The herald., 1893-07-03

church matters. When he asked If he
might marry Miss Ballard it was inti-
mated that her parents preferred for
her to marry some one who profeased
christianity.
Mr.. Dunham proceeded straiehtway
to get baptized and join the church, at.
tributing his action to having had new
revelation of his moral delinquencies.
Mrs. Ballard was very much interested
in the Loyal Temperance Legion, and
the cunning young applicant for her
daughters hand volunteered to become
its secretary when no one elee would
take it. and quite won her heart by his
fervor.
When he married Miss Ballard he
came in to Los Angeles, where he had
formerly lived with his San Bernardino
wife, slipped Up to the county clerks OF.
fee late Saturday night and presented a
box If cigars to the Cupid department
aftef h5ui air: l itF,is i him miputes
ing this. he couli not be there until
few minutes alter O'clock, the closing
time.
THIS WAS adroit on Dunham's part,
because ne vas well known in Los
Angelica, and in this manner the news
papers would not yet hold OF his license
until al least the following Monday. 1t
turned out that they did not, get it at
all, otherwise it might have reached the
notice OF Mrs Dnnham No. at San
Bernardino and tho cheerful bigamist
have been brought up with round
turn.
Armed With his license Dunham took
Miss Ballard to East Los Angeles,
where they were married quietly. and
the fact was afterwards announced to
the family.
The ungratefulneas of the man is seen
by the way he treated the people who
we're kind to him. After his marriage,
Mr.. Ballard, who is fond of his children.
did everything for him. He took him
into his business, which is large and
lucrative livery business, gave him q
half interest in it, and the young couple
lived at his home, up to the time Of
Dunham's disappearance about six
weeks ago.
1t was not known at first what
frightened Dunham into feeling that
his new family might discover that he
| had wife living at San Bernardipo.
But it is now thought that a curious cir
cumstance that occurred few days be-
fore he went away made him uneasy.
One night Mr.. Ballard was called to a
house in the vicinity whore there was
much trouble. He found young
woman who had been directed to leave
q house and had no place to take her
trunk. She told pitiful story to Mr..
Ballard. She said she WAS married to
the son OF the old people some time
before in the northern part Of
the state, and that be deserted
leaving her with little infant. She
came down south seeking her husband
and went to his parents. They took her
in and cared for the child while she
worked at domestic service. One day
while the old lady was away, the father.
in-law told the young woman that bis
son had another wife and that he had
married the other wife first. The old
gentleman begged her not to say any
thing about it, but she couldn't keep it.
and when the old lady came home
blurted it ont. The effect was disas'
trous.. The old lady grew angry and
would not have anything more to dc
with her, ordering her to leave.
1t was this story that was told by Mr..
Ballard that night in his family circle.
His daughter, Mre. Dunham expressed
great sympathy for the poor young wo
man, and scored the missing con un
mercifully.
Mr.. Dunham. the bigamist, affected
to be amused at her vehemence, and
asked her what she would do under
such circumstances. She replied with
emphasis that if che could find him she
would take revolver and put a bullet
through him. Her husband looked al
her curiously and did not say word.
1t was only few days after this tha
he disappeared. He came to Los Ange
les in the afternoon, saying he woul(
return by night. About O'Clock, how
ever, telephone message was received