The sun., 1897-07-31
MRS. TRAHAN'S HUSBANDS.
SHE HAS TWO AT ONE TIME AND
UNDER THE SAME RoUF.

NO. Has Her Jailed mr. BiEnmy-says she
Began TO ..Cut UP After Hc Married Her
she BrinEu NO. Home n Bonrder-
Tells No. She's No. rs Housekocper.
Mrs. Emily Trahan was arrested at her home
$40 Sci nerhorn street, Brooklyn, last night
on charge of bigamy. She had lived for two
months, 1t is alleged in the same house with
the two mon to whom she had been married
without either of them becoming aware Of the
fact that sho sustained tho relation OF wife to
the other. She was locked up in the Flushing
avenue police station.
Mrs. Trahan is about 80 years old. In 1883
she was married to Noe Traha diamond
dealer, who was then in business in Maiden
lane. Ho is now the senior member of the jew
olry firm Of Trahan & Konigsberg at "a Fulton
street.
Mr.. Trahan said. in applying for his wifes
arrest, that about three months after their
wedding she began to cut up" and that he
had cause TO suspect her several times. His
suspicious he could not verify. however, and,
having no proof Of his wife's in6delity, he con-
tinued to live with her. Trahan 10 so years old.
In April last Mrs. Trahan went to Cowper-
thwait's furnishing store in Brooklyn. There she
met William J. Schultz. salesman In the car
| pet department. She told him, so II Is alleged
| by her husband, that sho was Mr.. Trahan's
housekeeper. and that she was single. He pro-
posed to her and she agreed to marry him. They
went to Hoboken on May 80 and were married
| by Justice Of the Peace.
After the ceremony, which was performed on
| May 3d. because the following day was holi-
| day. she and Schultz went to tho Trahan home.
| Schultz took O room there, and, according TO
! Trahans story. was introduced to him as q
boarder. Trahan was presented to him as Mrs.
| Trahans employer.
The three ate at the Same table, and met every
day. 1rahan and Schultz got along amicably,
neither suspecting the relation that the other
| bore to the woman. This remarkable condition
| Of affairs continued until last Thursday even
| ing, when Mr.. Trahan left the house for night
| to visit friends.
! Afterd dining together Schultz and Trahan went
out on the front stoop 10 have o smoke. While
they were smoking they talked on a variety OF
subjects of interest to Brooklynites. Schultz in
cidentally spoke of his WIFE," The remark
caused Trahan to question the boarder." and
Schultz replied that he was married to ths
Explanat ions followed. and Trahan began an
that he found the Justice who performed tho
ceremony between Schultz and Mrs. Trahan.
am who corroborated Schultz's story.
Mr.. Trahan embodied this information in an
affidavit and went before Justice BristoT Of tho
Po1S s Se
Flushing avenue station. and policeman went
to the house on Schermerhorn street last even
ing. He told Mrs. Trahan that he had come to
arrest her. She asked permission to change her
clothing before going to the station. The police
man said she might. She went to her room,
and was gone nearly two hours.
| When she appeared and was ready to go with
the policeman she carried q bag with q quantity
OF jewelry in it. Her husband said that It con-
tained diamonds alone worth SIC, 1000. He OBJ
jected to his wife carrying them away, but the
policeman would not interfere.
police station. Mrs. Trahan said that she waa
the victim of q conspiracy. She was locked up
Schultz and Trahan went TO the police station
I last evening to SEQ the prisoner. They werD
allowed to go to her CELL but she refused to ~
anything to them about the charge againsth heI
| or TO talk with either on any subject.
After getting her jewery to the station and
being locked up, Mrs Trahan began to act ner.
vously. and she confided to the Sergeant that
she was on the verge of nervous prostration.
She reiterated that she WAS the victim OF con-
spiracy.
Mrs Trahan was married to Schultz 90
Trahan alleges. under the name OF Emily Il.
| Lennart. She is a brunette of medium stature
After the unsuccessful effort of her husband
and Schultz to hold conversation with her, the
| two mon left the station house together. Ira
han went to the house in Schermerhorn street
Schultz did not.
The police say the icwelry in the bag include.
number OF diamond rings and aquantlty O
uncut stones.