St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-09
THREE TINES A WIFE.
Miss Myrtle Fuller, Of YER
mont, Uses Matrimony
as a Plaything.
she Marries a Minnesota Man
After Knowing Him a
Single Week.
He Deserts Her Upon Dis
covering Her Intimacy
With Four Men.
She WEEDS Again, Is Arrested
for Bigamy. and SkipS
Out.

BURLINGTON, Vt, Jan. Myrtle L..
fuller, daughter of Roscoe Fuller, a
wealthy citizen of Cambridge, VT, and
niece OF Senator Bailey Fuller, of
North Dakota, was arrested here few
days ago, charged with bigarly. Her
case was to have come up in the Addi-
son county court tomorrow, but she has
he'd She is an intelligent, yivaciOuS
girl of good appearance, but with the
nature of a demon, and long list of
misfortunes laid at her door. Her adj
ventures cover territory from New
Hampshire to the Pacific coast.
Her first husband was Matthew fl.
Kennedy. Of Two Harbors, Num-, SUI
perintendent of bridges and buildings
Oh the Duluth & Iron Range railroad.
The first acquaintance Of the couple
was by means of a Western matri-
moniaI paper and the resulting cor
respondence. Thoy met in Concord, n.
H., where Myrtle was an apparently re-
spectacle dressmaker. This was in
May, 1891.
Shortly after Kennedy's return to
Minnesota he received letter from Miss
Fuller asking as to possible situation
for her in Duluth. He at once inelosed
advertisements clipped from papers in
Duluth. Shortly afterwards Miss Fuller
arrived at Duluth. Kennedy desired to
marry at once the girl whom he had
known less than a week, and on New
Years eve OF 1892 they were married at
West Superior. They went to James
town, n. d., to visit the BRIDES uncle,
Bailey w. Fuller, then mayor Of the
town. They then returned to Duluth,
where, after month or two of content
ment, the husband found that his wife
was intimate with four different men.
Kennedy informed his wife that he
would have nothing more to do with
her. He gave her Il handsome sum of
money and left for Denver.
Mrs. Kennedy professed great re-
penrance, but in March she sent letter
TO well-knOwn young man, now at
Essex junction, VT, who was then liv-
ing in Mexico. She addressed him as
Dearest Husband" and said she was
in Portland with mother and CIate. ;"
Her letter breathcs passionate love in
every sentence. She remained in Port
and three weeks. representing herself
during that time as the daughter of
Senator Fuller. She finally left for
Denver, claiming that Kennedy had de-
serted her, and left her destitute: She
didn't find Kennedy.
MYRTLE left Denver and then met Ira
NJ. Taylor, a resident of Bristol, Vt.
Ihey Joined company and came East,
stopping on the way at Chicago and
other places They arrived in Burlng-
ION in April. Myrtle introduced Taylor
10 several persons as cher millionaire
husband, Mr.. Kennedy" as it was
known here that she had married a man
by that name in the West. Mrs. Ken
needy secured creditat some Of the stores
and IepleniShed her wardrobe. In May
she and Taylor went to PlattsDurg and
were married.
Shortly after this Mrs. Kennedy dis
appeared, and the next thing heard Of
her was the receipt by local neWspa-
per in this city OF telegram, dated Will
mingtOn, Del, signed: High Sheriff
f.. Keller" which announced that Mrs.
Kennedy llaQ Oeen burned 10 uedlH al
the Delmar hotel, that city, Sept last.
a copy Of the newspaper was mailed to
Kennedy, but he saw through the ruse.
He had also been notified of her mar
rage 10 Taylor and, after correspond
ing with the minister at Plattsburg who
performed the ceremony, had Mrs. Ken
nedy arrested in this city on the charge
Of bigamy.
The grand jury found a true bill
against her, and bail was fixed at 5000.
She telegraphed to her father, who went
bail for her. Mrs. Kennedy has been
staying at Underhll for some time, but
when the case was first called up at
Middlebury she did not put in an APP
pearance, having fled, it is alleged, tC
Canada with TAYLOR