Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-03
DESERTED HIS WIFE.
A Romance With the Scenes Laid in
Pittsburg and Glade Run.
ANENRAGED MOTHER-IN-LAWINIT
Two Wives for a Brakeman to Face and
Make Explanations To.
ONE WEDDING OCCURS IN THE GAS CITY

Another story of desertion and dual mar
riage has just come to light. Edward F..
Murphy, brakeman on the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad, living in Butler, is the
person in trouble. In February last he
took out marriage license which per-
mitted him to wed Miss Lawyer, of Butler.
They set up housekeeping, and everything
went on smoothly until last week, when
Mrs. Murphy left to make visit to her
parents, who reside in the country near
Butler
Her husband took advantage of her ab-
sence and found another to fill the place of
his wife, for on Wednesday he turned up in
Pittsburg with Miss Breel, of Glade Run.
She is II years old, bright and handsome
young lady of the blond type of beauty.
Accompanying them was the mother of
Miss Breel, who looked on Murphy with
much favor She encouraged the early mar
rlage of her daughter to Edward, and
planned long and pleasant trip to all the
leading cities of the country as wedding
tour, she to foot all bills.
REGISTERED At THE RED LION.
After registering at the Red Lion Hotel,
this city, Murphy started out to procure
the licence. This done, they were straight
way made man and wife, and as a conse-
quence, Murphy was married, with both
wives alive and well.
In registering at the hotel, so sure was he
of the marriage taking place that he wrote
''Mr and Mrs. Murphy, Butler, and on the
rext line, "Mrs. Murphy, Butler The
clerk assigned them rooms 16 and IS, re-
spectively, which adjoin. The handwriting
is plain. The 'Mrs. Murphy" who was
registered was Mrs. Breel, mothor of the
bride.
This was the first thought that wife No. 1
had of any division of her husbands love
for her. When she learned the truth she
was heart-broken. After she fully compre-
hended the situation she consulted her
friends as to what was best for her
to do, and upon their advice she
told her story to the authorities
This resulted in a warrant being sworn out,
and Saturday evening Chief of Police Gard
ner, of Butler, came 10 Pittsburg in search
of the gay brakeman. He was found near
the Red Lion Hotel, seemingly in happy
frame of mind. He was taken to Butler,
and will have his hearing in day or two
BELIEVES IN HER soN-IN-LAw.
1t is said that Mrs Breel is very much in
fatuated with Murphy; and when told what
the situation wes, would not believe it.
Whether this is true or not no one knows,
as she evidently knew her name was regis
tered at the Red Lion Hotel as "Mrs
Murphy, Butler" She seems to take the
matter very hard and says she cannot be-
ieve the story.
She is the widow of Bernard Breel, of Glade
Run, who last year blew out his brains,
after he had shot his wife, as he supposed.
Mrs. Breel has fair share of this worlds
goods, and proposed after the honeymoon
to take the young couple to her home and
place him in charge of her business.
This proposition seemed to please
Murphy hugely, as he laid plans for
1t to be part of his future. She is very
indignant at the turn affairs have taken.
Mrs. Murphy No. 2 does not take the
matter so hard as her mother. She acts as
though life was just commencing for her. it
being long way from II to the grave. She
sheds no tears.
Wife No, is grief-stricken and nearly
crazed. No words from friends seem to
tighten her burdens. She does not know
what the trouble was between her husband
and herself, as he was uniformly kind and
loving.
The facts have been kept as secret as pos
sible by their friends, as all parties con-
cerned are well known in the communities
in which they live.