The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-08
TRACED BY CHILD
Mrs. Winston Ludden Found
in New Haven By Her
First Husband.
IN CUSTODY OF THE POLICE
She Has Been Indicted for
Bigamy and She Will Be ssa
Tried Here.

A woman who calls herself Mrs Lillian
Ludden, but who is known to the
authorities of this State as Mrs. Walker
Winston, was arrested Saturday after
noon in New Haven, Conn, by Patrolman
William Robinson Of Chief Murphys s staff
and a New Haven detective. on charge
of bigamy She was indicted in this
county, but for five months she succeeded
in evading arrest despite the efforts of
many private detectives to trace her.
Where the efforts of these detectives fail
ed Patrolman Robinson was successful.
Chief Murphy said that the arrest was a
big feather in Robinson's cap. The ar
rest of Mrs. Ludden or Winston looks
very much like persecution.
Mrs. Ludden, or winston has been mar
ried three times to DR.. Ludden we'll
known practitioner of New York City,
who lives in handsome house at No. 233
West 10th street. The first marriage was
performed three years ago and has been
declared void by the courts of this State
which have keld that her marriage to
Walker Winston was binding, despite the
fact that she obtained divorce four
years ago from Winston in Oklahoma.
Ten years ago. Walker Winston, a COM
mercial traveller of Memphis, Tenn, mar
ried the woman who is now prisoner.
When Lillian was born DR.. Ludden at.
tended Mrs. Winston and was her ply
sician for some time thereafter Mr. and
Mrs. Winston quarreled over DR.. Ludden.
and separated. Mrs. Winston went to-
Oklahoma and obtained a divorce. Then.
she came back to New York and married
DR.. Ludden
Winston applied to the New York courts
for divorce on the ground of her re-.
lations with DR.. Ludden. Mrs winston
defended the suit and made charges
against her husband. The court refused
Winston divorce, but declared the Okla
homa divorce void.
Mrs. Ludden then on the advice of coun-l
sci moved to this city, as she was told
the Oklahoma divorce would be good in
this State Then che and Ludden under.
went common law marriage AS that
form of marriage has never been definitely
established in this State, counsel advised
them to be married in legal form and
they were by a Justice of the Peace Mrs
Winston kept the custody of the child.
Lillian, and her husband started habeas
corpus proceedings to secure the custody
of the child.
While these proceedings were pending
hesquestion of the Oklahoma divorce and
subsequent marriage to Ludden came up
and Vice Chancellor Emery said he would
have to follow the ruling of the New
York Courts and consider the Oklahoma
divorce void. The Court awarded the
child to the father and an order was made
by Vice Chancellor Emery that Mrs
Winston should proauee the child twice a
week at the Hotel Washington, where Mr..
Winston was living so that he might see
his daught. ..er. Mrs. Winston was living
on Jersey avenue near Seventh street at
the time. The first day the child was to
have been at the hotel the mother failed
to produce her.
The excuse was that the child was sick
An investigation was made. 1t was learn
ed that Mrs. Winston had left the house
on Jersey avenue. No one knew where
she was going. Then she was indicted for
bigamy
Mr.. Winston engaged numerous detec-
tives to seek his missing wife and asked
the assistance of Chief Murphy. The
Chief put Patrolman Robinson on the
case. He learned the names of some
people with whom Mrs. Winston would
be likely to correspond and in this way
learned where she was living, ee Win
ston was notified and he and Patrolman
Robinson went to New Haven.
They came upon the little girl, Lillian,
on the street and traced her to her
mothers home Mrs. Winston was ar
rested and the child placed in the Gus
tody of the father.
Mrs. Winston is in the custody of the
New Haven police pending the arrival of
requisition papers from this State
Prosecutor Erwin Is at work today pre-
pairing the papers to be sent to Governor
VOORHEES, asking for the tradition of
Mrs. Winston.