The morning times., 1895-09-04
BOTH WIVES OF ONE MIND
MeSdam6s Weeks No. and No. 2
Are Hunting an Aged Bigamist.
They Are Resolved That He Shall
Suffer for Deceivtng II nd Deserving
Each of Them-Is in the CITY.

The appearance Of two women, each
named Mrs Myron Weeks, at police head
quarters yesterday afternoon i'll quest OF
warrant for Myron Weeks, an old one
armed pcnsiouer, on the charge OF bigamy
brought to light a curious matrimonial
complication.
Mrs. Weeks No. was the spokeswomaD
ana al she said and did was cheerfuny and
emphatical!y iudorsed by her namesake
No. 2
AS the OLD scldier'S alleged second mar
riage took place in Arundel county, the two
wives were informed that in order to begin
criminal proceeding against him they would
he obliged 10 go 70 annapolis, it being the
county seat or Arundel county
1t appears from their story that in May,
1890. Mrs Amanda Graham. a widow. who
then and now resides at No. 233 Penn
sy'vania arenne was married TO Myron
" cEs at the Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church
They lived togJ tier az Mrs. Graham's resi-
deuCe only three weeks, when Weeks. after
getting what little money his wife had,
deserted herand loftthe city. Shehas never
heard from him since but says that she has
often seen him on the street cars.
About two years later Weeks made his
appearance in Odcnton. Nd, and became
acquitted with Miss link 1t was there
on September 1 1892. the two were made
man and wife They lived happily to-
gcther in that way-hack Maryland town
for nearly three years On May 20 lass
The two took a trip TO Baltimore. and it
being near pension day the old soldier
left his wife. saying that he was going to
Washington 10 get his money and would
return the next day Nothing has since
been seen or heard Of him by the woman.
About a week artcr his disappearance,
becoming alarmed, Mrs Weeks No 2 put
personal in Baltimore paper in ordes
to ascertain, if possible, something of
his whereabouts. No response to the ad-
ycrtisement was ever received, ard the
Maryland wife concluded TO let the matter
drop.
In looking over an old copy OF the Balti-
more paper some time ago the Washington
wife, No. l happened to see the personal
regarding tue disappearance OF Myron
Weeks, and noticing that ii was his wife
who sought information about him, be-
came alarmed and suspicious that he had
AtAt-4!tti AAtE
She wrote to the Mrs. Myron Weeks in
Maryland, and after a short correspond
ence the two women came to the Conclu-
sion that they had both been married to
the same man. Wife No. l invited wife
No 10 come TO this city, and about 10
o'clock yesterday morning the latter ar
rived here
After talking the matter over, the Wash
ington wife concluded that as she was
Weeks first and legal wife she would
take the initiative in the matter of proce-
cution.
They viii leave for Annapolis. this morn
ing
Myron Weeks is about fifty-five years
of age. It's supposed that he is at present
somewhere in the city, as his first wife
says that she saw him the other day on
street car. When seen last night by a
Times reporter, both wives, who were to-
gether al No. Is residence, positively re-
fused TO speak for publication. The Wash
ington wife appears to be anxious TO have
her guilty husband punished, and the Mary
land wife, although of the same opinion,
seems much distressed over the whole af-
fair