The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-16
MUCH rlARRIED MADDEN
Four Different Mrs. Maddens Promise to flake
II SuItry for the Handsome Barber.

| Four Different Mrs. Maddens Promise TO Take
II SuItry for the Handsome Barber.
| William Madden had his prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice Wheaton
Tuesday on charge of adultery.
He was removed from jail about 8
O'Clock and came down street with
Marshal Mann. Dressed in black
coat, light trousers, neatly collared
and cuffed, black hair well combed,
handsome mustache we'll curled,
nothing fiashy, but each detail care
fully arrayed, William Madden at
tracted the gaze of every body. He is
handsome, intelligent appearing
man..and yet IL seems his good looks
have more than counteracted his good
sense and he is in durance vile on
charges which make civilized blood
run cold, Adultery, bigsmy and wife
desertion are, to date, his most note
worthy accomplishments.
On the first of these he appeared In
court Tuesday and put up no de-
tense wha tever. The charge OF biga-
my was preferred against him and
the preliminary hearing on the two
charges was set for the 23rd of this
month. The chief interest centers In
the latter charge as the former was
necessarily incidental to It, and the
evidence now in shows that az a biga-
mist Madden Is an expert. Four sep
arate and distinct wives have report
ed so far and there is time for as many
more to turn up before the trial comes
off.
w. H. Madden, IS years old, came
to lola last spring with a wife whom
he married at FIT, Scott about Christ
mas. She was Bronson girl and
nice charming little woman. But she
couldn't Withstand the practiced WOO
ing of Madden and so she is now in
deepest mourning,-b there are 9TH
ers.
In Elgin, Ills, there resides Mrs.
William Madden, probably the only
one who has any just claim to the
name.
In Joplin, Mo-. resides a Mrs. VIII.
liam Madden, whom he wooed and
married at Parsons, Kansas, several
years ago.
In Kansas City, Mo-, lives Mrs.
VIM Madden, named Emma, who
was the cause of the present difficulty.
This one he married at Sedalia about
a year and half ago.
Thus VIM. Madden has one wife in |
two In Missouri and one in |
Letters will be introduced
In court from all of them. The ladies
all seem to be philosophers, except |
the last one. When No. l. heard that
there was q No. 2, she wrote her a |
nice sympathetic, condoling letter.
No. 2, answered In kind, and both of
them wrote TO Madden, who answered.
When No. 3 turned up, she received
two nice, long historical letters. She
wrote three letters In turn. Number
had the same experience, but her
acquaintance with their mutual hus-
baud was 30 brief that she objected to
giving him up. The four weddings
occurred within eight years and No.
had only occupied six months of
hat time. When Madden was round
I'd up in court here. finally, Nos. l, .,
and 3, all wrote letters to the county
attorney, telling their stories. All
.hree want to see their husband sent
20 the penitentiary, but No. 4, foolish
", wants him to get divorces from
he first three and remarry her.
And so it is, that William Madden
% charged with two of the worst
,rimes against society, and whether
my more evidence comes in or not, it
scenes probable that he will spend
he rest of his days in retired, Be-
questioned work, far from the Mad
iening crowd-Of wives.