Pinto, however, insisted some action be
taken to place 1t beyond her reach to
prosecute him for bigamy in case he
should marry again. The justice then
suggested that if the doubly married
woman would sign an affidavit acknOw-
lodging that when she married Pinto she
was
THE LAWFULLY Welded WIFE
of Kewney and forever absolved Pinto
of any and all obligations in the future
conferred by the recent marriage upon
her it would fOrestall any action she
might take in the future in case he should
want to marry again. This was satisfac
tory. The woman was produced in Jus
tice ,Spann s office i'll less than an
hos9syseach husband acting as her escort.
yS4tSfie was a beautiful, buXOm blonde of
about twenty years, and weepingly cor
robOrated the statements made about her
marriage to both Kewney and Pinto, and
willingly signed the affidavit releasing
Pinto. This concluded, Pinto picked up
his hat, and as he reached the door
turned to the woman and, bowling po-
litely, said: "GOOd-day, Mrs. Kewney,
alias Pinto He was followed by Kew
ney, who also turned to the woman, say
ing: "Goodbye, Mrs. -. l don It
know what to call you. 1 wish you much
happiness.
He took Pinto s arm and started down
the street, when they were called back
by Justice Spann, who said: ''Gentle-
men, 1 am surprised you should leave
such beautiful woman here in distress.
Take her with you This they did,
each CALAMITY offering her their arm,
and thus the trio departed, leaving the
judge to moralize over the strange incon-
gruities of life.