The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20

Walter L. Farnsworth. who is cred
sod by the police with having forty
Two wives in various parts Of the
,,orid with several countries yet to
hear from, is being detained at the
count, Jail in Chicago to await fur
tber matrimonial returns. -Four wom-
an who claim that he married them APP
neared at the Armory police court in
that city the other day when he was
arralgned on the charge OF bigamy.
One of them became particularly de-
monstrative and chung about his neck,
declaring that he was hers and refus-
ing to allow his other brides to come
near him. The case was continued, as
Il is the opinion of the police that he
has several other wives, il the ro-
mantle stories they have heard in con-
nection with his career are true.
Not only is Farnsworth a much mar
ried man according to his own con-
feesion, but he is also a globe trotter
Of exceptional attainments. He has
travelled in nearly every country in the
world and talks entertainingly of the
nlaees he has visited. He claims to be
member of a prominent Boston fam
ily of the name of Farnsworth and
saws that a former governor of Massa-
chusetts Of that name is related to him.
He is known, however, to have
changed his name as often as he mar
ried, and some of his aliases which
have come to the knowledge of the
police are Charles Bradford, S. L.
Thomas, Bradshaw and A. ]. Hittig.
It was by travelling extensively and
changing his name frequently that
Farnsworth was able to take to himself
SO many wives and still escape detec-
ton. Lieut.. Perry of detective head
quarters in Chicago says that Farms
worth told him he had fifteen wives in
Utah, nine in Chicago, four in Little
Rock, Ark; one in Elkhart, Ind; one
in Laporte, Ind; eleven in Europe,
four in China, three in Peru, one in
England and three in Germany.
Those who faced him in the police
court and the order in which he had
married them were:
Wife No. Mrs. Carrie Pippinger,
whom he married under the name OF
Bradford at Napanee, Ind, about three
years ago.
Wife No. miss Louise Kiefer, so
years old, whom he married under the
% l@l ut
Wife No. 3.-Mrs. Sarah Mears,
whom he married under the name OF
Farnsworth at Chicago.
Wife No. AIRS. Charlotte Aver,
whom he married under the name OF
Thomas at Galesburg, ILL.,, last month.
In a memorandum book belonging
to Farnsworth was found a list of
names Of twenty-five women, with
their addresses and various entries OPP
posite their names, such as money"
cash and income" means and land
mo good" income and business
hopes There were a number of Chica-
go addresses AID addresses in near by
towns. At first tie police supposed it
to be list of his brides in the vicinity.
Farnsworth claimed, however. that he
mad joined the Drake Matrimonial
club at 155 Washington street, Chi
eago, and had been furnished with that
list as matrimonial possibilities, but
nad had nothing to do with any of
tne women. A visit to some of the adj
dresses given bore out Farnsworths
explanation.
I have only four wives living" said
farnsworth, "and they were 1t the
court today. My first wife, with
whom | lived happily during the seven
years of our married life, died in 1898
l mad been rowing abort the country,
living at hotels, and wanted to have
quiet home, so l married. She was
noble woman and felt her death
Eeenly. Several years after l married
MS Plppinger but we could not get
a'Ons together, so l left. / then mar
,ieu MISS Kiefer and Mrs. Mears. but
II was not much better. 1t was the
sOHS OF Mrs Mears that caused trouble.