The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-25
ALL AROUND BRIDE
YOUNG GIRL WHO MARRIES TWO
MEN WITHIN SEVEN WEEKS.

man Herself, SO W nat Does She OO Du
Marry Her Mothers Choice and Thel
Proceed to Lay the Wires for Her Owl
ming Matrimony Over Again-she is Ar
rested for Bigsmist and will be Tried
| Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-Tc
achieve two marriages within seven
! weeks, without a death or divorce in
| tervening, is a record or which any girl
with matrimonial turn of mind might
we'll be proud. That is the record that
Miss Maudie Lilly has earned for her
self, and the story of her experiences, as
it came out in court today. is a most re-
markable one.
| Miss Lille. or Mrs. Goodman, or Mrs.
Crosby. halls from Pottsville, Pa, but
she has relatives in this city, and has
spent considerable time here. About a
year ago she accepted an offer of mar
riage from young man who lives in
Washington by the name OF George w.
Crosby.
Her mother did not approve Of the
| match and urged her to plight her troth
to Mr.. John V. Goodman. who was a
Pottsville man and better known to
her. But Maude loved George better,
and would not. For year past she has
corresponded regularly with Crosby
and all was going well. Mrs. Lilly's
opposition to the marriage continued
firm, and there was little chance of her
relenting. so Maude finally gave in.
The result was that on August 2, 1895,
she was lawfully married to Mr.. Good
man by a minister in Camden, N. ].
HE GREW PONDER.
But this did not stem the tide Of af-
lection for Mr.. Crosby, and she con-
tinued to write affectionate letters to
him without letting drop a hint of her
shy at matrimony. After ner marriage
she Wen. TO live with her husband on
Franklin street, Philadelphia, and all
went well.
But in the meantime absence made
Crosby's heart grow fonder. and he be-
gan to think that it was time for him
to get married. The result was that
few days ago he went over to Philadel-
phia to get his bride and found her liv-
ing there in comfortable style. She
said nothing a bout having been married
already, and as Mr.. Goodman was off
at his days work a the time the other
man had no suspicion that he had a
rival@a married rival at that, and al
ready married to his fancee.
MARRIED AGAIN.
Mr.. Crosby suggested to the girl that
they come on to Washington and get
married, without any more delay, and
to this she agreed at once. She stopped
only long enough to pick up an excuse
for a rousseau and TO write a note to
her husband. In this she told him tina t
she was coming on to Washington for
a couple of weeks visit, after which
she would return TO him. She also told
him where to board in the meantime,
so that she might find him when she
got back. Day before yesterday, short
ly after their arrival here, Mrs. Good
man and Mr.. Crosby got a marriage
license and went before Rev. DIR.
Charles w. Baldwin, pastor Of Wesley
Chapel. by whom they were joined in
the holy bonds of matrimony.
Goodman, who stayed in Philadelphia,
became suspicious that there was some
thing wrong. and in some way he hap
pened to hear of his wife's second mar
riage, and he came over to Washington
as fast as an express train would bring
him yesterday. There was meeting
of the trio, which resulted in Crosby
swearing out a warrant before Clerk
Potts of the police court, charging the
young woman with the serious offenSe
of bigamy.
SAYS SHE IS GUILTY.
The case was tried in the police court
this morning. Prior TO the hearing the
young woman and her two husbands
occupied seats in a corner of the court
room engaged in an earnest CONVERSE
ton, and to all outward appearances
the best of friends all round.
Clerk Potts read the information
against Mrs. Maude Lilly-Goodman-
Crosby as she stood up by the railing.
She held her hands up to her eyes, as
though she was crying, but it was no.
ticeably that tears were few and far
between.
Are you guilty or not guilty?"
81 am guilty"
Mr.. Crosby told his story. Mr.. Good
man was not allowed to testify, as he
is the woman's husband. and, therefore,
not eligible as a witness.
After hearing this remarkable story
Judge Kimball ordered the young wo-
man TO be held for the action OF the
grand jury. Bond was fixed in the sum
of $500.
THE WOMAN'S STORY.
Miss Lilly. as she is called in the in
formation, is twenty-one years of age,
and, while she is not exactly a beauty,
she is not very far from ii. and her
general appearance is decidedly attrac-
tive. In court this morning she wore
black serge skirt a pink and white
striped shirt waist and a summer straw
hat, covered with roses.
The two young men are both we'll
dressed. nice-looking fellows neither of
them over thirty years of age. Good
man is a steamfitter by profession and
gets good wages from a big Philadel-
phia firm Crosby is a clever stair
builder, and lives AT No. COS Z street.
The most curious feature in the ca SO
is the fact that the young woman does
not seem TO realize that she has done
anything unusual or at all out of the
way In conversation with reporter.
after the hearing, she said that she sup
posed she would have to suffer the full
penalty Of the law but she though:
that il was a good deal OF a hardship.
Why" said she, in a most uncon-
Cerned manner. mamma wanted me to
marry Mr.. Goodman and I wanted to
marry Mr.. Crosby. Things became
rather uncomfortable. and so 1 thought
the best way out OF il was TO marry the
man mamma wanted me 70 first. and