The times., 1897-05-08
TWO HUSBANDS CLAIM HER
Mr.. Satterfield and MIR. Wahl
Claim tile Same Wife.
CURIOUS MARITAL TANGLE
Mrs. Wahl Coaxed Her Husband to
Go to Chicago, Having Already
Married Satterfield Absent One
Returns and Has Her Arrested
for BigaDy.

Mollie f. Wahl, alias Satterfield, and nee
Smith, comely, young woman, about
twenty-eight years OF age, was arrested
last night by Detective Hartigan and is
Iocekd up iE No. station, with the serious
charge of bigamy entered against her.
each has produced legal marriage certifi-
cate showing their respective light 10
claim her, and arc i'll the possession or
the police as evidence OF her Guplicity.
Husband No. / Is John A. Wahi. Il man
OF reputable appearance, and employed by
the Knox Express Company, and his 1val
for the p',ssession of Mollie is John l..
Satterfield, a plumber and gas filter. Be
tween the two the woman is in fair
way TO land in the penitentiary for bigainy,
while husband Nc. l and husband No.
are in mood to settle their grievances
in a rather hostile manner.
Mollie E. Smith was married to Wabl,
accordin. to the certificate which ne pro-
duces, on November IL, 1890, by hey.
B F. Rice, thea pastor of the DuinbarCon
Avenue VI. L Church. but now of Cum
beriand, Md
The ceremony was performed at the
preachers residence ON o street, and was
witnessed by his wife and daughter.
The couple lived apparently happy to-
gether for SIN years A short time be
fore last Christmas Wahl decided 60 move
to Chicago, and was urged strongly by
his wife 10 do So Not being certain OF
"a position he went there, and after securing
employment sent his wife money to come
on and meet him
She did not go, and after waiting three
months, during which time he continued to
send her money, he returned to ascertain
the cause.
She had represented to wahI that she was
boarding at No. 1911 Thirty seventh street
with Mrs Rodier, but he learned that she
only came there for her mail. To Mis-.
Rodier she said she was stopping with a
sick friend on \ street.
After several days search for his wife
Wahl met the woman on the street with
Satterfield, and tietEan wa introduced to
him as MI. Dram, a fiiend of her lady
companion.
She refused to go with her husband and
he followed the pair, TO the Continental
Hotel, on street. where he learned they
had been living as man and wife.
The strangest thing III the whole affair
as subsequent developments showed was
the fact that the woman was married TO
Satterfield on November 25, 1886, willie
she was yet living with Wahl, piior TO his
going to chicago. 1t is alleged that Satter-
field knew OF her former marriage and
urged the woman TO. induce Wahl TO go 10
Chicago
After repeated pleadings and his promise
TO forgive her, the woman returned to live
with Wahi at No. 222 second street north
west, and remained with him one week,
when she again went back to husband No
2 Wahi then swore out a warrant for her
arrest, charging her with bigauy, aud
placed it in the hands OF Detective Harti-
gan, who found her late last night ut
hotel on Pennsylvania avenue, living as
the wife of Satterfield.
The woman does not deny her marriage
TO Satterfied, which was performed by
Rev Dr Hugh Johnson, of the Metropolitan
Church, and witnessed by w. A Cody and
wife. She denies, however, that she was
ever welded to Wahl, but claims 20 have
lived as his comnon-law wife for six years
until he threatened to shoot her The GER
tificate showing her to have been united
in wedlock to Wahl she claims TO have been
a forgery and given By >Dr. Rice to her
husband to prevent their being arrested
under the EdIuunds act.
Wall will prosecute his wife for bigamy.