The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-02
HIS FIRsT MARRIAGE.

Blackfords real marriage was reas-
onably happy. He gave his wife no
cause of complaint that she knew OF.
That he was away much at night was
certainly due TO his business. No one
was there to tell Mrs. Blaekford that
her husband was enacting over again
his courtship in the next town. Miss
Alice Morgan OF Westfield was his
chosen bride this time. When after
| two years of progressive wooing they
were married a week ago yesterday
the whole town heard Of il and was in
teresteL. 2. DR.. Caldwells church
was jammed, for Miss Morgan was
social favorite. The local papers were
full of the wedding and of good wishes
! for the pair.
According to the statement of wife
! No. l, the very money that paid their
wedding trip to New York he had bor-
/ rowed OF her. and the diamond in
| Miss Morgan's engagement ring had
! once been I'm one he gave her, when
they were beCrothed. TT disappeared
| mysteri0usy last Fourth of July. Her
! husband expressed great grief at it's
! loss, and went so far as TO insert an
| advertisement onering a reward in the
] Plainfied papers She now believes that
| he took ii out himself and had 1t re-
| set for bride No. .. And yet she will
not prosecute
! MADE INQUIRIES.
| Miss Morgan bad brother-in- law
who did not like Blackford When they
! were gone. after the wedding. he made
! inquiries and found out about wife No
!. He went to Plainfeld with copies Of
| the Westfield papers and interviewed
! her Mrs. B.aCkfOrl read the article.
That can't be my husband, she
| sa d. "Why ne is married 10 me- and
she fetched the marriage certificate
| Resides" she add5d, taking note of
/ the WestfieM marriage "he was here
that very morning fussing around be-
| cause he couldn't black his boots.Some
OIL had got on 10 the brush. And the
day after he came home and slept most
all the afternoon
But the br0ther-in-laW OF Mrs. BLACK
! ford Mo- whose name is Charles -RLen--
nerholtz, made IL 50 plain to her that
| her husband hai deserted her for am
| other. that she put her things on and
! came to the city with him. Her mother,
! Mrs. Ulrich. went along. Blacktord ana
| Wife No. . were registered the IN l.
borough Hotel the brother-ln-iaW
| knew.
They called first at police headquar-
ters and told their S.OTy Detective
Sergeant Webb sent Detective Garean
up to the hotel. With him went a Mr.
Collins,a friend OF the P.ainiisId Black
fords. and a brother of Brcnnerholt2
who had been called i'm. The original
brother-in-law took care OF the wom-
en-.
ARRESTED AT \. NJ.
The detective founl the Backfords
room and raped on the door Eldck-
ford himself opened u. II was then $
o'clock in the morning. IL betrayed
no surprise when told what ne was
wanted for but solid he would D. down
~ sently. Mrs Blackford NO. came
with him. She declared to in' "''eV',Ee ~,
that she believed I'm her husband. lie
had told her that he was Wiiower'
II wife was dead.
"But your wife Is alive; she Is here IN
the town." said the detective.
"She may be ne responded coolly
Then h told the officer about gCttlne
a Dakota divorce. Before H. had mn
ished his account they were ID Mul'
berry street.
wife No. 2 was dropped NJ the Broad
way Central Hotel whore she mt No
1. she still clarcd her bel ef In Black
ford The lawful wife. who d. a nice
looking woman OF about 60 decide ]!
more comely than No. q told OF how
he borrowed S22 " her two weeks age
oatensiblv TO buy an overcoat. IN re
auty TO pay for his wedding trip, as
proved. TLe very morning b. went 9,
Wes,acld o marry Maa Morgan. h
gUt 70 cents or nor. IN spte. OF his per
ndy she was disposed 90 r-icnt
WILL NOT PROSECUTE.
Il suppose he got so ertangled witt
the girl" she said. that 90 marry n
was fhc only way out. I viii not prose
cute him II he comes back and doe
right-then ! would be left penuiless-
but II he doesn't. 20 jan he goes