The Portland daily press., 1895-06-01
IT LOOKS BAD FOR MACE.
Hts Claimed that He Knew His Wife Was
Living But Endeavoredto Secure Evi-
dence of Her Death.

Augusta, May 31.-William H. Mace of
Boston and May Jennings, the couple
who came down here from Boston and
met Mace's wife, in consequence of which
occurred the arrest of the former, were
brought into court Thursday and Mace
was bound over to the September term
for adultery under $500 bonds, an
Augusta lawyer furnishing security. The
fact that the couple registered at the
Cony House as man and wife was deemed
sufficient evidence to hold him.
After the hearing Mace took the II
o'clock a. m. electric for Gardiner and
the woman the H. 45 p. m. train for the
Boston boat 1t is presumed that they
both went to Boston by steamer Thursday
Ieight
May Jennings, - is an assumed name
the woman's real name being Eta
Gallagher. She said she had seventeen
brothers and sisters living and father
and mother, that her folks were in good
circumstances and well connected She
and Mace were going to be married in
June, but hearing that he had wife she
stated that she made him come down to
Maine and ascertain if the report was
true. They rode out to Wayne where J.
r Sturtevant father of Mrs. Mace lives,
to find her, but learned that she was in
Augusta. They drove direct to Mrs.
Mace's boarding place in Augusta.
Mrs Mace in an interview Friday
morning, said, 1.-THE reason he visited Inc
with this girl, was because he thought
I'd come down and do just as he said, the
same as | always had done, but | did not
do SO. / will not dothat now
gSffe further said that Dr. G. W.
sTaggart of Winthrop, got letter from
Mace, asking the physician to give an
affidavit that Mrs. Mace was dead, and
that he attended her, but he refused to do
lit, and wrote Mace to that effect
-, A letter which throws more light on
the matter was received by Mrs. Mace
from DR.. J. Paul Murphy of Brookline,
Mass, in which was the following:
A certain William H Mace is about
to be married to a very dear friend of
mine. and learning from him that his
former wife (from whom he says he was
divorced) died last August, / have taken
the liberty of writing to Winthrop, Me-,
to make inquiries and learn if he is tell
ing the truth when he says he attended
his wife's funeral and paid all the bills.
My letter was answered and from the
tone of the answer I believe more than
ever that he is fooling the girl whom he
is going to marry.
II was also advised to write to you
from whom | was told 1 could learn all
particulars. Indeed from the first I have
mistrusted Mr.. Mace, and when he
showed letter from Winthrop in which
the writer said that he was fully justified
in procuring divorce from his wife, 1
Immediately wrote a confidential letter
with the result that the writer denied all
knowledge of any such letter
II am prompted to write this letter
solely in the interest of the young lady
whom / firmly believe would be sacrific-
ing herself by becoming the wife of this
man Mace. -
Mrs. Mace replied to the letter giving
the facts. Mrs. Mace and her father, Mr..
Sturte want, were in Augusta Friday
morning. She does not propose to accept
divorce. She married Mace eleven years
Years and they have daughter eight
wars Of age