The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26
SHE HAD THREE HUSBANDS.

The Rather Serious Plight of a Very Pretty
Young IN
A prepossessing woman of 90 years whose
maiden name was Eta May Freed, but
whose matrimonial complications make her
married name something of an uncertainty,
sat in police headquarters last night with
two men, Edgar Still and Frank Moran,
each of whom believed she was his wife.
She and Moran were charged with adultery
and Still was the complaining witness. The
story as told by the principal actors is that
of three weddings and two Opponents, but
as far as known, nc divorces.
Eta May Freed was married to one
Charles Jones in Iowa three or four years
MIR. and Mrs. Jones lived i'll the village of
Marion, near Cedar Rapids. Among their
acquaintances WAS Edgar Still. One fine
day Jones learned that his wife and Still
had disappeared. He seems to have taken
the matter very p~hilosophically, as he con-
wanted to. Still and Mrs. Jones
went to Cedar Rapids where they lived
together for about a year when they we're
married. They came to Montana last fall
and lived at Alhambra. Still worked at
wood %chopping and other Jobs II the wo-
man took boarlers. About four months
ago they adopted an eigh~teen-months old
Dot NhoSV lilobdS . NASthS YIN VitbS
father was unable to care for him. Among
their boarders was Frank Moran, aged %.
Still suspected that the relations between
Moran M the woman we're OF too intimate
q nature. He began to lay traps to catch
them, and on Thurday last thought he had
them. The woman came to Helena by one
route and Moran by another. But unfor-
t~unately for Stills deep laid plans both
returned the same night. The next morn
ing, however, they were gone again. They
came to Helena, bringing with them the
adopted boy, and lodged at the Denver
house on Wall street. The same afternoon
! Moran went to the district court clerks
Office and procured a marriage license. At
night they were married by Rev. William
Rollins. Ihe ceremony took place
IN the Denver house, the proprietor, How
ard Dean, being one of the witnesses. 1hov
stopped at the Denver house all Friday
night and yesterday.
Still arrived i'll Helena yesterday. He
found the couple without much trouble, and
also learned that they had been married
He went to police headquarters and in.
formed SerQt. QuIrk. Policemen Sweeney
and Baker were sent after Moran and tn.
woman and arrested them. They were
taken to the station house, where the
woman and the two claimants to the it'll,
of husband met face TO face. They al
took the matter very coolly. A charge o
adultery was preferred against Moran ant
the woman. and they were sent to the coun
ty jail. A charge Of bigamy may be pre-
ferred later on. Still was locked up at DO
lice headquarters as a witness. Before Still
and the woman were separated the iittl
child was brought in. He was very sleep,
and did not manifest any great interest il
either his adopted father or mother. How
ard Dean kindly look charge of the chill,
until some arrangements can be made 70
him, or until his adopted father is free t,
provide for him. The adopted mother SAT-
Still could have the boy.
The case IL likely to be Il very compli
Gated one. The woman says she does no
know whether Jones eyer secured
divorce from her or not, but presumes tina
| he did, as she heard of his marriage afte
+. her first elopeInent. This. however, too
place after she married Still in 1889. 70
that reason she says she WIS satisfied tina
she and Still were never legally married, an
/ that she was free TO wed Moran, provide
/ Jones had secured n divorce. She sa ys sh
left Still because he Rambled. al
played the money way M fast IA coui
earn it," says she. For II long time All
kept up a bold front, and seemed ~aatigfe
+ 10 "a To jail. 30 long AZ Still had 10 |
4 locked up, too. But when she reached In
q county jail, IN company with PoiicrIna
Sweeney, she broke down completely an
y cried like Il child. She and Moran ha
c their trunk at the DEPOT last night ready
< leave town.