The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03
BULLOCK IS NOW
IN VICTORIA,
Deserted His Wife and
Family Eight Years
Ago.
HE HAS MARRIED AGAIN
The Dusty Warrant Based on
His Daughters Testimony
May Be Served.
LOST SIGHT OF MANY YEARS.
While Deacon of a Church at Hay.
wards He Figured in a Big
Sensation.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
908 Broadway, July 2.
A. M. Bullock, who lett this city in q
great hurry eight years ago, has been
found at Victoria, B. C. There is a war
rant in the Sheriff's office for him and it is
not improbable that efforts may now be
made to serve it.
Several years ago Bullock was a very re-
spected member of church at Haywards.
He owned a ranch near that place and
was prominent man in the community.
One day the whole county was shocked
beyond measure at the story told to her
Sunday school teacher by his daughter
Maud. For some time previous to the ex-
pose it had been noticed that Bullock
had been acting in very peculiar manner
toward his daughter. At that time Maude
was handsome girl of 16 with a very at
tractive figure and was one of the bellies of
the county.
The stories of the fathers con-
duct toward the girl were told
to the authorities aud warrant was
sworn out for his arrest. Bullock evaded
justice and disappeared, and the warrant
was never served.
Some time ago the daughter OF one of
his former neighbors went to Victoria
and by a strange chance her friends lived
next door to Bullock. The fugitive from
Alameda County did not recognize the
young lady, who was a girl when he left,
but the visitor at once recognized the ex-
deacon, who Is now in business.
"Mr. Bullock is married again." she
said on her return, "and has some chill
dren. He is in the insurance business and
seems to be very busy man. From in
quiries made up there no one seems to
know anything of his past history.
Il learned that he married a very esti-
mable young lady. who was only II years
of age at the time of the marriage. She
was regular attendant at the Methodist
Church, and it is believed that she knew
nothing OF Bullock's doings in this county.
Knowing that he was divorced man,
she had grave scruples about marrying
him. The law of British Columbia re-
garding divorces is very stringent In no
case can divorced parties remarry within
a year, and in some instances they may
not marry while their late partner in mat
rimony is alive.
"These matters sorely troubled Bull
lock- fiancee, but it is said he succeeded
In overcoming them by producing a teIe-
gram which purported to show that his
ex-wife was dead"
A recent arrival from Victoria, who was
acquainted with Bullock at Haywards.
said Bullock is still an active church men,
Der and that they recently attended church
together.
Soon after Mr.. Bullock's flight his wife
obtained divorce. She is still living in
this county, having recently moved from
Haywards TO Oakland. She has several
children, and has had struggle to bring
them up, but she has done it without any
help, and is q very independents woman.
People who have investigated the matter
believe that Bullock rendered himself
amenable to the divorce laws OF British
Columbia by his second marriage. He is
now over so years of age, and old enough
to be the father of his present wife.
For many years no one knew what had
become of him, except that he had ''gone
North" Interested parties are now de-
batting whether to dig up that dusty war
rant and procure extradition papers or
whether to let the matter rest, out of re-
gard for the feelings of the daughter, who
is now married to highly respected man
in the employ OF the Southern Pacific.