Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-23

walter l.. Farnswofth, who is cred
a NJ The police with having forty
- wives IN various parts OF the
,r,d with several countries yet TO
u, from, is being detained al the
,npt, jail ia Chicago 10 await fur
!, matrimonial returns. -Four wom-
Who claim that he married them APP
AIRED al the AFmory police court in
M city the other day when he WAS
rrsigned on the charge Of pigamy.
M Of them became particularly de-
illustrative and dung about his neck.
,earlng that he WAS hers and refus-
n 10 allow his other brides 10 come
,ar him. The case Was continued, as
|, The opinion OF the police that he
4. several other wives. II the ro-
sn,ie stories they have heard in con
,s,lon with his career are true.
Not only Is FafRsworth a much mar
Esd man according 20 his own con
stsloh, but be is also Globe roster
exceptional attachments, he has
,srslsd IN relfly every country In the
o,ld and talks enterlainlngiy OF the
aces be has visited He claims 10 be
Eembsr o. prominent Boston fam
/, Q, the name OF FaEnswoFih and
su thar a former governor % Massa'
kussi,s o, that name il related 10 him
4 Is known. however. TO have
ainssd bis name as often as be mar
IL. ana some Of his aliases which
ave COME 70 the knowledge Of the
olles are Charles Bradford. >. l..
.Aonas. Bradshaw aud A. J. Hitiig.
Il xas b travelling extensively and
hanging hs name frequently that
arrssofih WAS able 20 take 10 himself
y nAny siyvs and still escape deiec-
os. Ilsui rsfTy of detective head
aftssz In Chicago says that Farms
kGih ,0l1 him he had fifieen wives IN
ah. alse ia Chicago. four In Little
Bcsk. Ark one in EikhArt. ind. one
!. lApous. Ind eleven in Europe
s.r 10 chlHa. lhres in Peru. one In
iagland and ,arce IN Germany.
IhOse Who faced him In The police
frsrt aaa The order in which he had
rirrlsd them ~efe
wife No l-slrs. Carrie rlpplnge
ss0m be married under the name Of
Bradford Al Napansc. Ind. abou, three
ssrt ago
Wife No Mas Louise Klgfef. ~
5an o.d. uhum he married under the
haze q Bradshaw nj Peoria.
Wits No - Mia. Sarah MeArs.
sso= be msTFled andcr the name Of
isnssufth at Chicago.
wits 40 Mrs Charlotte Aver.
saoa be married under The name Of
IAanas a. Galssburs. III. Lac; month,
Ia / memorandum book belonging
q FaEus~orth was found list OF
sazss u twsutY women. with
isslf addresses aud various entries %.
'asiif ihelr names. such a. money
easa and lnCDme. "nrans and land
% good lncome and business
a0ses There wete number 81 Chics'
g sttfezscA and addresses In near by
ietts. A. en-, the police supposed II
hea li7' ~ bis brides In the vicinity
Firttuptth claimed. however. that b
tN loins8 The Drake Matrimonial
CAB 81 U.s. Washington street. Chi.
ago. ard bad boon furnished wish that
~ ss matrimonial pos abilities, bul
sf haa rpihing TO do with any o!
isi women 4 visit to come of the ad
e''ses given bore cut FaFnswosth''
uplaHsilon.
have only four wives living, sslt
a'nssofth, "and they were i. tn,
'oafi today My arst wife. with
saom lived happily during the sever
l'iis Of our married life. died In 1898
nag been rowing abogt The country
A''hg a, hotels. and wanted TO hay'
Ralst home. so I married. She wa
toeie woman and | felt her death
a'sniy. Several ycars after Marie,
IN fippinger but we could not sc
song together. so | left then mar
,'a alss kietcr and Mrs. Mears. bu
vas not much better. /, was thu
was Of Airs. Mcars thai caused trouble