The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28
MARRIED MAUD
TWO HUSBANDS ACCREDITED TO
ONE WOMAN, YET SHE LAM
CUISINES ALONE
GUEST At COMO VILLA
she Is Visiting superintendent Fitz-
gerald, of the Workhouse, by Or
der of the Municipal Court, and a
when Her Thirty Days Ex-
pires.


Just whose wife Maud Marie Bentley
faoFsch- Holzen- Smith Worthiugton-San-
LILO 49, ana just what her present name
"ouio De II her various affairs were dis
ent"hsled are questions OF some interest
ABOUT the court house these days.
Inc woman cannot answer because she
Is now the workholse
Her husband cannot tell for there are
et least two who; have reason to believe
themselves her husband, and both wera
married In regular form, although differ
ent names were presented by their bridee
bue 1t seems to have been the same
woman.
oseph Horseh would like to know
ana Fasqule Santillo, also seems to be-
legally married to the woman. though
she is at present gracing neither Of their
households, having recently undertaken
d thlrty-day pilgrimage, under direction
OIL the municipal court, to the workhouse.
I1ofsch mas been out of the Workhouse
put snort time himself, but long enough
10 learn that the woman he believes is
his wife was married to Santillo. Hence
the inquiry
4AA liAO CotS0 ~ NndQQ w OTIQ-
lnSton, known by other names such as
maud Bentley, Maud Santillo or Marie
bentley. She has frequently been arrest
ed and for her last offense was sent to
the workhouse for thirty days According
to Horsch's story, he married the woman
Dec. last. After living with her sew
eral months, Horschs connection with the
disappearance Of a valuable equine be-
longing to another man led to his arrest
lie was subsequently,: tried in. the district
court and sentenced to the wofkhouse
for one year. While he was at the work.
house Horsch first heard that his suppos-
ed wife had taken unto herself another
husbands Thet discovery eialle; through the
arrest OF Pasquale. SantiIlo and Maud
w orthfngton. The woman claimed to be
Santillo's wife
An investigation followed and Officer
Griffin went to the Norkhouse to see
Horsch. Here Horsch told Officer Griffin
that he had been married to the woman
In December, last year, by a colored min
lister named Rev. r. T. Hickman Horsch
said he had procured a marriage license
from the clerk Of the courts, and that the
marriage was perfectly legal Then the
police investigated the reported marriage
of the woman to Santillo 1t was found,
according to Officer Griffin, that Santilo
and the woman had been married May 10
last, by Court Commissioner Gallick.
These alleged facts were placed in the
hands Of the county attorney at the time;
but here the matter seems to have been
allowed to rest..$a
Sveral days ago Nffofsch was released
from the workhouse and started out to
learn whether or not he had a wife, or if
his wife had two husbands. He called
on the county attorney, but received little
satisfaction, and then started out to do
little private detective work Officer
Griffin says he knew the woman when
she and Horsch were living together as
man and wife, and that she is the same
person who is at present serving sem
tence at the works under the name
of Maud Santilfo. Hersch is reported
as saying chat If the woman has commit
ted bigamy he will prosecute her.
According to the records of the district
court Joseph Holzen and Marie Bentley
obtained a marriage license Dec. 8, 1893
This couple, by the return on the license,
were married by Rev. r. I. Hickman,
the colored minister. This Is believed to
be the license claimed by Horsch, though
his name is different, while the woman s
name is given as Bentley. The fact that
Horsch, the police say, has collection
of names, also, that he uses a. his con-
venience, may account for the difference
in spelling. Horsch was sentenced to
the workhouse under the name Of Joseph
Smith.