Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
MADE MAnRt.ag \ TRADE.
How Charles wnoaruT of ohirago Man
aged to Msrry FIFTY Women.

How Charles wnunruW 0f Ohtcngo Man. |
nH.d to marry FIFTY Women. |
Charles Woodruff of Chicago, says |
the Chicago Inter-Ocean, is man who |
has made marriage a trade. Within |
the last Ii years. he has married 80
women,a an average OF four year. With
every one he got some money, and In |
this is the secret of his wholesale ven
lures in matrimony. Now Woodruff is
in prison at Buffalo, N. X. Ho mar
ried once too often.
Brigham Young, the high priest Of
Mormonism, with all his facilities for
plural marriage, had only 26 wives
he was q tenderfoot in comparison with
Woodruff. There probably was never
q more successful winner of women
than this man; probably no man who
ever had more delicate, more subtle
affection Of manner. To meet a woman
and marry her in IN hour is his record
for facility; to WOO and marry half a
hundred women is his record of success.
When he was niddle-agod aud Mt
tractive, dressing as no did in the
height of fashion, it was his diversion
to captiyate woman, young or old, TO
tell her that he loved her as he had
never loved another, and to marry her
in few hours, or perchance in few
days, only to desert her.
Mr.. Woodruff is a student and q
philosopher of love, and this is tho
statement no makes of the secret OF
his success in winning women's hearts
"Woman's weakness, not any accom-
plishment or appearance OF mine, IS
| the cause of my success in winning
hearts. Women are frail things at best
"Tale women when they got To he
L., s,, that,
They want to be won. Under 30 1t is
harder to win them, hut still it can be
done il person is patient.
"Tell them they are good looking. OF
course; any schoolboy knows thatis
the first rudiment OF SUCCESS with
women.
There is another factor which
cannot describe. 1t might be called
mans ensemble. 1t is his makeup,
| his appearance, his manner, his way
Of talking, his way Of looking-a mans
/ eyes, you know, are what work havoc
with women il they are used right.
You cannot acquire these personalities.
They are born in a man.
"Women differ some, too. For in
stance, a simpleness of manner might
| impress one, while another might be
captivated by mysterious, self know
| ing air. First, you want to study the
woman. remember but one whom L
could not understand. / can usually
read them at glance. This one of
whom / speak baffled me, though. No,
/ didn't marry her.
1.-THE man that married her was up
| to date. She wanted mo to make
million oath bound promises, and /
wouldn't do that for any one. / might
make few, but not many. One has
to make enough when he's married. /
have made study of emotions in
women and Of their tastes and likings,
because ! found interest in the pur-
suit.
Woodruff pushed his numerous
courtships with vigorous alacrity. 1t
seldom took him over two days after
he had met a woman for the first time
| to close up the marriage bargain and
lead her to the altar. 1t was in 1889
that Woodruff achieved his especial
notoriety.. One day he was descending
in the elevator Of an Office building on
Main street, Buffalo, when a woman,
overcome by the movement OF the car,
tainted and fell against him. This
five children. Woodruff was gay
captivated Mrs Sample even while no
held her on the way down in the
elevator. He went out with her, won
her completely and married her. The
entire proceeding had occupied Just an
hour. He deserted her two days later.
Mrs. Sample is now living in Aver,
Mass, under her old name.
Mr.. Woodruff married, so far as de-
tectives have been able to learn, FIVE
women in Buffalo. 1t is believed, how
ever, that he figured in at least a
dozen weddings there. His greatest
success took place while he was sta
toned at the United States Hotel ad-
vertising for young women to go on the
stage. In answer to his advertisement
a young woman named Rowell called
at his rooms and was so pleased with
him that she took him to the homo of
her aunt, Miss Schmintzins, and intro
duced him to her. In two days Wood
ruff and Miss Schmintzins were
married.
After leaving Buffalo in 1890 or 1891
Woodruff travelled all over the country,
returning to Buffalo every few months
for days visit. He spent much of
his time in St. Louis, where, the
police say, he has more wives than he
| HAS IN DufIuiO. t1e also mas wives IN
Chicago, Pittshurg, New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, City of
Mexico, Kansas City, Boston and
Philadelphia.
In each Of these places, judging from
the letters he has in his trunk, he won
: numerous hearts and plado some wives.
He posed as professor of massage
treatment in New York, professor OF
elocution in st. Louis, and as a mining
engineer in Mexico and California.
In 1896 Woodruff went to Buffalo,
stayed two weeks, and married a
woman named Loretta Dart, of whom
he had never before heard. He and
she were married at Fort Erie. Wood
ruff deserted her few days after tho
ceremony and the woman went to live
with her parents, who are wealthy
! farmers near Hamburg, this State.
, She lives there now. She has been
subp@naed as a witness to appear
against Woodruff. From her the
!, polygamist secured 5000 at different
, times.
About three months ago Woodruff
, went to Buffalo and put up at Pear
! street clearinghouse. One day he met
: Rowina Scott on the street. Mrs. Scot
spoke to him, but Woodruff did moi
answer. He evidently did mot know
her as one of his wives. Mrs. Scot
met him second time and when this
! time he did not deign to recognize her,
she was indignant. She went to the
police. Detectives were detailed on the