Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-17

New York. January 16.-There is a
man now serving term of one year in
the penitent:ary for the larceny OF IS
whose record as a polygamist gives him
prominence in evil. Thirteen mar
riages have already bsel traced to him,
and there are more to come, the au-
thorities say. He married under the
names of George Mater, Joseph Maier,
Joseph Miller, George Mufler and sew
eral other aliases. It is believed his
neal name is George Meyer.
Meyers object in forming this cornu-
bal thirteen club was 10 OBTAIN money.
One of his wives is suing him for di-
vorca, and dhe case cam7 Up this morn
ing before Judge Beekman N Part Ill
of the Superior Cour'.
This UNIVERSAL benid.ct was not at all
fas,idious. He married any woman he
happened to become acquainted with,
no matter what her age was, If she
only had money. He allied himself TO
women varying in age from twenty
five to forty-Ssven years, and 1t made no
difference to him whether they were
pretty or homely, attractive or repul-
sive. Nor did IL matter how much or
how little money they had provided
they had some. He married one wo-
man for as small, an amount as ST.
With Others he got doweries varying
from 5000 to $500.
MARRIED FOR A LIVING.
He had no other occupation, and sim
ply married for a living, no, dis1aining,
as side issue. TO steal whatever money
he could lay his hands on. In 1882 he
was sentenced to the pani;entiary for
one year for petit larceny, and he was
given the sentence he is now serving
on October s last
If the woman NE married suited him
he remained with her few days; II
net, he left as soon as he had secured
her money. AS rule. however, he did
not marry en- credit, as IL were. He
generally obtained he money the mo-
ment he married, under ihe pretence Of
wanting TO start in business Strange
ly enough, he Sc med to contine him
self to Catholics and Lu;herans.
Meyer was fully identified last Fri
day on the Island by Two of his wives
josephine Kraus and Louise Margaret
Charlotte Never, nee Dunsang. He
married the former on May Z, 1894, and
the latter on September IS Of the same
year. He lost as little time as possible.
The entr'actes were short, and he has
married as many as three women in
one month. it is alleged
ONE WAS A WIDOW.
The Dunsang woman was the widow
CT Charles Ficken when she married
Meyer 1t is she who is now suing for
a divorce. In her complaint she al
leges that con or about the 18th day of
September. 1S94'-She does not appear
to be quite sure-She was married TO
Meyer by Rev Charles z. Meldenke.
pastor of the German Evangelical LuJA-
eran Church of ST. Peter: That there is
no issue of said marriage; that she is
informed that Meyer. previous TO her
marriage to him, had, under the name
Of George Muffier, been married TO one
Pauline Paul:ck. That was on January
9, 1885,
She also alleges thar under the name
of George Meier he married josephine
KrauS on May 7. 1894. and nine or ten
other women, whose names are at pres
ent unknown to the plaintiff, and most
of whom are living and not divorced
from the defendant"
And it IS on thsse grounds that Louise
Margaret Charlotte Meyer, nee Dun
sang. seeks 10 have her marriage to
Meyer annulled Rober, Goelier. of
No 233 Broadway, is the plaintiffs at
tornev.
HIS THIRTEEN SPOUSES.
N yer did most eff mis- marrying in
this city, but occasionally he crossed
the bridge and took wife i'm Brooklyn
Miss Marie Rose, Of No 969 Third ave-
nue., was one of the Brooklyn women
he led 70 the altar. and another was
MIS- Krug. of No. 90 South Third street
In tais city his victims are said to be
tn following:
Miss Fredia Kaiser Of No. 1862 Lex
ington, avenue: Miss Louise Ficken. of
No 200 East Eighty-ffth street; Mss
Josephine Kraus Of No. 347 Park ave-
nue.; Miss Katie Huber, of No. III FRS.
avenue; Miss Clara Huber, of No. 155
Eas. Thirty eventh street: Mrs. W.
oCiiOeiLtI' u NJ. lo- Nr>- Oue 6uUuTtu
and Twenty-ffth street; Mrs. NJ. KAN
nitzer, Of No. 215S Second avenue: Mrs.
Katherine Weiss. Of No. 20S3 Second
avenue; Mrs. Mari Schiller. Of No. 2099
Second avenue: Miss Minna PaDke. of
No 900 Seventh avenue. and Mrs NJ
ScheRper.e. of No. 65 Avenue A.
He is also said to have made a four
tenth alliance under the name OF Muf-
fer, which was witnessed by Mrs.
Schroy, Of Avenue c and Tenth street.