The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-05
TWO WIVES WANT HIM
Harry Butler, Reported Missing,
Found by the Police.
A Richmond Young Woman Says He
Welded Her-Admits Having a
Wife in Cincinnati.

Harry Butler, who has been living at No.
81 West Ohio street for several weeks. was
arrested yesterday by detectives Kinney
and Richards. Last August Butler left a
wife and two children in Cincinnati, his
home, and went to Richmond, this State.
While there he made the acquaintance Of
Emma LuZadder, a young woman aged
t~wenty-four years. who was attending a
business college. According to her story,
which he denies, the two were married
about the latter part of December. They
came to this city in January and took
rooms at No. 26 West New York street
From there they moved to No. 100 North
Mississippi. A few days after moving
there Butler disappeared, and his wife in
formed the police, asking the officers as
sistance to locate him, which they did at
No.. 81 West Ohio street. About the time
the disappearance was reported, Superin-
tendent Powell received a communication
from Cincinnati that Harry Butler was
wanted ON charges Of failing to support
his two children The communication stated
that he had disappeared last fall. The po-
hce were not positive that the two Buffers
were the sam man. but they worked out
the case. Butler at present is working for
Thomas Clark. plumber. AS he was re-
turning from work last night detectives
Kinney and Richards met and told him
that he was wanted on a charge Of bigamy.
Butler was much startled, and admitted to
Kinney that he had married a woman in
Richmond, this State. but he had de-
stroyed the marriage license. The officers.
as soon as Butler admitted that he had
married a second time in Richmond, knew
that they had for a prisoner the missing
husband Of the woman residing at No. 100
North Mississippi street and probably a
bigamist. However, on the way to the
police station Butler emphatically denied
that he had been married twice, though
he admitted that he had a wife and two
children living in Cincinnati. He was taken
before Superintendent Powell and told the
story that he had last given detective Kin
ney.
While superintendent Powell was ques-
tioning Butler, Chief Splann slipped out
sippi street. and got Mrs. Butler; as she
claimed to be. They arrived at the police
station just as Butler was in the midst Of
a strong denial. Mrs. Butler was admitted
into the. room and greeted Butler in a man
ner that indicated that she was glad to
see him. and also that she was not aware
of him having a wife in Cincinnati. Butler,
however, seemed greatly disturbed.
After a little questioning Superintendent
Powell became convinced that she did not
know that Butler had a family in Cincin-
natl and broke the news to her. She was
greatly surprised and seemed nearly over
come at the announcement. After recover
ing herself she said: Harry and / were
married in Richmond last year. 1 was at
tending business college when he married
me. 1 did not know that he was married,
though at one time / somewhat suspected
the fact. Soon after we were married he
showed me an advertisement in a paper
which asked for information regarding Har-
~ N. Butler, who once lived in Cincinnati.
The advertisement read that he had left a
wife and two children. AT the time he
laughed and so did 1, and added that of
course it could not be him, for there must
be other Harry Buffers in Cincinnati, and
so ! dropped the matter"
When asked again If she and Butler were
married she said that they were, and added
that Butler carried the marriage license,
and also that the record of the license could
be found on the clerks books in Richmond.
know that Is all wrong. I'll admit We lived
together. but we We're never married"
The woman then said that the plain gold
band ring on her finger was the wedding
ring which Butler had given her. This
Butler denied, and said that he simply al
lowed her to wear IL at times. She then
stated that soon after her marriage she
in the northern part of this State, and
while there she had received letters from
Butler I'm which he had addressed her as
dear wife" Butler did not deny this. He
was locked up on a charge OF fornication,
The woman was subpoenaed as a witness
to the license. The Cincinnati authorities
were telegraphed that Butler was in charge
and asked that some one be sent to this
city Immediately to identify him. He is q
well-dressed man and about thirty years OF
age.