Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
WOMAN WITHTWO HUSBANDS
And She Is a Genuine Tartar
-. at That.
DARES THE SQUIRE TO FINE HER
A Field for Local Missionary
Work.
Non, Woman and Her Daughter All
Leave Together--A Dark Charter Of
CITY Life - The Magistrate Roundiy
Abuscl by the DECEASED Woman.

Mary Thatcher, Robert Thatcher and
Elw. McDonnough were arraigned be-
fore Squire Monaghan Wednesday week
charged with dirorderly conduct and
disturbing the peace in the vicinity of
NO. Beaity's Place, in the western part
OF town. Edward Porter, John NJ.
Gillion and John Crcsson testified to the
disorder caused by the Thatcher's and
stated that they were menace to the
neighborhood. There did not seem to
DC any evidence against McDonnough
and he was discharged by the magis-
trate.
Edward Porter lives at No. 8 Beatty's
Place, next door to Rehabilitation of the
ThatcheIs. Potter is alleged to have
married Mrs. Thatcher's Oldest daugh-
ter, and when he gave his testimony il
considerably nettled Mrs Thatcher, and
she began To arraign him in an unre-
strained manner. Then the remarkable
fact was revealed that Mrs. Thatcher
had been married to Robert Thatcher
several years, while Edward Melon
nough was her lawful husband and one
OF the defendants who had just been
dismissed by the squire. Both husbands
lived with the woman at No. z Beatty's
Place, where the drunken brawl was
created on Saturday night by the
Thatchers. The defendants, including
rs. McDonnough- Thatcher, were under
the influence of liquor during the hear
ing in the squire's office.
When the name of Mrs. Porter was
called, Mrs. Thatcher broke forth again
and stated that the girl, her daughter,
was not married to Porter, and that she
was going to have the case looked into
and would also have her second daugh-
Ter, who was then in Tie room, and who
had been living with her oldest sister,
turned over to Agent Stout, she being
under 10 years Of age.
when Squire MONAGHAN informed
:. and Mrs. Thatcher that he would be
.3mpclled to impose a fine of So and
costs upon them in each case, the intoxi-
,ated woman became cnraged. She at
/, first dared the magistrate to do such u
thing, and when the magistrate immc-
diately ordered her taken 10 the city
hall she applied vile epithet to him
and uttered oath after oath, until forced
out of the office. Once in the street in
the company of Constable Mckelvey,
while Constable Bowers had colarcd
Thatcher, the woman's rawlings were all
the more violent. The affair caused IL
commotion on West Seventh street for a
time, until the couple were hustled away
to the police station and locked up.
Then husband No. l., Edward Nc
Donnough, emerged from the magis-
trate's court and slowly wendell his way
home. He is rs deaf as post, and a
homeless, inoifcnsive fellow-hcnce
Thateher's opportunity OF relieving him
OF his lawful wife and joining in we'd
lock with her himself, In violation of
rll laws and marital rights.
Mrs. Porter and her younger sister
Don followed in the footsteps of their
ather and Edward Porter joined the
wo girls and left the magistrates court.
This is II case where IN Incorporate
mother, having cast aside her lawful
husband, married worthless specimen
of humanity ard turned her children
into the street, The oldest of the girls,
whom Edward Porter, aged % years,
says is his wife,is q very comedy girl,and
has scarcely attained her majority. Her
sister is SIX years her junior