The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09
WRIGHT BROUGHT HERE
WHERE THERE ARE TWO WOMEN
WHO CLAIM HIM AS HUSBAND.
Number One Says She Believes in Him
StiIl-He Refuses to Talk of the
Evansville Woman.

81 believe in him and will fight for him"
said Mrs. Pearl Wright known at the Door
Of Hope, where she is staying, as wife
number one last night, after listening 10
a conversation between her husband. who
was brought to this city last night by De-
tectiye HoltZ, and a newspaper reporter.
Wright arrived in the city about 6 o'clock
and was taken at once to the police station,
where he was slated for bigamy. An hour
later his wife, who was formerly Pearl Poe,
Of California, Mo-, called at the station and
met him. She was much affected and wept.
Wright was very nervous, but exhibited
cheerful spirit while talking to the woman
he has wronged. The woman asked him sew
eral questions regarding the charges made
against him. Wright declined to talk to her
OF the woman in Evansville, who is also
supposed to be his wife He referred to the
woman, Mrs Nancy Wright, who claimed
to have married him at Noblesville July 81,
and said she was not his lawful wife. He
admitted having given her money and pro-
vided for her support Regarding the Evans
vile woman he turned the matter off so
well that his wife did not believe he has
wife in Evansville, as has been claimed.
When she returned TO the matron's rooms
Detective HoltZ told her that Wright on
his way to this city refused to talk of the
Evansville woman more than to say that
she was his first and true wife, He has
been living there with her since he left In
danapolis, and when he was sent to the po-
lice station there she provided him with a
grip and a quantity OF clean clothing. Holtz
said he was unable to talk with her and
was unable to learn whether or not she was
ever married to Wright. The prisoner also
refused TO discuss his actions towards the
woman he married In Missouri.
to talk of the matfer on ba me Ser prob
ably referring to the charge of bigamy. the
affidavit for which was read several times
to him by Holtz. Wright, during the read
ing, showed an unusual interest in certain
portions of the phraseology and seemed TO
think. he would have no difficulty in clear
affidavit alleges that Mrs. Nancy Wright
married him on July 81. Wright claims
she was married to man named CLOSER,
who is now living at Cicero, and from
whom, though they had separated she had
not procured divorce and did not until Oct.
H. few days before he left here for Evans
his wife and that this can be proved by
! the clerk at Little's Hotel and man living
at place. where she got her mail. She
| has, he claims. perjured herself IN making
oath that she married him.
When certain questions were asked
Wright he would start off with an argu-
! ment on the law relating to the charges
| made against him and showed he had
| looked into the subject considerably. When
this was mentioned and the question, did
you look up those questions of law before
| or after you met the woman at Cicero?''
| he declined to answer He also said some
of the money which he had given to the
| woman living at Cicero was for the purpose
| of securing for her a divorce, which she
| did not procure at the time he expected.
| AT the Door of Hope little passes between
the two women, wife number one and wife
| number two, though number two expresses
soma sympathy and regret for the position
in which the other is placed.
Wright, it is said, was for fifteen years
member of the St Louis, Mo-. police force
| and his brother was at one time chief OF
the St. Louis detective department..