Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-23
lSNOT HER HUSBAND
MS MIXED UP marriages.
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In yestsriay nsorning's HEkAlp -
Pohilshsd exclusively ssory of the E...
eai,as matrimonial ehpcsi~aous II RAlph
AioEIo Crc>sy. Ther~ ssems a. lie al
equally peculiar sesuel " tie ooa.Ili-
Gated tale
snnaa! evening reporter VIE de-
tailed Ia s-e Nm Crcss, No. and Oh
Tam her Nersaon IL the matter. He
called al the innsen block and met to-
women al The starr One was q rather
large. hoshy woman and ~as
af'ircd Ia = street ou<i9me. Tia
other wore q wrspIsr and had no
covering over her head. Her face ~As
peculiarly pale. and her hair wa- sou.e.
what mus~et. The repnter asked n
Mrs. Creess lived IN tie hiss.k. The
pale facesi woman eAlsslis remarked thxt
che did. hut wss not r. II that time.
When askosi when Mrs Cres,y would he
IN. The woman answered nonchalenily.
In an hour or -. guees
IL MAS iosp o'c.ock then. The re-
porter war asked IL he had az, message
a. leave Tor Mrs Cressy aud said h., hal
not AZ lac i,si the bgilcilg d. noticed
that the ~oman's lif~ srr. l.ale and
that she seemed peculiarly agliHi..i Hls
suspicious we're aroused by The soman'r
conduct. hut he left ia. bl,,ck ard
walked over 10 the i.s-dyand iioca Il r.-
"a friend ~ Mrs Cro.sys
"a Was NV. Srs-~y.
There hc learned ~hsi ho rrrr.ou,l.
suspected tina, the woman Who tod
him Mr.. 'rcss. was not al home Sas
Mira Cressy herself lie returned a..
mediaiel. to the ImmeR block ard
knocked ~ the dosr 20 m.
woDans apartment The knock
was answered hy the feshY woman
she dad not recognize him. aud " hen be
asked for Nrs Cre~s, she coolls lnfufnls.i
him that Nrs Cress, had mol been H.
at any time during the day
But ] saw her talking you Ia~ than
half az hour ago" he declared
Wac that yous" sskei the Woman in
confusion. We'll. Mira Cresy Isn't IA.
and you can't sse her
but kro~ she 10 IN the
block. persisted the reporter. "and
wish to sec her about matter - special
importance Ia her"
We'll. she isn't here. said the fie~hy
female. with more or less agitation. and
1nn Know where she ~
Upon closely questioning the woman.
however. he learned that Mra Cr-~y
had been married previously 81 her mar
ria4c with Crcs~y. Although the NO
man had known Nm. Crceey fus TIN
years she declared she did nsa
know where she snct Cr-s@,. how long
they had been married or where they
were married.
did you ever sec the marriage Ger.
,ificaiey" he asked
The woman became eyciiei immedi.
atciy. and SAID no living hcing had any
reason L. believe that Mrs. Crcssy Was
not AZ gu-si ~ any woman on earth
However, the reporter could not help
being s'uewhs, Impressed l., the fccu.
liar conduct ~ Mrs. Cre~.s. and her
anxiety "a avoid meeting anybody. The
deliberate lle which she told him earlier
Ia the evening MAS suspicious IN itssf
Several hours later a policeman on the
leat informed another reporter for Tu,
HrRALD that about IL O'Clock a hack
drove w ,o the lmmen block and tso
women entered IL. They were driven
away as rapid, ar pns~shle.
The Plurality Incv~a.s~.
Las, night Tsr H,rsip learned from
reliable authority that the supt.-~sl
Mrs. Crersy NJ. ! is really Mrs tr..~s
No. :, ~ to speak. and tina, No = - Ne.
3 The alleged Mrs Cros., ~as
never married fo Mr.. Cr@.,.
i is said. hot her e,s,.r
was Crcss, Vas conducting . small
umt.er business in pss,epls count,. and
had n wife. The wife had a sistsr. The
sisicT vac a widow and Cres~, forr.lt
MIR. Weliers advice. N. fell victim
lo her Embellishments aud about
Tour years ago. 49, the story g,-s. d.
icsert"'i ih. wife for the .isier. This
o. the time when Mr..
'rcesys frlepd alleges ;ha, she sss
o. him. The real ~ife
\o | was last heard -
IA Mnskegon trying ~ earn
living for horsof and apsi.
She never brought any action ssais.t
he fsithiess husband and the vsywsrd
'Is'er. The, lived unmoie.,ed sna
1obcdy suspected tha, they were
lot man and vffe At"ut ,~o
sccks sgo the alleged Mrs Cr-~s
isure In police eouf' that she wss
'rcssys wife crs~s, has esirys-d TIE
own. wife No. cannot 10 f,sund aud