Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-14

but at Length Left Her ii"l'" s
 strange story. |
 Il is seldom that d wife will stand quietly by and see her husband welded to another woman, yet such story Is told of herself by Mrs John J. Me Gaiye. formerly of Wefston. Mo, but now of Alton, IL As an explanation for her acqutescence ln the peculiar arrangement Mrs. MeGBire says she vas prompted by intense love and con fdenee in her husband to accept the position of pseudo sister-in-laB in the same house with his newly welded bride. upon bis mere suggestion. Now she is sorry that it ever happened, thinks that she has been misiea, and the other afternoon journeyed 10 Clay ton 10 secure q certified copy Of her marriage license in order to prove Eos- iti9ey that she vas his wife, when she asks to have him legally punished as she declared that she intended 10 do Ia addition to he marriage license copy Mrs McGaire also secured q copy of her marriage certificate from Jus ice Greensfelder. showing that she had been married by him to Air. Metiutre Aug. 15 1898 To the marriage offi= eials at Clayton Mrs McGuire said that she had been acquainted with her hus- band for about one year before she welded him, and trusted implicitly jh all that he proposed 10 her. Gonse- aaently when he suggested that it would be better for them to give their addresses at Hinsboro. in St. Louis county. she readily consented. Mrs Mcclure said that everything pae@ress- ed smoothly after their marriage until one day after Christmas, when the postmaa left letter at their house. which created cnnsternation Accord ing 10 Mrs MeGHire. the letter was from Miss Frances Bryan. a former ae- quaintanea of her husband. iH which she suggested that an immediate mar riage would be advisable Mcclure was ye48 much perplexed. said his wife. but he finally concluded to make full confession He said that he could not absolutely ignore the letter. for he had promised to wed the writer before he had met her. He asked me not 10 desert him in the hour of need. put 10 help him out of his embarrass= ment When he could settle matters. he said. we woad resume the relations of man and wife He then proposed that consent 10 his marrying Miss pPsa T,F co vrfv#rg= fba4 s.s,l4 ffs,. -,,ffb them as his sister-in=law until an op= PaFtunitg came for him to safely e1= tricate himself from fhe difficulty"
 Mrs NeGuire says that she stood # as long as possible, living wItE her husband and his second wife. until about five weeks ago. when she con clHded that her husband had no jnten- ton of fulfilling his promise, and that her seif=respect would not permit her to remain under his roof any longer. She accordingly left him and went 10 work in Alton She says:
 We lived together happily enough until my husband received the letter one day from Miss Frances Bryant Of Alton MT. 3lcGuire did Rat know what to do at first but he finally con. fessed 10 me that she could make t hot for him if he did not comply with the demand Then when he made the proposition for me to help him cut of the difficulty, l consented. as loved him dearly. The marriage ceremony WAS performed in Alton. and after it was over went with them 5o live [ stood il until became convinced that he would not make good his promise to me He kep5 continually putting me off, and finally l concluded Chat eeuId not retain my self-respeet and live in the same house with them. [ accordingly left without cent and managed to else cut seanty existence by the little work Chat l could do in Alton.
 For a long time I did not know what 10 do. as ny husband told me that if l made the lcts public we wz,f both go to the penitentiarY He finally denied our marriage altogether and said l could not prove ii. Our mar riase certificate had been destroyed. and came down here today simply 10 get copy of il in order to have the proof of my marriage. l do not want 10 get into any trouble. and f com mitted any misdeed, did not do it knowingly would still like to help him out of this serape if it is possible te dc SO.