The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-03-01
He Has THREE WIVES.
DAVID DRAJGHN, THE LOST
MAN, IS n BIGA1TST.

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! Wife No. 4, Who Lives in Salem, In
tervie.ed-yEife No. 2 Lives in
AsIeyilIe-No. B in Virginia.
David Draughn, Atlanta's recent
mystery, is a bigamist, according to
the most recent developments in the
case.
Draughn's mother is Mrs. Frank
Darr, of Centeryflle, a suburb of Sa-
lem.
He also has a wife in Salem. Her
maiden name was Ella Thomas. She
is an operative in the Arista Cotton
Mills, and resides only short dis
tance from the Wachovia FIGURING
Mills.
ANOTHER WIFE.
Draugbn also has a wife and child
in Asheville and still another wife at
Bryson City, Va.
4 SENTINEL reporter called at the
home Of MPs. Eta Draughn. his first
wife. in Salem to learn what she
knew about the matter.
MARRIED IN 1888.
She stated that she was married to
Draughn on April IS, 1888, and he
lived with her three years, when he
left on horse trading expedition.
After several months he returned to
Salcm and was arrested at Centervilie
for a breach of the peace He made
his escape and walked to High Point.
The morning he left. his wife saw
him in Centreyille standing near Mr.
Yokely's well. He told her he was
going away but disliked to go with no
money. His wife replied that she had
none for him. He left promising to
write to her and return as soon as
possible. That was the last time the
Salem wife has ever seen her faithless
husband.
HEARD OF HER HUSBAND.
In August of last year the deserted
Salem, that her husband had married
another woman at Asheville.
no 1 WROTE TO NO. ,.
Mrs. Draughn, No. I, then wrote
this second wife, asking her about the
report.
The reporter was shown her cores
pondence. The name of the lady he
married in Asheville was Matte
Powell. La her reply to Mrs. Draughn
No. l, she expressed her great sorrow
and regret at learning Of ner supposed
husbands faithlessnessiand told, in
simple and straightforward way, of
their courtsilip and subsequent mar
fiage.
WENT TO ASHEVILLE IN 1892.
She said that Draughn came to her
fathers house in 1892 and engaged
board passing for single man. A
cOurtShip followed and resulted in
marriage in August Of that year.
NO IrTcTrI,
He lived with her about six months
ana during that time was as kind and
affectiOnate a husband as could be
wished. He promised to carry her to
visit his relatives in Winston just be-
fore he left her for good.
SECOND MARRIAGE ON RECORD.
His Salem wife showed the reporter
a letter from j. J. Mackey, Register
Of Deeds at AsheYille, in which that
official stated that the marriage regis
ter showed that D. u. DTaughn was
united i'll marriage 10 Miss Matte
Powell on August 11th, 1892, by Rev.
J. G. Troy, in the presence Of W. S.
and c. Fl. G. Powell and Fannie
GOCdsen.
WIFE NO. 3.
When Draughn left his Asheville
wife he went to BrySOn City, Va,
where ! Miss Ella Mitchell with whom
he cloped some time in the early part
of last summer. The couple was fol-
lowed by the enraged father and
brothers Of the eloping bride and were
found in about two weeks stopping at
a hotel in neighboring city. Draughn,
fearing the vengeance of the re-
lations of his deluded wife, escaped
from the hotel and disappeared. The
young bride was carried home by her
father to learn that she had been bad
ly deceived.
WROTE TO DRAUGHN's MOTHER.
The second letter from the Ashe-
Vile wife told of the birth Of a child
| last August and of her having written
| three different times to Draughn's
mother, at Centreyilie, but could get
no answer. The letter asked a mum
| Der of questions about her. She ask
| ed especially if this mother knew oil
her sons base conduct, and requested
| Mrs. Draughn to send her picture
of herself, promising in return pho.
tograph Of herself and baby. Mis-
Powell is living with her parents al
Asheville.
WANTS HIM PUNISHED.
Mrs. Draughn, of Salem, is anxious
| that some steps lie taken toward th'
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