The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-13
WIFE AS HIS SISTER.
HUSBAND MARRIED ANOTHER
WOMAN.
Led to Do This by Lovs-shc Played
Her Part In silence and In Agony.
but at Length Left Her Homs-A
Strange Story.

II Is seldom that a wife will stand
anetiy by and see her husband welded
70 another woman. yet such a story Is
told OF herself by Mrs. John ]. Nc
CURE. formerly OF wellston. Mo-. but
now OF Alton. Ill. As an explanation
Tor her acquiescence In the peculiar
arrangement Mrs. Mcclure says she
was prompted by intense love and con-
ndence In her husband to accept the
position Of pseudo sister-in-iaw in the
same house with his newly welded
bride, upon his mere suggestion. Now
she Is sorry that It ever happened.
thinks that she has been misled, and
the other afternoon journeyed to Clay
ton to secure a certified copy OF her
marriage license in order to prove nos
itively that she was his wife. when she
asks to have him legally punished. as
she declared that she intended to do.
In addition to the marriage license
copy Mrs. Mcclure also secured copy
oil her marriage certificate from Jus
uce Greensfeider. showing that she had
been married by him to Mr.. Mcclure
aug. is, 1898. To the marriage ofIi-
cials at Clayton Mrs. Mcclure said that
she had been acquainted with her hus-
band for about one year before she
welded him. and trusted implicitly in
all that he proposed to her. Conse-
quently when he suggested that It
would be better for them to give their
addresses at Hlllsboro. in St. Louis
county, she readily consented. Mrs.
Mcclure said that everything progress
ed smoothly after their marriage until
one day after Christmas. when tse
postman left a letter at their house.
which created CONSERVATION. Accord
Ing to Mrs. Mcclure, the letter was
from Miss Frances Bryan, n former ac-
quaintance of her husband. in which
she suggested that an immediate mar
riage would be advisable. Mcclure
was very 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 to desert him In the hour OF need.
but to help him out of his embarrass-
" hSh hf tphAu ttlAit
he said. we would resume the relations
OF man and wife. He then proposed
that consent to his marrying Miss
Bryant. saying that could live with
them as his sister-in-law until an OPP
portunity came for him to safely ex-
tricate himself from the difficulty"
Mrs. Mcclure says that she stood 1t
husband and his second wife. until
about five weeks ago, when she con-
cluded that her husband had no inten-
ton OF fulfilling his promise, and that
her self-respect would not permit her
10 remain under his roof any longer.
She accordingly left him and went to
work In Alton. She says:
I'VE lived together happily enough
until my husband received the letter
one day from Miss Frances Bryant of
Alton. Mr.. Mcclure did not know
what to do at first. but he finally con-
fessed to me that she could make 1t
hot for him II he did not comply with
| the demand. Then, when he made the
proposition for me to help him out OF
the difficulty. consented, as loved
him dearly. The marriage ceremony
was performed in Alton, and after II
was over / went with them to live.
stood II until became convinced that
he would not make good his promise
to me. He kept continually putting
me on. and finally concluded that |
could not retain my self-respect and
live in the same house with them.
accordingly left without cent and
managed to exc out scanty existence
by the little work that could do In
Alton.
For long time did not know what
to do. as my husband told me that II
/ made the facts public we would both
go to the penitentlary. He finally
denied our marriage altogether and
said l could not prove 1t. Our mar
rage certificate had been destroyed.
and came down here today simply to
get copy OF 1t in order to have the
proof OF my marriage. do not want
to get into any trouble. and II COM
mitted any mlsdeed. did not do 1t
knowingly. would still like to help
him out OF this scrape II 1t is possible
to do So