The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
Chicago. and Great Falls
File Their Claims - Other
Places TO Hear From.
Man Leading a Dual Existence
Who Has but Recently Been
Found Ont.
He Developed Pendant for Marrying
for MOney-Spliced Once
Too Often.

'"S Nsb ~ us
cities where the teeming population
precludes the possibility of the private
affairs of the residents from becoming a
matter of neighborhood gossip, that men
lead and live dual lives. In one part of
the city they are known only as the sue
cessful business mar and indulgent hus-
band and father while within easy reach
in some other part Of the metropolis
they are known under an alias and their
domestic relations are kept up with a
seeming semblance of love and devotion
which would create the impression they
had no other ties. In a country no more
densely populated than Montana such
cases are exceedingly rare, and yesterday
there was developed an instance of a
man leading just such a life, and having
done SO for almost a year without eX.
citing a suspicion which would lead to
an investigation.
Yesterday a woman giving her name as
Linda Jansen appeared before County
Attorney Martin and swOre out a war
rant for the arrest of Charles Jansen.
The complaint states that the complain
ant and the defendant were married in
Chicago in 1881. and came to Montana in
the spring of 1891, living there and in
Butte until the fall of that year when the
defendant moved to Great Falls and on
the 9th day of October. 1891, he was
united in marriage to Mary Hansen in
this city without having gone through
the formality of procuring a divorce
from the woman he welded in Chicago.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of
the erring husband, and. accompanied by
Officer Mcdonald, the wife from Chicago
went to the residence on Fifth avenue
north, where it was served. To a repre-
sentative of the TRIBUNE Mrs. Jansen
No. l said:
picious that my husband was unfaith-
full. He has visited me in Helena and
Butte frequently since his marriage and
when | preached the subject to him. and
told him that ] had been informed that
he had another wife he %laughingly de-
MED the accusation, saying that | should
not allow myself to listen to such rumors.
| could not bring myself to believe that
he was true to me, yet ! had no
proof to the contrary until coming to
Great Falls. Here | met persons
whom / had formerly known. and they
told me that my husband had another
wife. and that they were living on Fifth
avenue north in this city. ] called at
the house and asked to see the lady
whom he married. When she appeared
| asked her if she was Mrs. Jansen. She
replied that she was, and | then informed
her that was sorry TO destroy her faith
in her husband, but hat ! had a prior
claim to the name Of wife. Among the
furniture in the house ! recognized ser-
articles belonging to me, n there
were living there some socks which ! had
knit and given to Mr.. Jansen when lie
visited me recently.
Il have reason to believe that he
this second wife for her money.
He is not d poor man. but has a mania
marrying for money. Before he met
me he married a girl Of sixteen in Pitts
burg who had a fortune of $4,000. Her
unCeremOniOusly kicked him
out. | do not know whether he was
divorced from his first wife or not. His
third wife had some money about SLIGO
and has money coming to her from
England. She tells me she will have
nothing more to do with Jansen and
money and that he will not get any
more of il. | propose To see that he is
punished as the law directs. | think lie
has proceeded far enough in the marry
ing line and will try to arrange matters
So that he will step aside for a time and
give some Of the other mcr a chance.