The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
IT'S ALL FIXED UP NOW
HILER AND HIS LAST WIFE MEET
AND ARE RECONCILED.
She Came Up from Cincinnati with
Her Brother, and He Showed
Proofs of Previous Divorces.

John T. Hitler was released from Jail
about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
went to the Union Station to meet his lat
est wife, nee Miss Cora Henley, of Cincin-
natl He waited about the station until all
the passengers from the train had come
through the gate, but she failed to appear.
Would you know her again if you should
see her?' asked the Journal reporter, who
was waiting with him. 'Oh. yes" replied
Hitler, smiling, She's a good girl. I'd
know her all right. l guess she must have
missed the train. I'll take the z o'clock
train and go down there tomorrow, if she
don't come on a later train"
Later Hitler found his wife at the Occi-
dental Hotel, where she had registered
with her brother. William Henley. After
taking supper together the trio strolled
about the city talking over the situation.
Hitler showed his wife letters he had re-
ceived from various parts of the country
proving by the statement of county officials
that he had not been married to alleged
wives One in particular from E. f. Flem-
min, states attorney at Bloomington, ILL.,,
proved that he had been divorced from
Grace Washburn and that the Supreme
Court record showed that there was 10
previous marriage common law or statu-
tory About II O'Clock the trio was found
by a Journal reporter in front of the Occi-
dental.
This is my wife" said Hitler with a
slight smile, introducing a tall slender
blonde. With her was her brother a young
man of very determined aspect.
''Oh, everything is all right" explained
the latter, John is going home with us IN
the morning.
what about these other women?'
tsIf there are any thew must be in heaven.
We have searched everywhere for a week.
but have not found any of them. If we had
John would have taken me back to Cincin-
natl before this
In answer to a question Mrs. Hier No.
= answered that she was pretty near sat
isfied that John was all right. Unless
something else" she added with little
sigh, 49,. 49,, "a. o,a 49, ,,no4son ..u.o
are satisfied that Cora is his legal wife and
he is going back with US
How did all this trouble occur?"
newspapers started it," explained young
@Then you had him aIrested?" inquired
the reporter of Mrs. Hiler
"Oh, no.
1t was the brother who was responsible
for that step it appears.
posed to too many girls. He has to travel
to make a living, you know, and it helps
him in his business to jolly the girls.
John had but little to say. He seemed
to realize that he had talked himself into
jail and appeared to be content to let well
enough alone 1t looked like the latestsMrs.
Hitler still idolized him and was ready to
forgive and forget.
Yesterday morning Hitler, through an at
torney, brought habeas corpus proceedings
in the Superior Court for his release. The
petition, which was filed in Room 2, recited
that he was being unlawfully restrained
of his liberty by Police Superintendent
Colbert who was holding him without a
warrant. Judge Harvey set the case down
for hearing next Tuesday Yesterday after
noon Chief Colbert received a message
from the Cincinnati chief of police and i'm
mediately afterward had Hiler turned out.