The herald., 1895-07-27
|REE MINES. PARL|N NOW
Pasadena Don Juan's Marital
Adventures
HAD VERY WINNING WAYS
~ Bogus Check Writer Gets Into
Trouble
HAD VERY WINNING WAY.
~ Wishes to Repay the Money and Pleads
Drunkenness as an Excuse-Local
Brevties

Al PASADENA. July 26.-The Parlin case
4 q still the subject of much speculation.
I although speculation is reduced nearer
and nearer to certainty as the contents OF
4 che letters in the possession of Recorder
y Rossiter are disclosed.
1 There seems 10 be no reasonable doubt
7 Of this much, at least Parlin has wife
in Pasadena, whom he married last April
3 il Los Angeles. Her maiden name was
Rose Skagg, and she wishes that were
\ still her name. Another girl whom he
had induced to consent to change be-
name as soon as be could be divorced
I from his present wife, is now living with
. family on Orange Grove avenue as do
mestic. The name of the third was Miss
h Metto Bshme (or Behrn) of Oakland be-
+ fore she was married by contract TO this
I fickle deceiver, which occurred prior, how
ever. to his marriage with the present
s Mrs. Parlin. And this little circumstances
\ constitutes the feature of the case which
is likely to land the much-married Parlin
bshind prison bars. How many more
Mrs. Parlins there may be.is yet to be de-
ktermined though there are enough al
ready discovered to make it quite warm
enough for Parlin before he gets ont of it
< all. That there was another who expect
letter written under date CT April IA. 1892.
which closes by saying: II know the
time is Coming when We shall be to-
gether in our little home like two little
doves in a cage. Won't that be nice.
darling? From your only one. Bertha.
Whether Bertha realized her hopes or
not has not been definitely determined:
but that Darling Frank S" chances OF
occupying cage are very good indeed
there is not much doubt.
While Bertha lived at Haywards Parlin
lived at Oakland. He was then known as
DR.. A. D. Parker-at least that is the way
Bertha addressed her letters. The dates
of Berthas letters In the recorders pos
session range from September, 1891, 10
April, 1892.
In view OF the fact that tonight's dis
patches give Meta Behrn's denial of any
acquaintance with Parlln, the following
will be interesting reading. The letters
from Meta in the possession OF the
rccorder bear dates covering a period
from February 1885, to the present time.
Following are extracts which throw con
siderable light upon the matter of Parlla s
marriage to this woman prior TO his mar
rage with the second Mrs. Parlin:
my own darling Frank: She
(Metta's sister, had news for me. for you
have writer home We were married by
contract. 1t made both papa and mamma
angrv-said had gone crazy and ought
20 be seat to STOCKTON.
The letter from which this extract is
made closes as follows: 81 am ever your
own dear darling wife, Meta"
One under date of February 14th has
these words: Il feel SO bad this evening
that if had enough courage | really
would take my own life. You have now
Announced me before the punlic as vour
wife, and you ougn to be ashamed TO
allow me to work as hard as | am and the
place | am at. 1 also feel like not going
back to work again. If | had know all
this was going to take place | would
never have written my name upon that
slip of raper We'll, | am so full Of mis-
! erv that | am unable to write more. All
/ can say, | am sorry it ever happened.
This letter is signed, Meta E.
Behrns."
A letter dated February "a, 1895, opens
''My own darling husband" and another
dated March 9th ends, "Hour sincere and
loving wife"
This from a letter dated February 25th:
~ wish ever so much ] was down there
with you now while you are crippled with
q sore wrist. As | said IN yesterdays
letter, Just as soon as you have Il steady
position and are settled in Los Angeles
will join you, and may we live happily
together is my wish.
!, The last letter is dated July Il, 1895,
and it is burdened with the same com
plant OF not hearing from MY own dear
est Frank" Have you ceased t. love
me- writes the poor girl, ''and found
some one else you love better? Ii you
have you will break my heart. | hope
such is not the case, as you know, dearie,
you promsed me faithfully before you
left you would not 20 with any other
girls, and am fully trusting you are not
doing anything of the kind. "