Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-04
NARROW ESCAPE OF A STEAMER.

LOCKED UP FOR BIGAMY.
A Man with Five wives Neatly
Trapped in Chicago-StOry of His
Intrigues-How the Gay LothariO
Skipped About-Where He Got His
First Wife-Pursued by Wife No. 1.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3-Charles Loring,
locked in the court house jai!! here on
charge of bigamy, is accused of having
five living wives, and q full list includes
the names of O dozen women who have
fallen victims to his Establishments. Lor-
ing is thirty years of age, well educated,
handsome, and of excellent family. The
story of his intrigues, his heartless abandon
ment of the women he is charged with
having betrayed and the tireless pursuit
of one of the frenzied wives, was told in
court last Friday.
Loring was born in Boston, his father
being well-to-do resident of that city and
an officer of prominence in the grand lodge
of the Odd Fellows. The boy was sent to
Europe to finish his education, and it was
there he met Esther E. Batasco, a beauti-
full, dark-eyed Jewess, who lived in
Brighton, England. He told her he was in
the employ of the telephone supply COM
pany and possessed fortune of $3.50, 200.
She believed him implicitly. Her parents
did not, but one day in 1884 they
slipped away, and after being married
came to America and took up their
residence with Lorings father in
Boston. Young Loring was a member
of the Boston Light Infantry and was so
popular that he was elected treasurer
of the organization. 1t was not
long before a shortage was discovered in
his accounts and Loring was expelled. Then
he and his wife went to St., Paul, where
he began to neglect her, and later they
came to Chicago, Loring still pursuing his
profession as electrician. He secured a
position with the Lake View Electric
Light company and established his wife in
a comfortable home in that suburb. Just
around the corner lived Aurelia Anderson,
handsome blonde. Loring made her ac-
quaintance in the guise of a wealthy bach
elor, and upon her parents becoming sus-
picious of him the couple eloped to Wis
consin, where they were married August
II, 1889. About the same time the Lake
View Electric company missed 81, 800,
which had been in Loring's hands.
Becoming tired of his second wife Loring
returned to Brighton, England, where he
married a Miss Florentine Winfield and his
to return to America. They lived at one of
the best New York hotels till their funds
gave out. Loring explained his lack of
money by saying that his father was at the
point of death and could not be seen. He
subsequently told wife No.3 that his father
was dead and week later he left her des-
titute and fed to Denver.
But all this time Mrs Loring No. had
been working for revenge and was on hel
falsehearted husbands track. She dis
covered his escapades with Miss Anderson
and Miss Winfield, and also discovered
that he had u family in Wheeling, w. Va.
and another in Montana. Neither of these
| wives have been definitely located
| Through Loring's father the gay
Lotharios whereabouts were discovered
/ and Mrs. Loring No. concocted schem.
| to have her revenge. Wife No. 3 wa.
| sent for and came to Chicago. Then
| dispatch was sent to Loring saying tina
Polly (No. 81 was dying, and having in
herited some money, wanted to give it t.
him ''Polly's" death-bed was located a
| the corner of School and Forty-Thirt
streets, where Loring hastily sought her
There he was told his wife was in the hos
pital whittier the lady of the house agreed
to accompany him. She kept him wait
ing, however, until Mrs. Loring No. hat
time to summon detective, place war
| rant for him in his hands, and point on
| Loring as he left the house to go t.
| 'Polly's' bedside. When arraigned Lor
| ing secured II continuance until next Fri
day, in order to have his father here.