Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
A DUAL LIFE.
A Respected Citizen of Monroe Charged
With Bigamy.

A Respected Citizen of Monroe Charget
With Bigamy.
Last Friday afternoon, in Justice Bry
sons court, a proceeding was begun
which has startled the community al
large and set the little city of Monroe
buzzing as it never did before. A Mr.. T.
w. cavender, late of Georgia, alleged on
oath that his father-in-law, Dr.. T. K.
Chapman, a Prominent physician and
substantial citizen of Monroe was living
dual life; that 1.-The said 7. K Chap
man, defendant above named, has at this
time wife ROW living in the state of
Georgia, to-wi5: Amanda r. Chapman,
who is at this time now living, and who
is at this time his wife; and that the said
Z. K. Chapman is guilty of the crime of
polygamy.''
Mrs. Chapman, whose maiden name
was Miss Jane King, is charged with the
same crime and made codefendant with
DR.. Chapman.
Saturday, Deputy Sheriff Henderson
served the warrant OF arrest on DIR. and
Mrs. Chapman, at their home in Monroe.
DR.. Chapman was confined to his bed
with illness, but both parties were taken
into custody and guard placed over
them to keep watch until after the pre-
iminary examination, which was to have
taken place at Monroe. yesterday after
noon.
1t has never been policy OF this paper
to pronounce judgment before conyic-
ton. As a disseminator of news, it owes
it's readers narration of the facts in the
case without drawing conclusions, and
the facts as given by Mr.. Cavender seem
to be as follows:
DR.. Chapman was born near Gains
vile, Hall county, Ga, in October, 1885.
This place is So miles north of Atlanta
During the war he was married to Miss
Amanda R. Garner. To them four
daughters were born, two of whom still
reside near the old home; one is dead,
and the other is MIR. T. W. Cavender, of
Monroe. Chapman was deacon in the
Baptist church at GAINESVILLE, and Miss
King was member of this same denom-
nation there.
About the year 1876 Chapman left
Georgia for a trip, pretending to be
working for his brother on salary of
900 per year. In fact, he and Miss King
eft for Oregon, settled in Scio, and
chapman returned to his family. Soon
child was born to Miss King, and after
few months, she and the child returned
0 Georgia, making their home at Allan
a where Chapman was attending a med
cal school. Miss King and her child re-
named there ten or twelve years.
In 1882 Chapman went to New York,
resumably to take postgraduate course
i a medical school, but in reality he left
Or Oregon, Miss King and child soon
blowing. He wrote from Kalama,
Vash., about this time, that he was sur
con on ship, but he was living at Mon
De with Miss King. Until 1895 or 1896 |
emily, all his letters being postmarked :
Kalama, WASH, and only two years e
90 did his people even suspect his dual :
haracter. i,
During his residence in Monroe DIR. {
hapman has had the respect and conf {
ance of TIE community. He has ac- E
uired property and made several real >
tate of transactions. If the allegations +
bis son-in-1aw prove true, legal COM i
licatiens may arise which will involve
le title to one farm of 100 acres and an
her of 100 acres. Under the Oregon f
W the real Mrs. Chapman is entitled to p
over rights in one-half of this prop j
ty during her natural life. i