The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-25
a Study in Marriage.

An illustration of the forgiving DISPOSE
ton Of woman and Of the perversitY of man
Ia found in the CASE Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Abbott, of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Newark,
N. j. Few men of bis age, As years, have
crowded 30 much matrimony into their
lives as Mr.. Abbott, and few women would
find it Ia their hearts to forgive a naughty
husband as often as Mrs. Abbott has.
Abbott is not handsome man, but
he has very winning way. This
was recognized nineteen years ago by a
handsome widow of South Newark, who is
the heroine, as it were, OF the story. The
widow aud Abbott were married and lived
together until 1876 when he slipped away
one day and married Hannah Roach, q
New York girl # 10, who possessed some
property and a will of her own. Hannah,
on learning that he had q wife living, was
so angry that she had him arrested for
bigamy. His real wife testified against him
at the trial. The girl he had duped saw him
on his way to Sing Sing to serve a 4-years'
term, and then committed suicide.
When Abbott was released from prison
the real Mrs. Abbott forgsve him and took
him back. For a year thereafter he be-
haved nicely and did not marry any
more. Then no married Mrs. Mary Moul-
ton, who had procured divorce in order
TO enter the marriage relation with him.
Before the honeymoon was we'll over the
bogus Mrs. Abbott learned the truth. At
once she had her deceiver arrested, again
his wife testified against him and again he
went to Sing Sing, this time for five years.
The original Mrs. Abbott waited
patiently until his time was out. then for
gave him again and took him off to South
Norwalk, where she obtained work for him.
He was good enough to work steadily there
and keep his mind off marriage for seven
months He evidently made an honest
effort to throw off the marriage habit. But
he failed. Gloriana Bailey was his next
wife, He had lived with her only a short
while, however, when he heard how easy 1t
was to win wives from among the Saliva
ton Army lasses. Gloriana was forgotten
at once, and like dude at the stage door
he began to hang around the Salvation
Army headquarters. Meanwhile the muoh
abused and real Mrs. Abbott moved to
Brooklyn to live.
16uh L dTA5, VI Iuo dTuuys was tno ueAb
conquest of the remarkable fasoinator. He
was real fond of her for about two months.
Then he went back again to the original
Mrs. Abbott, as was his habit at intervals.
and told her what he had been doing. 1t
did not surprise her in the least; abe merely
said, "Now, amt you ashamed of yourself9"
and promptly forgave him.
After being good a little while the old
habit overcame him once more, and away
he went. About two weeks ago he turned
up again and reported to the forglving Mrs.
Abbott that he had been marrying a nice
little widow over In Newark. But the nice
little Newark widow was not to be shaken
off as easily as a lot Of others had been. She
put officers on his track and they caught
him in Brooklyn. He will be tried
again for bigamy. the real Mrs. Abbott
will testify against him and he will go to
prison. When his time is up he will return
to his told original wife, and she will for
give and take him back. She told the
! police she would.
What is the use of novelists straining
| their wits to make out possible cases when
real life is continually presenting phases
which make fiction seem tame?