The record-union., 1891-06-27
TOO MANY WIVES.
Louis Lyons is in Serious Trouble at
Stockton.
The Girl He married in This City Was
His Third Victim-Prosecution
for Bigamy.

Peace Starr and asked if they could be
married by contract for one year. The
young man gave his name as Louis Ly-
ons, and the girls was Stella Delamont.
Judge Starr declined to marry the
couple in the manner suggested and fin
ally they agreed to be united in the usual
style.
After the ceremony the couple went to
Stockton, and nothing was heard of them
until about a week OF SO ago, when Ly-
ons was arrested on a charge ofputtlng his
new wife into house of prostitution. His
preliminary examination took place on
Wednesday last and he was held to an
| swer.
MORE TROUBLE.
This was enough trouble for any one
mortal to get into, but it appears that
Lyons did did not stop there.
On Monday Sheriff Cunningham re-
celYed telephone message from Chief OF
Police Crowley of San Francisco to the
effect that a woman had called on him
yesterday afternoon and said that she
was the only lawful wife of Lyons and
that If he had married anyone else he was
guilty of bigamy.
The Chief stated that he had advised the
woman to go to Stockton and consult the
officers.
The real Mrs. Lyons arrived in Stock
ton that night and went directly to the
Sheriff's Office. There she produced a
small photograph of her husband and
showed it to the Sheriff. He recognized
it Immediately as that of the man who
was thought to be Stella Deiafnont's law
ful husband.
GETTING THE EVIDENCE.
Constable Brissel of this city went to
Stockton yesterday with the marriage IL
cense which Lyons obtained here, and an
affidavit from Judge Starr showing that
he had performed the ceremony.
This indicates that Lyons is to be prose
cuted for bigamy, as well as on the felony
charge already pending.
After her arrival in Stockton, the real
Mrs. Lyons was escorted to Jail by de-
tectives Carroll and Simpson to identify
her husband. She was left in the jail of
flee, and detective Carroll stepped to Ly-
ons' wicket and said:
"Your wife wants to see you"
"All right" said Lyons, unconcern-
edly.
He supposed it was Stella who was
waiting for him.
When Lyons saw his other wife sitting
in the office his knees gave way under
him and he narrowly escaped falling.
You are a pretty oneW exclaimed
Mrs. Lyons, eXcitedly.
"You brought me to this" replied Ly-
ons, angrily.
''Where is my boy?" demanded the
wife.
Hes a thousand miles from here,'
said Lyons, cruelty, land I'd rot in jail
before I'd tell you where he is"
THE TWO WIVES.
The two wives had a consultation in
the District Attorneys office and com
pared notes. 1t appeared that Lyons had
tried to treat Stella as he had the new an
rival here, but she was not so docile.
Stella Delamont says that from the con-
versations she has had with Lyons
she believes the little boy is in Sacra-
mentO.
} A reporter of the Stockton MaI had
an interesting interview with the zeal
Mrs. Lyons. He showed her a photo
graph of Lyons.
Eyes, that's him." exclaimed Mrs. Ly-
ons, with some excitement. Il can have
him prosecuted for bigamy, can't 1? But
oh, / want my little boy.'
'Who is this woman?" asked the re-
porter, calling Mrs. Lyons attention tc
the picture on the reverse side.
why" exclaimed the lady, as hel
eyes fell on it, that's his first wife,"
His first wife! Was he married be-
fore he met your"
Eyes, he married girl in Portland
and she got divorce from him because
of his cruelty"
Mrs. Lyons appeared worried and a
tritie excited while talking. She is a
young woman of large build, not at all
bad looking, and with pleasant, honest
face. She seemed to have but two OBJ
jects in view-the first to recover posses
sion of her boy, the second to have Lyons
punished for bigamy. She told her story
to the reporter as follows:
THEIR MARRIED LIFE.
81 first met Lyons in San Francisco
where / lived, and / married him by CON
tract in 1886, after a short acquaintance
He told me that he had never been mar
ried. / was working as a domestic then
and continued TO do so after my mar
riage, Lyons giving memo money. About
four months after we were married ]
asked him for some money, and he called
me a vile name and asked me why
didn't go into house and rustic like
other girls if wanted to earn money. /
told him / would work my finger-nails of
before | would do that. Then he tried to
force me into life of shame, and he
treated me from that time on with the
greatest cruelty. He beat me often, and
would never give me any money"
9 How many children did you have?"
''Two-a boy who is now years old
and girl years Of age. My girl is in
San Francisco with my mother, but he
took the boy from me.
HIS ACTS OF CRUELTY.
about two years ago." continued Mrs
Lyons, II left my husband, as his cruelty
was too much for me to bear. / was
away from him about three months, and
he lived during that time with a bad
woman. Last year he tore up our mar
riage contract, and / threatened to leave
him unless he would consent to formal
re-marriage. He finally consented tC
this, and we were publicly re-married' y
Here Mrs. Lyons produced her mar
riage certificate, which bore date prior
TO the Sacramento marriage.
How long ago was it when you left
Lyons ?" queried the reporter.
about six months ago." was the re-
ply;
"What particular act of cruelty caused
you to leave him ?'
''Well, one day when I was out o.
work and money, and the children were
starving, asked him for some money tc
buy food with. He had over 81, 900 al
the time, but he refused at first to give
me cent, and told me again to lead life
of shame. Finally he gave me 10 cents
and with that bought some meat. He
came home and threw the meat out of the
window; then he caught up razor and
seized me by the throat. I struggled
and he bit me on the arm. Finally go
loose and jumped out of the window tC
the ground, fifteen feet below"