The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-27
AN EsENTFUL CAREER.
A Bigamist with Six Wives in
 Jau at Last.

A Bigamlst with Six Wives in
 Jau at Last.
 Patrick Sparrow Weathers, a for
 mer citizen of Russellville, but fo
 several months wanderer in othe
 climes, arrived at this place last Sat
 urday and was immediately placed
 under arrest Dy Deputy Sheriff Strickland charged with bigamy. After careful in, estigation re markabIe story of deception, perfldy and crime has been unearthed, fur nishing history replete with feat ures as astounding as they are
 shocking.
 Weathers' first wife was Miss
 Sallie Stone Of Talladega, Ala. He
 married her in 1864 and deserted her
 in 1865. This wife is now dead. In Newborn, Ala, in 1866 he married
 Miss Mary s. Sparrow, (the father of
 whom he was named for). While living with this wife he seduced her sister and securing $500 from hls mother in law fled the country, go- ing finally to Texas, where in June
 1872 he married Miss Josie l.. Pet teway, at Danville, in Montgomery county. He married shis iady un der the assumed name of D. c. Nor- ris. Before year had passed this wife found a letter in his possession written to Miss Bell Sparrow, (the lady seduced by him asking her to come to him. To this letter he sign ed his true name. His wife confronted him with it, he acknowl- edged it's authorship and told her he. had been living under an assumed name. Shortly after this he left her and went to the Indian territory. The Texas wife has reason to believe he was married in the territory, but cannot locate the place nor date of the marriage. From the territory he went to Missouri and brought up at the house of an aged Presbyterian minister at Mt. Vernon. Here he had severe illness and when about to die gave the address of his rela- tives in Ala. When he recovered he tried to marry the young daughter of the minister at whose house he had been cared for. Being prudent a letter was written to the address gwen and the information was re- turned that he was already marri ed man. This young lady whom he tried to marry was none other than Miss Annie Miller well remembered by our citizens as being here about three years ago teaching art lessons. She met her former admirer at the hotel where she stopped and rec ognized him as the same man she had been saved from marrying. Leaving Mt. Vernon he went to an other place in Missouri and eloped with the fourteen year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Harrison. After living at Fayetteville awhile he came here and secured employment with Luker, Davis x Go. His wife came later. After the burning of the wag on shop he went to Dardanelle and worked few months, going from there to Mulberry. Sometime after his he carried his wife and child to ler fathers and left them des- ,ltute. He returned to Rnssellville md again went to work for Luker Davis & O., leading apparently an exemplary life. He joined the Methodist church, led Tn prayer meeting and prayed in public, there Dy gaining the confidence of Q mum per of good citizens. On the second ,f December, 1885, he was married n Dardanelle to Mrs. M. E. Webb, a widow lady living in this place. After living with her six months he induced woman to come from Hot Springs and live in the family and from that date trouble began. Soon after he went to Little Rock and worked in the wagon shop of Fred Roesh. After several months. getting wind of trouble brewing, he skipped out going by way of St. Louis and securing money from four different firms from whom his Rvssellvllle wife bought millenery goods. every effort had been made to find his whereabouts he succeeded in hiding himself as completely as though the earth had swallowed him. On last Wednesday, 18th inst, a telegram was recieved by hIs wife from w. o. Rogers at Texarkana ask ing for money to enable the wanderer to return home. The money was sent and on Saturday he arrived expect ing doubtless to recieve cordial welcome and full forgiveness for his past misdeeds. Instead, he was taken in custody and informed of the over whelming proof against him. He bore up bravely under the ordeal, and was taken to Dardanelle, where the last act in his matrimonial ad- ventures, so far as heard from, YVES performed. His examining trial is set for next Friday. Itis understood that he has travelled extensively since leaving Little Rock, having made two trips to South America. He has been prominent in LOOP. and R. A. NJ. secret societies, and had on his person when arrested card of membership in the Y. M. c. A. which he destroyed. It is but justice to say that his parents and other relatives belong to the best families of Alabama, and the subject of this sketch was we'll rafsed and amply educated. Dissipation and fondness for forming matrimonial alliances have been his rain.