The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-02
DIR. TOMPKINSS TWO WIVES.
A DENTIST CHARGED WIN BIGlMT
BY A DREssMAKER.

ne says She HAD n Husband when re
Married Hsr-sse says That nusbsud
wss Also = Bisamist, 90 she Wac Free.
Police Justice Goetting Of willismbureh will
decide to- day whether or not he will issue a
warrant for biRamy against DIR. Clarence
Tompkins. a dentist in the office OF DIR. Post.
in Grand street. this city. Tompkins is in
Raymond street Jail. He was arrested week
ago having been charged by his wife. Cathc-
rine Tompkins. n dressmaker at 2fS Pulaski
street. Brooklyn. with Abandonment When
che applied for the warrant about ten DAYS
ago she said Tomp deserted her thirteen
months ago. and that recently she learned ho
had married In October Josephine Palmer.
widow. with whom he was living at the time
Of his arrost. Tompkins's trial was set down
for yesterday. aud Mrs. Tompkins subnpnaed
as witnesses the Rev. Theodore I. Koerner.
pastor OF the Emanuel Lutheran Church. at
briggs avenue and South Fifth street Will
llamsburgh; lawyer John W. Thornley, Of this
city. and Fred Heymer. Mrs. Tompkins told
the Court she didn't want any support from
Tompkins, nor TO prosecute him for abandon
m ent. but that she wanted him punished for
bigamy
am dressmaker and well able to sup.
port myself and two children. Mrs. Tompki ms
continued. but he treated me so basely that
l am determined to have him punished for
marrying Josephine Palmer. that widow cit
ting over there. Here Mrs. Tompkns point
ed to young woman dressed In mourning
who was among the spectators.I
was only IL years old when Martin Hey
mer. my first husband. II ever he was my hus-
band. IN ct me and induced me to 20 through
what he said was marriage ceremony. He
was sent to Sing Sing soon after for four and
a half years for grand larceny. and when I
Had. L..
me was not his wife. as when he married me
he already had two wives. One of these be-
lieye. is now dead. and ] do not know whether
the other Is yot living. When first met
Iompkins told him Of my relations as wife
to lieymer, and Gomrkins assured me that
my marriage to lleymcr was void lie induced
me to become his wife. and u lev Mr.. Schnei-
der ~ New York married MS.
After | was married to Tompkins was a
little nervous about hay marriage with Hey
mer. and talked the matter over with Iomp-
ktns | suggested that the marriage. with
Iiermer should lie Gnnulled. We called upon
New York and bald him o; sIo 10 Spsih pt nES:
ceeding, to annul the Heymer marriage. ! 90
not think Il was ever anuulIsd Ny marriage
lived happily together until about fifteen
months ago. when. while we were living in
burgh. where he had dental establishments.
he brought the brother to the house and in
same as himself. The brother began to insult
me AMI | ordered him out ol the house. Ny
husband went with MIN. declaring that where
his brother went he would 60. some time be-
fore my husband left me he tried to Kill him
self with chloroiorm.
After Tompkins left me- ] went with my
children to Pulaski street, and began at dress-
making again; Recently, when ! made ~
ha married the widow Palmer"
n LAWYER John = D3nneiiy, wh0 appeared for
was biramist and that she had never Teen
legally married TO Tonpkins Mrs Tompl;inS
jumped to her feet and nuurisned her mar
r HfsIt lpi n i'm Ina In Il var T. Issa
Tho Rev. Mr.. ,K9erner testified TO marrying
Tomrkinss, and Mrs. Josephine Palmer last
said he could nor be mistaken. lie also showed
the marriage register
Lawyer Thornley, said he remembered when
TompEtns and his wife ca cd upon him and
paiL him :l3l to annnl tho llsymor marriage;
them TO- get the evidence. although in nv
mind. according to what Hevmcr told Mrs.
Iompkins after she married him, there was no
need OF annulinE lie MAJ riaEe. since he was
already married. | went TO sing Sing several
timce. and in the presence Of the Warden
Hsk"d Heymer about his lite. but he refused 10
give me any iniormatio Hrs. Tompkins a so
went there and met with no better success
The case was held open by me, and 50 far as
that Heymer was believed to have two wives 1
l have heard. has since died. ON Ian. ii [
served papers for an ahsolute divorce upon
Tompkins on the part of Mrs TOmpSins on
Mrs Tompkins was recalIe !. and said that
Hrymsr was kiIled in March last on tns Long
Island airoat. OF which he was "a brak emHn.
She added that when he came out OF prison
he married again.
Fred Heymer, the brother OF Martin told the
Court that Mart n WAS always OF "A rowing dis
position. and while hssiidn't know much about
the matter. he knew Martin was living with
two women before he went to prison. but no
didn't know whether or not Martin was mar
Tied TO either
Justice Goetting said he would reserve his
decision until to-day in order to read the
evidence and, IL the case warranted II, he
would issue a warrant for bigamy against
The latter was Temanded. II was
said atterwRrd that the widow Palmer would
also institute proceedings for divorce against
Tompkins. Tompkins, before his marriage to
her, told her, 1t is said. that his marriage TO
Mrs. Tompkins was Illegal because Heymer
was alive when it took place.