Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01
GEoRop aALDWrY,s WIVES.
A WilIningtonisn Claimed us Husband
by Two Women.

by Two Women.
West Chester Republican Monday.
On Saturday Laura Edmunds Baldwin
was in West Chester and again had an
interview with her alleged husband, who
is incarcerated in tine Chester county Jail.
The Republican of about two weeks ago
published an account of the queer matri.
monial muddle brought to light by the
arrest of Baldwin on the Baltimore Cen
trail railroad by District Attorney Bing-
ham. Baldwin is charged with bur
glarizing the store Of Theo. King at
oxford.
Miss Edmunds is in o puzzle whether
her name is De Haven or Baldwin. She
married man who had former wife in
the land Of the living, and this former
wife, too, had former husband living-a
gnarl difficult to entangle.
The story Miss Edmunds tells, and II Is
confirmed by all concerned, is as follows
She met the man Baldwin several years
ago, and, Us her parents objected to the
match, at Baldwin's suggestion they went
to Camden sureptitiously and were united
in matrimony by Rev. w. IL. Burrell OH
July 18th, 1892.
For this occasion, fearing his first mar
riage would be discovered, Baldwin as
sGmed the name of DefIaven and, by way
of explanation toEMiss Edmunds, stated
that US he was the father OF a child by Mrs.
N.A''iho Ali'hSSill II WuH h'lNlsdbIt w
change the name as to avoid any embar-
rasSlns situations. He positively denied
that any marriage had ever been per
formed. Tho girl accepted this plausible
explanation, and questioned him no
further, and rs man and wife they went
back to Wilmintpn to live.
IN the meantime Mrs. Mary Grooms of
Georgetown. Del, who now lives at No.
~ south Jefferson street, Wilmington,
Del, and swcars that she was legally mar
red TO Baldwin, noticed 4 change coming
over her better half, inasmucl as he was
not us attentive To her wants as heretofore,
She then resolved 50 investigate the cause
u was not long before She discovered the
difficulty, for within u dozen squares of
The house where Baldwin and She boarded
l)cllavcn and the other woman were
known as man and wife
Mrs. tirnoms raised disturbance over
inns condition of affairs and succeeded in
Inducing Baldwin To return to her again
The man led this dual life for nearly Il
year. In one part of the town his friends
knew him rs George Baldwin, and in the
eastern section other people called him
George Dellnycn
Mrs. Grouns has on two occasions Wis
lted baldwin ut his cell in the Chester
county prison, bringing their child with
her. When Miss EdmumdS was here on
saturday she agreed to meet Mrs Grnnnly
~ lmldwin's cell this morning and en-.
dtavor To come to an understanding. The
women wanted To try and determine which
had the better right to Baldwin Miss
lNlmVhds afterwards saw her lawyer here,
anu lie at once put his foot down on tho
arrangement. He argued that the meeting
OF The two women at the Jail to settle upon
winch Is the wife would prejudice the
publc against him, and ii they were work.
ing To secure his freedom they would do
nothing of the kind, The younger woman
is loyal wife. her one aim seemingly
being to secure the release OF the man who
deceived her She is fully persuaded of
ms Innocence of the crime with which lie
Is accused and is using her means to get
| him out on bail.
This put new light on the matter, and
| she ut once saw how unwisp such Il meet,
ing as that proposed would be. COnse
| qucntlv she decided to take No part in it
and for the present. at least such IA meet
| ing Is off.
The alleged first wife, Mrs. MARY
| GrOOmS, admits having married Baldwin
| without Il divorce from her first husband
| hut claims that he deserted her
| Miss fGmundS argues that the marriage
| ot Mrs. tirUOmS to Baldwin was null, since
| Mrs. Irouns was already married. am
| that therefore was free to marry her Mis-,
| LdmundS). prominent lawyer, how
| ever, salu yesterday that the only Lawful
| marriage Of the series was the first, that Oi
Mr. and Mrs, Groums. All the others ar,
| unlawful and children by them would b,
| Legitimate, They are mol to DO considerct
| void, however, but there must he a divorc,
| before Il subsequent marriage. Baldwin
and Miss Ednunds are, therefore, uulaw
| fully man and wife.
| Miss Edrnunds has not yet ascertainet
| whether having married Baldwin undcl
an assumed name, her name is really d,
| Haven or baldwin.
There is no No. 22G South jefferson
| street in this city.