The evening times., 1896-09-22

| Allison and c. b. Markell, witnesses.
Mr.. Holden was arrested in Baltimore
| yesterday oa a warrant sworn out by Mrs.
| Mary +. Holden, who Claims to be VII!
No | 4, soon after she learned in April q
J his marriage here
He claims now that his marriage with
the factory girl is bogus. He disappeared,
| however Immediately after his wife got
| out the warrant la st A pril and had not been
seen by the officers until yesterday His
Wife had apparently forgotten about the
warrant, and they were very happy In their
reunion upon his return, until she was not-
fled that she must appear against him and
settle in sone way the legal proceedings
she had begun f
THE FIRST MARRIAGE.
The maiden name OF Mrs. Holden No.
was Miss Mary E. BaIham, and size lived
with her parents at No. 1921 Baker street,
Baltimore She was married to Holden on
May 3, 1886, in the rectory of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, in that city, or which
Rev. George A. Leakin was pastor. The
ceremony was performed BY Kew d. ste
phensoD, of New York
The couple lived happily together until
the latter part OF last winter Then pretty
factory girl, Miss Katie by name, OF South
Baltimore. came bet wcen the married couple
and their happiness ring which Miss
Katie loaned to a young man IN the employ
OF OFT, Mergantiialer & Co, where MI
Holden also worked, was alone responsible
for the story now being told Miss KATE
wanted her ring returned, and sought the
influence of Mr.. Holden in her behalf. He
secured II for her, and instantly Il flirta-
ton spraDg up.
Then" said Mrs. Holden, Mr.. Holden
began to spend his evenings away from his
wife and five children, and his actions
aoout the cosy little home grew stranger
and stranger each day.
One Sunday evening last January, after
we returned from church, she continued,
wiping away the tears from her eyes, Il
asked my husband why he appeared SO
strange and unhappy all the time. He re-
pied that he was IN trouble, and could no
longer be happy with me. ] said that il 1
wasthe caUs OF his unhappiness and trouble,
! would 20 away and give him back his
freedom.
SHE SAW A SPIRITUALIST- -,-i
"A few days later rented two rooms in
South Baltimore and took the children to
live with me. Where my husba nd went ]
did not know at the time. Butd loved him,
nd made up IN Y III ind that would find out
the cause ofthe trouble, IS he had refused to
tell me-
1T may seem foolish for m" to- say so,
but, indeed, went directly to a spiritualist
and told her my story. The lady seemed
kind, and told me that'a black-haired girl
stood bet wcen me nd IN y husba nd, and that
81 a
stra nds OF hair in his clothes and around his
waist. Idetermine that i'm husband was
to he captured inthat way, would endeaver
to find him and sew some OF my hair upin
his clothes. 80
"A few days later ] met my husband On
the street, and asked him how he was get
tirg alcng HI said he was sorry he had
left me, but could not tell why He also
said he was without a home. hadn't any
work aud no where 10 sleep. / pitied hirl
and told him that if he would go QUO to
Druid Hill Park l Would take supper out
there to him, and do all i could to take
him home with MY mother, to whom l was
forced TO go on account OF a had spell of
pneumonia.
That evening went out TO the park and
met my husband there. sitter eating the
meal told him about my VISIT TO the spirit
ualist, ana asked him to examine his cloth
ing. Sure enough, the bl;.-k hair was there
i'll great, long, curly strands. The lack of
his vest was full OF u
The discovery seemed to startle him, and
he tod ne the whole story. giving me the
girl name and her address. He asked me
TO burn the vest, and we went together to
a quiet place in the park, and there suricd
all the hair and set fire to the vest.
That night we agreed to live together
again. and started out house hunting. We
decided to go to West Baltimore. and rent
ed the house in which we no " live. No. s
Sonth Arlington avenue. I want to with
iraw the charge, as cannot live without |
my husband
CERTIFICATE NOT GENUINE.
The first thing Miss Katie, who claimed |
70 be wife No. 2, did was to produce a cer- |
ificate. which stated that Holden had |
her in Washington, March 1 1896, |
Inder the name of John Holland, the cere-
noDy being performed by .'one Rev. L.
u. Allison, in the presence of ]. C. Ali
'oD and c. B. Markell, witnesses" Hold
N said the certificate was bogus, and that
le had filled it out himself simply for the
purpose of satisfying the girl.
Miss Katie was seen last night at her
lome, in Baltimore. where she was dis
Issing the affair with her parents both
4 whom were very indignant toward
IoldeD. The young lady states that the
ertificate is genuine, and She proposes TO
.eep it for future use.
Referring to the black hair which Holden
md his wife claimed was sew ed up in
Iolden's clothes, Miss Kate said she did
ot place it there, and that if the man
Ie put it there himself after getting
sweetheart locks from her
II am not a conjurer," she said. her
arge dark eyes fairly flashing with fire.
and if Mr.. and Mrs. Holden say that
ut Il spell on him they say something
hat is not true, for do not even believe
II such things"
The father OF the girl said that Holden
anne there, representing himself to be a
ingle man, was nice looking, q fine
ilker, and the family did not object to
he attention he paid Miss Katie
Holden is a blacksmith. and works at |
iount Clare. He is well spoken of in
he Junior Mechanics and other organiza-
ions. Mrs. Holden, wife No. 1, went to
he Mount Clare shops yesterday after
Don and earnestly pleaded that bis posi-
ion be kept open for him until be gets
ut of jail
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