The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
WANTED FOR BIGAMY.
Oncers Looking for n Man the Hus-
band of Four wives.


Veldosta. Ga. Feb. 81. d. Miller. who
has been representing a music house
through this section of the country. and
who has been living in this county for
the past fve years. is supposed 10 be
Iugiuye from the law. reward Is out
Tor his arrest and detention. The cause
OF the anxiety as to Millers whereabouts
Is due 10 the fact that il recently develop
ed here that he was the husband OF four
living wives.
He came to Lowndes county in 1891 from
mississippi, and conducted himself in a
very becoming manner He soon won the
confidence and affection of Miss Lola,
Iodd, who has lived with her brother, John
TODD, IN the northern part of the county.
They were married four or five years ago
and nave lived happily together since then.
so Tar as the outside world knew. Some
time ago the relatives Of the wife became
suspicious as TO the past history Of Mil
Ter, ana they began an investigation, which
went TO the extent Of sending his photo
graph back to Mississippi and asking
ABOUT hlTn- The substance of the reply
was that he left there to escape a trial Tor
bisamy, II having leaked out that he had
wives IN Iowa and Missouri.
The father of his Mississippi wife, a
Mr.. Day, wrote the authorities here this
week that he forfeited a bond at Halle
hurst, Miss, and that his father and
friends paid the amount to get him out
of his trouble. Miller was a nervous
looking man, and always appeared as if
he was in fear of somebody. The story
"a MS numerous marriages explains TINS
characteristic OF his appearance. The de-
Nelopments have caused a first-claSs SEN
satlon in the section, where Miller was
well known.
He was heard from at ChuIa last. and it
is said that he left his horse and buggy
there during the early part of this week.
he went Under the name of Mehafy be-
lore he came here, the Mississippi author
tiles say.
Mr.. w. A Marshall who has taught
school IN several counties in this section,
was arrested here yesterday on the charge
OF forgery. A true bill was found against
him at the October term of Berrien supe-
rlor court in 1884, and a warrant has been
standing against him since then The
charge of forgery is said to have been
from the fact that he forged the license
under which .he taught in the public
schools. He stated to a Morning News
correspondent this morning that it was
due to a change in the date of a license
which he had won honorably, but he de-
MED that he changed the date or was re-
sponsible for its having been changed.
He is a neat-looking gentleman of about
80 years of age, and came to this section
from Maryland five years ago.
The movement toward building a rail-
road from this city to point on the DC
mulgee river is assuming definite shape
now and the enterprise will probably go
through all right. a charter will be got
ten as soon as possible and the road will
run from here by Fitzgerald and Able
vile on to the river. About forty-fiVe
miles of the road is under operation now
ty-ive miles will have to be built. The
people here have been enthusiastic over
the railroad question. and it is probable
that they win give ample assistance to
the enterprise. Naldosta's cooperation is
all the promoters of the enterprise want
The young negro who was arrested
here and carried TO Nashville on the
charge of assault with intent to murder
was released on bond and while return
ing to Valdosta had his foot mashed off
under the cars. 1t is thought that he was
trying to beat his way home.
Deputy Sheriff MacIntyre had a desper-
ate struggle with negro named VIII Had
ley yesterday in trying to effect his ar
rest. The negro was an escaped convict
with some other charges against him, and
when the officer attempted to arrest him
in the woods near Naylor, the negro re-
sisted and a scuffie ensued Both parties
yelled for help, the negro to other ne
groes in the locality and the officer to a
woodsman near by. The woodsman re-
sponded and leveling his rifle on the fight
ing negro commanded him to hold UP his
hands. The handouts were then placed
upon him and the plucky officer brought
him here to jail.