The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-24
TWO WIVES IN TOWN.
A Sweet Scandal I'm High Boarding
House Circles In Portland.

PORTLAND. Jan. GA scandal of more
than passing interest which has culmi.
mated In this city this week has created a
great amount OF suppressed gossip in very
respectable circles Monday morning Ed
ward Basweii, employed In an architects
Office, was arrsigned in Justices court
on \ charge of adultery. He waived
examination and was held to answer,
il is said, in the sum of 5000. but on inyes-
tigation ii appears that he furnished bonds
was taken to avoid publicity In the matter.
1t was only by chsnce that she facts in the
case came 20 light. Batweil arrived here
In May last from Omaha.
in company with a young
woman who passed as his wife. She was
intelligent and good locking, and evidently
OF French extraction. They stayed at a
hotel for a short time. He soon obtained
work at his profession, being q very compe-
tent and capable man. H. soon alter sc.
cured accommodations for himself ard
wife 1T respectable boarding house.
where they formed the acquaintance
OF a number OF ladies aud gentlemen, and,
being of good address and To all appear
ances well behaved. they became quite fa.
vorites in the little circle into which they
had secured entrance.
Some months ago the real Mrs Batweii
arrived in search of her husband. IL
is PROBABLE that, being warned of
this, he thought IL best to secure more Sc
cluded habiiation. Mrs Batwell. not fiusi-
ing her husband, sought employment, and
soon secured situation in the house OF q
prominent aud wealthy citizen, where she
siiil is Finally she encountered the
truent husband, but instead Of owning her
as his wife he refused to have any-
thing to do with her. He told her
Ii was none OF her busi-
ness what he was doing or how he was
living, and commanded her 70 keep away
from him altog. ther. On this she deter.
mined 10 appeal to the law, aud eDdeayor
per6dy. She has certificate of
her marriage with Bafweil. They
lived In Omahs some time early
last spring. aud she went home to her
parents and was sick for several weeks
Bstweii wrote 10 her during this
was nos able TO. When she recov-
cred he had gone away with another
woman. Batweil tried to buy his wife's
silence. Failing in this. he wrote her
threatening letter aud finally went to
san Francisco, trying 10 make her think he
turned, however. and bis wife, finding
that he was here took steps
TO bring him 10 justice. Ia an interview
he threatened 10 Kill himself IL she did
not withdraw the charge she had pre-
ferred against him. but he did not carry
out Hfs threat
on Saturday last BatwelI was arrested on
charge OF adultery preferred by his wife.
II was first intended 10 hare his paramour
arrested, but this was no. done.
She has disappeared, being sent
away by Batwell, who strennously
insists that She knows nothing Of
his having another wife. Batwuil has
version of thc matter quite different from
his wife's. He says she deserted Asss.
He slso said he was married 10 the
woman he was living with
in Canada ander the civil law, IS, she
being Catholic, they could not
be married in any other way As his
real wsfe has marriage certificate
Mr. Bataeli il evidently biga-
mist or liar. he may be oots.
He has friends here who viii Hse every
endeasaF % snieid him from justice, while
the woman he abandoned fnds in the tirst
afiieer of the Law on whom she called a
broken reed Just what the outcome OF
the affair viii be remains 20 be seen,
bat Developments 20 far have greatly an
noyesi many decent people. who have been
imposed upon. aud whose names have
been withheld for obvious reasons.