Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-18
SHBTAKES HIM BACK
Bigamist Abbott Has a Very FOrgiving Wife,
AND SIX OTHERS BESIDES.
Not an AdOnis, and Yet He Ia Seven . Times Married.

His Legal Wife Will Forgive Him Again
 When He Gets Out of PrIsOn-Eho Was
 Used to Hearing of His Weddings, and
 Had Often Testified Against Him-Hs
 Was Kind to Her and Called Her
 scDOll."
 NEWARK, N. J., April 1S-James Alp bolt, 42 years old, wins yesterday com mitted to jail here ou a charge of big amy. He has served two years in Sing Sing for the same offence, and according to the testimony of his legal wife, has been married seven times, and is decid- edly plain looking. He has pleaded guilty and asked to be sentenced as soon as possible.
 Abbott about fonr months ago met Mrs. Katie Romp, a young widow, at a social gathering in Newark. She per mitted him to call, and he made such 8 favorable impression on her that she con- sented to marry him. The marriage took place on March 90, and the couple lived together two weeks. Then he dis appeared. A diamond pin and other jewelry belonging to his wife and an overcoat of her brother's were missed at the same time.
 Soon after Abbott wrote to his wife. The letter gave the police a clew to his whereabouts. A decoy letter induced him to go to Jersey City from Brooklyn, where he was, and he was arrested. He denied the thefts, but the overcOat was found in @ Brooklyn pawnshop.
 In trying to locate him in Brooklyn the detectives discovered that he was 8 bigamist. They found his legal wife in Ninth street, Brooklyn. She is about forty-fve years old. She did not appear to be surprised when told that her hus- band had lately been married in Newark. She was used to hearing such things, she said. She willingly went to Newark to testify against him. That was not a novelty to her either.
 Her story, as told to the police, was that she was married to Abbott nineteen years ago, after the death of his first wife, who was, she declares, Emily Have meyer, 8 member of the wealthy New York family of that name, and who had married him at the age of fifteen. He married Hannah Roach in this city in 1876, and for that offence was sent to Sing Sing for four years. Hannah Roach drowned herself while he was in prison. His wife forgave him when he was re- leased and he lived with her a year.
 Then he married Mary Moulton of this city, who had secured "a divorce from her husband for that purpose. When shs learned that he already had a wife she caused his arrest for biRamy, and he went to Sing Sing for Ave years.
 His lawful wife appeared against him in both cases as witness, but after his second liberation she took him back and they moved to South NorwaIk, Conn Then he met Glory Ann Bailey, and mar ried her. His wife returned to Brooklyn, and in 8 few months Abbott followed her and was again forgiven. He joinad the Salvation Army, and married . member of it named LSna Parks. Tha* was but few months ago. The Newark woman makes the seventh.
 Mrs. Romp iS greatly shocked by the discovery that has been made. Her fam fly is a very respectable one. Mrs. Ab- bolt has not yet lost her forgiving spirit. She will take her husband back again once more, she says, when his term of imprisonment iS ended. She admits that he never worked for her, but thinks that his constantly kind manner and his pretty way of calling her "Doll" should cover a multitude of sins.