Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-08
TWO WIVES.
James Faulkner Of This CITY
Indicted for Bisamy.
A Wife Humber One Of Milwaukee, Wis.,.
Puts In Fer Claim.
whose oenuineness Faulkner Acknowl.
edges Before Two Augusta Gentle
men and Journal Reporter.
TWO WIVES.

James Fauikne the ons-legzed pesnu
peddler. whose sonorous voice has durin
the past Two months solicited custom at tn
corner of Bridge and Water streets, /. il
trouble. James is good-natured Germai
about forty FIVE years of age who, whel
but lad enlisted in the 18th e. s. Infantry
In the service of his adopted country. h,
lost his right leg below the knee, and for tn.
disability nov draws pension Of $50 Del
month.
After the war he roamed from one plaes
to another, I'LL little more than year age
he dropped off the train at Augusta, and en-.
tered Lacomb's barber shop a.
an apprentice. He engaged board with Mrs.
| O'Brien. and before he had been long in h
new quarters, visions Of the fair
Msrcella Brennan, fellow boarder,
began 10 float before him as he brand
ishsd the lsther bru.h7 and razor Mar.
celia, an orphan, whose only means of sup
dort was her daily drudgery in the Epssrd.'
mill, gladly welcomed the opportunity to be-
come a wife. They were married and set
tied IN cosy little home on Bridge stree.
Faulkner abandoned his tonsorisl aspirations
and vacancy on the corner occurring iast
then, adopted the humber. but more il de-
pendent profession Of peanut vender
For five months the welded pair lived in
happiness, little imagining that a storm was
brewing above their heads till last SATURDAY
their bliss was interrupted by an event
which leaves Marcela almost heartbroken
1t was in January that the trouble began.
and the first person who knew of it was Mr.
J j. Maher, the well known Water street
merchant, who has for some time taken an
interest in Faulkner. and assisted him in Sc
curing an increase of pension. Early in the
year he received letter written by one
Mary Faalner Of Milwaukee, Wis, stating
that through the peusiOn department she had
learnt that her -recreant husband James was
now located In this city. 10 September / $50
after living with her in happiness for two
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