Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-30

nation, returned to her parents home
at New Martinsville. After a consulta-
ton with her friends and the prosecut-
ing attorney and from clues obtained
while living with him, she began an
Investigation o. Jones past life, which
investigation disclosed startling state
of affairs II was found that Jones had
been married no less than four times,
three of his wives now living. A war
rant was then obtained for Jones on a
charge of bigamy. The wife, in some
manner learned Jones' pOstOffice ad-
dress, wrote him kirld and affection
ate letter, begging him to come and see
her. The gay lOtriO, unsuspectingly
and in response to the letter, returned
here about two weeks ago, when he was
arrested and placed in jail The meet
ing here last Saturday Of Jones victims
was for the purpose c. giving testimony
against him at the trial. However,
when Jones saw the situation, he waived
examination, and in default of bail was
remanded to Jail to await the action OF
the grand jury, which meets in Septem-
Der next. His innocent victims are de-
termined to prosecute him to the full
extent Of the law, and he richly de-
serves all he will get and more. The
wives and children. who are acting in
concert in the prosecution Of this man.
apparently have deep sympathy and
kindly feelings for each Ctier, and all
had their photographs taken in a group.
When the trial was over and after COM
pairing notes. they departed on the eve
nirg trains for their respective homes.
and thus ended the first meeting of the
unfortunate victims, hitherto unknown
to each other. The facts are that Jones
deserted his wife. now about 60 years
of age, and seven children. who reside
IN Gilmer county, and the wife and son,
the son being thirty-six years old, have
not seen the husband and father since
that time, CT heard of him, until they
saw him last Saturday at the trial.
After deserving his family he mar
ried wife No. 9 who has since died. but
the children resulting from the mar
riage reside in Parkersburg. He next
married wife No. 8. who resides some
where in Ohio, and who was here at the
trial with her daughter child four or
five years cd, the result of her marriage
with Jones. This lady appears to be
about fifty years old.
Wife No. 4, who deserves most o. the
credit for exposing the man, is the Jail
er's pretty granddaughter as before
stated. There is an indictment pend-
ing against Jones in Ohio for bigamy.
procured by wife No. 8. and when West
Virginia is through with the gay and
festive old man, the State OF Ohio will
take him in charge He may have other
wives, as he has BEEN roaming at large
now for twenty-six years. 1t certainly
is most unfortunate predicament for
these unfortunate ladies and children
TO he placed in. While Jones was living
with wife No. 3 in Ohio, he had a severe
attack Of rheumatism, which drew the
lower part of his right leg to a horizon
tai position from the knee back. and ne
were in consequence a peg leg from the
knee down. All the victims fully iden-
titled Jones, but he denied knowing any
Of them, although his son and brother
in-law, after the trial, had an inter-
view with him in the Jail. Jones has
an unprepossessing and an apparently
repulsive appearance, and what attrac-
tons there are about him which SEEM
ingiy captivate the women entirely, is
past understanding.