Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-05
He HAS TWO WIVES
J. { psnnis Tres to Be a Nor
mon on the Quiet
But HIS GAME is outfRtD


Mira =. Dennis. Dr-~smaksr.- sdofns
= smaii modest sign board az M iss
Fas' ~. iss street Mrs. j. r DEEMS.
resi, l,y Al No sDf Fast brid<s street.
ga naOrs than tour blocks from hrz
Dsonsn. ths drsssmsker. susfsins unas'
ual srlati0as % tks latter lnasmsek -
abe occupies the passtion u sifs % TIE
dr~sslaaker's husband though both
uomsa are no~ agare II the facts sad
are naarly proslrstsd With grief and
shauae. thsy refuse 10 have Dennis pre-
seatssi. osing. o. thsir disliks u The
notariety IL wnl hsing them AID Too me
saks q thsiF ehildrsn ehliiren q
J. r Dennis- MnL Deans. the dress
maker. - uife No. l. She xas married
% Dsnnls Ten of twelve years aso In
Jaekson and they lived together a. man
and wife unth a baby hoy vas
bora % Ihsm. After that Dennis
negsected his wife. gave her bat
a sranry living ald hnaily deserted
her Entirely and left her % care for her
self aod child she faced the World
brately and BY dat II hard work and
privatl0ns succeeded In makiog hsing
for herself ADD boy. She AID her hus-
hand drifted apart - completely that 10
tidlnxs from ens ever reached the other.
Nra Dennis came % this city and
opened dfessmaking shop and vas
cosapsratiseiy happy. Her hoy. nov .
AL 10 years old. sold papers on the
streets after school hours and aided
somewhat IN their support
MsrFiesf Another.
NJ. Dennis shifted from place 20
place and hnAliy galned the Affections
- anothes woman. and without inform-
iaa ner that he had a wife married her.
lie md not know that his lirst wife Uas
here. and 50 after several years With
wlfs M = be moved % this city and
tegan housekeeping on East bridge
street a short distance from wife No |.
81 ths second marriage there - another
child now about years old
Hos long the parties might have lived
ON tbs same street sithout either know
Tag q the presence q the other vail
never Dc known. Had 10 not been Tor
a. accidental question asked by one fac
tory hand q another they might have
iised - Tor years One u these factory
hands asked the other where he boarded
lie replied that he boarded Nth 5lrs
j. p. Dennis 90 East Bridge street The
other looked surprised. why. that's
uhere I board. said be. liz Was true.
Ooe was boarding with wife No i and
the other with Mr.. Dennis and vile No.
= The tory SION spread and Dennis.
becoming alarmed. skipped the country
for fear that complaint would be made
against him
Mrs. Dennis No. . was seen and asked
Il sho would make complaint and have
Deans arrested She refused 10 talk
and would not admit the truth Of the
story.
Mira Dennis No. pas secn last night
IN hes roosns On Fast Bridge street. she
WAS suffering from sick headache and
was very nervous and appeared care
worn. In reply "a the first question put
a. her she replied. Its nothing to me il
hs has forty wives. We parted
u loog time ago" Mrs Dennis
refused % give any PARTICULAR
She said she realized the duty she owed
~ society and that she ought TO have
Deunis prosecuted. but for her boys
sake she did lot wish 20 do IL. Another
reason Was a fear that her business ~
dres@maker would b injured II the
story ssre known. a. 10 would he. II
taken into court. Mrs. Dcnnis refused
"a give the facts IA detail and desired
thai nothinx 10 said about the matter.
10 = said by those Who know some
thing about the-case that the tao wives
have held conferences this week and
are celebrating on what Is best 70 Do
done b. then.