St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
WHOSE Wife is she?
A Sin gulap Case From the
West Side Goes TO the
Grand Jury.
Under a Unique Agreement a
Wife Regards Herself
Free.
A Missing Special Agent Turns
Up to Ac count for Him
self.
Treasurer Bobleter Carries a
Fortune Down to New
York.

Annie Paul and John Long were ar
rested Oh Delos street, West st. Paul,
at an early hour yesterday morning
upon warrants by Sergeant Charles
Hanft. The woman is charged with
bigamy and the man with adultery. 1t
seems that the couple were living to-
gether under the suppoSition that they
are married. The woman Is in an in
teresting condition. and claims she was
married few months ago at Duluth to
John Long. The warrants were sworn
out by Edward Paul, of New Canada,
who was married to Annie several
years ago. Assistant County Attorney
Pierce Butler appeared for the state
when the arrested parties were taken
before the municipal court yeSter-
day morning. The woman claiming
that she had been diyOr ced fromEd-
ward Paul, Oct. %, 1890. and was mar
rled to Long, the parties were sent TO
Jail in default of 1000 bail, until the
matter could be inquired into. During
the morning it came to the ears of the
assistant county attorney that articles
of separation had been signed by Paul
and his wife which the latter believed
were, i'll fact, divorce. On motion of
Mr.. Butler the parties were taken into
court at D. m. and allowed to depart
on their own recogniZance until Jan. 20.
by which time the grand Jury
will have had an oppOrtu-
nifty to investigate the matter.
The agreement of separation, signed by
Annie Paul and Edward Paul, was pro-
cured by Capt Walsh from John Long.
1t is dated Aug. 20, 1890, and was ac-
knowledged before Walter Holcombe, a
notary public. who is an attorney of St.
Paul. The agreement is a lengthy and
rather novel one, which has the appear
once Of being drawn up by a lawyer.
The woman agreed by it to release all
claims on her husband or to his real
estate or personal property, and to re-
frain from calling him her husband, or
abiding to him as such, or to ever ap-
ply to him for aid in any way.
the husband relinquished all
claims upon his wife, and bound him
self not to refer to her in SANDER
Gus way and not to call her his
wife again. He also agreed not 10 in
any way interfere with her in case she
should desire to associate or consort
with any other man, child or. person.
The concluding portion or the agree
ment is to the effect that they should
thereafter be to each other as a new
diid uuIcd UOOh-uiicul, unopened ara
untouched-and i'll so far as in law
practicable, to operate as an absolute
divorce. This agreement was acknOwl-
edged befOre WalterHolcombe as notary
public, Aug. %, 1890. The agreement
is typewriter, folded and indorsed on
the back. 'Annie 81 Paul VS.. Edward
Paul-Articles of separation. Copy
divorce. Walter HOicombeT printed, at
torney for Ed Paul, st. Paul. Minn.''
Mrs. Paul says that when the agree
nent was handed her Ed Paul told her
she was free to marry any one she
pleased. Paul OWLS nine or ten acres of
valuable land at New Canada. 1t is
stated that he has begun an action for
divorce from his wife through Walter
HolcOmbe, his attorney. 1t is claimed
that he wants to dispose of some of his
property and found that he could not
give clear title without the signature
of his wife.
There is disparity in the ages of Ed
Paul and Annie NJ. Paul. He is about
fifty years old, while she is only about
thirty. The complications in the case
are such that the case may grow inter
eSting in the event the grand jury takes
the matter up. Mr.. HOlcombe is out of
the city, and an opportunity has not
been had to learn from him the under
standing between the parties at the
time the agreement was signed before
him. The woman claims she is inno-
cent of any willful violation of the law
and it will remain to be seen whether
ignorance of the law will allow her to
be leniently dealt with